Terry deRoy Gruber
author · photographer
Terry deRoy Gruber is an American photographer, author, and filmmaker. He grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended Vassar College, where he served as the editor-in-chief of the college's yearbook, The Vassarion, during its second year of coeducation. His work at the college gained national attention in 1975 due to a freedom of speech controversy regarding his editing. Gruber is the founder of Gruber Photographers Inc., where he leads a team specializing in fine arts photography, banquet photography, and wedding photography. He has photographed high-profile figures such as Michael Douglas and Billy Joel. As an author, he is known for several books featuring cat photography, including 'Working Cats' (1979), 'Fat Cats' (1981), and 'Cat High: The Yearbook' (1984). His filmmaking work includes the 1989 film 'Not Just Any Flower,' which was made under the thesis advisorship of Martin Scorsese and is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.[2,3,4,5]
- cat photography
- wedding photography
- fine arts photography
Books
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Working Cats€15.00
Works by Terry deRoy Gruber
- 1979 Working Cats Features cats who live in working environments.
- 1981 Fat Cats
- 1984 Cat High: The Yearbook A spoof on yearbooks.
- 1996 Getting Married, 30 black and white postcards
- 1989 Not Just Any Flower Thesis film made under Martin Scorsese.
Exhibitions
- 2022 2022 Alternative Processes
Awards
- 1989 Student Emmy Award for Best Comedy