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Doris Ulmann (American, 1882–1934)
LOT ID: 70852
Untitled (landscape with bridge), ie. circa 1917

Platinum Print
8.25 х 6.5 in. cm.
Signed, "Doris Ulmann" in pencil on the mount. Monogrammed in red in the lower right corner of the image.
Lot description
A vintage platinum print.

A New Yorker by birth, Doris Ulmann preserved the rural cultures of the southeastern United States through her photographs. She worked particularly in the "Southern Highlands" of the Appalachian Mountains, creating portraits of the residents. In 1933, she contributed photographs to Roll, Jordan, Roll, a book by novelist Julia Peterkin about the vanishing black culture, known as Gullah, of the South Carolina islands and coastal areas. In collaboration with musician, actor, and folklorist John Jacob Niles, she made what Niles called annual "folklore and photographic expeditions" to the Southern Highlands between 1928 and 1934.

Ulmann's equipment was somewhat cumbersome and old-fashioned for her time. She most often used a 6½ x 8½ inch, tripod-mounted view camera, although the lightweight, hand-held camera was more prevalent, and she produced soft-focus platinum prints. The muted, warm tonality of the platinum image was a gentle complement to her respectful, sympathetic portrayals of subjects whose lives were different from her own.
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Untitled (landscape with bridge) by Doris Ulmann
  • Untitled (landscape with bridge) by Doris Ulmann
  • Untitled (landscape with bridge) by Doris Ulmann
  • Untitled (landscape with bridge) by Doris Ulmann
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