Doris Ulmann
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Doris Ulmann (1884-1934) was an American photographer, best known for her photographs of the people of Appalachia made between 1928 and 1934.
Ulmann grew up in New York City, where she graduated from the Ethical Culture Fieldston School. Ulmann also graduated from the Clarence H. White School of Modern Photography.[1] Other students of the school who went on to become notable photographers include Margaret Bourke-White, Anne Brigman, Dorothea Lange, Paul Outerbridge, and Karl Struss.[2]
The folk singer and composer John Jacob Niles took four trips to Appalachia as an assistant to Ulmann, during which time he collected and documented many traditional songs.
Much of Ulmann's work is under the control of the Doris Ulmann foundation, at Berea College in Kentucky. Her photographs are also part of many collections including the Smithsonian and the J. Paul Getty Museum.
[edit] References
- ^ Pictorialism into Modernism: The Clarence H. White School of Photography. The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University (Jan. 1999). Retrieved on 2006-12-28.
- ^ Directory of Notable Photographers. About.com (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-26.
