Doris Ulmann

Doris Ulmann

American Photographer · 1882–1934

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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 So

A Cabinet Maker

A Cabinet Maker

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Getty Museum · 1930

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[Anne May Hensley, Brasstown, North Carolina]

[Anne May Hensley, Brasstown, North Carolina]

Getty Museum · about 1933–1934

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[Artist with Portrait on Easel]

[Artist with Portrait on Easel]

Getty Museum · 1917

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Aunt Cord Ritchie and Family, Hindman, Kentucky

Aunt Cord Ritchie and Family, Hindman, Kentucky

Getty Museum · about 1932–1934

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"Aunt John," Ninety-Four Years Old

"Aunt John," Ninety-Four Years Old

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Bearded Man in a Straw Hat Holding a Pipe]

[Bearded Man in a Straw Hat Holding a Pipe]

Getty Museum · 1924–1934

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[Bearded Man Wearing Hat in Apple Orchard]

[Bearded Man Wearing Hat in Apple Orchard]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Bearded Man with Cap and Pipe (Probably an Old Sea Captain)]

[Bearded Man with Cap and Pipe (Probably an Old Sea Captain)]

Getty Museum · 1920–1930

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[Bearded Old Man in Glasses, Holding Hat and Coat]

[Bearded Old Man in Glasses, Holding Hat and Coat]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Bearded Old Man, Seated, Holding Hat]

[Bearded Old Man, Seated, Holding Hat]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Bearded Old Man with Glasses Seated with a Cane]

[Bearded Old Man with Glasses Seated with a Cane]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Bill Williams's Boy, Whitesburg, Kentucky]

[Bill Williams's Boy, Whitesburg, Kentucky]

Getty Museum · 1928–1934

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[Black Man in Flat Boat, Holding Shotgun]

[Black Man in Flat Boat, Holding Shotgun]

Getty Museum · 1929–1930

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[Black Man Rowing a Small Boat]

[Black Man Rowing a Small Boat]

Getty Museum · 1929–1930

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[Black Man with Wheelbarrow]

[Black Man with Wheelbarrow]

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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[Blacksmith Standing in Doorway, Pipe in Mouth]

[Blacksmith Standing in Doorway, Pipe in Mouth]

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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[Black Woman in Cap and Gingham Dress]

[Black Woman in Cap and Gingham Dress]

Getty Museum · 1929–1930

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Bleecker St. NY Vegetable Market

Bleecker St. NY Vegetable Market

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Boy Standing by Unpainted Fence]

[Boy Standing by Unpainted Fence]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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Brother William of the Shaker Settlement, Mount Lebanon, New York

Brother William of the Shaker Settlement, Mount Lebanon, New York

Getty Museum · about 1925–1927

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Christopher Lewis, Preacher, Wooton, Kentucky

Christopher Lewis, Preacher, Wooton, Kentucky

Getty Museum · 1928–1934

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[Clarence H. White and Two Students]

[Clarence H. White and Two Students]

Getty Museum · 1915

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[Cobbler, West Ninety-Second Street, New York City]

[Cobbler, West Ninety-Second Street, New York City]

Getty Museum · 1925–1932

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Construction Worker on a Cigarette Break

Construction Worker on a Cigarette Break

Getty Museum · 1917

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Darkroom Still Life

Darkroom Still Life

Getty Museum · 1918

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[Doctor in Lab Coat Holding Scapel to Patient's Head]

[Doctor in Lab Coat Holding Scapel to Patient's Head]

Getty Museum · 1916–1922

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[Doctor in Pince-Nez]

[Doctor in Pince-Nez]

Getty Museum · 1916–1922

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[Elderly Man in Dark Hat with Tin Pail]

[Elderly Man in Dark Hat with Tin Pail]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Elderly Man in Hat and Frayed Three-Piece Suit]

[Elderly Man in Hat and Frayed Three-Piece Suit]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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Farm Couple with Picked Cotton, Southeastern U.S.

Farm Couple with Picked Cotton, Southeastern U.S.

Getty Museum · 1929–1931

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[Farmer With Scythe]

[Farmer With Scythe]

Getty Museum · 1925–1931

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Fiddler, Probably Ashland, Kentucky

Fiddler, Probably Ashland, Kentucky

Getty Museum · about 1928–1934

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Fish Curer and Salter

Fish Curer and Salter

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Fisherman in Doorway of Dock-House]

[Fisherman in Doorway of Dock-House]

Getty Museum · 1916

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[Fisherman with Wooden Leg, Near Brookgreen Plantation, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina]

[Fisherman with Wooden Leg, Near Brookgreen Plantation, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina]

Getty Museum · 1929–1931

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[Girl Sitting on Log by Creek]

[Girl Sitting on Log by Creek]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Grace Combs, Hindman, Kentucky]

[Grace Combs, Hindman, Kentucky]

Getty Museum · about 1928–1934

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[Grocery Clerk]

[Grocery Clerk]

Getty Museum · about 1925–1932

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[Group of People Congregated in a Black Church]

[Group of People Congregated in a Black Church]

Getty Museum · 1929–1930

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[Harbor, Crowded with Sail-Masted Fishing Vessels]

[Harbor, Crowded with Sail-Masted Fishing Vessels]

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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[Harbor, Sailboats with Skiffs in Foreground]

[Harbor, Sailboats with Skiffs in Foreground]

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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Harbor Scene, Probably Gloucester, Massachusetts

Harbor Scene, Probably Gloucester, Massachusetts

Getty Museum · 1916–1925

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Hayden Hensley, Woodcarver, Brasstown, North Carolina

Hayden Hensley, Woodcarver, Brasstown, North Carolina

Getty Museum · about 1933–1934

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[Head Portrait of an Unknown Man]

[Head Portrait of an Unknown Man]

Getty Museum · 1916

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Irvin S. Cobb and Robert H. Davis, Editors of Munsey's Magazine

Irvin S. Cobb and Robert H. Davis, Editors of Munsey's Magazine

Getty Museum · 1924–1925

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[James Duff, A Fiddler, Hazard, Kentucky, Holding Tools]

[James Duff, A Fiddler, Hazard, Kentucky, Holding Tools]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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[Jason Reed, Chairmaker, Northern Georgia, Working with a Draw Knife]

[Jason Reed, Chairmaker, Northern Georgia, Working with a Draw Knife]

Getty Museum · 1925–1934

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Jason Reed, North Georgia Chairmaker

Jason Reed, North Georgia Chairmaker

Getty Museum · about 1933–1934

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[J.J. Niles in White Tie and Tails]

[J.J. Niles in White Tie and Tails]

Getty Museum · about 1927–1934

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John Jacob Niles Carrying Doris Ulmann Across Cutshin Creek, Near Highdon, Kentucky

John Jacob Niles Carrying Doris Ulmann Across Cutshin Creek, Near Highdon, Kentucky

Getty Museum · 1934

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John Jacob Niles Carrying Doris Ulmann's Photography Equipment

John Jacob Niles Carrying Doris Ulmann's Photography Equipment

Getty Museum · 1933

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John Jacob Niles Playing the Dulcimer, New York City

John Jacob Niles Playing the Dulcimer, New York City

Getty Museum · about 1930

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John Jacob Niles with Blanche Scroggs, Brasstown, North Carolina

John Jacob Niles with Blanche Scroggs, Brasstown, North Carolina

Getty Museum · about 1933–1934

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[Jose Clemente Orozco]

[Jose Clemente Orozco]

Getty Museum · 1925–1930

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José Clemente Orozco

José Clemente Orozco

Getty Museum · about 1929

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Landscape with Pump and Barn

Landscape with Pump and Barn

Getty Museum · about 1920–1934

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[Lawrence F. Abbott, Editor of The Outlook]

[Lawrence F. Abbott, Editor of The Outlook]

Getty Museum · 1924

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[Lillian Gish]

[Lillian Gish]

Getty Museum · 1930

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Long Long Ago

Long Long Ago

Getty Museum · 1918

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