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Doris Ulmann

1882

WA-00116487

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Smithsonian

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Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.77.174
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Doris Ulmann was an American photographer, best known for her portraits of the people of Appalachia, particularly craftsmen and musicians, made between 1928 and 1934. She collaborated with writer Julia Peterkin on Roll, Jordan, Roll.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (12)

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Untitled

1936 · Platinum print

Image: 8 1/16 × 6 3/16 in. (20.5 × 15.7 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 3/16 in. (20.5 × 15.7 cm) Mount: 11 3/16 in. × 10 3/16 in. (28.4 × 25.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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South Carolina

1930 · platinum print

Image: 20.3 x 15.3 cm (8 x 6 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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[Prison Work Crew (ca. 9 Members) Digging Trench and 1 Guard]

1929 · Photogravure from glass negative

20.3 x 28.7 cm (8 x 11 5/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Man with Bridle]

1920 · Platinum print

20.4 x 15.1 cm (8 x 5 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Bell Ringer Outside a Church]

1920 · Platinum print

20.1 x 15.1 cm (7 15/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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[Old Man with Boy]

1920 · Platinum print

20.4 x 15.4 cm (8 x 6 1/16 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Old Man Seated With Cane

1920 · platinum print

Image: 20.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Elderly Woman Wearing Bonnet

1920 · Waxed platinum print

Image: 20.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Man Holding a Neck of Guitar

1920 · Waxed platinum print

Image: 20.3 x 15.2 cm (8 x 6 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Corn Crib

1918 · Bromoil print

20.5 x 15.9 cm (8 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Boat Detail, likely Massachusetts

1917 · Waxed platinum print

Image: 20.6 x 15.6 cm (8 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Portrait of Lillian Gish

1908 · platinum print

Image: 20.9 x 15.6 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.); Paper: 21.2 x 16.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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12 published of 12 catalogued · 0 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Met
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6 entries · 1 sources

South Carolina
1930 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Old Man Seated With Cane
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Elderly Woman Wearing Bonnet
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Boat Detail, likely Massachusetts
1917 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Portrait of Lillian Gish
1908 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Man Holding a Neck of Guitar
1920 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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