Doris Ulmann, a leading 1930s American photographer, is renowned for her evocative images of the rural South. This book features fifty-five of her photographs from the Museum's collection as part of the In Focus series. It includes detailed captions by Judith Keller and a transcript of a colloquium discussing Ulmann's work, featuring insights from experts like William Clift and Ron Pen. The book also provides a chronological overview of Ulmann's life, exploring her impact on photography and the significance of her work, much of which was printed posthumously after falling into obscurity until the 1970s.
