Doris Ulmann

(1882-1934)

Doris Ulmann (May 29, 1882 – August 28, 1934) 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.

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Projects

Untitled, 1929-31. Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. Image courtesy of MoMA.

Roll, Jordan, Roll

African American life and culture in rural South Carolina during an era of social and cultural transition.

Books

The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann

(The University Press of Kentucky, 2021)

Vernacular Modernism: The Photography of Doris Ulmann

(Georgia Museum of Art, 2018)

In Focus: Doris Ulmann

(J. Paul Getty Museum, 1996)