{"product_id":"the-life-and-photography-of-doris-ulmann","title":"The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoris Ulmann (1882-1934) was one of the foremost photographers of the twentieth century  yet until now there has never been a biography of this fascinating  gifted artist. Born into a New York Jewish family with a tradition of service  Ulmann sought to portray and document individuals from various groups that she feared would vanish from American life. In the last eighteen years of her life  Ulmann created over 10 000 photographs and illustrated five books  including Roll  Jordan  Roll and Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands.  Inspired by the paintings of the European old masters and by the photographs of Hill and Adamson and Clarence White  Ulmann produced unique and substantial portrait studies. Working in her Park Avenue studio and traveling throughout the east coast  Appalachia  and the deep South  she carefully studied and photographed the faces of urban intellectuals as well as rural peoples. Her subjects included Albert Einstein  Robert Frost  African American basket weavers from South Carolina  and Kentucky mountain musicians. Relying on newly discovered letters  documents  and photographsmany published here for the first timePhilip Jacobss richly illustrated biography secures Ulmanns rightful place in the history of American photography.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946545180725,"sku":"ByrdShop_0813121752","price":30.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780813121758.jpg?v=1769955716","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-life-and-photography-of-doris-ulmann","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}