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Photographer, b. 1882 - d. 1934

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      • DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $80 - $120

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print on tissue paper depicting a distinguished gentleman wearing round glasses and a suit, penciled signature "Doris U. Jaeger, '17." lower right and red monogram in lower left of photo, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with red "148". Dated 1917. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MAN HOLDING ULMANN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MAN HOLDING ULMANN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $100 - $200

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MAN HOLDING ULMANN PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a sitting gentleman gazing at one of Ulmann's portrait photographs, pencil signature "Doris U. Jaeger" lower right and red monogram in right corner of photo, printed by the artist, original board with verso having red "844". Dated 1918. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 14 1/8" x 11 1/4". Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MR. FRENCH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MR. FRENCH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $80 - $120

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MR. FRENCH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a sitting gentleman with a stately white mustache and wearing a beret, unsigned, printed by the artist, on original mat. 9" x 7" sight, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $80 - $120

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES, LOT OF TWO, comprising "In Salem", an oil pigment print depicting the columned portico of an ivy covered building, unsigned, and remaining example featuring a two-story building with porch, possibly New Orleans, oil emulsion print on tissue paper with pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, each image printed by the artist, original mat having red "1618" and "1678" on verso. Together with Philip Walker Jacobs, The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky, 2001, signed by author (hardcover). Three pieces total. Circa 1917. 7 7/8" x 6" photographs, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits and images in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

        Est: $80 - $120

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, oil pigment print on tissue paper depicting serene water with floral garden in foreground, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat. 1920-1925. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $80 - $120

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print on tissue paper depicting a sitting gentleman wearing a suit, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat having inscribed red "778". Circa 1920. 10" x 8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) AMERICAN EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHIC VOLUME
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) AMERICAN EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHIC VOLUME

        Est: $100 - $200

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) AMERICAN EDITORS PHOTOGRAPHIC VOLUME, Doris Ulmann, A Portrait Gallery of American Editors, New York: William Edwin Rudge, 1925, #317 of 375 copies. Hard cover. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types."

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $100 - $200

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a sitting man wearing an apron and holding a pipe in left hand, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso with title, a note below stating "early piece", and "121C". Circa 1920. 8 1/8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT AND VOLUME, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT AND VOLUME, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT AND VOLUME, LOT OF TWO, comprising a platinum print on tissue paper depicting Adrian Van Sinderen Lambert (1872-1952), Associate Professor of Surgery, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" to lower right and red monogram in right corner of photo, printed by the artist, having original mat, and Doris U. Jaeger, The Faculty of the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University in the City of New York, Twenty-four Portraits, New York: Paul B. Hoeber, 1919. Circa 1920. 8 1/8" x 6 1/4" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Published: Jaeger - The Faculty of the College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University in the City of New York, Twenty-four Portraits, pages unnumbered, Plate 10; Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 35, fig. 14. Literature: Adrian V.S. Lambert Biography Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO, each printed by the artist and having original mat, comprising one oil emulsion print on tissue paper example featuring a white-haired man sitting beside a gameboard, unsigned, and one platinum print example depicting a man in a suit, possibly a New York editor, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" to lower right corner. Circa 1925. 8 1/8" x 6" and 9 3/4" x 8" photographs, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) OLDER GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) OLDER GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) OLDER GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO, each a platinum print with pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" to lower right, comprising one titled "The Justice of the Peace" to back depicting a sitting man holding a newspaper in left hand and a cane in right, and one titled "Appalachian / Man." to back corner featuring a man in a suit and holding his hat. Circa 1925. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO, each printed by the artist with original mat, comprising one oil pigment print on tissue paper featuring a close-up of a man wearing spectacles and with a goatee, pencil signature "Doris U. Jaeger" lower right and red monogram in right corner of photo, dated "1918", and one platinum print depicting a white-haired man holding a scroll in left hand, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" to lower right, matted and housed in a modern frame. Circa 1920. 8" x 6 1/8" and 8 3/8" x 6 1/4" photographs, 21" x 17" OA frame.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "NEW ENGLAND MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "NEW ENGLAND MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "NEW ENGLAND MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a standing man wearing all dark clothing and holding a pipe in right hand, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat pencil inscribed on verso with title and red "137". Together with John Jacob Niles, The Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann, Penland, NC: Jargon Society, 1971 (softcover). Two pieces total. Circa 1925. 8 1/8" x 6", 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND WOMAN AT WINDOW PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND WOMAN AT WINDOW PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND WOMAN AT WINDOW PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting an older woman looking out a window with head resting in her right hand and a trumpet vase to her right, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso "New England / Early piece". Circa 1920. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) THE KNITTER / QUILTER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) THE KNITTER / QUILTER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) THE KNITTER / QUILTER PENNSYLVANIA PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print depicting an older woman sitting with her hands clasped on her lap, penciled signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist. Pennsylvania or New England. 9" x 7 1/4" sight, 20" x 16 1/8" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) BLACKSMITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) BLACKSMITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) BLACKSMITH PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS, LOT OF TWO, each platinum print on tissue paper, having pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including description, comprising one depicting a sitting mustachioed gentleman with suspenders and spectacles and other featuring an older gentleman standing by a barn door. Pennsylvania or New England. 8" x 6 1/8" photographs, 14" x 11" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK FARMER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK FARMER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK FARMER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on rice paper depicting an older man wearing striped overalls with a hat and spectacles, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having penciled note to verso stating "early piece - / note tissue". 1918-1920. 8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 14" x 11" OA. Catalogue Note: A variant of this portrait is held in the New York Historical Society collection. Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) GIRL IN TREE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) GIRL IN TREE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) GIRL IN TREE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT, oil pigment print on tissue paper depicting a girl sitting in a tree, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with red "1230". 1918-1925. 9 1/2" x 8" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN BY CISTERN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN BY CISTERN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN BY CISTERN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print featuring an older man wearing a hat and spectacles, sitting beside a metal water tank, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original board with verso having penciled title. Together with John Jacobs Niles, The Appalachian Photographs of Doris Ulmann, Penland, NC: The Jargon Society, 1971 (hardcover). Two pieces total. Circa 1925. 7 7/8" x 6" photograph, 14" x 11" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PREACHER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PREACHER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH PREACHER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil pigment print on tissue paper depicting a bearded man wearing a black hat and coat, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original board with verso having penciled "Penn Dutch / Preacher", "Mennonite / Oil pigment print", and red "201". Circa 1925. 9 7/8" x 8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Literature: For a variant see Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 193, pl. 28. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MENNONITE MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MENNONITE MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "MENNONITE MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting an older bearded gentleman wearing a black collarless jacket and holding a bible, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including title and red "238". Together with a July 1927 The Mentor magazine including an article including some of Ulmann's Dunkard portraits, p. 41-48. Two pieces total. Circa 1925. 8" x 5 7/8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ORLEANS CONVENT NUN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ORLEANS CONVENT NUN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ORLEANS CONVENT NUN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a nun wearing a traditional tunic and habit standing in the Sisters of the Holy Family courtyard, penciled signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original board with verso having penciled title and red "11". Together with In Focus: Doris Ulmann, Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, CA: The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1996. Two pieces total. 1929-1931. 7 7/8" x 5 7/8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / QUAKER WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / QUAKER WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MENNONITE / QUAKER WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil pigment print on tissue paper depicting a close-up image of a woman in plain black dress and wearing a prayer kapp, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including "Penn. Dutch Mennonite / Oil pigment print / prob. before 1925", "The Quaker.", and red 64". 1925-1926. 9 3/4" x 8" photograph, 14" x 11" OA. Literature: Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 192, pl. 27. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER WOMAN IN GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER WOMAN IN GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER WOMAN IN GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a standing woman in dress and bonnet, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including description and red "70 1/2". Possibly Mt. Lebanon, NY. 1925-1926. 7 3/4" x 5 3/4" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) HEARTH IN GULLAH HOME, SOUTH CAROLINA PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) HEARTH IN GULLAH HOME, SOUTH CAROLINA PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

        Est: $500 - $800

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) HEARTH IN GULLAH HOME, SOUTH CAROLINA PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, platinum print depicting a stone fireplace with a small chair, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann." lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having on verso penciled identification and red "2001". Together with Peterkin and Ulmann, Roll, Jordan, Roll, New York: Robert O. Ballou, 1933 (first edition) (hard cover), which features hearth image on page 247. Two pieces total. 1929-1931. 8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Published: Peterkin and Ulmann, Roll, Jordan, Roll, p. 247. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits and images in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SOUTH CAROLINA GULLAH MOTHER WITH CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Jun. 22, 2024

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SOUTH CAROLINA GULLAH MOTHER WITH CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $800 - $1,200

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SOUTH CAROLINA GULLAH MOTHER WITH CHILDREN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting an African American woman with three children, printed by the artist, unsigned, original mat and board, red "467" on verso. Together with Robert Coles, The Darkness and the Light: Photographs by Doris Ulmann, New York, NY: Aperture, 1974 (soft cover), which features a variant of Gullah Mother with Children on page 49. Two pieces total. 1929-1931. 8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Penciled note to back of mat reads: "This is an original Doris Ulmann photo from the John Jacob Niles Collection." Signed by Rena Niles and dated Mar. 03, 1990. Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of these images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • Doris Ulmann: Roll, Jordan, Roll, 1933
        Jun. 11, 2024

        Doris Ulmann: Roll, Jordan, Roll, 1933

        Est: $15,000 - $20,000

        ULMANN, DORIS (1882-1934) and JULIA PETERKIN Roll, Jordan, Roll. New York: Robert O. Ballou, (1933). Signed limited first edition, copy 115 of only 350 copies (327 of which were offered for sale), signed by both photographer Doris Ulmann and writer of the text Julia Peterkin, with the additional signed plate issued with the deluxe copies. Original gilt-lettered three-quarter linen, brown paper-covered boards with debossed image of an African-American woman on the front cover, top edge gilt, untrimmed edges. 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches (28.75 x 21 cm); 341, [1] pp.; with 90 superb tissue-guarded full-page copper-plate hand-pulled photogravure plates, and one additional signed plate laid in at the front. Light wear and soiling, but in general a clean copy, hinges likely reinforced at the gutter, internal some offsetting from plates to text, a very few leaves and plates with a very few spots of foxing, generally a clean copy. A classic photobook, the lavish photogravures here are among the finest expressions of the medium. Ulmann began photographing the Gullah population of South Carolina beginning in 1929, and persevered almost until she died in 1934, the year after this work was issued. Many of the copies of the deluxe issue were given by her heirs to the Tuskegee Institute, to be sold for the school’s benefit. The entire project is imbued with a remarkable sympathy for her subjects, and this is unquestionably the most sympathetic and least stereotypical depiction of African American life published until then. The separate signed plate here is a duplicate of plate seven in the published work; it is rare to find this still present. Roth 78; Parr/Badger I 135.

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      • Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) - Wilma Creech, Pine Mountain, 1930s
        Apr. 23, 2024

        Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) - Wilma Creech, Pine Mountain, 1930s

        Est: €1,200 - €1,800

        Vintage platinum print, applied on original passepartout cm 23,5 x 18 (cm 35,4 x 27,8 passepartout) | 9.2 x 7 in. (13.9 x 10.9 in. passepartout) Signed in pencil on the passepartout recto Framed 

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      • Doris Ulmann, vintage photograph 'Man at a Loom, Berea, Kentucky'. WPA-period Platinum Print
        Apr. 12, 2024

        Doris Ulmann, vintage photograph 'Man at a Loom, Berea, Kentucky'. WPA-period Platinum Print

        Est: $800 - $1,600

        Doris Ulmann, WPA Platinum Photography Print 'Man at a Loom, Berea, Kentucky'. Doris Ulmann (American, 1882-1934). 'Man at a Loom, Berea, Kentucky.' WPA period platinum print, unsigned. Provenance: From a Private Collection, North Carolina. Purchased at Stanford Auctioneers, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2015, for $750 plus bp. Doris Ulmann is best known for her portraits of the people of appalachia, particularly craftsmen and musicians, taken between 1928 and 1934. Ulmann's early work includes a series of portraits of prominent artists and writers such as William Butler Yeats, Sinclair Lewis, Martha Graham, Lillian Gish and others. Ulmann then began her most important series, assembling documentation of appalachian folk arts and crafts for Allen Eaton's landmark 1937 book, Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands. Ulmann was assisted on her rural travels by John Jacob Niles, a musician and folklorist who collected ballads while Ulmann photographed. Provenance: From a Private Collection, North Carolina. Stanford Auctioneers, Phoenix, Arizona, September 2015, selling for $750. Sight - 8" high x 6" wide. In sealed vintage mount and mat, 14" high x 11" wide.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "IN SALEM" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "IN SALEM" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

        Est: $100 - $200

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "IN SALEM" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, platinum print on rice paper depicting the columned portico of an ivy covered building, a partially erased pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having ink inscription on verso with title, "Doris U. Jaeger / 129 West 86th St, N Y. City", and red "1628". Circa 1917. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Published: Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 170, pl. 3. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY GRAVEYARD" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY GRAVEYARD" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY GRAVEYARD" PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE, platinum print depicting a stone church with cemetery, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann." lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having on verso penciled title and note "variants in NYHS.", and red "1695". Dated 1917. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN NY" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN NY" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $200 - $300

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN NY" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a bearded man holding a hat and umbrella, penciled signature "Doris U. Jaeger, '17." lower right and red monogram in left corner of photo, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with penciled title and red "241". Dated 1917. 8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK GENTLEMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK GENTLEMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $400

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK GENTLEMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a man with his arms crossed sitting in a library, pencil signature "Doris U. Jaeger, '17." lower right and red monogram in lower right of photo, printed by the artist, original mat having red inscription on verso "766". Dated 1917. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $400

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print on tissue paper depicting a variation of gentleman with Ulmann portrait, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with red "776". Circa 1925. 8 1/4" x 6 1/4" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN COUPLE" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN COUPLE" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN COUPLE" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting the weaver and her husband, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat pencil inscribed on verso with title and "2000 Ass." Circa 1928. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Literature: For weaver variant see In Focus: Doris Ulmann, Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum, p. 93, 46. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN JAEGER (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW YORK MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print on tissue paper depicting a distinguished gentleman wearing round glasses and a suit, penciled signature "Doris U. Jaeger, '17." lower right and red monogram in lower left of photo, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with red "148". Dated 1917. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLAND MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a man wearing a cap, standing at a barn door, and holding a pipe in left hand, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat having on verso red "138". Circa 1925. 8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLANDER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLANDER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) NEW ENGLANDER PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a man smoking a pipe, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso "New Englander / early piece / note tissue", and red "194". Circa 1920. 8 1/8" x 6" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) MUSTACHED MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil emulsion print on tissue paper depicting a sitting gentleman wearing a suit, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat having inscribed red "778". Circa 1920. 10" x 8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "APPALACHIAN MAN" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on rice paper depicting a mustached older gentleman wearing hat and glasses, standing by a wooden fence, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat penciled on verso with title and "1994". 1920-1925. 8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) CIVIL WAR UNION VETERAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) CIVIL WAR UNION VETERAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) CIVIL WAR UNION VETERAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting an older gentleman, reportedly named "Mr. Craft" wearing a Union soldier's uniform, unsigned, printed by the artist, original mat marked on verso with red "803". Circa 1925. 8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BROTHER WILLIAM ANDERSON SHAKER MT. LEBANON" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BROTHER WILLIAM ANDERSON SHAKER MT. LEBANON" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $300 - $500

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BROTHER WILLIAM ANDERSON SHAKER MT. LEBANON" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a bearded man wearing traditional Shaker clothing and hat, unsigned, printed by the artist, original board with verso having penciled title and red "302". 1925-1926. 8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Literature: For a variant of Brother William see Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 190, pl. 25. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a bearded man wearing traditional Shaker clothing and hat, holding a book, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original board with verso having red "186" and penciled "209C". Circa 1925. 8 1/8" x 6 1/4" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The portraits in the current collection were all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. Many of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Each image was part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "SISTER ADELAIDE, MT. LEBANON, NY, SHAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "SISTER ADELAIDE, MT. LEBANON, NY, SHAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "SISTER ADELAIDE, MT. LEBANON, NY, SHAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a sitting older woman holding a book, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including title and note "Variant in Featherstone / and in 1927 Mentor / article", and red "80 1/2". 1925-1926. 10" x 8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Published: Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 191, pl. 26. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "THE QUAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "THE QUAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "THE QUAKER" NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, oil pigment print on tissue paper depicting a sitting woman in plain black dress, wearing a prayer kapp, and holding an open book, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso including title, a second signature, and note "Mennonite / woman / (see other / variant in collection) / see Lovejoy / Thesis", and red "40". 1925-1926. 10" x 8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Published: Jacobs - The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann, p. 192, pl. 27. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

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      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) SHAKER MAN NEW YORK PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print depicting a sitting figure with a long white beard and hat, holding a cane in left hand, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso with "? Shaker or Appalachian" and red "132". 1925-1926. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 14 1/4" x 11 1/4" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) APPALACHIAN WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) APPALACHIAN WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) APPALACHIAN WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a sitting older woman holding a fan in lap, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso "earlier Appalachian / woman. / Note tissue backing / Other variations / exist in oil and / platinum" and red "4". Circa 1920. 8 1/8" x 6 1/8" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
      • DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT
        Dec. 02, 2023

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

        Est: $400 - $600

        DORIS ULMANN (AMERICAN, 1882-1934) "BLACKSMITH" NEW ENGLAND PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, platinum print on tissue paper depicting a sitting man wearing an apron and holding a pipe in left hand, pencil signature "Doris Ulmann" lower right, printed by the artist, original mat having pencil inscription on verso with title, a note below stating "early piece", and "121C". Circa 1920. 8 1/8" x 6" photograph, 20" x 16" OA. Catalogue Note: Photographer Doris Ulmann (1882-1934) worked from 1917 until days before her death, producing images of people from all walks of life, but her favorite subjects were what she called "Vanishing Types", which included Shakers, Gullahs, Indians, rural African Americans and Appalachians. One exhibit noted, "Ulmann's works are photographically significant because of the difficulty of the techniques she used ...and the critical acclaim she earned - even Eleanor Roosevelt was one of her admirers. They are historically significant in the people they depict. Their innate beauty is undisputed. But we find them significant in the powerful messages communicated by her very personal images of these Vanishing Types." The current collection was all purchased from the Estate of John Jacob Niles in early 1994. Niles was the noted folklorist and balladeer who accompanied Ulmann on her southern trips from 1932 to 1934. A number of these images are platinum photo portraits personally developed and printed by Ulmann prior to her death in August 1934. Many of the images were part of a 2001 exhibition at the Hopewell Museum in Paris, KY.

        Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
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