Wikipedia entry
Introduction
Julius Shulman (October 10, 1910 – July 15, 2009) was an American architectural photographer best known for his photograph "Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960. Pierre Koenig, Architect." The house is also known as the Stahl House. Shulman's photography spread the aesthetic of California's Mid-century modern architecture around the world. Through his many books, exhibits and personal appearances his work ushered in a new appreciation for the movement beginning in the 1990s. His vast library of images currently resides at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. His contemporaries include Ezra Stoller and Hedrich Blessing Photographers. In 1947, Julius Shulman asked architect Raphael Soriano to build a mid-century steel home and studio in the Hollywood Hills. Some of his architectural photographs, like the iconic shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's or Pierre Koenig's remarkable structures, have been published countless times. The brilliance of buildings like those by Charles Eames, as well as those of his close friends, Richard Neutra and Raphael Soriano, was first brought to wider attention by Shulman's photography. The clarity of his work added to the idea that architectural photography be considered as an independent art form in which perception and understanding for the buildings and their place in the landscape informs the photograph. Many of the buildings photographed by Shulman have since been demolished or re-purposed, lending to the popularity of his images.
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Introduction
Born 10 October 1910, Shulman's images document the built environment of Southern California from the 1930s through the 21st century. He began his career photographing Richard Neutra houses in 1936. From then, he photographed the work of nearly every modernist architect working in the United States, including Rudolph Schindler, John Lautner, Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff, and Gregory Ain. His published photographs did much to promote the "international style" ca. 1936-1970, and illuminated the role of modernist architecture in its environmental context. His archive is held by the J. Paul Getty Trust. He passed away 15 July 2009.
Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Photographer
Names
Julius Shulman, Julius Shulmann
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Works

2 works online

Exhibitions

Publication

  • Into the Sunset: Photography’s Image of the American West Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 168 pages
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