Julius Shulman
Julius Shulman (born October 10, 1910 in Brooklyn , New York City , † July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American photographer who became known around the world, in particular with architectural photographs of the post-war period and the Kennedy era. Alongside Ezra Stoller , Shulman is considered the most important post-war modernist architecture photographer in the United States.
life and work
Shulman's main focus was architectural photography . He worked for architects such as Richard Neutra , Frank Lloyd Wright , Frank O. Gehry , John Lautner and Pierre Koenig (for example Case Study House No. 22 ).
His photographs form an essential documentation of modern architecture of the 20th century , based on the international style and modernity in the USA, but also in Central and South America.
Shulman's works, mostly in medium or large format , show a high level of craftsmanship and precision. They are characterized by a comparatively high atmospheric density, whereby Shulman's work has become known beyond the actual architecture scene for the skilful depiction of modern buildings.
Exhibitions
- A selection of his works was exhibited at the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt am Main at the end of 2005 .
- Another, smaller exhibition took place in 2007 in the Haus der Architektur in Munich .
- Together with the large presentation of Richard Neutra - Buildings and Projects 1960–1970 , MARTa Herford presented a selection of his photographs from May to July 2010.
- 2011 showed Zephyr. Space for photography of the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museums in Mannheim under the title Cool and Hot, Germany's largest special exhibition to date for Shulman's 100th birthday with loans from the Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles) and Shulman's partner Jürgen Nogai .
literature
- Wayne Attoe (Ed.): The Architecture of Ricardo Legorreta . Photographs by Julius Shulman, Ernst, Berlin approx. 1990 ISBN 3-433-02148-1 .
- Alfried Wieczorek, Thomas Schirmböck: Julius Shulman, Cool and Hot. Exhibition catalog, Mannheim 2010, ISBN 978-3-927774-35-3 .
- Peter Gössel (Ed.): Julius Shulman, Architecture and Photography. Taschen-Verlag, Cologne 1998, ISBN 3-8228-7305-5 .
- Julius Shulman, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Owen Edwards, Philip J. Ethington, Peter Loughrey (Eds.): Julius Shulman, Modernism Rediscovered. Taschen-Verlag, Cologne 2007, 3 volumes, ISBN 978-3-8228-4287-4 .
- New edition 2013: Taschen-Verlag, Cologne 2013, ISBN 978-3-8365-4923-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Julius Shulman in the catalog of the German National Library
- Julius Shulman in the catalog of the Cologne Art Library
- Website Photography Juergen Nogai / Shulmans creative partner for the last 10 years
- Architectural photographer Julius Shulman has died , Spiegel Online , July 17, 2009
- Marc Peschke: Obituary Julius Shulman. The photographer who saw more in houses than houses. Obituary for " Zeit online " from July 17, 2009
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shulman, Julius |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architectural photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 2009 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |