Doris Ulmann (American, 1882-1934). Man at a Loom, Berea, Kentucky. WPA period platinum print, signed lower right to mat. 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. Dimensions: Sight 8" high x 6" wide. Unframed, sealed vintage mount and mat, 14" high x 11" wide. Condition: Mounted, print with wear commensurate with age. Mount and vintage mat sealed together, both with toning, small stain upper left corner of mount.

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