Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman was an architectural photographer who lived and worked in Los Angeles, California. Making significant contributions to our envisionings of post-war design, he is regarded as one of the most important architectural photographers of the 20th century. Shulman shot for numerous icons of modern architecture, including the structures of Richard Neutra, Charles and Ray Eames, Rudolf Schindler, and Frank Lloyd Wright. 

Shulman’s black-and-white photographs emphasize the geometric lines of modern architecture and portray an idealized vision of mid-century living. His photograph of two elegant women gracing Pierre Koenig’s Case Study House No. 22—otherwise known as the Stahl House—stands among the most recognizable images of Los Angeles architecture.

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #22, Two Girls
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1960)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #21, Los Angeles, CA
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1958)
recent chromogenic print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #22, Playboy
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1960)
recent chromogenic print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Chuey House
(Richard Neutra, architect) 1960
recent gelatin silver print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #21, Los Angeles, CA, 1958
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1958)
Vintage gelatin silver print
h: 8 x w: 10 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #21, Los Angeles, CA, 1958
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1958)
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 8 x w: 10 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, CA, 1960
(Pierre Koenig, architect, 1959)
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 8 x w: 10 in

 

Julius Shulman
Kaufmann House, Palm Springs, CA, 1947
(Richard Neutra, architect, 1946)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 16 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Skinner House, Beverly Hills, CA, 1959
(Robert Skinner, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 20 x w: 24 in

 

Julius Shulman
Maslon House, 1950
(Richard Neutra, architect)
Vintage gelatin silver print
h: 10 x w: 8 in

Julius Shulman
Bradbury Building, 1969
(George H. Wyman, architect)
recent chromogenic print
h: 40 x w: 30 in

Julius Shulman
Alexander Twin Palms House, 1957
recent gelatin silver print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Spencer Residence, Malibu, CA, 1955
(Richard O. Spencer, architect)
recent chromogenic print
h: 40 x w: 30 in

Julius Shulman
Frey House I, Palm Springs, CA, 1953
(Albert Frey, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
McCullough Chainsaw Headquarters, 1935
recent chromogenic print
h: 20 x w: 16 in

Julius Shulman
Von Sternberg Residence, 1935
(Richard Neutra, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 20 x w: 16 in

Julius Shulman
Singleton House, 1960
(Richard Neutra, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 20 x w: 16 in

Julius Shulman
Capri Theater, San Diego, CA, 1954
recent gelatin silver print
h: 20 x w: 24 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #8, Pacific Palisades, CA, 1969
(Charles and Ray Eames, architects)
recent chromogenic print
h: 16 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Lovell Health House, 1932
(Richard Neutra, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 16 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Academy Theater, Los Angeles, CA, 1940
(S. Charles Lee, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 40 x w: 30 in

Julius Shulman
Gas Station at Disneyland, CA, 1957
recent chromogenic print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Harder House, Mountain Lake, Minnesota, 1980
(Bruce Goff, architects)
recent chromogenic print
h: 24 x w: 20 in

Julius Shulman
Case Study House #25, Los Angeles, CA, 1962
(Killingsworth, Brady, Smith & Assoc, architects)
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 10 x w: 8 in

 

Julius Shulman
Department of Water and Power, and City Hall, New Year's Eve, 1966
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 8 x w: 10 in

Julius Shulman
Academy Theater (interior, open curtains), Los Angeles, CA, 1940
(S. Charles Lee, architect)
recent gelatin silver print
h: 8 x w: 10 in

 

Julius Shulman
Bay Bridge Under Construction, c. 1930
recent gelatin silver print
h: 3 3/8 x w: 2 1/8 in

Julius Shulman
Ford Building, California-Pacific International Exposition, San Diego, 1934
recent gelatin silver print
h: 3 3/8 x w: 2 1/8 in

Julius Shulman
Self-Portrait diving into Newport Bay, c.1935
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Roller Coaster, c. 1930
recent gelatin silver print
h: 3 3/8 x w: 2 1/8 in

Julius Shulman
Oil Fields, 1935
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Art Deco Apartment Building, 1935
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2.125 x w: 3.375 in

Julius Shulman
Kun House, Los Angeles, CA, 1936
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Death Valley Dunes, c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 4.8 x w: 6.75 in

Julius Shulman
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, c. 1930
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 2.8 x 4.5 in

Julius Shulman
(Self-Portrait) Rodney Walker home, Beverly Glen, c. 1938
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 2.5 x w: 3.4 in

Julius Shulman
Self-Portrait with Palm Fronds, c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 2.75 x w: 1.75 in

Julius Shulman
Self-Portrait (Handstand Dive), c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 3.5 x w: 2.5 in

Julius Shulman
Self-Portrait, Idyllwild, 5/20/1932
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 3.5 x w: 2.5 in

Julius Shulman
Breaking Wave, c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 2.125 x w: 3.375 in

Julius Shulman
Death Valley Dunes, 1938
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 11 x w: 11 in

Julius Shulman
Shadows and Snow, c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 7 x w: 5 in

Julius Shulman
Julius and Friend on Car, c. 1935
vintage gelatin silver print
h: 3.2 x w: 4 in

Julius Shulman
Street Scene, Balboa Beach, 1933
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Track Meet, 1927
recent gelatin silver print
h: 3 3/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Windswept Tree, Berkeley, 1934
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2.125 x w: 3.375 in

Julius Shulman
Still Life with Egg and Aspirin, c. 1935
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in

Julius Shulman
Looking Toward Downtown Los Angeles, 1933
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2.125 x w: 3.375 in

Julius Shulman
Santa Monica Merry go Round, 1934
recent gelatin silver print
h: 2 1/8 x w: 3 3/8 in