julius shulman, architectural photographer, holds a poster featuring one of his most famous photographs,
'case study house no. 22', during an interview at his home in los angeles in this june 27, 2008
reuters/fred prouser

photographer julius shulman whose images of california's modernist architecture
drew worldwide admiration for the minimalist mid-century style, had died at the age
of 98.

he was considered to be the finest architectural photographer of all time and got his
first big break in 1936 with a series of acclaimed photos for famed los angeles
modernist richard neutra.

shulman's most famous image was a 1960 photo titled case study house #22, in which
two women sit in a glass house seemingly suspended in mid-air with the lights of
los angeles twinkling below. read more


case study house #22, los angeles, 1960, pierre koenig architect
photo by julius shulman
© j. paul getty trust


kaufmann house, richard neutra, 1946
photo by julius shulman, 1947
© j. paul getty trust


the alexander residence, royal desert palms (twin palms) in palm springs, 1957
built by alexander homes, one of the biggest single-family-house developers of the modernist era.
photo by julius shulman
© j. paul getty trust


the alexander residence, royal desert palms (twin palms) in palm springs, 1957
built by alexander homes
photo by julius shulman
© j. paul getty trust