Julius Shulman – “Julius Shulman’s Residence & Photographic Studio After His Passing & Before Sale” Hollywood, California. Michael K. Wilkinson. 2010

Photographer: Michael K. Wilkinson

Subject: Julius Shulman’s Residence & Photographic Studio After His Passing & Before Sale

Location: Hollywood Hills, California

Architect: Rafael Soriano

JuliusShulman.org Inventory: MKW-120

Date: 2010

Print is ink signed on recto by Michael K. Wilkinson & additionally arrives with a JuliusShulman.org Certificate of Authenticity showing that indeed it is part of the Julius Shulman Trust & Architectural Archives.

This print is from Julius’s Hollywood Hills Studio. This wall separated his studio office area from his work area in which prints were prepared for shipping and negatives were prepared for filing. The opening was used to slide items back and forth from the office area to the back work area. What looks like 4 wheels in the background is his famous high chair used in the studio. Michael K. Wilkinson shot some pictures of this highchair and the work room which are also on this website. The chair itself can be purchased as well with purchaser paying the additional fees for shipping and packing.

This rare print was created by Michael K. Wilkinson. Shortly after my uncle’s’ passing, Mr. Wilkinson contacted me, Sam Heller, creator of JuliusShulman.org and owner of the Julius Shulman Trust and  Photographic Archives. He requested that before I sell the home on behalf of my cousin Judy McKee Shulman, he be allowed to enter my uncles’ home to memorialize this rare and important residence to share with Julius Shulman’s fans and supporters. Knowing how much my uncle respected and liked Michael, I of course agreed. I recently discovered these prints all these years later.
Sam Heller, JuliusShulman.org

Artist’s Statement:
I photograph buildings with and emphasis on modern architecture. Buildings are wonderful to shoot when they’re all clean, impeccably furnished, and stage to the hilt. But the most meaningful building shoots aren’t architectural at all, or staged,…or sometimes even furnished. The best building shoots are portraits of the owners. It is a rare privilege to enter a home owned by someone who has loved and appreciated it for decades. I was given the opportunity to photograph Julius Shulman’s home on day during the summer of 2010, a little bit less than one year after the architectural photographer died at the age of 98.
While the family had diligently prepared the home for sale by removing most items of personal. financial and historical value, it was impossible to miss the myriad details that together paint a sensitive portrait of the man and his home and studio.
It is not easy to photograph an empty room, but each room in Shulman’s home is filled with details revealing personal and house history. These are what I a choose to focus on in my short time in the house, and have shared with the estate for the occasion of Mr. Shulman’s 100th Birthday.
Michael K. Wilkinson, Photographer.

*This print is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity authorized by the Julius Shulman Trust and Photographic Archives.

Color Print. Unframed. Print size: 24″ x 27.75″ ( 60.96 cm. x 70.485 cm.)

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Image is in Excellent Condition. Condition Report: Any condition statement is given as an opinion and the condition statement does not imply that this photograph is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfection or the effects of aging.