14 Facts About Julius Shulman

Julius Shulman's contemporaries include Ezra Stoller and Hedrich Blessing Photographers.

In 1947, Julius Shulman asked architect Raphael Soriano to build a mid-century steel home and studio in the Hollywood Hills.

Many of the buildings photographed by Julius Shulman have since been demolished or re-purposed, lending to the popularity of his images.

Julius Shulman was born in Brooklyn to Ukrainian-Jewish parents on October 10,1910, and grew up on a small farm in Connecticut before moving to Los Angeles while still a boy.

Julius Shulman briefly attended the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley, and earned pocket money by selling his photographs to fellow students.

When Neutra saw the pictures, he asked to meet the photographer and proceeded to give him his first assignments which assisted Julius Shulman in launching his career in architectural photography.

Julius Shulman opened a studio in Los Angeles in 1950, by that time drawing much of his work from magazines based in New York.

Julius Shulman remained in business full-time until the late 1980s.

In 2000, Julius Shulman gave up retirement to begin working with business partner Juergen Nogai.

On December 16,2007, Julius Shulman attended a showing of his architectural photography at the Los Angeles Public Library.

In 1987, the Julius Shulman House was designated a Cultural Heritage Monument by the city of Los Angeles.

Julius Shulman himself had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated to him in 2006.

Julius Shulman died at his home in Los Angeles, California on July 15,2009; he was 98 years old.

Julius Shulman was buried at Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California.