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Irma Ursula Johanna Richter (1886–1946) was a German photographer who specialized in dance and theatre photography in Dresden.Manfred Altner, "Richter, Irma Ursula Johanna"
''Sächische Biografie''. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Born in Radebeul, a suburb of Dresden, Richter came from an artistic family. Her father was a pianist and her sister a sculptor. She was however a self-taught photographer, practicing in Dresden from 1913 to 1935. In 1914, she opened her own studio in Dresden. She was especially interested in the theatre, taking portraits of actors and opera singers. Above all, she photographed dance scenes including those of the Anne Spitzer, ''Vom Umgang mit Fotografennachlässen''
Deutsche Fotothek, Dresden. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century: Selections from the Helen Kornblum Collection
St. Louis: Saint Louis Art Museum. . *Oddy, J. (2007). "Back in the GDR: Photography in East Germany."
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Ursula Photographers from Dresden 1886 births 1946 deaths People from Radebeul German women photographers 20th-century women photographers
''Sächische Biografie''. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Biography
Born in Radebeul, a suburb of Dresden, Richter came from an artistic family. Her father was a pianist and her sister a sculptor. She was however a self-taught photographer, practicing in Dresden from 1913 to 1935. In 1914, she opened her own studio in Dresden. She was especially interested in the theatre, taking portraits of actors and opera singers. Above all, she photographed dance scenes including those of the expressionist dance
''Expressive dance'' from German ''Ausdruckstanz'', is a form of artistic dance in which the individual and artistic presentation (and sometimes also processing) of feelings is an essential part. It emerged as a counter-movement to classi ...
r Mary Wigman. One of her portraits of Wigman was displayed at the 1926 Frankfurt am Main photography exhibition.
She also took historic portraits of Bruno Decarli
Bruno Decarli (15 March 1877 – 31 March 1950) was a German stage actor, stage and film actor.
Born Bruno Alfred Franz Eduard Schmidt in Dresden, he began his career as a stage actor, later appearing in films. He died in Tiverton, United Kingdom ...
and Erich Ponto
Erich Johannes Bruno Ponto (14 December 1884 – 14 February 1957) was a German film and stage actor.
Career
Erich Ponto was born in Lübeck as the son of a merchant. After his family had moved to Hamburg-Eimsbüttel, he attended the gymnasium ...
while in costume. Her stage photography documents not only the work of performers but also of the directors and scenographers. In the 1930s, she was active at the Albert-Theater where she took many images of the performances. She has left some 225 photographs of theatrical and dance performances in Dresden as well as 350 private plates and a large collection of other negatives and prints.Deutsche Fotothek, Dresden. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
Bibliography
* Lahs-Gonzales, Olivia; Lippard, Lucy R; St. Louis Art Museum (1997)Defining Eye: Women Photographers of the 20th Century: Selections from the Helen Kornblum Collection
St. Louis: Saint Louis Art Museum. . *Oddy, J. (2007). "Back in the GDR: Photography in East Germany."
Aperture
'' (189), 42-49.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Richter, Ursula Photographers from Dresden 1886 births 1946 deaths People from Radebeul German women photographers 20th-century women photographers