Ugo Mulas

Ugo Mulas was an Italian photographer (1928–1973). He was born at Pozzolengo and died at Milan.

Ugo Mulas in brief

Born
1928
Died
1973
Known for
photographer
Place of birth
Pozzolengo
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Recognition and collections

Work by Ugo Mulas is held by Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Catalogued works

16 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Alexander Calder. Danimarca 1961. Jamaica. Cirque Calder - Ugo Mulas. Fausto Melotti. Lucio Fontana. Ugo Mulas. Ediz. Inglese. Ugo Malas. Ugo Mulas/Alexander Calder. Ugo Mulas, fotografo 1928-1973. Vent'anni di Biennale, 1954-1972. New York : the new art scene. Ugo Mulas, fotografo. La fotografia. Ugo Mulas. Giamaica Bar, Milan, dated 1953–54, gelatin silver print, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2001.519.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mulas, Ugo, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Ugo Mulas, Afterimage, 1980. Antonia and Ugo Mulas through the Mirror, Art and Intimacy in Modern Italy, 2025. Der Blick auf das Fenster Zum bildanalytischen Gestus bei Ugo Mulas und Timm Rautert, Belichtungen, 2014. Photographier l'homme. Pour une axiomatique anthropologique de la photographie : Le Verifiche de Ugo Mulas (1971-1972), Le Monde alpin et rhodanien. Revue régionale d’ethnologie, 1995. Gianni Colombo in Ugo Mulas’s Photographs: Body and Behaviour, piano b, 2022.

Digitised editions and texts

1 digitised item associated with this heading is catalogued by Internet Archive.

New York; the new art scene (1967) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 8 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Ugo Mulas studied at Brera Academy. the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is fine-art photography.

Work by Ugo Mulas is recorded in the collections of Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Chronology

  1. 1928Ugo Mulas born at Pozzolengo.
  2. 1967New York; the new art scene digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1973Ugo Mulas died at Milan.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Antonia and Ugo Mulas through the Mirror, Art and Intimacy in Modern Italy, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Der Blick auf das Fenster Zum bildanalytischen Gestus bei Ugo Mulas und Timm Rautert, Belichtungen, 2014

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Mulas, Ugo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for Ugo Mulas (Internet Archive), 15 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Photographier l'homme. Pour une axiomatique anthropologique de la photographie : Le Verifiche de Ugo Mulas (1971-1972), Le Monde alpin et rhodanien. Revue régionale d’ethnologie, 1995

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Ugo Mulas, Afterimage, 1980

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Ugo Mulas.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 16096775-2, Archivio Ugo Mulas.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Ugo Mulas as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection record associated with Ugo Mulas (1 object).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  11. 11.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2474027: Ugo Mulas

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  12. 12.

    “Ugo Mulas”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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Elsewhere in Photography

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