Ursula Richter (photographer)

Irma Ursula Johanna Richter (1886–1946) was a German photographer who specialized in dance and theatre photography in Dresden.

[1] Born in Radebeul, a suburb of Dresden, Richter came from an artistic family.

Above all, she photographed dance scenes including those of the expressionist dancer Mary Wigman.

Her stage photography documents not only the work of performers but also of the directors and scenographers.

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.