Throughout his career, Doolin struggled against "the L.A. art establishment's prejudice against pictorialism and regionalism," but he eventually earned the respect of critics, collectors and fellow artists.
在他的职业生涯中，他一直为反对“洛杉矶艺术机构对于摄影主义和区域主义的偏见”而做斗争，但他最终赢得了评论家、收藏家和艺术家们的尊敬。