Arnold Newman
photographer
Arnold Newman (1918–2006) was an American photographer widely recognized as a pioneer of environmental portraiture. Born in New York City and raised in Atlantic City and Miami Beach, he studied art at the University of Miami before beginning his photography career in 1938. He gained significant recognition in the early 1940s after being 'discovered' by Beaumont Newhall and Alfred Stieglitz. Newman is celebrated for his ability to capture subjects within their natural environments, creating a sense of place that defines his portraiture. Beyond portraits, he was also known for his abstract and documentary photography. He held various academic positions, including artist in residence at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton, and as an adjunct professor at Cooper Union.[1,2]
Themes
- environmental portraiture
- abstract photography
- documentary photography
Books
Works by Arnold Newman
- Bravo Stravinsky 1967 · book
- One Mind's Eye: The Portraits and Other Photographs of Arnold Newman 1974 · book
- Faces USA 1978 · book
- The Great British 1979 · book
- Artists: Portraits from Four Decades 1980 · book
- I Grand Fotographi-Arnold Newman 1983 · Gruppo Editoriale Fabbri · book · Italian, Spanish, English and American editions
- Arnold Newman: Five Decades 1986 · book
- Arnold Newman in Florida 1987 · book
- Arnold Newman's Americans 1992 · Bulfinch Press · book
- Arnold Newman-Selected Photographs 1999 · book
- Arnold Newman 2000 · Taschen Publishers · book · English, German and French
- Arnold Newman: The Early Work 2008 · Steidl Verlag · book · English ISBN 9783865213617
Exhibitions
- 1945 Artists Look Like This Philadelphia Museum of Art solo
- 1972 Arnold Newman George Eastman House (G.E.H.), Rochester, N.Y. solo
- 1986 Five Decades Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego solo
- 1992 Arnold Newman's Americans National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. solo
- 2000 Arnold Newman: Breaking Ground Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C. solo
Awards
- 1951 Photokina Award
- 1957 First Annual Photojournalism Conference Award University of Miami
- 1961 Philadelphia Museum College of Art Citation
- 1961 Newhouse Citation Syracuse University
- 1963 Fourth Biennale Internazionale Della Fotografic Gold Medal
- 1975 American Society of Magazine Photographers’ Life Achievement in Photography Award ASMP
- 1983 Advertising Club of New York “Andy Award of Excellence”
- 1985 Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service to Journalism University of Missouri
- 1986 Lotus Club Medal of Merit Award
- 1988 Photographic Administrators, Inc. “Lifetime Commemorative Medal for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Photography”
- 1989 Joseph Sudek Commemorative Medal for Outstanding Contribution in the Field of Photography
- 1989 Photographic Society of Japan’s “150 Years of Photography Photographer Award”
- 1993 World Image Award and Scholarship New School for Social Research, Parsons School of Design
- 1996 American Society of Media Photographers, Honor Award
- 1999 International Center of Photography Master of Photography Award ICP
- 2000 WPPI Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2002 Professional Photographers of America Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2003 Commandeur de l’Ordre de Arts et des Lettres French Ministry of Culture and Communication
- 2004 Lucie Awards-International Photography Awards, “Outstanding Achievement in Portraiture”
- 2004 Royal Photographic Society, “Centenary Award”
- 2006 National Arts Club “Gold Medal for Photography”