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Imbi Salasoo
January 16, 2006
Photographer As An Artist: Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman was born in New York City in 1918 to a Jewish, middle-class couple. They had no artistic background; they ran hotels in Miami and Atlantic City. He attended the University of Miami on a working scholarship from 1936 to 1938. He couldn’t continue his studies there after 1938 because he couldn’t support himself financially.
At this point in time Newman wanted to be a painter; fortunately his parents supported him throughout his life. He was then offered a job by one of his family friends, Leon Perskie, in Philadelphia; it was here that he “fell under the spell of photography”. Newman took portraits if people for 49 cents and earned $16 a week. This wasn’t too bad at the time. It was here that he started to form his unique technique and interact with the people he was photographing.
He wasn’t happy with moving around so much because of his job so he accepted an offer to manage a coupon studio in West Palm Beach. He bought a 5 X 4 press camera and spent all his free time doing something related to photography.
In 1941 his employer brought his work to Beaumont Newhall. Newhall was very excited and enthralled by Newman’s work. He was then offered to be in an exhibit, at the A-D Gallery, with Ben Rose, a childhood friend. He returned to New York City a few years later as a freelance photographer and got his first formal assignment from Life; Newman had to photograph Eugene O’Neill. From then on he was famous for his "environmental portraiture", where the environment is symbolic to the subject. He contributed a new style of photography focusing on the subject and its "natural habitat". He liked to keep his lighting natural and really stay true to his subject. It is said that he “ has a formidable mastery of the scientific side of photography”.
His major influences to his work included the Farm Security Administration, Steichen Stieglitz, Man Ray, Walker Evans, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Picasso, Braque, and Matisse. To this date Newman has photographed many well-known people from Marilyn Monroe to Isaac Asimov. He is still living today, has two sons, and has published a few books with his work in them.
I thought that Arnold Newman's work was the most compelling out of all of the master photographers that were listed for this project. The way he captures the general aspects of a person's life, whether job or leisure related, is entrancing and a bit alarming to think about. He can capture little details of someone’s life, where they work, what they do, their heritage, just by one shot. The expressions on people’s faces say a lot too, even though most of the. Not all his photographs are set-up in the same way; in each one the subject is positioned in its own unique way.
1. http://www.fotochepassione.com/ArnoldNewman/MarilynMonroe1962.jpg
2. http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/artphotogallery/database/newman02.jpg
3. http://www.fotochepassione.com/ArnoldNewman/IgorStravinsky1946.jpg
4. http://www.pku.edu.cn/life/xuehui/yasp/pic-sheyingdashi/arnold%20newman/Robert%20Moses.jpg
Bibliography
Booth, Pat. Master Photographers. Clarkson N. Potter Inc: New York, 1983.
Imbi Salasoo
January 16, 2006
Photographer As An Artist: Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman was born in New York City in 1918 to a Jewish, middle-class couple. They had no artistic background; they ran hotels in Miami and Atlantic City. He attended the University of Miami on a working scholarship from 1936 to 1938. He couldn’t continue his studies there after 1938 because he couldn’t support himself financially.
At this point in time Newman wanted to be a painter; fortunately his parents supported him throughout his life. He was then offered a job by one of his family friends, Leon Perskie, in Philadelphia; it was here that he “fell under the spell of photography”. Newman took portraits if people for 49 cents and earned $16 a week. This wasn’t too bad at the time. It was here that he started to form his unique technique and interact with the people he was photographing.
He wasn’t happy with moving around so much because of his job so he accepted an offer to manage a coupon studio in West Palm Beach. He bought a 5 X 4 press camera and spent all his free time doing something related to photography.
In 1941 his employer brought his work to Beaumont Newhall. Newhall was very excited and enthralled by Newman’s work. He was then offered to be in an exhibit, at the A-D Gallery, with Ben Rose, a childhood friend. He returned to New York City a few years later as a freelance photographer and got his first formal assignment from Life; Newman had to photograph Eugene O’Neill. From then on he was famous for his "environmental portraiture", where the environment is symbolic to the subject. He contributed a new style of photography focusing on the subject and its "natural habitat". He liked to keep his lighting natural and really stay true to his subject. It is said that he “ has a formidable mastery of the scientific side of photography”.
His major influences to his work included the Farm Security Administration, Steichen Stieglitz, Man Ray, Walker Evans, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Picasso, Braque, and Matisse. To this date Newman has photographed many well-known people from Marilyn Monroe to Isaac Asimov. He is still living today, has two sons, and has published a few books with his work in them.
I thought that Arnold Newman's work was the most compelling out of all of the master photographers that were listed for this project. The way he captures the general aspects of a person's life, whether job or leisure related, is entrancing and a bit alarming to think about. He can capture little details of someone’s life, where they work, what they do, their heritage, just by one shot. The expressions on people’s faces say a lot too, even though most of the. Not all his photographs are set-up in the same way; in each one the subject is positioned in its own unique way.
1. http://www.fotochepassione.com/ArnoldNewman/MarilynMonroe1962.jpg
2. http://www.masters-of-fine-art-photography.com/artphotogallery/database/newman02.jpg
3. http://www.fotochepassione.com/ArnoldNewman/IgorStravinsky1946.jpg
4. http://www.pku.edu.cn/life/xuehui/yasp/pic-sheyingdashi/arnold%20newman/Robert%20Moses.jpg
Bibliography
Booth, Pat. Master Photographers. Clarkson N. Potter Inc: New York, 1983.