Arnold Newman
1918–2006

ARNOLD NEWMAN
Pablo Picasso, Vallauris, France, 1954
gelatin silver print, printed c. 1954
34,6 x 26,8 cm
© Estate of the Artist / Courtesy Kicken Berlin
Biography
Under financial pressure in 1938, Arnold Newman (American, 1918–2006) had to give up his art studies to work for a portrait studio in Philadelphia. Encouraged by Beaumont Newhall and Alfred Stieglitz, Newman took up art photography in 1941. He maintained his own portrait studio in Miami Beach until 1945 when he went to work in New York for magazines like Fortune, Harper’s Bazaar, and Life. In addition to commercial photography and travel essays he specialized in portraits of artists, writers, musicians, politicians and other celebrities – among them Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso and Igor Stravinsky and many others – in professional or private settings.
Exhibitions
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50 YEARS | 50 PHOTOGRAPHSselected by Wilhelm SchürmannApr 26, 2024 — Mar 28, 2025
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CALDER X MIESReflections on Alexander Calder and Ludwig Mies van der RoheAug 20 — Oct 01, 2021
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ARNOLD NEWMAN | RICHARD PAREMar 02 — Apr 21, 2012
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ASPECTS OF COLORA History of Color in Photography from Pictoralism to ContemporaryApr 30 — Jun 04, 2011
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Arnold NewmanJun 14 — Aug 30, 2008
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Arnold NewmanJun 14 — Aug 30, 2008
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Arnold NewmanPortraits of Artists – A SelectionSep 17 — Dec 17, 1999
Publications
Newsletters
Press
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Weltkunst: FREISPRUCH FÜR DIE KUNST
Jun 17, 2021
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Berliner Zeitung: Die Geschichte der Farbfotografie
Apr 28, 2011
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Edel belichtet
May 09, 2004
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db artmag: Mythos MoMA
May 01, 2004
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Wirtschaftswoche: MoMA und mehr
Mar 25, 2004
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Der Tagesspiegel: Aus dem Familienalbum
Feb 21, 2004
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unknown source: Geburt einer Kunst
Feb 18, 2004
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Welt am Sonntag: Berühmt und doch übergangen
Feb 15, 2004
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tip: Kunst: Sammlung MoMA
Feb 12, 2004
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art: American Season
Feb 01, 2004