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Oral history interview with Arnold Newman, 1971 July 17-Aug. 23

Catalog Data

Interviewee:
Newman, Arnold, 1918-2006  Search this
Interviewer:
Cummings, Paul  Search this
Subject:
Brodovitch, Alexey  Search this
Epstein, Jacob, Sir  Search this
Gross, Chaim  Search this
Rose, Ben  Search this
Shahn, Ben  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Place of publication, production, or execution:
United States
Physical Description:
144 Pages, Transcript
General Note:
Originally recorded on 2 sound tape reels. Reformatted in 2010 as 4 digital wav files. Duration is 4 hrs., 47 min.
Summary:
An interview of Arnold Newman conducted 1971 July 17-Aug. 23, by Paul Cummings, for the Archives of American Art.
Newman speaks of his early life in New York, Atlantic City, and Miami; learning the basics of photography as an apprentice to Litt Brothers; his West Palm Beach studio and his exhibition at A.D. Gallery in New York. He recalls being discovered by the Museum of Modern Art and Stieglitz and his first portraits of artists. Newman comments on influences on his work; his techniques and equipment and his difficulties with color photography. He discusses commissions; judging photographic talent; LIFE, "Holiday," and "Harper's" assignments and commercial photography. Newman relates anecdotes about some of the artists he photographed and talks about the formation of his own primitive art collection. He reminisces about Ben Rose, Chaim Gross, Jacob Epstein, Ben Shahn, and Alexey Brodovitch.
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Arnold Newman, 1971 July 17-Aug. 23. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Use Note:
Authorization to publish, quote or reproduce must be obtained from Arnold Newman.
Biography Note:
Arnold Newman (1918-2006) was a photographer by New York, N.Y.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
These interviews are part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Topic:
Photographers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this
Theme:
Photography  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12305
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211906
AAA_collcode_newman71
Theme:
Photography
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_211906