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− | '''Beaumont Newhall''' (1908–1993) was an art historian, writer, photographer and the first curator of photography at Museum of Modern Art, New York (1940-1945). His book ''The History of Photography'' ( | + | '''Beaumont Newhall''' (1908–1993) was an art historian, writer, photographer and the first curator of photography at Museum of Modern Art, New York (1940-1945). His book ''The History of Photography'' (1949) remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
− | + | Newhall studied art history and museum studies at Harvard University (1930). In 1937, he mounted a survey exhibition of photography for the Museum of Modern Art, ''Photography, 1839-1937''. The 800-work exhibition toured the country and the catalog for the show became a staple for the history of photography. Ironically, Newhall's treatment of photography as high art rankled the museum's board of trustees, who accepted public criticism that the Museum was turning a popular medium into an avenue of snobbery. [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/newhallb.htm] | |
In 1948, Beaumont Newhall became the first Curator of Photography at the George Eastman House, and then served as its Director from 1958 to 1971, building a significant photography collection. After his retirement, Newhall accepted a position as Visiting Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico, where he helped to establish the first doctoral program in the history of photography at an American university [http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=newhall-beaumont-1908--cr.xml]. | In 1948, Beaumont Newhall became the first Curator of Photography at the George Eastman House, and then served as its Director from 1958 to 1971, building a significant photography collection. After his retirement, Newhall accepted a position as Visiting Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico, where he helped to establish the first doctoral program in the history of photography at an American university [http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=newhall-beaumont-1908--cr.xml]. | ||
− | + | He died at his home in Santa Fe, from complications from a stroke, February 26, 1993 [http://www.creativephotography.org/artists/beaumont-newhall]. | |
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* ''A Short Critical History of Photography'', 1940. | * ''A Short Critical History of Photography'', 1940. | ||
* ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11179 The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day]'', New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1949, 256 pp; 5th ed., 1982. | * ''[http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11179 The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day]'', New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1949, 256 pp; 5th ed., 1982. | ||
** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11179 ''Historia de la fotografia''], trans. Homero Alsina Thevenet, 2002. (in Spanish) | ** [http://monoskop.org/log/?p=11179 ''Historia de la fotografia''], trans. Homero Alsina Thevenet, 2002. (in Spanish) | ||
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* with Nancy Newhall, [[Media:Newhall_Beaumont_Newhall_Nancy_Masters_of_Photography_1958.pdf|''Masters of Photography'']], New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958; 1968. [https://archive.org/details/BeaumontNewhallTheHistoryOfPhotography1968] | * with Nancy Newhall, [[Media:Newhall_Beaumont_Newhall_Nancy_Masters_of_Photography_1958.pdf|''Masters of Photography'']], New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958; 1968. [https://archive.org/details/BeaumontNewhallTheHistoryOfPhotography1968] | ||
* ''Frederick Evans'', 1964. | * ''Frederick Evans'', 1964. | ||
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* ''Focus: Memoirs of a Life in Photography'', Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. | * ''Focus: Memoirs of a Life in Photography'', Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993. | ||
− | + | ==Literature== | |
− | * | + | * ''Perspectives on Photography: Essays in Honor of Beumont Newhall'', Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986. |
− | * Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, ''Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern'', Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989 | + | * Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, ''Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern'', Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989, pp 137-138. |
− | * Ya'ara Gil Glazer, "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography", ''Journal of Art Historiography'' | + | * Ya'ara Gil Glazer, [http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/media_183179_en.pdf "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography"], ''Journal of Art Historiography'' 3 (Dec 2010). |
− | == | + | ==Links== |
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* [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/newhallb.htm Newhall in the Dictionary of Art Historians] | * [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/newhallb.htm Newhall in the Dictionary of Art Historians] | ||
* [http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=newhall-beaumont-1908--cr.xml Newhall at Social Archive] | * [http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=newhall-beaumont-1908--cr.xml Newhall at Social Archive] | ||
* [http://archives2.getty.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/920060/920060.xml Beaumont and Nancy Newhall papers, 1843-1993] | * [http://archives2.getty.edu:8082/xtf/view?docId=ead/920060/920060.xml Beaumont and Nancy Newhall papers, 1843-1993] | ||
− | * [http://www.creativephotography.org/artists/beaumont-newhall Newhall at | + | * [http://www.creativephotography.org/artists/beaumont-newhall Newhall at CreativePhotography.org] |
+ | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_Newhall Newhall at Wikipedia] | ||
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Beaumont Newhall (1908–1993) was an art historian, writer, photographer and the first curator of photography at Museum of Modern Art, New York (1940-1945). His book The History of Photography (1949) remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook.
Contents
Biography
Newhall studied art history and museum studies at Harvard University (1930). In 1937, he mounted a survey exhibition of photography for the Museum of Modern Art, Photography, 1839-1937. The 800-work exhibition toured the country and the catalog for the show became a staple for the history of photography. Ironically, Newhall's treatment of photography as high art rankled the museum's board of trustees, who accepted public criticism that the Museum was turning a popular medium into an avenue of snobbery. [1] In 1948, Beaumont Newhall became the first Curator of Photography at the George Eastman House, and then served as its Director from 1958 to 1971, building a significant photography collection. After his retirement, Newhall accepted a position as Visiting Professor of Art at the University of New Mexico, where he helped to establish the first doctoral program in the history of photography at an American university [2]. He died at his home in Santa Fe, from complications from a stroke, February 26, 1993 [3].
Publications
- A Short Critical History of Photography, 1940.
- The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1949, 256 pp; 5th ed., 1982.
- Historia de la fotografia, trans. Homero Alsina Thevenet, 2002. (in Spanish)
- with Nancy Newhall, Masters of Photography, New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958; 1968. [4]
- Frederick Evans, 1964.
- Latent Image: The Discovery of Photography, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967.
- Airborne Camera: The World from the Air and Outer Space, NY: Hastings House Publishers, 1969.
- The Daguerreotype in America, New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1961; 1976.
- Photography, Essays & Images: Illustrated Readings in the History of Photography, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1980.
- In plain sight: the photographs of Beaumont Newhall, 1983.
- Focus: Memoirs of a Life in Photography, Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1993.
Literature
- Perspectives on Photography: Essays in Honor of Beumont Newhall, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986.
- Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern, Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989, pp 137-138.
- Ya'ara Gil Glazer, "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography", Journal of Art Historiography 3 (Dec 2010).