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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. | '''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. | ||
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==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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− | * editor, ''[[Media:Photography_1839-1937_MoMA_1937.pdf|Photography 1839-1937]]'', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1937. Catalogue for the [http://moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2088?locale=en 1937 exhibition]. [http://www.moma.org/interactives/objectphoto/publications/777.html] | + | * editor, ''[[Media:Photography_1839-1937_MoMA_1937.pdf|Photography 1839-1937]]'', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1937, [http://aaaaarg.fail/static/reader.htm?0=2862f5eb05b60a08cd3996631d5b71e0-0 ARG]. Catalogue for the [http://moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/2088?locale=en 1937 exhibition]. [http://www.moma.org/interactives/objectphoto/publications/777.html] |
* ''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: 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: Museum of Modern Art, 1949, 256 pp; 5th ed., 1982. | ||
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* ''Latent Image: The Discovery of Photography'', Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. | * ''Latent Image: The Discovery of Photography'', Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967. | ||
* ''Airborne Camera: The World from the Air and Outer Space'', New York: Hastings House, 1969. | * ''Airborne Camera: The World from the Air and Outer Space'', New York: Hastings House, 1969. | ||
− | * ''The Daguerreotype in America'', New York: Dover Publications, 1961; 1976. | + | * ''The Daguerreotype in America'', New York: Dover Publications, 1961; 3rd ed. rev., 1975, [http://booksdescr.org/item/index.php?md5=BF2E586F3687A9613C587E18DA7975FB PDF], [https://archive.org/details/thedaguerreotypeinamerica IA], 1976. |
* ''Photography, Essays & Images: Illustrated Readings in the History of Photography'', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1980. | * ''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. | * ''In Plain Sight: The Photographs of Beaumont Newhall'', 1983. | ||
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_Newhall Newhall at Wikipedia] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_Newhall Newhall at Wikipedia] | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:14, 5 January 2024
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.
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Biography[edit]
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[edit]
- editor, Photography 1839-1937, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1937, ARG. Catalogue for the 1937 exhibition. [4]
- A Short Critical History of Photography, 1940.
- The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present Day, New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1949, 256 pp; 5th ed., 1982.
- Historia de la fotografia, trans. Homero Alsina Thevenet, 2002. (Spanish)
- with Nancy Newhall, Masters of Photography, New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958; 1968, IA.
- Frederick Evans, 1964.
- Latent Image: The Discovery of Photography, Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1967.
- Airborne Camera: The World from the Air and Outer Space, New York: Hastings House, 1969.
- The Daguerreotype in America, New York: Dover Publications, 1961; 3rd ed. rev., 1975, PDF, IA, 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[edit]
- 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).