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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; [https://archive.org/details/BeaumontNewhallTheHistoryOfPhotography1968 1968], 5th ed., 1982. |
* with Nancy Newhall, [[Media:Newhall_Beaumont_Newhall_Nancy_Masters_of_Photography_1958.pdf|''Masters of Photography'']], New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958. | * with Nancy Newhall, [[Media:Newhall_Beaumont_Newhall_Nancy_Masters_of_Photography_1958.pdf|''Masters of Photography'']], New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958. | ||
* ''Frederick Evans'', 1964. | * ''Frederick Evans'', 1964. | ||
* ''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'', NY: Hastings House Publishers, 1969. | * ''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 | + | * ''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. | * ''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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* "The Challenge of Photography to This Art Historian". in ''Perspectives on Photography: Essays in Honor of Beumont Newhall'', Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986:1-9. | * "The Challenge of Photography to This Art Historian". in ''Perspectives on Photography: Essays in Honor of Beumont Newhall'', Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986:1-9. | ||
* Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, ''Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern'', Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989:137-138. | * Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, ''Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern'', Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989:137-138. | ||
− | * Ya'ara Gil Glazer, "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography", ''Journal of Art Historiography'', no. 3, December 2010 [http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/media_183179_en.pdf]. | + | * Ya'ara Gil Glazer, "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography", ''Journal of Art Historiography'', no. 3, December 2010 [http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/media_183179_en.pdf PDF]. |
==External links== | ==External links== |
Revision as of 08:55, 6 February 2015
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 (1939) remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook. He studied art history and museum studies at Harvard University (1930). Newhall mounted a survey exhibition of photography for the Museum in 1937, 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].
Literature
- By Newhall
- 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; 1968, 5th ed., 1982.
- with Nancy Newhall, Masters of Photography, New York: Castle Books & George Braziller, Inc., 1958.
- 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.
- On Newhall
- "The Challenge of Photography to This Art Historian". in Perspectives on Photography: Essays in Honor of Beumont Newhall, Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986:1-9.
- Marquis, Alice Goldfarb, Alfred H. Barr, Jr.: Missionary for the Modern, Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1989:137-138.
- Ya'ara Gil Glazer, "A new kind of history? The challenges of contemporary histories of photography", Journal of Art Historiography, no. 3, December 2010 PDF.