Arnold Newman's portrait of artist Edward John Stevens, Jr. illustrating his environmental portraiture style.

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Early life and career

Newman graduated high school in Miami Beach and attended the University of Miami studying painting and drawing with an introduction to ——Modernism. Unable to afford continuing after two years, he moved to Philadelphia, PA to work for a studio making 49-cent portraits. His time there taught the importance of interacting with his subjects and allowed him to developed his technique. The University of Miami, sometimes called UM or The U, is a private university, founded in 1925, with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Drawing is a means of making an image, using any of a wide variety of tools and techniques. ... Modernism is a cultural movement that generally includes the progressive art and architecture, music, literature and design which emerged in the decades before 1914. ... This article refers to the largest city of Pennsylvania. ...

Success as photographer

Newman returned to Florida in 1939 to manage a portrait studio in West Palm Beach. Three years later he opened his own business in Miami Beach. In 1946, Newman relocated to New York, opened Arnold Newman Studios and worked as a freelance photographer for Fortune, Life, and Newsweek. West Palm Beach is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida. ... The 2004 Fortune 500 issue The magazine Fortune was founded by Time Magazine co-founder Henry Luce in 1930 at the outset of the Great Depression. ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... The Newsweek logo Newsweek is a weekly news magazine published in New York City and distributed throughout the United States and internationally. ...

Newman found his vision in the empathy he felt for artists and their work. Although he photographed many personalities — Marlene Dietrich, John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, Arthur Miller, Marilyn Monroe, Ronald Reagan and Mickey Mantle — he maintained that even if the subject is not known, or is already forgotten, the photograph itself must still excite and interest the viewer. Marlene Dietrich in the 1930s Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-born actress, entertainer and singer. ... John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as John F. Kennedy, JFK or Jack Kennedy, was the 35th President of the United States. ... Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth Vice President (1945) and the thirty-third President of the United States (1945–1953), succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. ... Image:MondriaanPiet. ... Young Pablo Picasso Pablo Ruiz y Picasso (October 25, 1881 – April 8, 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) is one of the 20th centurys most famous movie stars, sex symbols and pop icons. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Mickey Mantle on a 1953 cover of Time Magazine Mickey Charles Mantle (October 20, 1931 – August 13, 1995) was an American baseball player who was inducted into to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. ...

Newman's style, called environmental portraiture, places the subject in a carefully controlled setting to capture the essence of their life and work. He capturing his subjects in their surroundings with visual elements showing their professions and personalities. Using a large-format camera and tripod, he worked to record every detail of a scene.

Newman's best-known images were in black and white, although he often photographed in color. His portrait of Igor Stravinsky seated at a grand piano became his signature image, even though it was rejected by the magazine that had given Newman the assignment. He was one of the few photographers allowed to make a portrait of the famously camera-shy Henri Cartier-Bresson. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (Russian: И́горь Фёдорович Страви́нский Igor Fjodorovič Stravinskij) (June 17, 1882 – April 6, 1971) was a Russian-born composer of modern classical music. ... Portrait of Henri Cartier-Bresson taken by George Platt Lynes. ...

Newman taught photography at Cooper Union for many years. The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art is a privately funded college in Lower Manhattan of New York City. ...

References

• Arnold Newman Photographs
• Newman's bio for the Lucie Awards, 2004
• Newman's bio on the Ryerson University web site
• Reuters "Photographer Arnold Newman dies at age 88" June 7 2006
• AP "Photographer Arnold Newman dies at 88"