25Arnold Newman

Photo Pro, September 1992

Arnold Newman (1918–2006) was a source of inspiration to generations of photographers. His concepts of symbolic and environmental portraiture revolutionized the approach to and meaning of a photographic portrait. He is widely recognized as one of the masters of 20th century photography, and his work continues to be exhibited in museums and galleries around the world. His work is also part of the permanent collections of numerous museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Art Institute of Chicago, the International Museum of Photography in Rochester, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

As a magazine photographer he became much in demand ...

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