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Circus, New York, 1954, Marvin E. Newman

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Monday's Photography Inspiration- Marvin E. Newman

Marvin E. Newman is an American photographer known for his innovative and dynamic contributions to the world of photography. Born on July 17, 1927, Newman’s work spans several decades, and he has earned acclaim for his unique approach to capturing moments in time. He is a distinguished American photographer renowned for his groundbreaking work that redefined the visual language of photography.…

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Floor of New York Stock Exchange (1957), photographed by Marvin E. Newman.

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“Las Vegas” 1954 by Marvin E. Newman. Photo of the one-armed bandits at Las Vegas Club from City of Lights: The Undiscovered New York Photographer Marvin E Newman (Taschen).

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Untitled, Chicago, 1951

Photographer: Marvin E. Newman

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Marvin E Newman's best photograph – coated sunbathers in 1950s Coney Island

‘I wanted to show well-off people the underclass – where they lived, how they lived, what they did’

In 1952, I came back to New York after studying in Chicago, keen to break new ground. I decided to use colour to document what people were doing, even though colour was not what museums wanted. The other problem was that colour film was so slow. You needed fast lenses and enough sunlight. Still, I felt that I could not only succeed, but do better than what had gone before.

The first shots I took were at the Italian festival in downtown New York. The second were at Coney Island in winter. That’s when this was taken. In the summer, Coney Island was like Brighton in England. We didn’t have air-conditioning back then – you’d have thousands of people on the beach, because it was the only way to get out of the heat of the city. There were still remnants of the early 1900s: beer gardens, silent movies, carousels.

Related: New York's faded playground: can Coney Island recapture lost glories?

Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/may/24/marvin-e-newman-best-photograph-1950s-coney-island

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Exhibition Review

Gabrielle Silvestro

Professor Frocheur

Photography 101

27 October 2019

                                             Exhibition Review

The exhibition that I visited was titled “Chicago: The Black Migration North” by Marvin E. Newman. This exhibition was located on 41 East 57th street, in the Keith de Lellis Gallery. There were 20 pieces in this show and the work was made from 1949 through 1950. The approximate dimensions of these images are 10” x 8”, 8” x10”, and 9.5” x 7.25”. This exhibition gives insight to the migration of African Americans in the late 1940s - early 1950s. It shows how they adjusted to their new life up north in Chicago, a bustling city. In this exhibition I noticed many pictures of children playing, families, and candid photos of different people. Photographing a migration shows a transition in time. People packing up their life, and moving to the unknown for a better future. Through these photos we see how this point in time was so monumental, and what life was like for African Americans. 

Two photographs that I will be discussing are Chicago and Mother, Daughter, & Doll Await the MacArthur Motorcade. In the first photo titled Chicago there is a young boy, blowing a bubble, and he is posed with one foot in front of the other. It seems as though the photographer is close to the child, and the child is posed. The photographer uses shallow depth of field because the boy is only in focus and the city background is not. This photo, along with the rest of the exhibition is in black and white. In this photo specifically, I noticed how everything was dark like the child’s pants, jacket, and shoes. But, when looking at his face the brightness of the bubble drew my attention. In the photo Mother, Daughter & Doll Await the MacArthur Motorcade the photographer displays a mother and daughter. This photo seems more candid  than Chicago and shows more truth. The photographer seems farther away from the subjects and captures motion in the background. In this photo the mother is holding a white doll, which is most likely her daughters. This could be a symbol of how during this era there were no African American dolls and how underrepresented their community was. These two photos exhibit moments of the migration north. 

In my opinion, I thoroughly enjoyed this exhibit. I gained more knowledge of a migration in American history. The photos displayed children, elders, and families and their new lives in Chicago. This exhibition is relevant to today’s audiences because the African American community has a rich history that should be displayed more often. Looking throughout the exhibition I noticed how true the photographer was and wanted to capture what life was really like during this time period. 

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Marvin E Newman Marvin E. Newman (b.1927) was born and raised in the Bronx and attended ‘Brooklyn College’ where he studied sculpture and photography with Walter Rosenblum. In 1948, Newman briefly joined the ‘Photo League’ where he took classes with John Ebstel. He moved to Chicago in 1949 to study at the 'Institute of Design’ with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind. After obtaining his degree in 1952, Newman moved back to New York City. The following year, his work was included in the ‘Museum of Modern Art’s’ “Always the Young Stranger” (1953). Newman has authored or coauthored eight books on the subject of photography. His work has appeared in many publications, including ‘Sports Illustrated’, ‘Life’, ‘Look', ‘Newsweek' and ‘Smithsonian’. In 1983, he served as the national president of the ‘American Society of Magazine Photographers’. He was the recipient of the ‘Lucia Award’ for his achievements in sports photography in 2009. Notably, his work was included the celebrated exhibition ‘Radical Camera: New York’s Photo League 1936-1951’ which was shown at the ‘Jewish Museum’ in New York, the ‘Columbus Museum of Art’ in Ohio, the ‘Contemporary Jewish Museum’ in San Francisco and the ‘Norton Museum of Art’ in West Palm Beach between 2012 and 2013. ‘City of Lights’ published by ‘Taschen’ is out now. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #words #pictures #neon #urchin #marvinenewman #cityoflights #monograph #photographer #streetphotographer #newyorker #taschen #lylerexer https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfEhZ6Ag3T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hzm321e1b2la

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Black Chicago

Exposition / Photographie

28 Oct 2017 – 31 Déc 2017

Les Douches la Galerie

Paris (75)

Paris 10

Les six photographes présentés dans cette exposition, Wayne Miller, Ray K. Metzker, Marvin E. Newman, Vivian Maier, Tom Arndt et Carlos Javier Ortiz couvrent une période de la photographie qui va de 1940 à nos jours. Ils n’ont ni le même parcours ni le même regard. Chacun nous livre une image…

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MARVIN E. NEWMAN’S SPELLBINDING “CITY OF LIGHTS” Miss Rosen for Feature Shoot

Now in his 89th year, American photographer Marvin E. Newman is receiving his due as one of the finest street photographers of the twentieth century. His self-titled monograph, just released as a XXL Collector’s Edition from Taschen showcases his vibrant collection of cityscapes made in New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles—as well as in the Heartland of the nation and the outskirts of Alaska between the years 1950 and 1983.

Born in the Bronx in 1927, Newman studied photography and sculpture at Brooklyn College with Walter Rosenblum. He joined the Photo League in 1948 before moving to Chicago the following year to study with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind at the Institute of Design. “They taught you to keep your mind open and go further, and always respond to what you are making,” Newman remembered.

It was here in Chicago that Newman began to shoot in color film, doing so at a time long before the medium was recognized. His comfort with color is evident throughout his work, as it becomes a harmonizing force and a whirlwind of energy and emotion as much as light itself.

After obtaining his degree in 1952, Newman returned to New York, which was undergoing a major change in the years immediately following the war. At the same time, the artist’s eye as developing and transforming his experience of life. He observed, “I was beginning to see the world in photographic terms. You start to see everything as a rectangle of some sort and see things that you feel are just made to be photographed.”

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Top Photo: Coney Island, 1953. © Marvin. E Newman 2017 Howard Greenberg Gallery / Courtesy of TASCHEN.

Middle Photo: Wall Street, 1958. © Marvin. E Newman 2017 Howard Greenberg Gallery / Courtesy of TASCHEN.

Middle Photo: Broadway, 1954. © Marvin. E Newman 2017 Howard Greenberg Gallery / Courtesy of TASCHEN.

Bottom Photo; Broadway, 1954.© Marvin. E Newman 2017 Howard Greenberg Gallery / Courtesy of TASCHEN.

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Girls Playing Jump Rope, Chicago, 1950

Photographer: Marvin E. Newman

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The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

Social documentary, travel, fashion, sport, even the funeral of JFK — photographer Marvin E. Newman has shot them all through every sort of lens with every conceivable combination of film, flashbulb and filter.

The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

via The Spectator ��: Marvin E. Newman

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The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

Social documentary, travel, fashion, sport, even the funeral of JFK — photographer Marvin E. Newman has shot them all through every sort of lens with every conceivable combination of film, flashbulb and filter.

The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

via The Spectator ��: Marvin E. Newman

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The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

New York photographer Marvin E. Newman has had to wait until the age of 89 for a monograph on his work to be published by Taschen.

The forgotten photographer whose artistry is...

via The Spectator ��: Marvin E. Newman

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