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The founding curator of the International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House offers reminiscences about people and places in the world of photography

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A graceful, lively memoir by photography's first historian, with accounts of his friendships with many of the century's great photographers, from Alfred Stieglitz to Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Henri Cartier-Bresson. Newhall (1908-93) wrote the now-standard History of Photography (1937) and founded the photo collection at the Museum of Modern Art; as much as anyone, he helped photography gain acceptance as art. This memoir, finished shortly before his death, includes an account of his boyhood in Lynn, Massachusetts; of his training in art history at Harvard; the important early exhibits he organized at the MOMA; and the contributions of his wife, Nancy, to both the field and his own accomplishments. A long section describing his work as a photoreconnaisance expert in Egypt and Italy during WW II, though not closely related to his career, is also highly interesting. In addition, Newhall offers detailed accounts of various important photographers' working methods, as well as of discussions carried on among them about their work. Unanticipated delights include a description of eccentric Chicago collector Alden Boyer; of Western travel with Ansel Adams; and of three days the author spent with Margaret Bourke-White. Less persuasive are an exchange of letters between Newhall and his wife describing machinations of MOMA trustees and Edward Steichen, Newhall's successor at the museum. While the changes that brought on Newhall's departure at MOMA seem unfair, the author's insistence that the museum show only the "greatest" photographic art, along with his apparent conviction that only a select few can possibly know such greatness when they see it, arouses sympathy for Steichen's desire to lure museum-goers by exhibiting a wider variety of photographic work. Overall: a pleasurable, informative, and unique glimpse into the lives of many of photography's great figures. (Seventy-five b&w photographs, some by Newhall--not seen) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Newhall's accomplishments in photography include establishing the photography department at the Museum of Modern Art (and being appointed its first curator); writing a landmark publication The History of Photography (Museum of Modern Art, 1982. 5th rev. ed.); and being named first permanent curator of the George Eastman House. His tireless efforts to achieve intellectual recognition for photography as a creative, artistic medium have resulted in the medium's inclusion in academic curricula and in fine arts museums. These engaging memoirs recount a privileged youth, military service in a photographic reconnaissance unit, friendships with the leading 20th-century photographers, picture-taking in the national parks with Ansel Adams, and the never-ending struggles with museum and academic bureaucracies. Above all, Newhall provides a fresh appreciation for the art of photography. Recommended.
- Joan Levin, MLS, Chicago
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  • PublisherBulfinch Pr
  • Publication date1993
  • ISBN 10 0821219049
  • ISBN 13 9780821219041
  • BindingHardcover
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  • Number of pages272
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