Magnifique monographie consacrée aux portraits photographiques d'Arnold Newman des personnalités politiques, des affaires et du monde artistique qui ont été réalisé et publié dans la presse magazine dont Life, Look et Harper's Bazaar... Plus de 350 reproductions de photographies et de pages de magazines où l'on voit les images en situation éditoriale.
American photographer Arnold Newman (1918-2006) is best known for his compelling portraits of artists, composers, actors and political figures of the postwar era. Newman's deliberately constructed compositions express biography, creative vision and professional expertise. By building each image and methodically planning his photoshoots, he developed a graphic visual style that was well suited to popular magazines, such as Life, Look, Fortune, Holiday and Harper's Bazaar.
This book considers the full breadth of Newman's photographic practice, including his magazine commissions and advertisements, and highlights the crucial role magazines played in shaping his career. In three major illustrated sections, the authors explore the ways that Newman learned through magazines; how his career was propelled by magazine commissions during the 1950s and 1960s; and how mass media publications circulated his work and cemented his reputation. The photographs reveal Newman's many influences and chart his considerable impact on American visual culture. Tracing Arnold Newman's relationship with and within the popular press expands our understanding of his work, reveals the inventiveness of his craft and underscores his undeniable impact on American visual culture in the postwar period.
Livre bilingue anglais et coréen réalisé à l'occasion d'une exposition au Museum Hanmi de Séoul et la Art Gallery of Ontario au Canada.