Arnold Newman: Masterclass Audio Tour

This summer the Museum presents the traveling exhibition, Arnold Newman: Masterclass and the permanent collection installation, Arnold Newman: In Context. Newman is represented in the permanent collection of The San Diego Museum of Art by 59 photographs. Both of these installations, Arnold Newman: Masterclass and Arnold Newman: In Context pay tribute to the presence of this important artist in the collection and to the Museum’s commitment to exhibiting and collecting photography.

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Violin Shop: patterns on table, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Gelatin silver print, 1941 Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Marilyn Monroe, actress and singer, Beverly Hills, California 1962 Gelatin silver print The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation, New York

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Marc Chagall, painter, New York Gelatin silver print, 1942 The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation, New York

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Alfried Krupp, industrialist, Essen, Germany Gelatin silver print; printed later, 1963 The Widder Collection, San Diego

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Igor Stravinsky 1946 Gelatin silver print The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation, New York

Newman: Masterclass Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Moses and Raphael Soyer, painter, New York Gelatin silver print, 1942 The Arnold and Augusta Newman Foundation, New York

Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Ben Rose, photographer, and Mickey, New York Contact print, 1944 Photography Collection / Harry Ransom Center / The University of Texas, at Austin

Newman: In Context Claes Oldenburg American, born in Sweden in 1929 Geometric Mouse, Scale D (Paper), “Homemade” (Instructions) Photo-offset lithograph in three colors on five elements on Mat board, 1971 Bequest of Tania Kleid Sumberg 2012.28.a-c Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Claes Oldenburg Gelatin silver print, 1969 Gift of Cam and Wanda Garner 2010.104

Newman In Context Manuel Álvarez Bravo Mexican, 1902–2002 The Dancer’s Daughter Gelatin silver print, 1933 Gift of Jerry and May Kay Gardner 2012.224

Newman In Context: New Acquisitions Flor Garduño Mexican, born 1957 Abrazo de luz, México Gelatin silver print, 2000 2012.71

Newman: In Context Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Andrew Wyeth Gelatin silver print, 1994 Gift of Jordan Finn 2008.38 Andrew Wyeth American, 1917–January 16, 2009 Pikes Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on board, 1965 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norton S. Walbridge 1976.214

Newman: In Context Berenice Abbott American, 1898–1991 Silky’s Hot Dog House, Daytona Beach, Florida Gelatin silver print, 1954 Gift of Cam and Wanda Garner 2012.159