Marvin E. Newman Explained

Birth Name:	Marvin Elliott Newman
Birth Date:	5 December 1927
Birth Place:	The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Death Place:	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

Marvin Elliott Newman (December 5, 1927 – September 13, 2023) was an American artist and photographer.^[1]

Early life and education

Marvin Elliott Newman was born in The Bronx "to a family of Russian Jews who'd been in the bakery business for four generations".^{[2] [1]} At age 16, he entered Brooklyn College where he studied sculpture and photography with Walter Rosenblum.^[3] In 1948, Newman briefly joined the Photo League where he took classes with John Ebstel.^[4] He graduated from Brooklyn with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1949.^[1]

In 1949, he moved to Chicago to study at the Institute of Design with Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.^{[1] [5]} After obtaining an MS degree in photography in 1952, he moved back to New York City.^[1]

Career

Newman began working at Sports Illustrated^[6] soon after it began publishing in 1954. He also worked with Time/Life Books and advertising agencies.^[1] He contributed to various other publications including Life, Look, Newsweek and Smithsonian and Newsweek.^[1]

Newman authored or coauthored eight books on the subject of photography. He was at one time the national president of the American Society of Magazine Photographers.^[7]

Personal life and death

Newman had a sister. His first marriage, to Julia Scully, a former editor of Modern Photography magazine, ended in divorce. His second marriage, to Marja Loukkola with whom he had a daughter, also ended in divorce. His third marriage was to Dr. Brigitte (Genin) Newman, with whom he had a son.^[1]

Marvin E. Newman died on September 13, 2023, at the age of 95.^[1]

Publications

• The Color of Sweden, 1966.
• Africa's Animals, 1967.
• New York at Night. Stewart Tabori and Chang, 1984. Full color portfolio of Times Square in the 1950s.
• Hallmark Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago, 1994.
• American Photographs 1900/2000. Assouline, 2000. Two published photographs.
• Yankee Colors: The Glory Years of the Mantle Era. 2009. With text by Al Silverman.
• The Classic Mantle. 2012. With text by Buzz Bissinger.
• Marvin E. Newman. Taschen, Collector’s Edition of 1,000 Copies, 2017.^{[8] [9] [10] [11]}

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

• 1981: Breaking Ground, Open Spaces Temporary and Accidental, photographs by Newman, text by Brendan Gill. One man show. Municipal Art Society of New York.
• 2006: Marvin E. Newman: The First Decade. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York.
• 2008: Marvin E. Newman: The Color Series. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York.^[12]

Group exhibitions

• 1953: Always the Young Strangers, Museum of Modern Art, New York. Included the work of 25 young photographers.^[1]
• 1982: Manhattan, color photographic show, The Museum of the City of New York.
• 1989: Life through the Sixties, International Center of Photography, New York.:
• 1994: Hallmark Collection, Art Institute of Chicago, I C P Midtown, New York.
• 1995: Institute of Design, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, Illinois.
• 1998: New acquisitions Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
• 2010: Discoveries. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York.^[13]
• 2010: Beyond Color, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York.

Awards

• Gold Medal for Editorial Photography from the Art Directors Club of New York
• 2009: Lucie Award for Achievement in Sports Photography^[14]

Collections

Newman's work is held in the following permanent collections:

• Art Institute of Chicago^[15]
• National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC^[16]
• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas^[17]
• The Jewish Museum, New York^[18]
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York^[19]
• Museum of Modern Art, New York^[20]
• Whitney Museum of American Art, New York^[21]

Notes and References

1. News: Richard. Sandomir. 2023-09-22. Marvin Newman, Sports and Street Photographer, Dies at 95. The New York Times. 21 September 2023. 0362-4331.
2. Web site: Fred. Camper. 2023-09-22. Men on the Street. 10 June 1999. Chicago Reader.
3. Web site: Moroz . Sarah . Marvin Newman Beyond the Single Image . The New York Times . 8 January 2016.
4. https://archive.today/20120915095814/http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/onlinecollection/collection_results.php?artistlist=1&aid=7273 Marvin E. Newman bio at The Jewish Museum
5. [Edward Leffingwell]
6. News: 06.26.67 . CNN . 2010-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080523102341/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/topic/cover/Marvin_Newman/1900-01-01/2100-12-31/dd/index.htm . 2008-05-23 .
7. Web site: Former President Marvin E. Newman Has Passed. September 18, 2023. ASMP.
8. Web site: 2023-09-21. Taschen book highlights the undiscovered work of photographer Marvin E. Newman. www.itsnicethat.com.
9. News: Gilbert . Sarah . 2017-05-13 . New York: the city of lights by Marvin E Newman – in pictures . en-GB . The Guardian . 2023-09-28 . 0261-3077.
10. Web site: Richman . Liz Connor, Gareth . 2017-05-02 . Amazing undiscovered photographs of New York in the past . 2023-09-28 . Evening Standard . en.
11. News: 2023-09-28 . Photography special: New York in colour . en . 2023-09-28 . 0140-0460. The Times.
12. Web site: Marvin e. Newman: Color Series at Bruce Silverstein . 2010-07-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715002452/http://oneartworld.com/Bruce+Silverstein/Color+Series.html . 2011-07-15 . dead .
13. Web site: Archived copy . August 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426070149/http://www.brucesilverstein.com/documents/4c59cf6dcb562.jpg . April 26, 2011 .
14. Web site: 2023-09-22. Marvin E. Newman. lucies.org.
15. Web site: Newman . Marvin E. . Third Avenue El . The Art Institute of Chicago . 1949 . en.
16. Web site: 2023-09-22. Artist Info. www.nga.gov.
17. Web site: 2023-09-22. Works - Marvin E. Newman - People - The MFAH Collections. emuseum.mfah.org.
18. Web site: The Jewish Museum . The Jewish Museum.
19. Web site: Marvin E. Newman Windy Day . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . en.
20. Web site: Marvin E. Newman MoMA . The Museum of Modern Art . en.
21. Web site: Marvin E. Newman Untitled . Whitney Museum of American Art . en.