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Oct 2010
Yasuo Kuniyoshi
Oct 2010
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Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Artist Arnold Newman American, 1918–2006
Date1941
Mediumgelatin silver print
Dimensions19 x 24.6 cm (7 1/2 x 9 11/16 in.)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number1962.64
Label TextNewman’s rise in photography proved a combination of hard work and luck. During the depression, Newman needed to quit school to make money. He started at a chain photography studio in Philadelphia working many hours for very little money. In 1941, Newman traveled to New York City for the first time with a portfolio he presented to Beaumont Newhall, the new curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art. Within two days of meeting Newhall, Newman had secured a gallery show at the prestigious A-D Gallery.

During the same year, Newman met Kuniyoshi (1893-1953), the Japanese-born painter who combined elements from his Asian heritage with those of naturalistic American painting to create a distinctive image of everyday modern life. This photograph was taken at Kuniyoshi’s 14th Street Studio in New York City.
ProvenanceArnold Newman, New York, New York
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