Max Ernst
Artist
Arnold Newman
(American, 1918 - 2006)
CultureAmerican
Date1942
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 11/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.6 × 19.1 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Overall, Support: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 15/16 × 16 in. (50.6 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Helen Levitt
Object number85.144
Not on view
DescriptionThis is a gelatin silver print.Label TextArnold Newman American, 1918–2006 Portrait of Max Ernst, 1942 Gelatin silver print Gift of Helen Levitt 85.144 Like Marvin Lazarus, Arnold Newman set out to document artists working in America, debuting his portraits at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1945 with his exhibition Artists Look Like This. Many of these portraits were set in the artist’s studio with examples of their work. Together, Lazarus’s and Newman’s portfolios offered insight to the manners and modes of the twentieth century’s most important artists. Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years of Photography at the Chrysler Museum,", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA; September 11, 1993-March 6, 1994. "Facing Ourselves: Mike Disfarmer and the American Portrait," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 16, 2022 - May 14, 2023.
Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman
Arnold Newman
