ABOUT ARNOLD NEWMAN & POLAROID

Polaroid I

”People exist in space”, says Arnold Newman, who brings together two major traditions in American photography: the studio portrait and the documentary photo. Yet he managed to create a self-portrait without himself in the picture. Arnold Newman used his studio's backdrop paper for the "self-portrait". Perhaps as a gimmick, perhaps because he was the self-rash-making person, who photographed all the other personalities. The picture is as Polaroid - and as such a unique print - but not dated.

Self-Portrait © Arnold Newman

Polaroid II

Arnold Newman was commissioned to do Edwin Herbert Land's portrait. Edwin Hebert Land (1909-1991) was founder of Polaroid and was posing with workers from the company on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Instant Photography about 1973. The picture is signed by Arnold Newman, but not dated.

Edwin Herbert Land © Arnold Newman

International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum writes: "Edwin Herbert Land was an American physicist and inventor credited with introducing the Polaroid Land Camera. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, he entered Harvard University in 1926. While there, he became interested in polarized light (light oriented in a plane with respect to the source). He took a leave of absence from college and developed a new kind of polarizer, which he called Polaroid, by aligning and embedding crystals in a plastic sheet. Land returned to Harvard at the age of 19 but left again in his senior year to found a laboratory nearby. Joined by other young scientists, he applied the polarizing principle to light filters, optical devices, and motion picture processes. In 1937 the group became the Polaroid Corporation with Land as president and head of research. During World War II the corporation turned to military tasks, inventing infrared filters, dark-adaptation goggles, and target finders. In the late 1940s the Polaroid Corporation introduced the first model of its most successful product, the self-developing Polaroid Land camera; it also put out a microscope for viewing living cells in natural color. For his contributions to the fields of polarized light, photography, and color perception, Land received numerous awards and honorary degrees."

ARNOLD NEWMAN & MARILYN MONROE

ARNOLD NEWMAN (1918-2006)

On Marilyn Monroe and Carl Sandburg

Marilyn Monroe © Arnold Newman, 1962

Carl Sandberg & Marilyn Monroe

 © Arnold Newman, 1962

Arnold Newman did the iconographic image of Marilyn Monroe, which is a signed photo (used for the Louisiana MoMA poster, signed, too), while the images of Carl Sandburg and Marilyn Monroe are vintage prints. These were made for an exhibition created by Peri Alcaide, Palm Springs, California. She was married to Chris Alcaide, and the holder of the Peri's Pictures in West Hollywood from the 1970s. Peri Alcaide was very active in the film industry from the 1950s. She was a member of the Screen Actors Guild and worked to raise awareness of art and photographic memorabilia from Hollywood. In the late 1960s or early 1970s, she created the exhibition of Marilyn Monroe.

”Arnold Newman has earned a reputation as one of the most influential portraitists of our time, a photographer who has changed the way we look at ourselves”, says Philip Brookman, curator of photography and media arts at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and author of Arnold Newman, a major work on the artist (Taschen Verlag, 2000). Arnold Newman pioneered the development of the Environmental Portrait, a style of portraiture in which the setting is essential: the artist in his studio; the politician in his office or in front of a government building; the scientist in his laboratory. ”People exist in space”, says Arnold Newman, who brings together two major traditions in American photography: the studio portrait and the documentary photo.

Arnold Newman in his studio

© Lars Schwander, New York 2001

Born in New York on 3 March, 1918, Newman began photographing in Philadelphia at the age of twenty. The 1930s Depression era was a difficult time in the U.S. – also for his parents who saw their business go down. In spite of this, Arnold Newman quickly became successful and in the 1940s established his own studio in New York’s Manhattan. After that, things progressed rapidly. He was discovered by photography historian Beaumont Newhall and photographer, gallery-owner and publisher Alfred Stieglitz. Newman’s work was exhibited at the A.D. Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art, New York, purchased the first of his pictures. The meeting with Beaumont Newhall and Stieglitz catapulted Arnold Newman into the centre of events. He gained major recognition and began working for fashion and travel magazines.

Augusta & Arnold Newman

© Lars Schwander, New York 2001

I had the pleasure to be a friend of Arnold Newman and looks back on a long series of meetings in his studio, where we always had our tunafish sandwishes for lunch and visits in his home, which was just next door. Midway between New York’s Lincoln Center and Central Park. Special one hot August day 2001 - New York oozed peacefully and with tranquility and everything seemed so romantic. And I photographed Augusta and Arnold Newman outside the studio. It was only a month before 9/11, which changed so much.

On January 20^th, 1962 a number of people were invited to Hollywood producer Henry Weinstein’s villa in Beverly Hills. Among them, Marilyn Monroe, the poet Carl Sandburg - and Arnold Newman. It was just seven months before the death of Marilyn Monroe.

LS: You once stated that Marilyn Monroe caused a lot of problems?

AN: She didn’t give me any problems, but she was a very troubled woman, and I knew it immediately, I mean it didn’t take that much time to figure out. What had happened was that I had to go out to California to visit Carl, who was working there, writing the words of Christ, as I understand, for the movie The Greatest Story Ever Told. I made a hotel reservation, but a friend of mine, her producer, Henry Weinstein who was a brilliant guy, asked me to move in at his place. He was important enough to be the producer of the biggest star at the time. And this was the picture that Marilyn had to be fired from, because she would never show up. Sometimes she wouldn’t show up for a whole week. Financially it became utterly impossible for 20th Century to continue.

Marilyn Monroe & Carl Sandberg

© Arnold Newman, 1962

LS: What I find strange is that you are taking some very beautiful pictures of Marilyn Monroe, but in this specific picture looks troubled. It’s in a snapshot style?

AN: We were all making snapshots that evening. And this was a snapshot, as I call it, taken like in our home next door. My friend wanted me to take pictures of her for the movie, but she kept putting it off, like she put off everything else. If dinner were to be at 7 o’clock, she would show up at 10 o’clock at night. She would change her clothes, change her make-up, change her hairdo, everything, I mean this was common knowledge to anybody that had anything to do with her... And she kept putting it off, and putting it off, and I had two different trips out there, and I remember one night, at the first trip, I was supposed to leave on Saturday, and Weinstein said: No you have to leave on Sunday, because I want you to meet Marilyn.

Carl Sandberg & Marilyn Monroe

© Arnold Newman, 1962

Now her analyst took her in. The truth is she was my dinner partner. And actually this picture, lets see, was taken out of the tiniest frame, the tiniest portion of a 35mm that I pushed to 1200 in those days, that’s why it’s grainy, not for arty sake. And it was Marilyn and Carl Sandberg. She was pouring her heart out with all her troubles to Carl. And I was there just taking snapshots. And a friend of mine took my camera and took pictures of us, and I got other pictures.

LS: How many pictures did you take?

AN: Not many, because I kept hoping. There were about 7 or so people at dinner that night I took pictures. I didn't take pictures at dinner, I didn't want to break up the it up, you know, sometimes it's intruding. But that evening I started taking pictures. I had a 35 with me, and I start taking pictures of her, and then she said she couldn't sleep... She couldn't sleep at night. So Carl said to Marilyn: ”I'd show you the exercise that you before you go to bed.” And I have a whole series of pictures of her, showing how to do the exercise, or dancing with Carl. Here he is, this old man, but he had an eye for women; let's face it. Why not?

When she came later on I said ”Marilyn I still want to take pictures of you, do you have time while you are here?” She said, ”I don’t have any time, I don’t have any time.” And if she did make an appointment she would have broken it, if I know Marilyn. And she said, ”I’ll give you a ticket, you come out to California”, I said, ”Marilyn, I’ll come out to California, and then you’ll put it off again. Either we do it now or we won’t do it at all”. And we didn’t do it… And looking at these contact prints I realized, that this was Marilyn.

ABOUT THE COLLECTION

ARTIST / NUMBER

Twirling Wires © Roger Ballen

National/international

Abrahamov, Lee, 025

Ballen, Roger, 005

Davies, Douglas, 012        

Dureaux, George, 001

Feldman, H-P, 005

Goldin, Nan, 001

Graham, Rodney, 001

Horn, Roni, 001

Jurado, Carlos, 002

Kannisto, Aino, 007

Kaprow, Allan, 001

Kern, Richard, 003

Khrapova, Ektarina, 025

Kurtzweil, Tove, 100

Masuda, Jin, 020

Mokorev, E, 002

Molinier, Pierre, 001

Newman, Arnold, 006

Nieuwenhuize, J, 008        

Perich, Anton, 005

Pohle, A Müller, 003

Pringle, Barry, 001

Rivad, Viggo, 250

Ruff, Thomas, 001

Sherman, Cindy, 003        

Silverthorne, Jeff, 100

Sommer, Georgio, 125

Strömholm, Christer, 008

Sutkus, Astanas, 015        

Tobreluts, Olga, 035

Trockel, Rosemarie, 001

Photo © Marianne Grøndahl

National [Modern & Classic]

Askegaard, Anders, 050

Bak Jensen, Per, 001

Birkemose, Jens, 006

Bo, Morten, 010

Brahe, Henrik, 050

Brask, Ole, 003

Brink Pedersen, Jens, 001

Bisp Büchert, Nanna, 004

Bøegh, Henrik, 007

Carstensen, Claus, 015

Christiansen, Ole, 004

Davidsen, Herbert, 005

Didrichsen, Jens, 013

Elfelt, L.P., 025

Enghoff, Tina, 002

Eskerod, Torben, 010

Eskildsen, Joakim, 015

Fabricius, Jesper, 003

Frandsen, Erik A., 011

Freiheit, Stephen, 010

F. Mikkelsen, Jacob, 005

Funch, Peter, 002

Grage, Leif, 015

Grathwol, Grethe, 003

Grøndahl, Marianne, 002

Hilden, Thyra, 004

Holm, Jes, 055

Holm, Simonne, 001

Howalt, Nicolai, 002

Høm, Jesper, 005

Jensen , Berit, 005

Juncker-Jensen, Jens, 005

Jørgensen, Tim, 010

Kasinsky, Dror, 008

Larsen, Larsen, 020

Lemmerz, Christian, 001

Lind, Peter, 003

Lindequist, A-M, 010

Lose, Søren, 002

Lund, Birgitta, 005

Lykke Jensen, Jette, 003

Lykke Jørgensen, K, 010

Manner-Jakobsen, H, 012

Mathiesen, Lars, 003

Mundt, Frank, 005

Mydtskov, H.J., 020

Møller Rasmussen, S, 020

Nielsen, Gregers, 005

Nielsen, Gurli, 003

Nissen, Rie, 005

Petersen, Thomas, 001

Polack, Lilian, 003

Ponsaing, Eli, 020

Poulsen, Tage, 005

Pringle, Barry, 001

Regild, Christoffer, 001

Rex, Jytte, 005

Schou, Jeanette l, 003
Schwarz, Tina, 002

Schytte, Jørgen, 003

Shapiro, Saul, 002

Sobol, Jacob Aue, 001

Svendsen, Søren, 003

Søby, Ada Bligaard, 005

Søe Pedersen, Myne, 006

Sørensen, Niels Ole, 005

Thrane, Finn, 001

Vorre, Jane, 003

Werner, Sigvart, 002

Winther, Pierre, 005

Wittrup, Ebbe Stub, 025

Aagaard, Peter, 002

Picture (painting) © Colonel / Thierry Geoffroy

Special Collections – 1 [Varies]

Bernild, Bror (Negatives, prints, books)

Brandt, Arne (Negatives, including ”Frikorps Danmark” (Nazis in Denmark), ships in Copenhagen harbour, Nudes, etc.)

Colonel (Thierry Geoffroy) (Pictiures, handmade book, painting, objects, mail-art, etc.

Holmgren, Camilla (As published in the book ”Mirror”)

Remfeldts Collection, Aage (App. 300 photographs from Aage Remfeldts collection, international photography - Poland, USSR, Brazil, etc.)

Queen Margrethe II © Rigmor Mydtskov, 1972

Special Collections - 2 [Royal]

Vintage b/w photographs / colour work printed in 1990’s

Handsigned new year cards from King Frederik IX with original photographs

Aistrup, Inga

Elfelt, Lars Peter

Elfelt Royal

Jonals Co.

Kehlet Phot.

Lindequist, Anne Marie

Mydtskov, Rigmor - signed phototgraphs

Møller, Klaus - signed photographs

Maarbjerg, Jacob – The proclamation of Queen Margrethe II, Jan. 15, 1972

Oddner, Georg – At Marselisborg, July 1989 Slot, juli 1989, signed

Etc.

Self Portrait with Tophat

© Pierre Molinier, app. 1964

Special Collections 3 [Nudes]

As exhibited at Centre Cutiral Andratx, 2004

Richard Kern (USA)

Jaiko in the Tub, 1995

C-print, signed, numbered

A. Vignola (I?)

Untitled (11), 1870’s

Tinted Albumen

Ann. album (F?)

Untitled (11), 1900-10

Heliogravure, from album

Brad Wise (USA)

Untitled, two Women (6), 1990’s

Lambda print, signed

Brad Wise (USA)

Untitled, Japanese Woman (6), 1990’s

Lambda print, signed

Arne Brandt (DK)

Untitled (2), 1940’s

Gelatin print, modern, edition 5

Arne Brandt (DK)

Untitled (2), 1940’s

Gelatin print, vintage

de Laryew (F)

Untitled, 1925

Heliogravure, from album

Steen Hinrichsen (DK)

Untitled, c. 1930’s

Gelantin

Ann. (DK)

In the Arist’s Studio, c. 1950’s

Gelantin

Rolf Winquist (S)

Three (w. the artist Gustav Nordahl), c. 1947

Heliogravure

Allan Ljungberg (S)

Torso, c. 1947

Heliogravure

Jens Juncker-Jensen (DK)

Contacts w. photographer’s notation (4), 1940’s/1990

Gelantin w. blue tusch

Ann. (F)

Postcard, c. 1925

Gelantin

Ann. (F)

Postcard, c. 1905

Gelantin

H.J. Mydtskov (DK)

Models from the Helsingore Revy (2), 1935/1990

Gelantin, modern print of Rigmor Mydtskov

Landroch & L. (F)

Postcard, c. 1905

Heliogravure

Landroch & L. (F)

Les Amoreux, c. 1905

Heliogravure

Ann. (F)

Postcard, c. 1925

Heliogravure (?)

Ann.

From artist & varité album, c. 1930's

Gelantin, heliogravure, vintage

B.L. Singley / Keystone (USA)

Stereoscope, 1893

Albumen

Strohmeyer & Wyman (USA)

Stereoscope, 1901

Albumen

Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (D)

Untitled, boys in Sicily, c. 1920

Albumen, vintage

Ann.

Untitled, Woman from circus?, album (8), c. 1900-1910

Albumen(?)

Gladys (F)

From the series Miho in Landscape (2), 1987-1989

Gelantin, vintage

Gladys (F)

From the series Miho (2), 1987-1989

Gelantin, vintage

Tuija Lindström (SF/S)

From the project Women in Water (2), c. 1988

Gelantin

Steen Möller Rasmussen (DK)

Elke Krystufek, action photograph, performance Copenhagen (2), 1997

Gelantin, signed

Olga Tobreluts (Russia)

Untitled, c. 1994

Computer print, signed(?)

Ole Christiansen (DK)

Untitled c. 1990

Gelantin, signed

Maria Thastum (DK)

From the exhibition Erotik, 1989

Computer print

Tune Andersen (DK)

Untitled, c. 1994

Mixed media on gelantin, unique, signed

Kajsa Gullberg (S)

Untitled, 1997

Gelantin, signed

Per Folkver (DK)

Begrundet Begær, 1990

Gelantin (press photograph)

Stuart McIntyre (GB/DK)

Untitled, c. 1992

Gelantin

Jane Vorre (DK)

Untitled, 1996

Gelantin, tinted, signed

Bjørn Abelin (S)

From the series Snitt (Cut) (2), c. 1997

Gelantin, signed

Anders Schildt (DK)

Untitled, 1994

Photogravure, signed

Anders Askegaard (DK)

Amalfi/Italy - Kristina, c. 1990

Gelantin, signed

Anders Askegaard (DK)

Untitled, Paris series, c. 1988

Gelantin, signed

Henrik Brahe (DK)

Self portrait, 1987

Gelantin, signed

Nathalie Amand (B)

Self portrait, 1991

Gelantin, signed

Nathalie Amand (B)

Untitled (2), c. 1991-92

Gelantin, signed

Nathalie Amand (B)

Untitled, 1989

Gelantin, signed

Mark de Fraeye (B)

Christine III, 1988

C print, signed, numbered

Mark de Fraeye (B)

Christine II, 1988

C print, signed, numbered

Mark de Fraeye (B)

Christine I, 1988

C print, signed, numbered

Brigitte Maria Mayer (D)

From the series Perfect Sister & Freunde der Revolution (4), 1990’s

Lightprint via slide, from the book Perfect Sister

Pierre Molinier (F)

Portrait au gibus [P1-67bis], 1963-64

Gelantin, stamped

Cindy Sherman (USA)

Untitled, nipple

C-Print (?), signed, numbered

Claude Alexandra (F)

Untitled, 1980’s

Gelantin, signed, vintage

Gilbert & George (GB/I)

Untitled

Gelantin, signed, numbered

Douglas Davies (USA)

Untitled, 2000/2001

Lambda

Carlos Jurado (Mexico)

Untitled, pinhole picture, c. 1990’s

Gelantin, signed

Jean-Claude Bélégou (F)

Untitled (2), 1986-90

Gelantin print, signed

Jean-Claude Bélégou (F)

Untitled (2), 1986-90

Gelantin print, signed

Jens Birkemose (DK)

Untitled, Off-set with pencil, 1978

Mixed media, signed

Jens Birkemose (DK)

Untitled, 1986

Unknown material, signed

Jytte Rex (DK)

From the series From the Fairytale’s World, 1976

Mixed media for classical Danish book, vintage

Christoffer Regild (DK)

Jette & I, from the New York series, 1993-96

Gelantin, signed

Silvia Ramirez Anaya (Mexico)

La Pucha, 1996

Gelantin, signed

Anders Askegaard (DK)

Untitled (2), 1988

Gelantin, signed

Ann. (USA)

Untitled, woman, c. 1950’s

Gelantin, vintage

Ann. (USA)

Untitled, woman w. dog, c. 1950’s

Gelantin, vintage

Tove Kurtzweil (DK)

From the exhibitions What She Wants, 1988

Gelantin, signed, vintage

Tove Kurtzweil (DK)

Dancer from Alvin Ailey Dance Company, 1987

Gelantin, signed, vintage

Tove Kurtzweil (DK)

Dancer from Alvin Ailey Dance Company, 1987

Gelantin, signed, vintage

Tove Kurtzweil (DK)

Maria, 1988

Gelantin, signed, vintage

Richard Kern (USA)

Untitled, from the New York Girls series, Taschen (2), c. 1995

Gelantin, signed

Richard Kern (USA)

Lydia Lunch in the Submit to Me Now movie, 1987

Gelantin, signed

Graham P. Baynes (Australia)

Untitled (2), 1990’s

Gelantin, edition 1

Ann. (Sweden)

Untitled (2), 1990’s

Gelantin, signed

Philippe Mérie (F/DK)

Untitled, 1996

Gelantin

Peter Lind (DK)

Photo collage (2), 1992

Gelantin, signed

Ann.

June Wilkinson, model

Gelantin (?)

Bill Hamilton (USA)

Bettie Page, ca. 1960

Gelantin print, vintage

Bill Hamilton (USA)

Bettie Page, ca. 1960

Gelantin print, vintage

Yeager (USA)

Bettie Page

Plastic, modern

Ann. (USA)

Bettie Page

Plastic, modern

Ann. (USA)

Bettie Page

Plastic, modern

Ann. (F)

Film still of Anna Karina in Lola, c. 1964

Gelantin, vintage

Ann. (F)

Film still of Sylvia Kristel in Emmanuelle I, 1974

Gelantin, vintage

Elliott Erwitt (USA)

Fil still of Sophia Loren from Matrimonio all' Italiana, 1964

Gelantin, vintage

Ann.

Jennifer Lopez

B/W plastic, signed by actress?

Ann.

Jodie Foster

C print, signed by actress?

Ann.

Cameron Diaz

C print, signed by model?

Ann.

Elisabeth Hurley

B/W plastic, signed by model?

Ann.

Naomi Campell

C print, signed by actress?

Ann.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

C print, signed by actress?

Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen (DK)

Tanked, New York 2001/2004

Lambda, signed, numbered, edition 4 (3 left)

Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen (DK)

Lit From behind, New York 1999/2004

Lambda, signed, numbered, edition 4 (3 left)

Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen (DK)

From Behind II, 1996/2004

Lambda, signed, numbered, edition 4 (3 left)

Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen (DK)

from Behind I, New York 1997/2004

Lambda, signed, numbered, edition 4 (3 left)

Angelika Slewinsky (S/Poland)

Become Your Dream II, self portrait, 2000

Lambda print, signed

Angelika Slewinsky (S/Poland)

Become Your Dream I, self portrait, 2000

Lambda print, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Untitled, 1993

Xerox Copy, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Untitled, 1995

Gelantin, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Nude in Bombshelter 3/12, 1988

Gelantin, signed, edition

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Untitled, 1991-92

Xerox Copy, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Untitled, nude Finland, 2004

Gelantin, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Nude & Manipulated Man Ray, 1986

Gelantin, signed

Lee Abrahmov (USA/Israel)

Untitled, 1986

Gelantin, signed

Stephen Freiheit Hayes (D/DK)

Untitled, Man (3), 2004

Lambda, signed, edition

Stephen Freiheit Hayes (D/DK)

I’m Lovin’ series (5), 2004

Lambda, signed, edition

Stephen Freiheit Hayes (D/DK)

Untitled (Prague), 1996

Gelantin, signed

Jes Holm (DK)

Untitled, self portraits & portraits (16), 2003/4

Lambda print, signed, edition

Camilla Holmgren (DK)

Self Portrait (2), 2004

Lambda print, signed, edition

Camilla Holmgren (DK)

Self Portrait, 2004

Lambda print, signed, edition

Camilla Holmgren (DK)

Self Portrait (2), 2004

Lambda print, signed, edition

Camilla Holmgren (DK)

Self Portrait (9), 2004

Lambda print, signed, edition

W. Eugene Smith, Life Magazine, 1953

Books, Catalogs, pamplets, dummies, etc.

More than 1,000 books, catalogs, pamphlets. LP and CD covers, videos, DVDs, sound. Most publications are signed by artists like Ballen, Bravo, Eggleston, Goldin, Parr, Sherman, Silverthorne, Strömholm...

Breathing Light, speech © Jeffrey Silverthorne

Varies

Tage Poulsen’s newspaper/magazine clippings

Correspondence with photographers