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Beaumont Newhall
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Beaumont Newhall (June 22, - February 26, ) was an influential curator, art historian, writer, and photographer.
His The History of Photography remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photo history textbook.
Beaumont newhall biography of albert
Newhall was the recipient of numerous awards and accolades for his accomplishments in the study of photo history.
Childhood and Education
Beaumont Newhall was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on June 22, Some of his earliest childhood memories revolved around photography.
He recalled watching his mother in her darkroom as she developed her own glass plate images as well as dipping his fingers into the chemical trays to see what they tasted like.
Although Newhall wanted to study film and photography in college, the subjects were not being taught as separate disciplines when he enrolled at Harvard University.
Instead, he c