Helmut Newton
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German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)
OverviewAI-generated
Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter in Berlin in 1920, was a German and Australian photographer and photojournalist. He died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles in 2004 and was buried at the III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße. Newton was married to June Browne and spoke English and German. He received a Lucie Award for his work.
His photographic works are held in collections including the National Gallery of Victoria, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Berlinische Galerie. Among his notable publications are *The Artificial of the real*, *Helmut Newton's Work*, *Helmut Newton. Polaroids*, and *Helmut Newton and Alice Springs. Us and Them*.
Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Europeana Sparql, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1920
- Died
- 2004
- Works
- 70
Top works
- The Artificial of the real
- Helmut Newton's Work
- Helmut Newton. Polaroids
- Helmut Newton
- Helmut Newton and Alice Springs. Us and Them
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- [Worldwide]
- Active from
- 1920
- Active to
- 2004
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 7
- Total plays
- 15
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,608x
- Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,840x
- Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger
· 2016 · cited 11,688x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
- GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral
· 2017 · cited 8,250x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “Since the commercialization and banality of editorial magazine pages have made this work uninteresting, advertising has become an increasingly important part of my work. It is interesting to compare European and American mores in regard to my work. One will notice that most of my European images have a stronger sexual content that those destined for American publication. The term "political correctness" has always appalled me, reminding me of Orwell's "Thought Police" and fascist regimes.”
- “Growing up, I was surrounded by Nazi imagery, like everybody in Germany, and for a boy obsessed with photography it left an indelible impression on me. Later this influence was tempered by Brassaï and Dr. Erich Salomon. My love of photography at night started with m early experience of … the Berlin undergrund stations. Even today I love photographing by the light of street lamps or in the glare of my flash.”
- “My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain.”
- “I like photographing the people I love, the people I admire, the famous, and especially the infamous. My last infamous subject was the extreme right wing French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen. Even when I am not in sympathy with the person, I have to be in love with him or her while I'm doing their portrait. Le Pen adored me (at least until his photo ran alongside Hitler's in Le Monde), and we got on extremely well.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Helmut Neustädter , ( 1920-10-31 ) 31 October 1920, Berlin , Germany
- Died
- 23 January 2004 (2004-01-23) (aged 83), Los Angeles , California, US
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Years active
- 1936−2003
- Spouse
- June Browne ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1948 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Helmut Newton, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Helmut Newton (né Neustädter; 31 October 1920 – 23 January 2004) was a German-Australian photographer. The New York Times described him as a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."
Early life
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