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Helmut Newton Biography
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Born in Berlin, Germany (as Helmut Neustädter)
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Died in Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Helmut Newton was born in Berlin, soon emigrated to Australia, and eventually settled in Paris. He was educated at Heinrich von Treitschke Realgymnasium in Berlin from 1928-32, and the American School in Berlin from 1933-35. Newton began his work as a photographer as an apprentice to fashion and theater photographer, Eva (Else Simon) in Berlin from 1936-40. In the mid-1940's he began working as a freelance photographer contributing to such publications as, Jardin des Modes, Elle, Queen, Playboy, Nova, Marie-Claire, Vogue (New York and Paris), and Stern.
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Newton is the recipient of numerous awards, including: the Best Photography Award from the Art Director's Club in Tokyo in 1976; the American Institute of Graphic Arts Award in 1977 and 1980; and the Gold Medal from the Art Director's Club in Germany in 1978 and 1979.
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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A Gun for Hire, Fundación Caixa Galicia, LA Coruña, Spain (solo)
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2007
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Wanted, Helmut Newton, Larry Clark, Ralph Gibson at the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2007
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Helmut Newton XL, Hamiltons Gallery, London, UK (solo)
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2006
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Sex & Landscapes, Palazzo Reale , Milan, Italy (solo)
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2006
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Yellow Press / Playboy Projections, Guest Artist: Veruschka Self-Portraits, Performed by Vera Lehndorff, Photographed by Andreas Hubertus Ilse, at the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2006
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Men, War & Peace, Newton, Nachtwey, LaChapelle at the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2005
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A Gun for Hire, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco (solo)
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2005
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A Gun for Hire, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2005
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Sex & Landscapes, Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2004
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Sex & Landscapes / Yellow Press, Retretti Art Centre, Helsinki, Finland (solo)
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2004
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Helmut Newton, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA (solo)
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2004
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Us & Them / Sex & Landscapes, Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin (solo)
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2004
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Private Property, Permanent Museum at the Helmut Newton Foundation, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Sex & Landscapes, Gallery Joshua Mann Pailet, New Orleans, USA (solo)
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2003
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Neue Galerie Graz, Graz, Austria (solo)
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2003
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Sex & Landscapes / Yellow Press, ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst, Ishoj, Denmark (solo)
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2003
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Sex & Landscapes, Aydan Gallery, Moscow, Russia (solo)
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2003
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Sex & Landscapes, Schloss Bellevue, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Yellow Press, Carla Sozzani Gallery, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2003
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Helmut Newton – Genuine Eyes, Gallery Sho Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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2002
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Sex & Landscapes, Rupertinum Museum, Salzburg, Austria (solo)
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2002
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Sex & Landscapes, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary (solo)
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2002
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Sex & Landscapes, Galleria Gió Marconi, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Yellow Press, de Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2002
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Helmut Newton Work, Photo Espana 2002, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2002
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Helmut Newton Work, Kunsthalle Krems, Austria (solo)
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2001
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Sex & Landscapes, de Pury & Luxembourg, Zurich, Switzerland (solo)
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2001
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Sex & Landscapes, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, USA (solo)
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2001
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Helmut Newton Work, Barbican Centre, London, UK (solo)
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2001
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Helmut Newton Work, I.C.P, New York, NY, USA (solo)
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2000
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Helmut Newton Work, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2000
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Helmut Newton Work, Museum of Modern Art, Sao Paulo, Brazil (solo)
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2000
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Helmut Newton Work, Museum Ludwig, Kunsthalle, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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1999
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Architecture & Pornographie, Gastello die Rivoli, Turin, Italy (solo)
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1999
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Us and Them, Helmut Newton & Alice Springs. 50 Years together – Personal Photographs, Center for Contemporary Art, Stockholm, Sweden (solo)
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1999
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Us and Them, Kunsthalle, Rotterdam, Netherlands (solo)
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1999
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Us and Them, MEP, Paris, France (solo)
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1999
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Us and Them, Gallery Carla Sozzani, Milan, Italy (solo)
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1998
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Visa pour l’image 67 new portraits, Perpignan, France (solo)
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1998
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Us and Them, Nikolay, Copenhagen Fotomuseet O dense, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo)
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1997
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Helmut Newton Photographien, Camera Work Gallery, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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1997
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Helmut Newton in Sweden, Hasselblad Foundation at the Goteborg Museum, Sweden (solo)
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1996
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Helmut Newton – Photography, Navio Museum, Japan (solo)
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1996
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Fashion and Fantasy, A Gallery for Fine Photography, New Orleans, LA, USA (solo)
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1995
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Archives de Nuit, Galerie Pierre Nouvion, Monte-Carlo, Monaco (solo)
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1995
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Helmut Newton – Photography, Odakyu Museum, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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1994
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Helmut Newton aus dem photographischen Werk, Fotomuseum, Winterthur, Switzerland (solo)
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1994
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New Editions + Retrospective Prints, Gallery Sho Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan (solo)
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1993
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Helmut Newton aus dem photographischen Werk, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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1993
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(Fashion photographs – Acquisitions of Paris Audiovisuel), Centre Culturel Française de Rome, Rome, Italy (solo)
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