Newton, Helmut
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Birthname | Helmut Neustädter | ||||
born on | 31 October 1920 at 11:30 (= 11:30 AM ) | ||||
Place | Berlin, Germany, 52n29, 13e21 | ||||
Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
German-born photographer, known for his fashion photography of nude women and his portrayal, usually in black and white, of sexuality. His photographs, many erotic, appeared in magazines such as Playboy, Elle and Vogue. Considered a trailblazer in the world of fashion photography, his work explored power, gender roles and sexuality, producing a "Big Nudes" series in black-and-white. He photographed many beautiful and powerful people, including Paloma Picasso, Pierre Cardin, and super-models such as Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. Even his landscapes and clothed subjects were striking in their portrayal of a mood. A hosiery ad he photographed was banned from the side of New York City buses in 1998 because it was deemed to be too racy, though it had been featured on a giant billboard in Times Square for a short while prior.
Newton was born in Berlin to a Jewish family. He fled Germany in 1938, going first to Singapore and then settling in Australia where he became a citizen. He eventually moved to Monte Carlo. His wife June worked under the name Alice Springs and she was a favorite subject of his. They had no children.
He died in Los Angeles on January 23, 2004, age 83, when, as he was leaving a hotel, he apparently lost control of his car and crashed into a wall.
Relationships
- (has as) boss relationship with Yva (born 26 January 1900)
- compare to chart of Walter, Fritz (born 31 October 1920). Notes: born on the same day
Events
- Family : Change residence 1938 (left Germany)
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes Newton's book," Helmut Newton: Autobiography" (London: Duckworth, 2003), p. 5.
Categories
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs (to June, AKA Alice Springs)
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Lifestyle : Work : Skills - singular/specialist
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western (Jewish)
- Personal : Death : Accidental
- Vocation : Art : Photography
- 1920 births
- Birthday 31 October
- Birthplace Berlin, GER
- Sun 7 Scorpio
- Moon 29 Gemini
- Asc 26 Sagittarius
- 2004 deaths
- Family : Relationship : Marriage more than 15 Yrs
- Family : Parenting : Kids none
- Lifestyle : Work : Skills - singular/specialist
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work
- Lifestyle : Financial : Gain - Financial success in field
- Lifestyle : Home : Expatriate
- Personal : Religion/Spirituality : Western
- Personal : Death : Accidental
- Vocation : Art : Photography