Beaumont Newhall
♂ American, 1908–1993
Beaumont worked at MoMA from about 1937 to 1970 as Curator and Competition Judge , and he was head of the Department of Photography from 1940–1947 .
Six exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS BY YEAR
Photography 1839–1937
17 March to 18 April 1937
Edward Steichen, Charles Sheeler, Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy, among others, were involved.
Three Centuries of American Art
24 May to 31 July 1938
Edward Steichen, Ben Shahn, Charles Sheeler and Man Ray, among others, were involved.
Sixty Photographs: A Survey of Camera Esthetics
31 December 1940 to 12 January 1941
Edward Steichen, Charles Sheeler, Man Ray and László Moholy-Nagy, among others, were involved.
Photographs by David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson
9 September to 19 October 1941
David Octavius Hill, Robert Adamson and Beaumont Newhall were involved.
Image of Freedom
29 October 1941 to 1 February 1942
Charles Sheeler, Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Ansel Adams and Monroe Wheeler, among others, were involved.
Photo Eye of the 20s
4 June to 8 September 1970
Max Ernst, Edward Steichen, Charles Sheeler and Man Ray, among others, were involved.