Helmut Newton
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German-Australian photographer (1920–2004)
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Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter in Berlin in 1920, was a photographer and photojournalist. He worked primarily in the field of fashion photography. Newton held citizenship in Germany and Australia. He spoke and wrote in both English and German. His professional recognition included receiving the Lucie Award.
Newton was married to June Browne and was in an unmarried partnership with Elsa Peretti. He died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles on January 23, 2004, from natural causes. His remains were buried at the III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße. Several of his works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Victoria, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Berlinische Galerie.
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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 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Helmut
- Family name
- Newton
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Spouse
- June Browne
- Occupation
- photojournalist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Award
- Lucie Award
- Field of work
- fashion photography
- Image
- Helmut Newton Grave headshot crop.jpg
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- Commons category
- Helmut Newton
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- date of birth
- 1920-10-31
- date of death
- 2004-01-23
- Commons Creator page
- Helmut Newton
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Helmut Newton
- name in native language
- Helmut Newton
- birth name
- Helmut Neustädter
- place of burial
- III. Städtischer Friedhof Stubenrauchstraße
- has works in the collection
- Berlinische Galerie
- P8168
- Zorge
- unmarried partner
- Elsa Peretti
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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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