Beaumont Newhall
date: label: date made
content: 1989
name: label: maker
content: Rushton, Charles R.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Gelatin Silver Print by Charles Rushton of Beaumont Newhall, 1989.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Black and white portrait of elderly man sitting in a wooden chair facing the viewer. He is wearing a dark sweater with the sleeves rolled once, light colored pants and a collared shirt underneath the sweater. The man is mostly bald and has numerous age spots. On the white wall above the man is a framed poster that says "Beaumont Newhall In Plain Sight" and has a picture of skyscrapers. To the right there is a plant with long vines and heart-shaped leaves hanging on the wall. Recto: signed and dated by artist.
label: Description
content: Charles Rushton is an American photographer that made portraits of New Mexico photographers between the years of 1980 and 1994. This particular collection consists of 38 prints: twenty-nine- 8"x10" gelatin silver prints and nine- 8½"x11" inkjet prints acquired from the photographer. The collection includes photographers Tom Barrows, Van Deren Coke, Betty Hahn, David Michael Kennedy, Patrick Nagatani, Beaumont Newhall and Joel-Peter Witkin. The earliest print in this collection is of Manuel Carrillo in 1982, and the last piece added to the collection is of Holly Roberts in 1994.
label: Description
content: Rushton chose this particular project after attending a Zone VI workshop offered by Fred Picker in Vermont in 1980. While at the workshop Rushton was given specific advice to pick a topic and stick to it instead of switching random topics every day. This was when Rushton had the idea to photograph artists and photographers upon returning home to New Mexico. With the help of photographer friend, Bob Hooten, Rushton was able to obtain the names of photographers that suited the parameters of his project. After a few years, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History purchased several of Rushton's prints for their collection of portraits of New Mexico Artists and expressed interest in seeing his future work. With the permission of the museum, Rushton used the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History name to help him gain influence and access to more famous photographers such as Beaumont Newhall.
label: Description
content: Rushton studied photography under Fred Picker, Oliver Gagliani (depicted in the collection) and Arnold Newman (depicted in the collection). Rushton holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lawrence University, a Master of Arts in Teaching degree from St. Thomas University, a Master of Arts in Library Science degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Fine Arts in Photography degree from the University of Oklahoma. Rushton is currently a professor of digital photography at Oklahoma City Community College and Moore-Norman Technology Center.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photo History Collection
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content: Photography
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content: Charles Rushton Collection
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Charles R. Rushton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2008.0178.25
label: catalog number
content: 2008.0178.25
label: accession number
content: 2008.0178
objectType: label: Object Name
content: gelatin silver print
label: Object Name
content: photograph
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 11 in; 20.32 cm x 27.94 cm