You can be a photographer, too!

Photography Ideas:

Set up your favorite things like a still-life display and take a photo. Take photos of things that are the individual colors of the rainbow. Print them out and create a mosaic rainbow to decorate your wall. Take close-up photos of things and ask others to guess what they might be. Take photos of a person showing different emotions: happy, surprised, sad, angry, confused, sleepy, etc. Try taking photos of things from different angles. Notice how the object looks different depending on the angle. Take photos of people acting out verbs to help with vocabulary: jumping, sleeping, eating, brushing teeth, playing a sport, just to name a few.

AR N OLD N E WM A N
Activity book for kids

We do not take pictures with our cameras, but with our hearts and minds. -Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman: Biography

Magazine Work March 3, 1918 June 6, 2006

Arnold Newman was born in New York City, and grew up in Atlantic City and New Jersey. As a boy, Arnold loved art! Although his familys business was not doing well, his parents encouraged his passion.

Draw your own magazine cover!

Add a magazine title, a picture, and picture title.

What do you love to do? What are your passions? Draw or write them in the boxes below!

Explore Arnolds unique photos and uncover clues. Take time to look carefully at the photos in the book and exhibition. Lastly, try to apply Arnolds methods the next time you take photos!
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Draw Your Own Magazine Cover

Magazine Work March 3, 1918 June 6, 2006

As a photographer, Arnold Newman was asked to take photos for magazines such as Life, Newsweek, and Time.

What is a portrait?
A portrait is simply a picture of a person. Arnold Newman is best known for his environmental portraits. This means that he liked to take photos of people in their own surrounding. Arnold also said that the portrait is like a biography, Its purpose is to inform now and to record for history.

Arnold photographed presidents such as Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon.

Circle the portraits! Look for a person! A C

He also showed architecture for Holiday, a travel magazine.

Environmental portraits are special because they often include clues to help you find out more about the person. Turn the page to find the clues!
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A, B, and D are portraits

Arnold Newman even captured wildlife for the Rod & Gun magazine.

Can You Find the Clues?

Pablo Eleanor Picasso Roosevelt , France, 1954

First Lady, Writer, Humanitarian, New York City, 1962

Try Arnolds method of editing

Look at these photos of a photographer, Duane Michals, that Arnold snapped. Make some edits with Xs and notes. Finally, choose one that you like the most and circle it.

Eleanor Roosevelt was married to Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States from 1933-1945. Find her wedding ring. Can you also find the photo of the President?

She was the longest serving First Lady. Find the American Flag.

She was an outspoken writer and even wrote for a newspaper column. Find the stack of newspapers.

Eleanor liked to help people and had great sympathy. Find the white flower.

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Snap, Edit, Choose

Pablo Picasso, France, 1954

How would you describe this photo? Do you think Arnold captured Picassos personality and emotion?

Find the clues in the photograph and circle them!

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Can You Find the Clues?

Leonard Bernstein
Conductor, Composer, Teacher, New York City, 1968

Arnolds work in progress.

Leonard Bernstein was a conductor and worked with many prestigious orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Find the baton.

Arnold wrote Xs for the ones he didnt like. He used check marks for the ones he wanted to keep.

A conductor needs to be familiar with many different instruments. How many instruments can you find? If Arnold wanted to cut or crop a photo, he drew a box around it.

Leonard was also a great composer. He wrote original music for ballets, operas, symphonies, and much more. Find the sheet music and rows of seats for a choir.

Scan the QR code to listen to his Symphony No. 1, Jeremiah, 1942.

What do you think the final photo looked like? Turn the page to see!

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Snap, Edit, Choose

Arnolds work in progress.

Find the clues in the photograph and circle them!

Snap, snap, snap, snap! Arnold took many photos so he could have many choices.

He used a bright red crayon to edit his pictures.

In the end, Arnold chose the photos that fully captured the personality and emotion of the person.

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C: Jackson Pollock, artist D: Vannevar Bush, scientist

A: Frank Stella, artist B: Hans Hoffman, artist

C: Elie Wiesel, writer D: Phillip Johnson, architect

Find the Writers!

Circle the writers.

Look for clues like a pen, a notebook, stack of papers, or books.

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A: Alexander Calder, artist B: Woody Allen, writer

Find the Artists!

Look for clues like their work of art or an easel.

Circle the artists.