Nancy Newhall

Nancy Newhall 1942, photo by Barbara Morgan.

Courtesy of Western Regional Archives

FOCUS

Art/ Design/ Craft

ROLE

Faculty

ATTENDANCE

1946 - 1948

BIRTH

1908-05-09

Lynn, MA

DEATH

1974-07-07

Jackson, WY

Nancy Wynne Newhall was an American photography critic. She is best known for writing the text to accompany photographs by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston, but was also a widely published writer on photography, conservation, and American culture. She was also co-founder of Aperture Magazine.

There are many resources about Nancy's life and work, including collections at the Library of Congress, the Getty Museum, and many more; the New York Times also wrote an obituary article upon her passing.

Alternative Names: Nancy Wynne

Nancy Newhall was a photography professor at the college from 1946 to 1948.

Relationships

Husband: Fellow faculty, Beaumont Newhall

Summer Arts Institute Faculty, Black Mountain College, 1946.
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