Robert W. Newmann
Robert W. Newmann | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 81–82) Nyack, New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | painter, sculptor |
| Movement | Washington Color School |
Robert W. Newmann (born 1944) is an American painter and sculptor.[1][2] He was a member of the Washington Color School art movement.[3][4][5] In his early career he painted canvas and transitioned in his late career to working in sculpture and installation art.
Biography
Robert W. Newmann was born in 1944 in Nyack, New York.[1] He attended Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Iowa, and the Corcoran College of Art and Design.
In 1984, Newmann was part of a New York lawsuit, Newmann vs. Delmar Realty Co. over the completion of a New York City mural sandblasted on the side of a brick wall at the Palladium.[6][7] The lawsuit was notable for establishing artists legal rights in the case of defaced public artwork.[8] Using a recently enacted New York law that safeguards artists' rights, a Manhattan State Supreme Court judge ordered the Palladium's owners to let Newmann complete the mural. Judge Elliott Wilk found that leaving the artwork unfinished harmed Newmann's reputation and violated the state's Artists' Authorship Rights Act.[9]
Newmann's work is included in the public museum collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Robert Newmann". Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM). Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Hudson, Andrew (December 1968). "Andrew Hudson on Washington". Artforum.com. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ The Washington Painters: 17 Artists from the Capital Area. John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. Scheb Printing Incorporated. 1969. p. 9.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Forgey, Benjamin (1988-04-24). "Washington's Bad Case of Cultural Amnesia". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Ponsford, Matthew (5 February 2016). "Why won't the CIA reveal what's in its art collection?". CNN. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Margolick, David (1984-03-03). "Manhattan Wall Spurs A Test Case Over Art". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ Merryman, John Henry; Elsen, Albert Edward; Urice, Stephen K. (2007-01-01). Law, Ethics, and the Visual Arts. Kluwer Law International B.V. p. 467. ISBN 978-90-411-2517-0.
- ^ Haitch, Richard (1984-08-12). "Follow-up On The News: Artists' Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- ^ "THE CITY; Theater Ordered To Permit Mural (Published 1984)". 1984-05-02. Retrieved 2025-11-17.