Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
Beaumont Newhall
Born: June 22, 1908
Died: February 26, 1993 (aged 84)
Bio: Beaumont Newhall was an American curator, art historian, writer, and photographer. His book The History of Photography remains one of the most significant accounts in the field and has become a classic photographic history textbook.
Known for:
- Photography and the book (1983)
- Historia de La Fotografia
- The Daybooks of Edward Weston (1960)