(1873–1946)
Harry W. Newman was born in London, England, in 1873. He immigrated to the United States by 1905, when he first exhibited his work at the Art Institute of Chicago. He settled in New York City and studied with George Brandt Bridgman either at the Art Students League or the Grand Central School of Art and with Robert Henri at the New York School of Art. While Bridgman specialized in teaching life drawing, Henri’s urban realism seems to have had the greater influence on the budding artist. Like Henri, Newman painted New York street scenes and gypsies.
Newman exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1905 to 1906, Boston Art Club in 1907, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1910, and at the Bronx Art Gallery in 1931. He was a member of the Bronx Art Gallery and the Salmagundi Club. In addition to painting, he was also a teacher and lecturer.