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NEW YORK, Jun 7, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- One of the most prominent portrait photographers of the 20th Century, Arnold Newman, has died at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital at age 88.
Newman died Tuesday of a heart attack following a recent stroke, The Washington Post reported Wednesday.
In the course of a career of more than 65 years, Newman snapped leading figures from around the world, including presidents, artists, composers, and scientists, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.
He photographed Picasso in the 1950s and in 1962, he captured Marilyn Monroe in some of her final portraits. He said she was "the saddest woman (he's) ever known."
Newman is credited with popularizing environmental portraiture, the newspaper said.
He would take his camera and lighting equipment with him on assignments, usually for magazines, so that he could capture his subjects in their own environment.
Survivors include his wife, Augusta Newman, their two sons and three grandchildren.
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