An unprecedented study of Norman Rockwell's creative process, pairing masterworks of American illustration with the photographs that inspired their execution
Ron Schick is a writer and editor specializing in the history of photography. He is the author, with Julia Van Haaften, of The View from Space: American Astronaut Photography. Schick lives in New York City.
Alan Cheuse, NPR
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera reveals the primary texts next
to the colorful classics they became, and the result is truly
impossible to put down. Elizabeth Bougerol, NBC NewYork.com
Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera, written and compiled by Ron
Schick, has given me immense newfound respect for the man, for the
meticulous photography, the real people and the unintentionally
hilarious DIY props and sets that he required to make his painted
fantasies of Americana come true Wilson Rothman, Gizmodo.com
A wonderful new book by Ron Schick . . . that lifts the curtain on
Rockwell's working methods, revealing how profoundly
labor-intensive and thoughtfully imagined they were.--David Kamp,
Vanity Fair
What a wonderful book this is--and what a rare behind-the-scenes
look at the artistic process it provides. So many of the moments we
see as impossibly idealized versions of us are in fact us.
Rockwell's genius improves with this 'backstage' glance.--Ken
Burns, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker
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