Norman Rockwell Behind the Camera Book by Norman Rockwell and Ron Schick

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Norman Rockwell Behind the Camera Book by Norman Rockwell and Ron Schick

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Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera hardcover book by Norman Rockwell and Ron Schick. This is a beautiful large coffee table book Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is the first book to explore the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Norman Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. Working alongside skilled photographers, Rockwell acted as director, carefully orchestrating models, selecting props, and choosing locations for the photographs--works of art in their own right--that served as the basis of his iconic images. Readers will be surprised to find that many of his most memorable characters-the girl at the mirror, the young couple on prom night, the family on vacation-were friends and neighbors who served as his amateur models. In this groundbreaking book, author and historian Ron Schick delves into the archive of nearly 20,000 photographs housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Featuring reproductions of Rockwell's black-and-white photographs and related full-color artworks, along with an incisive narrative and quotes from Rockwell models and family members, this book will intrigue anyone interested in photography, art, and Americana. This is a book that will delight any Norman Rockwell collector or collector of quintessential Americana. The oversized, coffee-table book is titled, 'Norman Rockwell Behind The Camera.' It displays the photographs Rockwell used as studies for his paintings. "Almost everything and everyone that Rockwell painted from the 1930s onward was first elaborately staged for the camera." This 224-page hardcover is illustrated with some of Rockwell's most famous magazine cover paintings, alongside the photographs he used. This is the first book to explore the 18,000 black-and-white photographs housed in the Norman Rockwell Museum. Researched and written by Ron Schick, there also is a foreword by John Rockwell, the artist's grandson. This book was published in 2009 by Little, Brown and Co. It is housed in an unclipped dust jacket and is in new condition. This is also an inspiration book for illustrators and photographers. It showcases American history and culture as Rockwell and the magazine editors saw it.

Creator:
Norman Rockwell (Painter)
Dimensions:
Height: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Style:
Baroque (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
2009
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
North Hollywood, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: RBE211stDibs: LU906822601882

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Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell is among the most revered painters of the 20th century. His figurative and portrait paintings reflect an innocent and idyllic America described by the artist as "life as I would like it to be." For nearly 50 years, he illustrated the covers of The Saturday Evening Post in a rich and emotive style that gave distinctive personalities to his imagined characters. In total, Norman Rockwell created more than 4,000 works of art over the course of his life.

Rockwell was born in 1894 in New York City. His artistic aspirations took shape early on, and when he was 14 years old, he took classes at the New York School of the Art, which is now the Parsons School of Design. Later, he attended the Art Students League of New York, where he studied under influential painters Thomas Fogarty and George Bridgman. While still a teen, Rockwell became art director of the Boy Scouts of America publication Boys' Life.

At 21, Rockwell moved to New Rochelle, New York, and opened a studio with fellow illustrator Victor Clyde Forsythe. He created illustrations for magazines like Literary Digest and Life before his first cover for The Saturday Evening Post was published when he was 22. In 1939, after moving to Arlington, Vermont, Rockwell pivoted to making the nostalgic paintings of small-town and iconic America for which he is best known — scenes of Christmas dinner, children playing in the street and national treasures like Ruby Bridges and Rosie the Riveter.

In 1943, a speech previously given by President Franklin Roosevelt inspired Rockwell to create his most famous series, “The Four Freedoms,” which was exhibited all over the United States. The series included four pieces entitled Freedom of Speech, Freedom to Worship, Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear.

Rockwell moved with his family to Stockbridge, Massachusetts, in 1953, where he spent the rest of his life. My Adventures as an Illustrator — the autobiography Rockwell wrote with the help of his son, Thomas — was published in 1960. In 1963, Rockwell ceased working with The Saturday Evening Post and started drawing illustrations for Look magazine.

The world’s largest collection of original Rockwell art can be found at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. The artist was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977, and he passed away peacefully in his home the following year.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of original Norman Rockwell paintings, prints, drawings and other works.