Brooklyn Museum of Art
Norman Rockwell was one of America's leading artists. The cover of the highly respected The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for nearly fifty years. He chose to tell the story of the American dream and highlighted Civil Rights and American life during World War II. The story he told, in great detail, was of a simpler time. He painted with warmth and humor and tapped into the nostalgia of the American people when life was uncertain. His paintings were often idyllic and expressed enthusiasm.
Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every detail. He created an abundance of photographs for each new subject, sometimes capturing complete compositions and other times combining separate pictures of individual elements. These photographs were the focus of a recently completed two-year project at the Norman Rockwell Museum that preserved and digitized almost 20,000 negatives. For the first time, Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera presents these study photographs alongside his paintings, drawings, and related tear sheets to offer a fascinating look at the artist’s working process.
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