Includes bibliographical references (p. 220) and index.
Contents
Illustrations and features -- World War II -- Need for authenticity -- Saturday Evening Post covers: the Arlington years -- Artist as director -- Advertisements and commercial commissions -- Saturday Evening Post covers: the Stockbridge years -- Rockwell the literalist -- Look magazine.
Summary
Schick explores the meticulously composed and richly detailed photographs that Rockwell used to create his famous artworks. The author delves into the archive of nearly 20,000 photographs housed at the Norman Rockwell Museum to create an intriguing work of photography, art, and Americana.