Exhibition
Behind the camera
Norman Rockwell

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Day in the Life of a Little Girl, 1952 Tear sheet, The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1952 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections ©1952SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Day in the Life of a Little Girl, 1952 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1952 11 ¼ x 9 7/16 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Girl at Mirror, 1954 Tear sheet, The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1954 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections ©1954SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Girl at Mirror, 1954 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, March 6, 1954 11 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Going and Coming, 1947 Tear sheet, The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collection ©1947SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Going and Coming, 1947 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1947 11 1/4 x 15 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) New Kids in the Neighborhood, 1967 Tear sheet, Look, May 16, 1967 13 x 20 ½ in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Louie Lamone (1918–2007) Photographs for New Kids in the Neighborhood, 1967 Study for Look, May 16, 1967 Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Shuffleton’s Barbershop, 1950 Cover Illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, April 29, 1950 Oil on canvas 45 ¾ x 42 ½ in. Collection of the Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA ©1950SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Shuffleton’s Barbershop, 1950 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, April 29, 1950 11 5/16 x 7 15/16 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Soda Jerk, 1953 Tear sheet, The Saturday Evening Post, August 22, 1953 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections ©1953SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Soda Jerk, 1953 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, August 22, 1953 9 ½ x 7 9/16 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for Soda Jerk, 1953 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, August 22, 1953 11 ¼ x 8 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) The Tattoo Artist, 1944 Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, March 4, 1944 Oil on canvas 43 x 33 in. Collection of the Brooklyn Museum Gift of the artist, 69.8 ©1944SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for The Tattoo Artist, 1944 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, March 4, 1944 11 ¼ x 8 ¾ in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for The Tattoo Artist, 1944 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, March 4, 1944 11 ¼ x 8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) The Dugout, 1948 Cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, September 4, 1948 Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on two sheets of conjoined cream, moderately thick, moderately textured wove paper 19 x 17 13/16 in. Collection of the Brooklyn Museum Gift of Kenneth Stuart, 71.124 ©1948SEPS: Licensed by Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis

Gene Pelham (American, 1909-2004) Photograph for The Dugout, 1948 Study for The Saturday Evening Post, September 4, 1948 Norman Rockwell Art Collection Trust Licensed by Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Z1_Pan American Was My Magic Carpet around the World.jpg Bill Scovill (1915–1996) Photograph for Norman Rockwell Says “Pan American Was My Magic Carpet around the World,” 1956 Advertisement for Pan American Airways, 1956 11 ¼ x 9 3/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) Photograph for The Bartender’s Birthday, 1941 Study for American Magazine, February, 1941 Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Gene Pelham (American, 1909–2004) and Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Gene Pelham, 1945 11 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Louis Lamone (American, 1918–2007) Bill Scovill and Norman Rockwell, circa 1962 11 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois

Louie Lamone (American, 1918–2007) and Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Louie Lamone, 1968 11 ¼ x 8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections Norman Rockwell Licensing, Niles, Illinois
Norman Rockwell (American, 1894–1978) Day in the Life of a Little Girl, 1952 Tear sheet, The Saturday Evening Post, August 30, 1952 13 5/8 x 10 5/8 in. Norman Rockwell Museum Archival Collections ©1952SEPS: Curtis Publishing, Indianapolis
Beginning in the late 1930s, Norman Rockwell adopted photography as a tool to bring his illustration ideas to life in studio sessions. Working as a director, Rockwell carefully staged his photographs, selecting props and locations, choosing his models, and orchestrating every last 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, which 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 process.
Until April 10, 2011
Brooklyn Museum
Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052
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