Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera

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.

Organization: Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The Brooklyn Museum presentation is organized by Sharon Matt Atkins, Associate Curator of Exhibitions, Brooklyn Museum.

Publication: A companion book by Ron Schick of the same title, published by Little, Brown, accompanies the exhibition.

Tour: The Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, November 7, 2009–May 31, 2010; more venues to be announced.