Norman Rockwell : behind the camera / Ron Schick ; foreword by John Rockwell ; introduction by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

-- The illustrator and the camera / by Stephanie Haboush Plunkett -- Norman Rockwell : behind the camera -- Illustrations and features -- World War II -- Saturday Evening Post covers : the Arlington years -- Creating authenticity -- The artist as director -- Advertisements and commercial commissions -- Saturday Evening Post covers : the Stockbridge years -- Rockwell the literalist -- Look magazine.

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.