Norman Rockwell’s studio was a small barn behind his home in the center of Stockbridge, Mass. Within this warm and wonderful space all the portraits were taken on a crisp winter morning in 1968. A large window coveringvirtually all of the wall to the north provided the only light that I would work with.I had been assigned to capture a portrait of the great artist by an Advertising Agency from NYC.

My job wasn’t to be too much of a challenge forwho better to photograph than the all time picture maker. A person with an afinity for what my assignment was. True to this thinking I simply looked through the view finder and captured Norman Rockwell as he was, animated, overflowing with mirth, and totally aware of my camera’s efforts.