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| Title Statement | The art of the SNL portrait / Mary Ellen Matthews ; concept and image selection by Alison Castle, Mary Ellen Matthews, and Emily Oberman ; writing and editing by Alison Castle ; foreword by Lorne Michaels ; designed by Pentagram. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Art of the Saturday Night Live portrait |
| Author | Matthews, Mary Ellen |
| Additional Contributors | Castle, Alison |
| Michaels, Lorne,1944- | |
| Oberman, Emily | |
| Publication | New York: Abrams,2025. |
| Extent of Item | 271 pages |
| ISBN | 9781419782534 (hardcover) |
| Other Number | pr07872745 |
| Contents | Foreword --Preface --Introduction --The one-woman circus --SNL at home --John Mulaney : a case study --Behind the scenes --Photo index. |
| Summary | "A collection of the most iconic celebrity portraits from the past two decades of Saturday Night Live, published on the occasion of SNL's 50th anniversary Andy Samberg in a giant martini glass? Will Ferrell in a field of daisies? Kate McKinnon embedded in ice? These are just some examples of the bold, dynamic, and playful celebrity portraits that have been a staple of Saturday Night Live to highlight the hosts and musical guests who have graced the stage. Week after week, photographer Mary Ellen Matthews makes magic happen on Saturday Night Live with her clever, brilliant, irreverent, and truly original photography for the bumpers-the portraits of the host or musical guest that transition the show to and from the commercial breaks. This book is the first collection of her unprecedented body of work, as well as a look behind the scenes of America's longest-running, and arguably most beloved, comedy TV show of all time. Featuring beloved singers, celebrities, and actors like Scarlett Johansson, Robert De Niro, Lil Wayne, Kim Kardashian, RuPaul, Chris Rock, and John Mulaney, The Art of the SNL Portrait is a love letter to the talent, humor, and tradition of late-night comedy"-- |
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| By Topic | Celebrities--Portraits |
| Portrait photography | |
| By Title | Saturday night live (Television program) |
| By Genre | Photobooks |
