{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-snl-portrait-hardcover","title":"The Art of the Snl Portrait - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Ellen Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorne Michaels\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eAlison Castle\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe electric spirit of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e as captured by longtime resident photographer Mary Ellen Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andy Samberg in a giant martini glass. Billie Eilish peeking out of a pile of snow. Kevin Hart writing his own cue cards. Paul Rudd as Paul McCartney. Sarah Silverman dusting the NBC marquee. Alec Baldwin as the Godfather. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are just a few examples of Matthews's bold, dynamic, and playful celebrity portraits that for over two decades have artfully highlighted the hosts and musical guests who help bring the show to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Week after week, photographer Mary Ellen Matthews makes magic happen on \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e with her inventive, irreverent, and truly original photography for the \"bumpers\"--portraits of the host or musical guest that transition the show to and from commercial breaks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of SNL and exquisitely designed by Pentagram, this book is the first collection of Mary Ellen's remarkable body of work as well as a celebration of America's longest-running comedy TV show. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * More than 200 color portraits and behind-the-scenes photographs \u003cbr\u003e * A foreword by SNL founder and executive producer Lorne Michaels \u003cbr\u003e * Mary Ellen Matthews in conversation \u003cbr\u003e * A thumbnail index of all the images with captions by the photographer\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Native, \u003cb\u003eMary Ellen Matthews\u003c\/b\u003e has been a top entertainment portrait photographer for over two decades. She has created colorful, iconic images of every well-known personality of the age. Since 1999, she has been the photographer for \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, where she has been responsible for creating (and re-creating each season) the distinctive look of the show's still images. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Castle\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of numerous books on photography, film, and design, including \u003ci\u003eThe Stanley Kubrick Archives\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLinda McCartney: Life in Photographs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live: The Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJacques Tati: The Complete Works\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmily Oberman\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning multidisciplinary designer whose work encompasses brand identity, motion graphics, publications, packaging, advertising, and digital. She is a partner in the New York office of Pentagram, the acclaimed international design studio, where her clients have included \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, Warner Bros., Netflix, Amazon, and many more. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 11.3 x 9.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53337013256557,"sku":"9781419782534","price":62.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/xumIRstG0p9781419782534.webp?v=1778922861","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-the-snl-portrait-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}