Live from My Studio: The Art of Edie Baskin - Hardcover

by Edie Baskin (Author)

More than 200 pages of original art that helped create the visual trademark of Saturday Night Live. Foreword by Robin Morgan.

LIVE FROM MY STUDIO is the first book to showcase The Art of Edie Baskin. The pioneering, 2x Emmy-nominated photographer and art director, created the signature look of a show that would transform television, popular culture and influence the people and events that have shaped our lives for 50 years. Her iconic hand-colored portraits of the stars of rock, screen, stage and television were a signature of the show, broadcast to tens of millions of homes every week, reflecting the show's wit, charm and mischief, captivating generations while reviving a long-lost art form.

Author Biography

Edie Baskin, the pioneering, 2x Emmy-nominated photographer and art director, created the signature look of Saturday Night Live that would transform television, popular culture and influence the people and events that have shaped our lives for 50 years. Her iconic hand-colored portraits of the stars of rock, screen, stage and television were a signature of the show, broadcast to tens of millions of homes every week, reflecting the show's wit, charm and mischief, captivating generations while reviving a long-lost art form. This is her first book.