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Walter Wick
Mazza Museum in 2013
Born (1953-02-23) February 23, 1953 (age 71)
Hartford, Connecticut
, U.S.
Occupation(s)Artist, photographer, writer
SpouseLinda Cheverton Wick

Walter Wick (born February 23, 1953) is an American artist and photographer best known for the elaborate images in two series of

Scholastic
.

Early life

Wick was born in

Hartford, Connecticut[citation needed] and grew up in rural East Granby, Connecticut.[1] His brother introduced him to photography.[1]

Wick studied

Paier College of Art.[1]

Career

After graduation, he opened a studio in New York.[1]

He embarked on a career as a commercial photographer and eventually shifted to photo-illustration for books and magazines. He contributed to Scholastic's Let's Find Out and Super Science series and photographed hundreds of mass-market magazine covers.

Games magazine.[2]

In 1991, Wick began a collaboration with writer

Boston Globe-Horn Book first prize for non-fiction for his book A Drop of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder (1997). His book Walter Wick's Optical Tricks was named one of the year's "best illustrated books" by The New York Times
.

In 2003, Wick and his wife purchased an abandoned 1920 firehouse from the city of Hartford and renovated the building into an art studio.[3][4]

Wick originally used a large-format camera for his I Spy photographs, which created 8x10 negatives. He switched to a digital camera in 2004.[2] The scenes he photographs can take anywhere from several days to several weeks to be constructed; each book Wick works on takes about a year of work to complete.[2][3]

Wick's collection of work, Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic, continues to exhibit in museums across the country including the Vero Beach Museum of Art, the Shelburne Museum, and Brigham Young University Museum of Art.[1]

Personal life

Wick is married to Linda Cheverton Wick, a former photo prop stylist for magazines and cookbooks.[4]

Selected publications

  • I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles (1992)
  • I Spy: Christmas (1992)
  • I Spy: Fun House (1993)
  • I Spy: Mystery (1993)
  • I Spy: Fantasy (1994)
  • I Spy: School Days (1995)
  • I Spy: Spooky Night (1996)
  • A Drop of Water: A Book of Science & Wonder (1997)
  • I Spy: Super Challenger! (1997)
  • Walter Wick's Optical Tricks (1998)
  • I Spy: Gold Challenger! (1998)
  • I Spy: Treasure Hunt (1999)
  • I Spy: Extreme Challenger!'" (2000)
  • I Spy: Year-Round Challenger! (2001)
  • Can You See What I See?: Picture Puzzles to Search and Solve (2002)
  • I Spy: Ultimate Challenger! (2003)
  • Can You See What I See?: Dream Machine (2003)
  • Seymour and the Juice Box Boat (2004)
  • Can You See What I See?: Cool Collections (2004)
  • Can You See What I See?: The Night Before Christmas (2005)
  • Seymour makes New Friends (2006)
  • Can You See What I See?: Once Upon A Time (2006)
  • Can You See What I See?: On the Road (2008)
  • Can You See What I See?: On A Scary Scary Night (2008)
  • I Spy: A To Z (2009)
  • Can You See What I See?: Treasure Ship (2010)
  • I Spy: Spectacular (2011)
  • Can You See What I See?: Toyland Express (2011)
  • I Spy: Sticker Book and Picture Riddles (2012)
  • Can You See What I See?: Out Of This World (2013)
  • Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic (2014)
  • Can You See What I See?: Christmas (Board Book) (2015)
  • Hey, Seymour! (2015)
  • Can You See What I See? Big Book of Search-And-Find Fun (2016)
  • A Ray of Light (2019)
  • Can You See What I See?: Hidden Wonders (2021)

Sources

  • "About the author" information, I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo, New York, Scholastic, 1993, p. 37.
  • "Artist's Statement" Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos, and Toys in the Attic by Walter Wick, Brigham Young University, 2009.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Haddock, Sharon (April 19, 2009). "Walter Wick exhibit not for anyone in a hurry". Deseret News. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. ^ a b c d e Morgan, Clancy. "Meet the photographer behind the 'I Spy' books that captured millions of readers' imaginations". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  3. ^
    ISSN 1059-1028
    . Retrieved 2023-04-29.
  4. ^ a b Span, Paula (2004-12-16). "Toys in the Attic, and Everywhere Else". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

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