Internationally renowned artist and illustrator Barbara Nessims images of female figures, originating in the counterculture of the 1960s, place her in a tradition of American iconography that extends from Norman Rockwell to Keith Haring. A constant innovator, Nessim incorporates fashion, computers, and photography into her popular art. This book captures not only the work--ranging from the sketchbooks that are the wellspring of her art to prominent magazine assignments, such as a "Rolling Stone "cover of John Lennon, to elaborate large-scale projects--but also the life that carried her from New Yorks high bohemia as a young artist to the world of cutting-edge visual journalism. Praise for "Barbara Nessim" "Women who built careers as illustrators in "Mad Men"-era New York were few and far between, and one is Barbara Nessim." --"The New York Times".