Elaine Norman is an artist and photographer who left her native Detroit to attend Pratt institute, where she studied photography with Philip Perkis. Her photographs, designs, drawings, and mixed-media photo-collages have been commissioned by a diverse group of clients, including Farrar Straus & Giroux, the New York Transit Museum and Sony Music, among others. Her work has been exhibited in museums and galleries nationwide. Selected public collections include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Public Library, and Library of Congress.