A frequently reprinted Charles Rowan photo of Grover
Charles Rowan (1933-2013, sometimes credited as Charles Pike Rowan, Charles P. Rowan, and Chuck Rowan) was a photographer who worked on many Sesame Street projects, photographing Muppets for posters, puzzles, album covers, and books. He supplied character photographs for the in-house style guides. His work was prominently featured in The Sesame Street 1974 Activity Calendar, and the photos were reused in each volume of The Sesame Street Library.
Born in Oklahoma, Rowan graduated from the New York Institute of Photography and worked as a commercial photographer, primarily in advertising.
Photography credits[]
- Havin' Fun with Ernie & Bert (1972, cover photograph)
- The Sesame Street 1974 Activity Calendar (1974)
- ¡Sesame Mucho! (1974, cover photograph)
- Big Bird's Busy Book (1975; credited as "special photography")
- Bert & Ernie Sing-Along (1975, cover photograph)
- The Sesame Street Monsters! (1975, cover photograph)
- The Count Counts (1975, cover photograph)
- Merry Christmas from Sesame Street (1975, cover photograph)
- The Sesame Street Library (1978)
- 10th Anniversary Album (1980, cover photograph)
- Grover's Monster Album (1980)
- The Sesame Street Treasury (1983, select volumes)