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June 28, 1993: From The Publisher
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1993
Jun. 28, 1993 Fatherhood
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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FROM THE PUBLISHER, Page 4
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<p> Fathers should be neither seen nor heard," wrote Oscar Wilde.
"This is the only proper basis for family life." It's hard to
say what Wilde would have thought of this week's cover photo
or the pictures inside of dads and their children. Several clearly
defy the outdated idea of fathers as detached from the parenting
process. And that's just what the photographers intended.
</p>
<p> Gregory Heisler, who did the cover photograph, says he wanted
the image to show genuine affection. So, rather than use professional
models, he went out and found some "real dads and their real
kids." Adds Heisler: "Instead of doing some slick, over-produced
shot, I wanted something more authentic to the experience of
being a father." This isn't the first time that Heisler, 39,
has conveyed complex ideas for the cover of TIME. His photographs
have graced the front of the magazine some 20 times, ranging
from Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee and director David
Lynch to former President George Bush and Ted Turner for the
Man of the Year issues in 1991 and 1992, respectively. But this
week's TIME cover has special meaning, he says, because he and
his wife Prudence had their first child, Lucy, 16 months ago.
</p>
<p> The pictures appearing inside were all done by photographer
Jeffrey Lowe. Although Lowe has not experienced fatherhood yet,
he observed many intimate moments of parenting by spending a
lot of private time with each dad and child. Of all the pictures,
Lowe was most deeply touched by the father-to-be embracing his
pregnant wife.
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<p> While most of the credit for the pictures rightly goes to those
behind the camera, cover coordinator Linda Freeman and assistant
picture editor Mary Worrell Bousquette, who work behind the
scenes, also deserve accolades. Freeman, for instance, had the
challenging task of making arrangements for the group portrait
of child movie stars by Heisler that appears on page 62. Says
she: "My greatest reward is working with these talented artists."
Bousquette edited the pictures that appear inside. "I wanted
our story to show the many faces of fatherhood," she says. At
least in this issue, those fathers are seen as well as heard.
Sorry, Oscar.
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<p> Elizabeth Valk Long
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