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The Four Freedoms is a series of four oil paintings made in 1943 by the American artist Norman Rockwell. The paintings— Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear —are each approximately 45.75 by 35.5 inches (116.2 by 90.2 cm), [1] and are now in the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.
Rockwell's vivid interpretations of Roosevelt's Four Freedoms, used for the most successful war bond drive in US history.
Feb 23, 2018 · By illuminating rights that every American—and every person—should enjoy, Rockwell’s Four Freedoms validated the U.S. decision to enter World War II and overcome powerful enemies whose ...
Norman Rockwell popularized the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms when the paintings appeared in consecutive The Saturday Evening Posts. The Four Freedoms toured the nation and raised over $3 million war bonds for the war effort.
In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech and expression. Freedom of worship. Freedom from want. Freedom from fear.
Freedom of Speech was the first of a series of four oil paintings, entitled Four Freedoms, by Norman Rockwell. The works were inspired by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a State of the Union Address, known as Four Freedoms, delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. [ 4 ]
In the spring of 1942, Norman Rockwell was working on a piece commissioned by the Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army, a painting of a machine gunner in need of ammunition. But Rockwell wanted to do more for the war effort and decided he would illustrate Roosevelt’s four freedoms.
Norman Rockwell popularized the Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms when the paintings appeared in consecutive The Saturday Evening Posts. The Four Freedoms toured the nation and raised over $3 million war bonds for the war effort.
In 1942, the artist Norman Rockwell, who had been looking for ways to support the war effort, saw Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech as a source of inspiration.
Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms - Norman Rockwell Museum - The Home for American Illustration. Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), "Freedom of Speech," 1943. Oil on canvas, 45 3/4" x 35 1/2".
