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Norman Rockwell: American Freedom is the first comprehensive exhibition devoted to Norman Rockwell’s iconic depictions of the Four Freedoms outlined by Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Fear, and Freedom from Want. The presentation explores how Rockwell’s 1943 paintings came to be embraced by ...
Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech had struck a chord with Rockwell, but the lofty language contrasted sharply with Rockwell’s folksy images of small-town America. “I juggled the Four Freedoms around in my mind, reading a sentence here, a sentence there, trying to find a picture,” he later recalled. “But it was so high-blown.
Feb 2, 2018 · In 2018, 75 years later, Rockwell’s adopted hometown of Arlington, Vermont announced that they’re holding their first-ever “Four Freedoms Festival,” a celebration of Rockwell’s famous series, “their connection to the area, and the ideas and philosophies behind them.”. For collectors interested in the art of Norman Rockwell, view ...
Feb 3, 2017 · Norman Rockwell’s most famous paintings are going on tour. “Four Freedoms,” four World War II-era works inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address, will travel ...
Rockwell’s Four Freedoms were inspired by an address to Congress by President Roosevelt in 1943. The paintings were reproduced in the Post and elevated his status with the public. An exhibition toured the country, raising more than $130 million in war bonds.
May 25, 2018 - September 2, 2018. Scroll. The first internationally touring exhibition devoted to Rockwell’s iconic depictions of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms launches at the New-York Historical Society in May. The traveling exhibition, which was organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, Massachusetts, explores how ...
Jan 5, 2018 · Inspired by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s famous “Four Freedoms” speech to Congress on January 6, 1941, on the eve of World War II, Norman Rockwell wanted to contribute to the war effort by creating paintings that depicted each one. The artist struggled with how best to visualize the abstract concepts.
