Norman rockwell four freedoms

Norman Rockwell - Freedom from Want, 1943 Saturday Evening Post cover

the 4 freedoms- so many of us take these for granted

In one of Roosevelt’s annual addresses, he articulated the Four Freedoms and later asked artists to express their vision of them.

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"Shuffleton's Barbershop" - by Norman Rockwell, 1950. (close-up) Photographed at Sotheby's, November 3, 2017.

Heads and hands at prayer are the dominant features in Norman Rockwell's 1943 painting, "Freedom of Worship." This past week, when President Trump announced his travel ban on Muslims, a museum group announced that Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms" paintings will begin an international tour in 2018.

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978), "A Scout is Helpful" - (Boy Scouts of America calendar, 1941) - ("American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell" @ Tampa Museum of Art ~ Tampa, Florida, USA)

2018 is the 75th anniversary of Norman Rockwell's "Four Freedoms, four iconic paintings illustrating basic human rights that became an American phenomenon during World War II.

Southern Justice (Murder in Mississippi) Norman Rockwell, 1965 Three American civil rights' workers, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael "Mickey" Schwerner, were shot at close range on the night of June 21–22, 1964 The three had been working on the "Freedom Summer" campaign, attempting to register African Americans to vote.

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