Norman Rockwell began his
Four Freedoms painting in 1942. His aim was to portray the values we were
fighting for in World War II. He offered the paintings to various government
agencies, but none of them recognized the significance of this art.
The Saturday Evening Post, for which Rockwell created the cover art,
published the paintings on inside pages in 1943. Public response was
overwhelming. The 44” by 48” paintings went on a war bond drive to sixteen
cities, raising more than $130,000,000 in bonds.
Reprints of these
paintings found their way onto the walls of the same agencies that had failed
to accept Rockwell’s offer.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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