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Norman Rockwell
"Freedom from Fear", the final painting in Norman Rockwell's iconic Four Freedoms series from 1943. This work was created during World War II and originally published in the March 13, 1943, issue of The Saturday Evening Post alongside an essay by Stephen Vincent Benét.
Key Information
Artist: Norman Rockwell.
Series: Part of the "Four Freedoms" series, which also included Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, and Freedom from Want.
Inspiration: The series was inspired by President Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union address, where he outlined four essential universal freedoms.
Meaning: The painting depicts a quiet, intimate scene of parents tucking their children safely into bed, oblivious to the dangers of the world. The father holds a newspaper with grim headlines referencing the German Blitz bombings of London, contrasting the safety of the American home with the war raging overseas.
Purpose: The image, and the series as a whole, was widely distributed as posters by the U.S. government's Office of War Information and used in a highly successful war bond drive that raised over $130 million for the war effort. |
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