Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms on display at The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum.
Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms
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Norman Rockwell drew inspiration from FDR's "Four Freedoms" speech for these illustrations, published in The Saturday Evening Post. (J.Taboh/VOA)
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Rockwell's Freedom of Speech painting was inspired by a lone dissenter's passionate remarks at a Vermont town meeting. (J.Taboh/VOA)
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Emphasizing unity despite differences, Rockwell's Freedom of Worship presents a vision for a world without discrimination based on religious practice or belief. (J.Taboh/VOA)
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Freedom from Want was inspired by, and has since become a model for, the all-American Thanksgiving. Rockwell's neighbors and family members posed in his studio for the illustration. (J.Taboh/VOA)