Daylight bombing raids were pounding Germany. A steady stream of supply ships crossed the Atlantic dodging storms and German submarines. War Bonds were needed to keep the war effort going or the supply of provisions needed for the solders on the front lines would run out. The war was dragging on, and people were eager to see the war end.
In 1943, President Roosevelt gave a rousing and heartfelt speech. He outlined the four freedoms America was fighting for: freedom from want, freedom to worship, freedom from fear, and freedom of speech and expression.
Norman Rockwell was commissioned to do paintings depicting the four freedoms as part of a war-bond fundraising event. That war-bond drive brought in $135 million and became the most successful one during the war.
In his plan to paint the four freedoms, Rockwell said, “I’ll express the ideas in simple everyday scenes, take them out of the noble language of the proclamation, and put them in terms everybody can understand.”
The four freedoms were considered the best of Norman Rockwell’s work.
As I was touring the Norman Rockwell Exhibit at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, featuring most of Norman’s 323 cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, I was awestruck by his accomplishments.
Rockwell put his heart into every cover illustration. He wasn’t afraid to start a project completely over. He was extremely conscientious about his work, minding every detail, details that only he may have ever noticed.
Norman started his career with the Saturday Evening Post in 1916 and his long work with them lasted until 1963.
In 1943, President Roosevelt gave a rousing and heartfelt speech. He outlined the four freedoms America was fighting for: freedom from want, freedom to worship, freedom from fear, and freedom of speech and expression.
Norman Rockwell was commissioned to do paintings depicting the four freedoms as part of a war-bond fundraising event. That war-bond drive brought in $135 million and became the most successful one during the war.
In his plan to paint the four freedoms, Rockwell said, “I’ll express the ideas in simple everyday scenes, take them out of the noble language of the proclamation, and put them in terms everybody can understand.”
The four freedoms were considered the best of Norman Rockwell’s work.
The Saturday Evening Post
As I was touring the Norman Rockwell Exhibit at the Paine Art Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, featuring most of Norman’s 323 cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, I was awestruck by his accomplishments.
Rockwell put his heart into every cover illustration. He wasn’t afraid to start a project completely over. He was extremely conscientious about his work, minding every detail, details that only he may have ever noticed.
Norman started his career with the Saturday Evening Post in 1916 and his long work with them lasted until 1963.
