In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated four fundamental human rights: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. However, it was Norman Rockwell's iconic 1943 paintings—commissioned for The Saturday Evening Post—that made these abstract ideals tangible for the American public. Rockwell's The Four Freedoms transformed high political rhetoric into deeply relatable, everyday American scenes, turning a rallying cry into a visual truth. The series b

"Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms" on American Artifacts TONIGHT - 6pm & 10pm ET on C-SPAN3 George Washington University Museum director John Wetenhall led us on a tour of a Norman Rockwell Museum traveling exhibit which explores Rockwell's career and his popular paintings of FDR's Four Freedoms. INFO: https://www.c-span.org/video/?463825-1/rockwell-roosevelt-freedoms-exhibit | American History TV