Enduring ideals : Rockwell, Roosevelt & the four freedoms
(Book)

Published in conjunction with the exhibition at the New York Historical Society, May 25-September 2, 2018; Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, October 13, 2018-January 13, 2019; George Washington University Museum, and the Textile Museum, Washington DC, February 9-May 6, 2019; Mémorial de Caen, Normandy, France, June 4-October 27, 2019; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 15, 2019-March 22, 2020; Denver Art Museum, July 4-September 20, 2020; Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge Massachusetts, Fall 2020.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-240) and index.

Illuminates both the historic context in which FDR articulated the Four Freedoms -- Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear -- and the role of Rockwell's paintings in bringing them to life for millions of people, rallying the public behind the War effort and changing the tenor of the times. In telling the story of how Rockwell's works were transformed from a series of paintings into a national movement, the exhibition also demonstrates the power of illustration to communicate ideas and inspire change. Also includes numerous other examples of painting, illustration, and more, by both Rockwell and a broad range of his contemporaries, from J.C. Leyendecker and Mead Schaeffer, to Ben Shahn, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks, among others.

Text in English.