Screen LibraryEnduring ideals : Rockwell, Roosevelt & the four freedoms /
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...
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Abbeville Press Publishers,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
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, |
| Item Description: | 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. |
| Carrier Form: | 255 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780789213006 0789213001 |
| Index Number: | ND237 |
| CLC: | J205-28 |
| Call Number: | J205-28/P737 |