Gallery
Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell (1945)
This series of paintings by Norman Rockwell was inspired by President FDR's 1941 speech outlining four basic human freedoms for a post-war world.
At a Glance
Subject
- History
- Social Studies
- Democracy & Civic Engagement
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