Four Freedoms

81 years ago, on January 6, 1941, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his “Four Freedoms” speech before a full session of Congress in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, proposing "four essential human freedoms" all people should enjoy: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. 79 years ago, Norman Rockwell created oil paintings using everyday people as subjects. His paintings illustrate FDR’s fundamental principles of American democracy, but also left out many Americans. 3 years ago, For Freedoms, in collaboration with over 200 artists, friends, public figures, collaborators, and neighbors from all walks of life, created a photographic series that trans...View all