Norman Rockwell was a feel-good painter, and nothing epitomizes this so much as his iconic series Four Freedoms. Published by The Saturday Evening Post in 1943, the images depict an idealized vision of society: Citizens assembling at a town hall, worshippers closing their eyes in prayer, relatives gathered around the Thanksgiving table and parents tucking …
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