The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 30, 2026
Four Freedoms Photographs
2018
(American, b. 1976)
(American, b. 1976)
(American, b. 1976)
(American, b. 1976)
publisher
(American, founded 2016)
Each: 101.6 x 127 cm (40 x 50 in.)
© For Freedoms
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
The Four Freedoms, laid out by President Franklin Roosevelt in a 1941 speech, were illustrated in 1942-43 in paintings by Norman Rockwell.Description
Rockwell’s depictions of the Four Freedoms—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—were idealized scenes of everyday life in Caucasian America. In 2018, a group of artists decided to reimagine Rockwell’s paintings as photographs that “represent the multitudes of American identities that make us who we are today.” The artists preserved Rockwell’s compositions and narratives but invited a diverse group of models to pose, transforming and updating Rockwell’s vision.- {{cite web|title=Four Freedoms Photographs|url=false|author=Hank Willis Thomas, Emily Shur, Eric Gottesman, Wyatt Gallery, For Freedoms|year=2018|access-date=30 May 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2024.38