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Norman Rockwell / Freedom from Want

Freedom from Want

1943 · Oil on canvas

LocationStockbridge, United States
Dimensions116.2 × 90 cm

Why it matters

A family gathers around a table for a holiday meal as a turkey is served. It has become an iconic American image of Thanksgiving and family gatherings.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in November 1942.
  • It was published in The Saturday Evening Post on 6 March 1943.
  • All the people were Rockwell's friends and family in Arlington, Vermont.

Based on the Wikipedia article Freedom from Want (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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