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Rockwell Thanksgiving
 
Norman Rockwell was born in New Year in the year 1894. Rockwell is regarded as one of the renowned artists of America. Rockwell’s work of art can be seen in a few magazines like look, McCall’s literary digest, Saturday Evening Post and Ladies Home Journal. Rockwell continues to remain the
most enduring and famous artist of the twentieth century in America. Millions of people witnessed his paintings and regarded them to be a significant part of the war effort at home.The subject matter of Rockwell’s paintings was mainly focused on things like Freedom from fear, Freedom from speech, Freedom from want and Freedom from worship. It was only during the middle of 1940’s that Rockwell’s paintings gained popularity.

Rockwell in his series called “Four Freedoms” designed a portrait of a family having a Thanksgiving dinner. This is a unique Rockwell Thanksgiving portrait. One can find the picture painted with a family having a magnificent feast on Thanksgiving. The hosts of the elderly couples are beautifully depicted offering turkey in a platter while the rest of the guests are seen sitting around on Thanksgiving. The entire picture is beautifully portrayed with everyone in good spirits and geared up to have the Thanksgiving dinner.

The true feeling of having the Thanksgiving dinner party is clearly represented in Rockwell’s paintings. The pictures beautifully portray the merriment and high spirits of truly celebrating Thanksgiving.