Norton Moffatt Joins Four Freedoms Delegation02:06PM / Friday, May 28, 2010
'Freedom of Worship' (1942)
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STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. — Norman Rockwell Museum Director and CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt has been invited by the Roosevelt Institute of New York City, New York, to join the American delegation to the 2010 International Four Freedoms Award ceremonies, to be held in Amsterdam and Middelburg, The Netherlands, from May 26 through 29.
Norton Moffatt was selected to participate in the delegation in recognition of the important contributions made by Rockwell through his iconic "Four Freedoms" paintings, which interpreted the ideals described by President Roosevelt during his famous Jan. 6, 1941, address to Congress.
Roosevelt proclaimed that in order for democracy to flourish, all people must be guaranteed four basic rights: freedom of worship, freedom of speech and expression, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. In 1942, Rockwell was inspired to illustrate the freedoms to rally citizen support the war effort. The paintings became a phenomenal success after being reprinted in the pages of The Saturday Evening Post, and the original works were subsequently sent on a national tour to help sell war bonds and stamps.
Since 1982, the Roosevelt Institute has bestowed the Four Freedoms Award on global citizens who have worked to ensure these freedoms remain intact. The 2010 laureates are: The European Court of Human Rights, represented by its President Jean-Paul Costa (International Freedom Medal); Novaya Gazeta of Russia and its Editor-in-Chief Dmitry Muratov (Freedom of Speech and Expression); Asma Jahangir of Pakistan (Freedom of Worship); Maurice Strong of Canada (Freedom from Want); and Gareth Evans of Australia (Freedom from Fear).
For more information, visit www.nrm.org and www.RooseveltInstitute.org |
