The “Four Freedoms,” in the words of one federal administrator, were a “flop.” Then Norman Rockwell picked up his paintbrush. Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms,” printed in four successive ...

“Norman, you’ve got to do them for us,” he stated frankly. “Drop everything else and just do the ‘Four Freedoms.’ Don’t bother with Post covers or illustrations.” Rockwell did not ...

For the past few months, the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Mass., has been traveling the Four Freedoms paintings by Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), which the museum owns. Rockwell finished ...