Norman Rockwell's Artistic Ability

Rockwell's ability to capture something universal in the commonplace is behind the success of the Four Freedoms pictures. For Freedom of Speech, the first painting he completed, the artist attempted four different compositions in wich a man dressed in work cloathes, the community's "Annual Report" folded in his pocket, stands to give his opinion at a new england town meeting (picturing american artwork)

Freedom

The people of the United States are willing to stand up for their freedom

The four essential human rights are, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

Roosevelt's speach

This particular freedom of speech painting was painted by Norman Rockwell, and it dealt with Teddy Roosevelt's four essential human rights,"that should be universally protected and should serve as a reminder of the American motivation for fighting in World War II."(Rompedas paragraph 1)