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Posted on 11/26/2025 6:25:15 PM PST by Beowulf9
Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want is one of the most iconic (and parodied) paintings of the 20th century—it’s the Thanksgiving painting we know without even necessarily knowing its name.
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One of my favorites.
I subscribe to the print edition of the Saturday Evening Post.
The current issue had that cover reprinted.
something is wrong there ... everyone is white ...
I love that painting. Didn’t know Saturday Evening Post was still printing. That’s nice they did that :)
His work is superb. That painting is one beautiful tribute to Thanksgiving. A purely American holiday ❤️🦃
Hope yours is lovely ☺️
that’s what i remember from when i was a kid in new england.
actually, many of his paintings all have a familiar tone as he lived about 70+ miles away.
definitely strikes a pang of homesickness and remembering family back in the day...
Thanks.
Best to you and yours and to all on FR.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. 🦃
Appearing in the March 6, 1943, edition of the Saturday Evening Post, it depicts a white, middle-class family... Of course skin color is the most important aspect of anything these days, especially when it makes white people look good.
Only turkey, celery and a fruit for dinner. Actually very slim pickings for an American thanksgiving table.
This is something the commie liberal RATS have never seen but wish they had. If I was president, I would make sure that the DemonRAT gorillas got nothing more than a bowl of mutton stew, a piece of fry bread and a handful of piñons for their indigenous day day.
March 6, 1943, doubtless the war rationing had something to do with the sparse spread.
Great painting
We need a modern Norman Rockwell.
I see scenes of kids playing together and families doing things together.
They would be great scenes to paint and remind us all of what’s good
Truly a Rockwell masterpiece. He was an incredible artistic talent with the ability to tug at your heartstrings.
There’s also what looks like a jello mold and there’s a covered dish, like a soup tureen.
And no doubt, the turkey is stuffed.
The celery looks like it’s supposed to have something in it, which if I can speculate, could be pineapple cream cheese.
When I was growing up, part of the relish tray was celery filled with pineapple cream cheese. Kraft used to make it then for a number of years, we could not find it. Just the other day my sister told me she found some at Wal-Mart, so I picked up a couple tubs and plan on doing that for part of the dinner. We don’t know if it’s going to be a seasonal item or not, but we’ll take what we can get.
Grandma’s strong.
And that is only on the part of the table that we see.
A long time ago someone on this site would cleverly edit photos to put the Katrina “Heineken Looter” into the picture. A “lootie” visible through the window shades would add some balance.
I should’ve added to the orginal posting, Happy Thanksgiving to all our Freepers and I hope it’s a lovely holiday for you all.
I did send a prayer for the National Guardsmen who were shot today doing their job and hoping to be home with their families tomorrow.
May God speed their recovery.
😆
People then, and now, still criticize Rockwell, because he was basically anti post-modern
His paintings all displayed meaning in something, whatever the subject - family, traditions, holidays, daily life, and the United States. People were normal and average, but happy, capable and content.
Cynics and post-modern types HATE this.
And his legacy survives and thrives.
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