The Problem We All Live With

The Problem We All Live With by Norman Rockwell

1964 Painting Measures 36 in. high 58 in. wide

Norman Rockwell is a painter/illustrator born in 1894 in New York City. He is well known for the reflection of American culture in his works. Some other notable works of his include Willie Gillis, Saying Grace, and Four Freedoms. He also produced covers for the Boy Scouts of Americas publication and cover illustrations for The Saturday Evening Post magazine.

"The painting has come to serve as an important symbol of civil rights, and Museum Trustee Ruby Bridges' historic journey" says Museum Director/CEO Laurie Norton Moffatt.

I chose this piece because it really captures the ignorance of human kind. We as humans are trying to reach a level of true equality and at the time of this painting, we were the farthest from it. When someone like Norman Rockwell has the compassion in his heart to try and put peoples ignorance in perspective, it can spark beautiful harmonious movements in history.