Rockwell Ruby Bridges Painting

Norman rockwell museum announces the loan of norman rockwell s iconic painting the problem we all live with part of its permanent collection to the white house where it will be exhibited through october 31.

Rockwell ruby bridges painting.

Ruby bridges flanked by white federal marshals walking to school past a wall defaced by racist graffiti. This painting was displayed in the white house when bridges met with president obama in 2011. Norman rockwell the problem we all live with 1964 art print 7 in x 10 in unmatted unframed. The problem we all live with is a 1964 painting by norman rockwell it is considered an iconic image of the civil rights movement in the united states.

It depicts ruby bridges a six year old african american girl on her way to william frantz elementary school an all white public school on november 14 1960 during the new orleans school desegregation crisis. They will look at norman rockwell s painting the problem we all live with and analyze the illustration in relation to the civil rights movement. At the same time norman rockwell painted a series of paintings called the four freedoms. This all white outfit against her dark skin immediately leaps out of the painting to catch the viewer s eye.

Four years later rockwell would land a life changing position at the saturday evening post a popular bi monthly magazine over the span of 47 years rockwell completed 322 covers for. As a child he excelled as a painter culminating in a job as a cover artist for boys life magazine when he was just 18 years old. The loan was requested this year by president barack obama in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of ruby bridges history changing walk integrating the william frantz public school. The norman rockwell painting depicting the walk by 6 year old ruby bridges as she integrated william frantz elementary school in new orleans in 1960 captures an ugly chapter in u s.

Rockwell took artistic license with her pristine white dress hair ribbon shoes and socks ruby bridges was wearing a plaid dress and black shoes in the press photograph. The problem we all live with ruby bridges by norman rockwell shows an african american girl 6 year old ruby bridges wearing a white dress as she s escorted by four federal marshals to her first day of class at an all white school in 1960. A class discussion will allow students discuss the painting s concept and composition and look closely at the objects and clues depicted in order to understand the significance of ruby bridges.