THE FOUR FREEDOMS. Group of 4 posters. 1943. 56x40.25in. U. S. Government Printing Office. Condition varies, generally B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the United

THE FOUR FREEDOMS. Group of 4 posters. 1943. 56x40.25in. U. S. Government Printing Office. Condition varies, generally B+: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. On January 6, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the United States Congress on the escalating threat to American security caused by the war raging in Europe. In his now famous "Four Freedoms" speech, Roosevelt encouraged America to step up war production and, clearly, put the nation into the mind-set for their inevitable involvement in the war. Toward this end, he illuminated America's lofty goal: "In future days which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded on four essential human freedoms." Norman Rockwell, whose prolific work for the Saturday Evening Post had already captured the hearts of America took these four freedoms and deftly pictured them in his classic style. The resulting, powerful combination of words and images were successfully used by the government to raise money for the war effort. Printed in three sizes, these are the scarcer, larger format. American p. 132. E3,000/4,000 [SEE COLOR PLATE IV]