ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
Ernest Disney-Britton
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| Maggie Meiners asked her friends, a gay, married couple, to pose for her recreation of Norman Rockwell’s “Freedom From Want.” “I want to expand dialogue,” she said.CreditMaggie Meiners/Anne Loucks Gallery |
Seventy-five years after the 1943 release of Norman Rockwell’s four images — Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom From Want, Freedom From Fear, artists are still doing updates of the American idea. In 2012, black artist
Hank Willis Thomas enlisted photographer
Emily Shur to shoot several images that reimagined Mr. Rockwell’s “Freedom From Want.” That’s what led
Maggie Meiners, an artist from suburban Chicago, to create a series of her own. Ms. Meiners, recreated the photograph with two married, gay friends serving their guests. On this Thanksgiving 2018, we are grateful for images of a more accurate, complete picture of the American idea. [
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| Emily Shur's interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Want. |
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| For Freedoms’ interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want. Photo courtesy of For Freedoms. |
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| For Freedoms’ interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want, featuring For Freedoms Co-Founder and artist Hank Willis Thomas (seated, bottom right). Photo courtesy of For Freedoms. |
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| Emily Shur's interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Want |
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| For Freedoms’ interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want, featuring musician and poet Saul Williams (standing right). Photo courtesy of For Freedoms. |
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| For Freedoms’ interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom From Want, featuring model Chantal Kammermann (standing left) and film producer Sol Guy (standing right). Photo courtesy of For Freedoms. |
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| Emily Shur's interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Want |
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| Emily Shur's interpretation of Norman Rockwell’s Freedom of Want |
