What does it mean to be an American?
It is a question many people are grappling with, especially in the wake of the 2016 election. And it is one of the reasons the New-York Historical Society’s coming exhibition, “Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms,” is so powerful.
“We planned this before Trump got elected, but it’s taken on a different resonance since,” said Margaret K. Hofer, the museum director.
