For the first time ever, Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms have left America – and are being shown at an exclusive exhibition at the Mémorial de Caen until late October.
Norman Rockwell’s extraordinary paintings, the Four Freedoms, already have plenty of miles under their belt. They crossed the length and breadth of the United States during WW2 at the famous war bond shows where they helped to raise $130 million for the American war effort. And now they have crossed the Atlantic to France in the footsteps of the soldiers they raised money to support.
On loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the paintings’ new home from 10 June until 27 October is the Mémorial de Caen. This famed war museum with its memorial garden is dedicated to the history of war during the 20th century, especially the effects of WW2, with one of the D-Day landing beaches only a short way from Caen – Sword Beach at our port town of Ouistreham.
To host the 5-month exhibition for the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Mémorial’s 15,000 sq ft temporary exhibition space has undergone renovation in order to meet the international standards for an exhibition of such significance.
