Happy Thanksgiving! We hope that everyone enjoys their day of turkey, football, and family. Today we have a special holiday episode in honor of Thanksgiving, and what better artist to talk about than Norman Rockwell.
In the United States, Thanksgiving takes place on the 4th Thursday in November and has been a tradition since 1863, when during the civil war President Abraham Lincoln declared that a day of "Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens" be held.
The event that Americans commonly call the "First Thanksgiving" was celebrated by the Pilgrims after their first harvest in the New World in 1621.
Today, Thanksgiving is about being together with family and friends, eating turkey and pumpkin pie and watching football!
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| Freedom from Want, 1941-43 |
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| Ye Glutton, 1923 |
This Rockwell illustration was on the cover of Life Magazine, Nov 22, 1923. It is located at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA.
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| Thanksgiving: Girl Praying, 19443 |
This painting shows us a girl in worn torn Europe during World War II, giving thanks for a portion of an American soldiers field rations.
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| Thanksgiving Mother and Son Peeling Potatoes, 1945
This was painted during WWII. A mother and her son sit next to each other peeling potatoes, it looks like they are chatting while they work and are happy to be spending time together.
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We hope you enjoyed this episode and HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Next week Chloe and Zach will be introducing you to Dale Chihuly.
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