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The Problem We All Live With is a painting by Norman Rockwell that was considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States.[2] It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis. Because of threats of violence against her, she is escorted by four deputy U.S. marshals; the painting is framed so that the marshals' heads are cropped at the shoulders.[3][4] On the wall behind her are written the racial slur "nigger" and the letters "KKK"; a smashed and splattered tomato thrown against the wall is also visible. The white protesters are not visible, as the viewer is looking at the scene from their point of view.[3] The painting is oil on canvas and measures 36 inches (91 cm) high by 58 inches (150 cm) wide.[5]

The Problem We All Live With
Artist	Norman Rockwell
Year	1964
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	91 cm × 150 cm (36 in × 58 in)
Location	Norman Rockwell Museum[1]

History

The painting was originally published as a centerfold in the January 14, 1964, issue of Look.[5] Rockwell had ended his contract with the Saturday Evening Post the previous year due to frustration with the limits the magazine placed on his expression of political themes, and Look offered him a forum for his social interests, including civil rights and racial integration.[3] Rockwell explored similar themes in Southern Justice (Murder in Mississippi) and New Kids in the Neighborhood;[6] unlike his previous works for the Post, The Problem We All Live With and these others place black people as sole protagonists, instead of as observers, part of group scenes, or in servile roles.[7][8] Like New Kids in the Neighborhood, The Problem We All Live With depicts a black child protagonist;[7] like Southern Justice, it uses strong light-dark contrasts to further its racial theme.[9]

While the subject of the painting was inspired by Ruby Bridges, Rockwell used a local girl, Lynda Gunn, as the model for his painting;[10] her cousin, Anita Gunn, was also used.[11] One of the marshals was modelled by William Obanhein.[11]

After the work was published, Rockwell received "sacks of disapproving mail", one example accusing him of being a race traitor.[11]

Legacy

At Bridges' suggestion, President Barack Obama had the painting installed in the White House, in a hallway outside the Oval Office, from July to October 2011. Art historian William Kloss stated, "The N-word there – it sure stops you. There's a realistic reason for having the graffiti as a slur, [but] it's also right in the middle of the painting. It's a painting that could not be hung even for a brief time in the public spaces [of the White House]. I'm pretty sure of that."[1]

A copy of the painting was used to "dress" O. J. Simpson's house during his 1995 murder trial by defense attorney Johnnie Cochran. Cochran hoped to evoke the sympathy of visiting jurors, who were mostly black, by including "something depicting African-American history."[12]

See also

• Art in the White House
• Civil rights movement in popular culture
• Desegregated public schools in New Orleans
• McDonogh Three
• Trying to Trash Betsy DeVos

References

External links

• Media related to The Problem We All Live With at Wikimedia Commons
• President Obama talking with Ruby Bridges, The Problem We All Live With painting (YouTube.com-The White House channel)
• Detailed record of the painting via the Norman Rockwell Museum website
• 2020 Vox.com article about Rockwell and the painting

На других языках

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[de] The Problem We All Live With

The Problem We All Live With (Das Problem, mit dem wir alle leben) ist ein Gemälde Norman Rockwells aus dem Jahr 1963. Es wird als ikonographisches Werk der Bürgerrechtsbewegung in den Vereinigten Staaten angesehen.[1] Es zeigt Ruby Bridges, ein sechsjähriges afro-amerikanisches Mädchen, am 14. November 1960, auf ihrem Weg zur William Frantz Elementary School, einer rein-weißen öffentlichen Schule während der New Orleans School Desegregation Crisis. Wegen Bedrohungen und Gewalt ihr gegenüber wird sie von vier Deputy U.S. Marshals begleitet. Das Bild ist so geschnitten, dass die Köpfe der Marschälle an den Schultern beschnitten sind.[2][3] An der Wand hinter ihr stehen die rassistische Herabwürdigung „nigger“ und die Buchstaben „KKK“. Eine an die Wand geworfene und dort zerplatzte Tomate ist als Fleck ebenfalls erkennbar. Die weißen Protestler sind nicht sichtbar, da der Betrachter deren Blickwinkel einnimmt.[2] Das Gemälde ist eine Ölmalerei auf Leinwand, mit den Maßen 91 cm hoch und 150 cm breit.[4]

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- [en] The Problem We All Live With

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[fr] Notre problème à tous

Notre problème à tous (titre original : The Problem We All Live With) est une illustration du peintre américain Norman Rockwell, initialement publiée dans le magazine Look le 14 janvier 1964 durant le mouvement des droits civiques aux États-Unis.

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[ru] Проблема, с которой все мы живём

«Проблема, с которой все мы живём» (англ. The Problem We All Live with) — картина американского художника Нормана Роквелла, написанная в 1964 году.

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