The Painting in the White House
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One of Rockwell’s works that received a great deal of attention and sparked conversations was The Problem We All Live With, which he painted in 1963. The artwork features civil rights icon Ruby Bridges when she was six years old. The scene was set in segregated America in 1960.
Rockwell painted Bridges holding her school supplies as she’s was escorted by law enforcement into school. She was the first African-American child to attend the all-white elementary school in Lousiana. During President Obama’s term, the painting hung in the White House.
Another president granted Rockwell the highest honor.
