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title: 'Ours... to fight for: Freedom from Want'
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ours-to-fight-for-freedom-from-want-1941/
description: Poster using Norman Rockwell's painting of a family gathered at a holiday table as a grandmother sets down a turkey.
section: Collection
---

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# Ours... to fight for: Freedom from Want

Poster using Norman Rockwell's painting of a family gathered at a holiday table as a grandmother sets down a turkey, headed 'Ours... to fight for' and captioned 'Freedom from Want'. The tell is the pairing of an abstract value with a warm domestic scene, presenting the war aim as the table itself.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
OURS... to fight for
FREEDOM FROM WANT
[signature:] Norman Rockwell
```

[← Ours... to fight for: Freedom from Fear](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ours-to-fight-for-freedom-from-fear-1941/) [Place Supplies →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/place-supplies-camouflage-1941/)

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