Rockwell painting of Ruby Bridges inspires viral Kamala Harris image
A visual image is worth a thousand words. Millions have recently seen and shared the powerful meme of Vice President Elect, Kamala Harris, walking in the silhouetted shadow of a young girl, an homage to an earlier historical marker of equity and social justice created by Norman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell Museum is home to the original painting, The Problem We All Live With, which marked the civil rights journey of young Ruby Bridges, and which resides in the Museum’s permanent collection.
A contemporary reference to this image showing Kamala Harris walking in Ruby Bridges footsteps, created by Bria Goeller, went viral as preliminary election results were announced over the weekend, celebrating two historic moments that broke glass ceilings for women and BIPOC. This work created originally for Look magazine in 1964 is a signature image of the landmark global exhibition, Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom, now on view at Norman Rockwell Museum. The exhibition illustrates the power of images to inspire and motivate progressive societal change in the past and present.
A contemporary reference to this image showing Kamala Harris walking in Ruby Bridges footsteps, created by Bria Goeller, went viral as preliminary election results were announced over the weekend, celebrating two historic moments that broke glass ceilings for women and BIPOC. This work created originally for Look magazine in 1964 is a signature image of the landmark global exhibition, Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom, now on view at Norman Rockwell Museum. The exhibition illustrates the power of images to inspire and motivate progressive societal change in the past and present.
