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Overall, "The Problem We All Live With" is an effective illustration of art activism. The purpose of the red tomato highlighting shows the destruction of American Patriotism. Patriotism is also seen through the blue notebook with the white stars that Rudy is carrying. I believe that Rockwell's main point was to indirectly tell people that America's patriotism had become chaotic and judgmental upon a person's skin color, which clearly contradicts the fact that America is the land of "freedom".

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The tomato splatter is red, which is also a high saturation color like yellow.  The bright red color of the tomato represents the need of the US Marshals to protect Rudy. The painting basically forces the viewers to place themselves in Rudy's shoes and lets us imagine what she might be feeling inside having tomatoes thrown at her due to her skin color.

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After the viewers view Rudy (the little girl), they will most likely notice the yellow armbands of the Marshals since the yellow color is one of the few that has a high saturation, which implies that Rockwell wants his viewers to identify who these men are and their role. Also, in the painting the US Marshals keep Rudy in a frame, in other words surrounding her indirectly and keeping her in a box. Finally, Rockwell did not include their heads for two reasons. One, it already said their role as US Marshals. Second, he did not want the viewers to be distracted from Rudy.

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Rudy is the main focus of the painting since she represents a few represents. First, her skin color is much darker than those of the Marshals, which makes her stand out from her environment and seeks attention in the painting. Second, there is the contrast of the white dress that adorns her dark skin, which leaps out of the image immediately.

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This picture is about race and relations. The use of word "nigger" on the wall and the "KKK" to the left of the lead marshal clearly shows this is a painting about racism of the white people towards black people back in the 1900's. Also, for the Marshals, they are faceless, which basically represents an institution. Even though they might be "protecting" the girl, they also "box her in", which basically means that Rockwell did not make the Marshals as heroes since in most pictures back in the 1900's, it was always the white people that are the focus of the image, but in this painting, it is the complete opposite.

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This painting depicts six year old Rudy Bridges on her first day attending kindergarten in New Orleans in 1960. It was New Orleans first court - ordered day of integrated schools and many people were opposed to this step towards desegregation. As she was walking towards the class, a group of white housewives were shouting hateful and rude comments towards the little girl. Due to this incident, the girl had to escorted to the building by US Federal Marshals. Therefore, Rockwell used the images about this incident as inspiration for this image he created.

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Born on February 3, 1894 in New York City, United States, Rockwell is well known for his covers for the journal "The Saturday Evening Post".  He was talented ever since the age of 14, and knew he wanted to be an artist in the future. He received his first commission at the age of 17 for creating the first cover of the 321 covers for "The Saturday Evening Post". He was motivated by how people lived daily and the political problems concerning black people in the 1900's. His vivid portraits of America has become a beloved part of the American tradition.

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Norman Rockwell was an American author, painter and illustrator. He was known for many famous art pieces of many types, including art activism pieces. He was a craftsman with an ability to represent ideas in a realistic manner. Most of his illustrations and paintings were taken from everyday and small life - town, and often contained a sense of humor. He was also awarded the Presidental Medal of Freedom in 1977 for his "The Problem We All Live With" painting.