New-York Historical Society Teen Historians

David Mellgard, 12th Grade “The Funeral Oration for Poland,” or simply “The Funeral Oration,” by Hugh M. Hutton (1898-1976) is an editorial cartoon made for the Philadelphia Inquirer. After two short stints drawing illustrations and comics for New York World and the United Features Syndicate, Hutton joined the Inquirer in 1934. There, he became famous…

Christopher Valdivia, 12th Grade We are the governed, but we govern too. Assume our love of country, for it is only the simplest of self-love. Worry little about our strength, for we have our history to show for it. And because we are strong, there are others who have hope. But watch closely from now…

Caitlin Chin, 12th grade Arthur Szyk’s Four Freedoms Stamps consist of a repeated sequence of four different stamps, which depict, from left to right, freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Each stamp has an illustration depicting a recurring male character, and is labeled with the freedom with which…

Astrid Weinberg, 11th Grade Published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1943, Norman Rockwell’s artistic interpretation of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms became a nationwide phenomenon and a patriotic symbol of support for the war effort. This particular image, titled Freedom From Fear, depicts a white family of four in a child’s bedroom, saying…

Ariella Rosen, Freshman at Barnard College Marble Champion, a painting by Norman Rockwell, depicts three children crouching before a curved line that is drawn on the ground. There is a boy in white shirt, whose golden hair is bright beneath his red cap; there is a dark-haired boy in a black and white striped polo…

Ari Ezra, 12th Grade United Nations by Norman Rockwell, an American illustrator, is colorless and drawn only with shades of grey because it went unpublished. Nevertheless, the illustration was meant to be a mural and is drawn on a long, but not tall, canvas with graphite and charcoal. In the foreground of the piece there…

Aaron Shuchman, 10th Grade While Norman Rockwell’s Man Charting War Maneuvers might not contain the jaunty expressions of Willie Gillis: Food Package or the innocence and joy of Marble Champion, the scene is relatable to concerned households across the United States. Front and center, a man listens intently to the radio with a cigar in…

Alexandra Dingle, 11th Grade Supported by a wooden base, this is a replica of one of the world’s most famous statues: The Statue of Liberty. The entire model is made of dark brown, copper plated-zinc. Lady Liberty stands tall with a torch in her left hand and a tablet in her right, inscribed with July…

Written by Henry Carroll, 11th Grade Louis Lang’s painting, the Return of the 69th (Irish) Regiment, N.Y.S.M. from the Seat of War, carries a great and timeless message regarding an issue close to the hearts and minds of many Americans: immigration. Prominently displayed in the painting are uniformed soldiers marching through the crowd of excited…