The Problem we all Live With. Is a very iconic picture made in 1964 portraying all that Ruby Bridges had to go through while she had to go to a school in the deep south, that had recently been desegregated. The painting shows Ruby Bridges a African American schoolgirl having to walk to school and all the the ways she was abused just because of the color of her skin. The painting shows Ruby being surrounded by four U.S. Marshals. She is wearing a clean white dress and raising her head proudly refusing to give in to all the abuse she was receiving, like the tomatoes being thrown at her or the Nigger that was written in graphite on the wall she was walking by, or even the K.K.K sign that was scratched on the wall
After staring at the painting, completely mesmerized and astounded, I thought to myself who is or was the genius that crafted this extraordinary piece of art. I soon found out that it was Norman Rockwell. Norman Rockwell was born on February 3rd 1894 and died November 8th, 1978. He was a iconic painter of the 20th century, who was known for his ability to portray everyday scenarios and his ability to capture the cruelty of humanity. I then looked deeper and closer into the picture noticing small details and peculiar things that Rockwell had done. I noticed that the picture was cropped and that you could only see the face of Ruby Bridges. I also noticed that Ruby Bridges was wearing a white dress, maybe Rockwell wanted her to stand out, but I realized that the white dress had more meaning than just that maybe the color was symbolic,and that the dress was white to show that Ruby Bridges was innocent and that she wasn’t fully aware of the situation. She was just an innocent child caught in the middle of a tough era, not fully aware of what was happening.
