- Memetic Mutation: Starting toward the end of 2022, the "Freedom of Speech" Four Freedoms painting, with a man (sometimes mistaken for Abraham Lincoln) expressing an opinion at a town meeting, became a popular social media meme, depicting the man saying something unpopular, inane, or extremely obvious.
- Sweetness Aversion: A common criticism of his work. Though, to be fair, Rockwell likely did this on purpose to keep up people's hopes and spirits during World War II.
- Tear Jerker: Breaking Home Ties.
- Vindicated by History: Art critics during his career dismissed his work as "banal" and considered him a mere "illustrator" (which Rockwell didn't mind, or even disagree with). It wasn't until the 1970s during his late career when critics re-appraised his artwork and realized the emotional impact his works had.
- Rockwell first painted Four Freedoms for the U.S. Government, at the start of World War II, to use as propaganda posters, but none of the agencies he approached wanted them. By 1943 he allowed the Post to reprint them... and the fan response was overwhelming, to the point where the government came back asking to use them for a War Bonds promotional tour. That tour ended up making $160 million for the war effort. The four paintings, especially Freedom from Want, are among the most famous American works of art in the world.
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