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A Graphic History of the American Flag
Ten Speed Press
May 2001
On Sale: May 1, 2001
223 pages
ISBN: 1580082408
EAN: 9781580082402
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Photography
The Revolutionary Congress resolved in 1777 that "the flag
of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,
that the Union be 13 white stars in a blue field
representing a new constellation." Since that time, the
American flag has been raised high in wartime triumph and
peacetime celebration; burned in fervent protest; sewn
lovingly onto quilts, caps, pillows, and bags; appropriated
by the commercial sphere to sell goods as varied as cigars,
designer clothing, and rock-and-roll albums; and faithfully
honored every 4th of July to celebrate America's
independence. Far from being a static symbol, though, the
flag has been subjected to countless graphic interpretations
over its 223-year history, each version owing more to the
personality of the maker than to established formal
conventions. And nowhere are these continual changes better
viewed than in the collection of over 3,000 Stars and
Stripes artifacts amassed by graphic designer Kit Hinrichs,
partner in the international design consultancy Pentagram.
On exhibit in 2000 at the American Institute of Graphic Arts
in New York and at the San Jose Museum of Art, Hinrichs's
collection was hailed as a marvel of folk history and a time
capsule of cultural commentary. The collection ranges from
Civil War-era banners and Native American braided moccasins
to an early 20th-century "friendship" kimono and original
flag art by several of world's leading designers. In its
deluxe format and over 500 illustrations, LONG MAY SHE WAVE
gives wide berth to the flag in all its manifestations, and
the result is a stunning visual history of America's most
treasured symbol.
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