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DESCRIPTION:Jun 6 - Dec 6\, 2026\nThe American flag is a potent symbol of p
 ride and patriotism\, of promises made and promises unkept\, of victory (t
 he raised flag at Iwo Jima) and tragic loss (the flag-draped coffin of sla
 in President John F. Kennedy). It is woven into our national psyche\, a de
 sign element that signals home and citizenship. An American flag planted o
 n suburban porches overlooking pristine lawns was once a staple of New Yor
 ker magazine covers and Norman Rockwell paintings\, including his portrait
  of Betsy Ross mending a flag enfolded tenderly on her lap. This summer we
  will be getting more than the usual eyeful of Old Glory as the United Sta
 tes lumbers toward its 250th anniversary on July 4\, a massive bombardment
  of red\, white\, and blue. To mark the semiquincentennial\, Washington’
 s National Gallery of Art is presenting “American Icon: The US Flag in A
 rt\,” an exhibition of American artists ranging from “Pop Art Nun” C
 orita Kent and flag-variation virtuoso Jasper Johns to photographers Gordo
 n Parks and Robert Frank investigating the meaning and aesthetics of the s
 tars and stripes\, the different messages conveyed through a playful chang
 e of color or a more somber monochromatic lens. Like any classic\, the Ame
 rican flag is an inexhaustible image that retains its essential identity\,
  a mute eyewitness to history.
LOCATION:National Gallery of Art\, Constitution Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20
 565\, USA
SUMMARY:American Icon: The US Flag in Art
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 flag-in-art
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