American flag Accession Number: ARTV03199

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Depicts a parody of the USA flag in which the red stripes have been replaced with a network of capilliary-like lines and the stars with peace symbols, Christian crosses, Jewish Stars of David, communist hammers and sickles, US dollar signs and Nazi swastikas.

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Accession Number
ARTV03199
Artist
Ron Cobb
Publisher
[UNITED STATES : S.N., N.D.]
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Physical Description
Medium: screenprint on paper
Measurement
Overall: 45.5 cm x 58.4 cm
Medium
screenprint on paper
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented by S J Woods 1980
Copyright
External copyright

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