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This exhibition will focus on depictions of the American flag over the course of the last century, ranging from the straightforwardly patriotic to overtly political works that interrogate just who the American flag represents, and whether justice is available to all. It will include works ranging from Childe Hassam’s Italian Day, May 1918 (which is being lent by the Art Bridges Foundation) to a new textile work by Maria de Los Angeles commissioned for the exhibition, in media including paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, sculpture, and a work in digital animation.

For Which it Stands… joins a campus-wide series of cultural and visual and performing arts events being presented as part of the national celebrations surrounding the semiquincentennial (250th anniversary) of the founding of the United States of America on July 4, 1776. The festivities on the ÍâÍøÁÔÆæ campus will embody the motto of E pluribus unum by combining our many programs and activities into one single united semester of celebrations on the theme of the anniversary.

This exhibition is curated by Museum Director Carey Mack Weber.

Image: Sara Rahbar, I don’t trust you any more, Flag #59, 2019, mixed media, collected vintage objects, on vintage US flag. Courtesy of the artist © Sara Rahbar