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Flags and the Apollo 11 Launch

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

Gregory Cecil has a nice piece today in Spaceflight Insider on symbolism and the first moon landing, commemorating the 46th anniversary of launch of Apollo 11. Two NASA photos in the piece feature flags. The first is a famous double-exposure showing the ascending Saturn V and the American flag: The second shows Johnson and Agnew amidst a sea… Continue reading Flags and the Apollo 11 Launch

Plutonian Flags

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015 SDM1 Comment

In celebration of New Horizons' fly-by today of Pluto, some hadeocentric symbols and flags:

Happy Bastille Day!

July 14, 2015July 13, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

From www.histoire-image.org/pleincadre/index.php?i=546, via Google Translate: Establishment of National Day Before the building of the Republican majority in the 1879 elections, the royalist MacMahon, discouraged, resigned from the presidency of the Republic and is replaced by a moderate Republican old Jules Grevy (1807-1891). Now all orders of power, the Republicans take symbolic measures simultaneously transfer of the… Continue reading Happy Bastille Day!

Come to Ontario this October for North America’s Flag Conference

July 13, 2015October 14, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

We'd like to pass along this invitation from NAVA's Ken Reynolds. (And please note that early-bird registration ends in less than a month.) Hello everyone, I hope that each of you will consider attending NAVA's 49th annual meeting from October 16-18, 2015. It's been a dozen years since the Association held its annual meeting in… Continue reading Come to Ontario this October for North America’s Flag Conference

Aboriginal Flag First Flown 44 Years Ago Today

July 12, 2015July 12, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

From Ausflag's page on the (Australian) Aboriginal Flag: The Aboriginal Flag was designed by Harold Thomas, an artist and an Aboriginal, in 1971. The flag was designed to be an eye-catching rallying symbol for the Aboriginal people and a symbol of their race and identity. The black represents the Aboriginal people, the red the earth… Continue reading Aboriginal Flag First Flown 44 Years Ago Today

Ted Kaye on the Confederate Flag’s Design

July 11, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

Ted Kaye was interviewed as part of Corinne Segal's piece yesterday in PBS NewsHour Art Beat, What the Confederate flag's design says about its legacy. Some excerpts: In 1861, the National Flag Committee of the Confederate States of America wrote its official guidelines for flag design: A flag should be simple, readily made, and capable of… Continue reading Ted Kaye on the Confederate Flag’s Design

Need More Confederate Flag News and Commentary?

July 9, 2015July 8, 2015 SDM1 Comment

In addition to looking at old NAVA publications (see above), and perusing Richard Gideon’s American Vexillum™ compendium, you should also check out the Confederate Flag section on Flipboard. Here are some postings that appeared there yesterday: Sophia Tesfaye in Salon, 8 July: A staggering number of Republicans support the Confederate flag, new poll finds Jenny Jarvie in the… Continue reading Need More Confederate Flag News and Commentary?

[reblog] On the meaning and design of a flag

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

THE CO-OP: A New Zealand Commentary Collective (nzcoop.wordpress.com) has been publishing recently about the flag change debate in that country. Here is an example.

Happy Birthday, 25 of America’s 28 Flags

July 4, 2015July 2, 2015 SDMLeave a comment

According to the Flag Act of 1818, when new states are added to the union, corresponding stars are added to the flag on the following Fourth of July. So July 4th is not just the birthday of the US, but also of the 25 flags it has used since 1818. Here are some notable examples: