From Historical Flags of Our Ancestors Vexillologist Clay Moss has published a new essay about once and possibly future flags of the state of Mississippi. He writes: As the current Mississippi flag has been burdened with controversy, particularly through the last quarter century, there has always been the idea that Mississippi's Magnolia flag might again someday… Continue reading Mississippi’s Magnolia Flags
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Historical Flags of Our Ancestors
Pete Loeser's website Historical Flags of Our Ancestors has grown over time into a wonderful resource for vexillologists and flag enthusiasts. It includes over 100 pages and over 3000 images, with a lot of original content (for example, see the "Short Papers and Vexillological Charts" section). The main site can be found at http://www.loeser.us/flags. In addition,… Continue reading Historical Flags of Our Ancestors
Leo Villareal’s Living Flags
By Scott Mainwaring Leo Villareal is a celebrated American artist who uses computer-controlled light patterns as his medium. He created two major works, both entitled Flag, based on the US flag. His 2008 sculpture Flag consists of 13 narrow strips (stripes) of enclosed LED lights, with the gaps between them roughly three times wider than the stripes themselves. Colors spill… Continue reading Leo Villareal’s Living Flags
Anna Pasqualucci: Pride and the Flag, Federal Hill
Posted to the Flag Art group on Facebook by Patrick Genna. Baltimore has a tradition of painted window screens. Here is an example showcasing the Maryland state flag, by Anna Pasqualucci.
DC in 2014 [reblog]
The District of Columbia in 2014.
What’s that Flag? (from VexTab #30)
By Max Liberman Originally published in The Vexilloid Tabloid #30, October 2011
The Israel Flag at the Speed of Light
Posted to the Flag Art group on Facebook by Bill Trinkle. The website Artspace says about this artwork: About the work The Israel Flag at the Speed of Light highlights Rosenquist's interest in taking familiar signifiers and removing them from their expected context. This work features an image of the Israeli flag deconstructed and then pieced… Continue reading The Israel Flag at the Speed of Light
Brewvana
By Ted Kaye Originally published in Vexilloid Tabloid #34, June 2012 Portland’s Rock Bottom Brewery hosted the Portland Belgian Beer Challenge on April 10, 2012. It featured a taste-off between beers from Amnesia, Rock Bottom, Roots, Lucky Lab, BJ’s, Concordia, Hair of the Dog, McMennamin’s Crystal Ballroom, and New Old Lompoc—ten breweries in all. With… Continue reading Brewvana
Flag Adapters
For every official flag, there are unofficial adaptations. Some of these are just short-cuts, as when flag manufacturers and chart makers pretend that every national flag is the same shape (usually 3x5). There are also annotations, when a flag is used as the background for a written message. The US flag with its many horizontal… Continue reading Flag Adapters
Learning from Roman Army Re-Enactors
Condensed and adapted by Patrick Genna from http://www.legionxxiv.org/signum Originally published in The Vexilloid Tabloid #33, April 2012 The website above, home to a Roman Army re-enactor group in Pennsylvania, has an extensive gallery of images of replica military equipment, including flags and vexilloids. The 24th Legion “defends the Frontiers of Ancient Rome in the Mid-Atlantic Province of… Continue reading Learning from Roman Army Re-Enactors
Portland Flag Association 