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0007. Three Flags

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0007. Three Flags

CornTown
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By Jasper Johns
Circa. 1955
Pop Art

When most people view the American flag, they see it for its symbolic representation. John painted the flag onto a canvas in order to make the viewer approach the flag as they would a classical painting. To look at the aesthetic value of the flag which most people forget when they see a flag on a pole.

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