"The Flag Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning"

July 18, 2024 | Source: Monroe Gallery of Photography

 Via Field of View

Original article posted on July 12, 2024


"Throughout history, flags have elevated the emotional impact of images, attracting photographers — and photo editors — like moths to a flame."   click to read full article


The article analyzes several photographs, including these by Gallery photographers:


Pulitzer-Prize winning black and white photograph of an Anti-bussing protester attacking an African American man with the American Flag in Boston, 1976

Stanley Forman
The Soiling of Old Glory" Anti-Busing Protest, Boston, 1976



color photograph from January 6, 2021, Washington, DC. Supporters of President Trump battle law enforcement with an American Flag on the West steps of The Capitol during the attack on the day of Joe Biden’s election certification by Congress

David Butow
January 6, 2021, Washington, DC. Supporters of President Trump battle law enforcement on the West steps of The Capitol during the attack on the day of Joe Biden’s election certification by Congress.



famous black and withe photograph of Marines of the 28th Regiment of the 5th Division Raise the American Flag Atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945

Joe Rosenthal/AP
Marines of the 28th Regiment of the 5th Division Raise the American Flag Atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 1945



"Going down the rabbit hole of photos that are elevated, and in many defined, by flags...."





 

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