Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag
Kit Hinrichs. Ten Speed Press, $60 (223pp) ISBN 978-1-58008-240-2
Over the last 224 years, the Stars and Stripes has been through endless permutations and representations. Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag presents 500 color illustrations of Old Glory, depicted on pencils, fans, Christmas ornaments, penknives, compacts, belt buckles and in modern art. Kit Hinrichs's 3,000-piece flag collection, photographed here by Terry Heffernan, forms the basis of the book (written with Delphine Hirasuna) and includes Hinrichs's great-great-great-aunt's 1865 banner. The introduction by Museum of American Folk Art director Gerard Wertkin provides historical context (Why do flags adorn public schools? When did the practice of a stripe for each state become unwieldy?) for the mesmerizing graphics. ( June)
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Reviewed on: 05/01/2001
Genre: Nonfiction
Hardcover - 223 pages - 978-1-58008-312-6
Open Ebook - 264 pages - 978-0-307-81673-3
Other - 100 pages - 978-0-553-45928-9
Wall - 978-0-7893-2186-2