The American Flag: Art, Design, Fashion

by Mary Emmerling

Overview

Flags are so everywhere, so ever-present that we often barely notice them. But focused through a collector’s vision and a photographer’s eye, the gold old red, white, and blue brings a smile, a memory, a tear and a lump to our throats. The flag is more than a symbol; it is art, and here we 200 artist’s and designer’s renditions of the ultimate symbol of freedom.

Mary Emmerling, décor expert, style maker, and queen of antiques fairs and festivals, is the author of more than 30 books on American country decorating and collecting. Her most recent books (done with Jim Arndt) include Art of the Buckle, Art of the Heart and Art of the Skull. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Reed Davis lives in Los Angeles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781423636489
Publisher:	Smith, Gibbs Publisher
Publication date:	05/29/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	51 MB
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About the Author

One of the best-known names in American decorating, Mary Emmerling is the author of twenty books, many of them part of her American Country series. She is creative director of Country Home magazine and host of the Country at Home series on HGTV as well as a designer and collector. She lives in Des Moines, Iowa; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Phoenix, Arizona.

Read an Excerpt

Vintage Americana

During my young years in Washington,DC, and Rehoboth, Delaware, I learned to love the American flag. It seemed to be on display everywhere, from monuments, embassies, parades, and museums to the boardwalk, at ride parks, miniature golf, and the beach houses in the summer.

In the 1960s, when I started collecting antiques, the fad was to purchase things mainly from Europe and Great Britain. Then in 1976, a Bicentennial exhibition at the Whitney Museum in New York City—I think it was called the Flowering of American Antiques—fascinated me. And the American Antiques show really woke me up to purchasing American antiques only—especially since I did most of my antiques hunting in New England, where they were old and plentiful. That’s when I really started buying antiques with flags on them.

Table of Contents

introduction 7

two if by sea 9

folk art 17

collectibles 31

vintage americana 45

victory and patriotism 61

jewelry 77

clothing and accessories 93

on display 109

picnic and patio 129

acknowledgments 143