File:WLA ima Frederic Edwin Church Our Flag 2.jpg

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Our Flag
Artist Church, Frederic Edwin
nationality American
birth-death 1826-1900
Creation date 1864
Materials oil on canvas
Dimensions 21 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. 26 1/2 x 19 5/8 in. (framed)
Location Paine Turn of the Century American Art Gallery
Credit line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Pulliam
Accession number 71.206
http://www.imamuseum.org/explore/artwork/1484

Church painted panoramic vistas of scenes from New England to South America, but in this canvas he offers a symbolic image of America during the Civil War.

The 31-star flag of the Union flutters amidst the smoke of battle as a symbol of Church's belief in the eventual triumph of the Union.

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