Old Glory Peeling Paint
by Debbie Portwood
Title
Old Glory Peeling Paint
Artist
Debbie Portwood
Medium
Photograph - Photomanipulation
Description
United States Flag given a grung and peeling paint texture...........Will look wonderful on any wall of your home or workplace or as any of the other great products sold on this site. Many more wonderful works can be found in my various galleries, form photographs and photoart to digital creations and abstracts. Thanks for browsing, commenting and most of all for any purchases. Debbie Portwood :D....(Evolution of the United States Flag..........No one knows with absolute certainty who designed the first stars and stripes or who made it. Congressman Francis Hopkinson seems most likely to have designed it, and few historians believe that Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia seamstress, made the first one. - Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual arrangements of the stars and odd proportions, these features being left to the discretion of the flag maker. In general, however, straight rows of stars and proportions similar to those later adopted officially were used. The principal acts affecting the flag of the United States are the following: - On June 14, 1777, in order to establish an official flag for the new nation, the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act: "Resolved, That the flag of the United States be made of thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation." - Act of January 13, 1794 - provided for 15 stripes and 15 stars after May 1795. - Act of April 4, 1818 - provided for 13 stripes and one star for each state, to be added to the flag on the 4th of July following the admission of each new state, signed by President Monroe. - Executive Order of President Taft dated June 24, 1912 - established proportions of the flag and provided for arrangement of the stars in six horizontal rows of eight each, a single point of each star to be upward. - Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated January 3, 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in seven rows of seven stars each, staggered horizontally and vertically. - Executive Order of President Eisenhower dated August 21, 1959 - provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine rows of stars staggered horizon tally and eleven rows of stars staggered vertically. For even more information please visit www.usflag.org )
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September 21st, 2011
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Comments (9)
Reynold Jay
Hi Debbie, Of the 7 flags you have in this gallery, I think this is my favorite. Like Kimberlee, it is the peeling paint that makes this the big winner. Well done. In that my little gal Tammy ( in my upcoming series) is a Freedom fighter I simply had to scout these out! We have a few flags in Tammy and the Declaration of Independence. Well done as always. Fav.
Kimberlee Baxter
Wow, Debbie, I am so loving this "grung and peeling paint texture"! I can see how neat this design would be on a line of biker clothing--on a back of a leather jacket, leather belt or hat! This is so cool! Love it! Fave! L/F!
Debbie Portwood replied:
Thank you so much Kimberlee!! That would be so awesome! Maybe the right buyer will get the same great idea!! :D We can always hope! :D
Dave Farrow
Ohhh Deb you are soooooooo slick. I thought at first this was on the side of wood structure somewhere then I read the description. You certainly earned gold with this great work.....L/F
Jack Zulli
Like how this image is worked, peeling paint effect is a great treatment for this theme,well done Debbie;) v/f