source: Modern Art, by: Hunter, Jacobus, Wheeler, painting: Jasper Johns
This image uses red, white, and blue in an abstract three American flag layout. The colors are said to have no specific meaning but have been said to have many meanings by many artists, writers, songs, etc. Charles Thompson (Secretary of the Continental Congress) stated "White signifies purity and innocence, Red, hardiness & valour, and Blue, the color of the Chief." I have heard it called a symbol of freedom. Jasper Johns is quoted as saying the image describes "things the mind already knows," "utterly familiar."
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