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Open · Until 6 Dec 2026

American Icon: The US Flag in Art

The Art Institute of Chicago — The W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Collection, purchased with funds provided by The Leonian Charitable Trust

American Icon: The US Flag in Art is on view at National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., United States, until December 6, 2026.

Last verified August 15, 2026 · Official source ↗

Over 30 works in various media illustrating the changing uses and interpretations of the American flag from the late 1800s to today, on view in the East Building Concourse as part of the Gallery's America's 250th anniversary programming.

Artists

Venue

  1. National Gallery of Art
    Washington, D.C., United States · June 6 – December 6, 2026
    Until 6 Dec

Images

A hand-tinted cased photograph in an ornate gilt mat: two women in patriotic costume stand side by side, one in a striped gown holding a small Stars and Stripes on a staff, the other in a star-covered dress wearing a crown.

Unidentified maker, Portrait of Two Standing Women Holding an American Flag, 1856

The Art Institute of Chicago — The W. Bruce and Delaney H. Lundberg Collection, purchased with funds provided by The Leonian Charitable Trust · Source ↗