| Untitled (African American Flag) | |
|---|---|
 African American Flag (1990) in 2022 at the National Gallery of Art's showing of Afro-Atlantic Histories | |
| Artist | David Hammons |
| Year | 1990 |
| Medium | Fabric |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
| Dimensions | 142.2 cm × 223.5 cm (56.0 in × 88.0 in) |
| Location | The Broad, Jack Shainman Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of African American History and Culture, The New School, Studio Museum in Harlem |
Untitled (African-American Flag) is a vexillographic artwork by American artist David Hammons from 1990, combining the colors of the Pan-African flag with the pattern of the flag of the United States to represent African diaspora identity. The flag replaces the red, white and blue colors on the traditional American flags with Pan-African colors.[1]
It was first created for the art exhibition "Black USA" at an Amsterdam museum in 1990, and its first edition was of five flags, which are now in major museum collections.[2]
The work's creation has been seen in the context of the inauguration of David Dinkins as the first African American mayor of New York City, following his 1989 election.[3] The following year Hammons was awarded the MacArthur Genius Fellowship for his "contributions to African American cultural identity".[4]
- ^ "African-American Flag".
- ^ Valentine, Victoria (30 May 2017). "Mixed Media: $2 Million Flag by David Hammons is a Work of Art, Political Statement, and Art World Commodity". Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- ^ Whyte, Murray (2016-12-02). "Stars and stripes? Whatever: six times artists subverted the American flag". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ "Catalogue Essay - David Hammons - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale New York Wednesday, May 17, 2017". Phillips auctioneers. Retrieved 2022-07-28.