American flag has long, sometimes controversial, history in art. (Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers) From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: July 1, 1994| Author: | COPYRIGHT 1994 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

    ``Flag: A piece of cloth or stuff (usually bunting), varying in size, color and device, but most frequently oblong or square, attached by one edge to a staff or to a halyard, used as a standard, ensign or signal and also for decoration or display.'' _Oxford English Dictionary 
    To begin with, that whole bit about Betsy Ross stitching up the first American flag for George Washington is a myth. While it is true that Elizabeth Ross presided over an upholstery shop in Harrisburg, Pa., and she did run up flags for Pennsylvania's Navy, most reference books do not name her as the designer ...

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