The Stars and Stripes in Black and White. Great Photos of The American Flag.
We are so used to seeing the American Flag in its colorful splendor, we can forget that images of Old Glory in black and white can be just as powerful. For this fourth of July, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite black and white photos of the American Flag by such respected photographers as Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand, Elliott Erwitt and many more. And not the photos you’re used to seeing, either. Enjoy!
Black and White Photos of the American Flag
From Dennis Hopper to Diane Arbus, we hope you enjoy our curated collection of 20 vintage black and white photographs (in chronological order) of the U.S. Flag in honor of July 4th.
Robert Mapplethorpe American Flag, 1977Henri Cartier Bresson, Woman with American Flag, New England, 1947.Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns in his studio on Pearl Street with Flag, 1954-55, New York. Photograph.Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, 1959Vivian Maier, Chicago Suburbs (American Flag) ca. 1960sRobert Frank, Wellfleet, Massachusetts, 1962Dennis Hopper, Malibu (July 4th), 1964Steve Schapiro, Flag, The Selma March, 1965Diane Arbus, Girl with Easter hat and flag, N.Y.C. 1965Lee Friedlander , Flag, New York City, 15 Photographs Portfolio, 1965Elliott Erwitt, Amagansett, New York 1969Burk Uzzle Romance of Chrome from the All American series, 1970sJean Pierre Laffont, Nude Concertgoer at Powder Ridge Festival, 1970sElliott Erwitt, Coney Island, NY, 1975Andy Warhol, (1928-1987) Flag with Legs, silver gelatin printGary Winogrand, American Suburb X,Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled (Enough is Enough), 1980Thomas Frederick Arndt, Freed Iranian Hostage Tickertape Parade, New York, 1981Alberto Schommer, Andy Warhol Painting The Flag, 1983Ken Light, Immigration Demonstration, May 1, 2006, Fresno, California,
