The American Flag Made of Toy Soldiers, Sneakers, Legos, Eyeglasses & More.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyVQ_nHFVcXRzc3vPXmwpEHtOU9aXYRy8xpGUiLXhFEXvdEMtr32ogGWvm2RzQCM8m9FznLXZWeD0IXt52JTIHSpldOw4-alEen4ie-JD2TrRMBf7m0c6P3MZzw4DLgUaS9u-kSCsmvs/s1600/dave+cole+detail+2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625289613311725650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAyVQ_nHFVcXRzc3vPXmwpEHtOU9aXYRy8xpGUiLXhFEXvdEMtr32ogGWvm2RzQCM8m9FznLXZWeD0IXt52JTIHSpldOw4-alEen4ie-JD2TrRMBf7m0c6P3MZzw4DLgUaS9u-kSCsmvs/s400/dave+cole+detail+2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 462px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: detail from Dave Cole's American flag made of melted toy soldiers and paint.</span></span><br /><br />In honor of this year's Fourth of July, I'm sharing with you some artistic interpretations of the United States National Flag. However, I can't write a post on modern art and American flags without mentioning <a href="http://www.jasperjohns.com/">Jasper Johns</a>, the artist whose modern paintings of American Flags are known throughout the world, the most famous of which is shown below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsNCsTsMgyNVb81pFFytMEkjp1Ok_K6-VHlch3r4jMZCsWN56a1SE25h7Wd0jjGQm5Y5FFzvT5EmI1Sw2Nhs5E0Ck91nMaezla2kCI1pLyBvpT_VoZvyLSQmis23zdlOC1NUt2n3CtMA/s1600/Jasper+Johns+three+flags%252C+1959.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625308476456866546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsNCsTsMgyNVb81pFFytMEkjp1Ok_K6-VHlch3r4jMZCsWN56a1SE25h7Wd0jjGQm5Y5FFzvT5EmI1Sw2Nhs5E0Ck91nMaezla2kCI1pLyBvpT_VoZvyLSQmis23zdlOC1NUt2n3CtMA/s400/Jasper+Johns+three+flags%252C+1959.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: Jasper Johns, Three Flags, 1959</span><br /><br />Now, a selection of America's Stars and Stripes, aka Old Glory, as assemblages made with everything from Greek beach pebbles to bike chains.<br /><br />American flag made of melted and painted plastic toy soldiers by artist <a href="http://www.theknittingmachine.com/projects-memorial-flag.php">Dave Cole</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6kc02nHyyA3tkZAXxEafSvdT85RGZF5P4cYCrEgAFMyyC0ZET48sBsVNY34y5oGL-gmzLcpITh_v1cTigzTrhX7bnefV7PU_nkI5oOR65u80ssVCAOl0utGQSsSSZtqclxJ9cuIEOF0/s1600/DCflag1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625324467741211506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd6kc02nHyyA3tkZAXxEafSvdT85RGZF5P4cYCrEgAFMyyC0ZET48sBsVNY34y5oGL-gmzLcpITh_v1cTigzTrhX7bnefV7PU_nkI5oOR65u80ssVCAOl0utGQSsSSZtqclxJ9cuIEOF0/s400/DCflag1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 445px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2PrZIzz6fAcQ2fh-0Gji8SYe2lSMNQInPCUa6u9x-HxNKBQ15Hm5Ct8QJor6t2IWalFDEKWhZxXm9eZ8LOPccABA3jU1kSNsZsFrT-vXZbT4JjubvAIaB7wRrbNx7jogiTeaVdjLOIY/s1600/Dave-Cole.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625289206224078066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD2PrZIzz6fAcQ2fh-0Gji8SYe2lSMNQInPCUa6u9x-HxNKBQ15Hm5Ct8QJor6t2IWalFDEKWhZxXm9eZ8LOPccABA3jU1kSNsZsFrT-vXZbT4JjubvAIaB7wRrbNx7jogiTeaVdjLOIY/s400/Dave-Cole.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 367px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghidqKgR_mimUH_irqoiLdWUACoonweEkDeGomim1_ySfHpTj1gFZjKS3XI8sirYVIrdU08V28b0s0tyS8bEKtPyP02zMDansjzMw5oW2V3g9f95XDa0nFttR-uI8BWCh0Grgyi5veDdU/s1600/Dave-Cole-detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625289518260396258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghidqKgR_mimUH_irqoiLdWUACoonweEkDeGomim1_ySfHpTj1gFZjKS3XI8sirYVIrdU08V28b0s0tyS8bEKtPyP02zMDansjzMw5oW2V3g9f95XDa0nFttR-uI8BWCh0Grgyi5veDdU/s400/Dave-Cole-detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 295px;" /></a><br /><br />American flag made of toy soldiers by <a href="http://www.vldesign.biz/">Valerie Leonard</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9NVy6HlTNrFra9Oi5Txs1wpgckUNg-1TApwlv5AB_ycdTF1rhPn2WFGmPJGtjYPCjFH36dPlD4hjnyze6Ctav_Y4c23e4iUX8OQ7MInX6p5fEsoetP1SF51EXbci0Zv5kSOeFelaCss/s1600/+Valerie+leonard+6%252C000parts.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625289927321071266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr9NVy6HlTNrFra9Oi5Txs1wpgckUNg-1TApwlv5AB_ycdTF1rhPn2WFGmPJGtjYPCjFH36dPlD4hjnyze6Ctav_Y4c23e4iUX8OQ7MInX6p5fEsoetP1SF51EXbci0Zv5kSOeFelaCss/s400/+Valerie+leonard+6%252C000parts.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 331px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUHf8TVTcOgYouHxVZqMBx0IawaP6QCO4S6sZ2cOq2d_9i-edVRXziWtp1bd_TIgIe6XYva4hkIkUDqPYfWhiO69-1Cx2VN-quA33CaHcX8HB0SsDB1oyWqMa5rHthrzvcHuYttl1bAU/s1600/Valerie+leonard+detai.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625290152891789538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUHf8TVTcOgYouHxVZqMBx0IawaP6QCO4S6sZ2cOq2d_9i-edVRXziWtp1bd_TIgIe6XYva4hkIkUDqPYfWhiO69-1Cx2VN-quA33CaHcX8HB0SsDB1oyWqMa5rHthrzvcHuYttl1bAU/s400/Valerie+leonard+detai.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><br />American flag made of eyeglasses and ephemera by <a href="http://www.daviddatuna.com/">artist David Datuna</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhscwun_NGugG6Xrs57Bd83j9MkGx7Yae_ESmPwDZmo8B39hMrbY5acb3b2-rGSS_drZLJb8aGjLQIv9ICybnbbvZ6Zc9vgI9I2uDAGHL43chKoKHV5oVP5d_BeoNzh24RETHIxFy84dQ/s1600/david-datuna+american+flag1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625290555660891234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhscwun_NGugG6Xrs57Bd83j9MkGx7Yae_ESmPwDZmo8B39hMrbY5acb3b2-rGSS_drZLJb8aGjLQIv9ICybnbbvZ6Zc9vgI9I2uDAGHL43chKoKHV5oVP5d_BeoNzh24RETHIxFy84dQ/s400/david-datuna+american+flag1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 384px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax5EuZ8YEJQOz61LAqzAp-s7PMxL91N6cMDdFboBHJ-gEtLS450xY5qknJir5BgbR3iUo7Bzg_mNTdvxeOzMN5lZijbm0HDqLSPxedgkTMNGzkPt_aSNNq0I91yEJ71wUeYB1-BPlYTw/s1600/david-datuna+flag2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625290434418720130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhax5EuZ8YEJQOz61LAqzAp-s7PMxL91N6cMDdFboBHJ-gEtLS450xY5qknJir5BgbR3iUo7Bzg_mNTdvxeOzMN5lZijbm0HDqLSPxedgkTMNGzkPt_aSNNq0I91yEJ71wUeYB1-BPlYTw/s400/david-datuna+flag2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2cGUkYvrsmUVnyMV9gwo7bWaLTchOvD3NQvCLHIrajft0K1H_4WK509B48ACgx3xqDvTPXzSDDA4AAk0fk0z-QBXuWKA3JLXtVDPcaKRmUrtcJAWinYI5EXGB8zLkIrI5KwLa0Flt_c/s1600/david-datuna+flag3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625290310501505714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2cGUkYvrsmUVnyMV9gwo7bWaLTchOvD3NQvCLHIrajft0K1H_4WK509B48ACgx3xqDvTPXzSDDA4AAk0fk0z-QBXuWKA3JLXtVDPcaKRmUrtcJAWinYI5EXGB8zLkIrI5KwLa0Flt_c/s400/david-datuna+flag3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 712px;" /></a><br /><br />American flags made of license plates by <a href="http://www.aaronfoster.com/">Aaron Foster</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJeyAV56B65z77m4Pbad4qbc-WE3K5oRy8LZV6vM8pEY_cQr9DRj_ZLz2alh0zNGQs6gbAJJj3-3K05ebmJ9yVKmkZgmsdjXbnLdL4xE6UMi8IDcq8RPQIghehFtsHMCKGW676TogccU/s1600/american-flag.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625293445015475842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJeyAV56B65z77m4Pbad4qbc-WE3K5oRy8LZV6vM8pEY_cQr9DRj_ZLz2alh0zNGQs6gbAJJj3-3K05ebmJ9yVKmkZgmsdjXbnLdL4xE6UMi8IDcq8RPQIghehFtsHMCKGW676TogccU/s400/american-flag.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 325px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_qYWVAqPbDgKiifIP2H70vy7RUMD_SJ2Sx1TMQnnC-agUg9XA7hgIkJ1CnxrsxiQoQUSuiwgsL11lfYr3MLZT5K3wNxKjxujl82UkMwlR7UdppnIF2g0u2Uq5EkOj1-_ef41eoTvWrk/s1600/aaron+foster+etsy+1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625291339354638082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_qYWVAqPbDgKiifIP2H70vy7RUMD_SJ2Sx1TMQnnC-agUg9XA7hgIkJ1CnxrsxiQoQUSuiwgsL11lfYr3MLZT5K3wNxKjxujl82UkMwlR7UdppnIF2g0u2Uq5EkOj1-_ef41eoTvWrk/s400/aaron+foster+etsy+1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 409px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj59pTjozJ60Eqz7bMFGgAV0uU2qVs0lWTLgVys6jjPmkfvP6WZ2ytyLgHlGrbIDN-ZyeFlc0n1lWeliUK9bv5LJ_AftcAenjH1ZA1RIT0UX7CKPwfPDhau4Ex9NUWuGKl9GljgB8d56U/s1600/aaron+foster+flag1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625291166846421218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj59pTjozJ60Eqz7bMFGgAV0uU2qVs0lWTLgVys6jjPmkfvP6WZ2ytyLgHlGrbIDN-ZyeFlc0n1lWeliUK9bv5LJ_AftcAenjH1ZA1RIT0UX7CKPwfPDhau4Ex9NUWuGKl9GljgB8d56U/s400/aaron+foster+flag1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 361px;" /></a><br /><br />American Flag made of Cooperstown baseball bats cut in half for wall mounting. Available <a href="http://www.cooperstownbat.com/product/Baseball-Bat-American-Flag/1281_1038/#">here</a> or <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Baseball-Bat-American-Flag-All-Wood-Bats-/140415405858">on ebay</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6K9Ur1g-AQ9exdfUDrG2qGPc0cRXM2ZywAuAgInFZHtEqbu_hP8Rwfmj6QkplMBsfRkYZDSDDBdkdkOzCjQO3goP-5hYWH0Td2GX2CJyxSn2Gon7js6_AYkTdKe3VlRZx2FFQhZWQNg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+8.34.21+AM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625522081204934018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6K9Ur1g-AQ9exdfUDrG2qGPc0cRXM2ZywAuAgInFZHtEqbu_hP8Rwfmj6QkplMBsfRkYZDSDDBdkdkOzCjQO3goP-5hYWH0Td2GX2CJyxSn2Gon7js6_AYkTdKe3VlRZx2FFQhZWQNg/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+8.34.21+AM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.converse.com/">Converse </a>created American flags made of red, white and blue high-tops for several of their stores worldwide. The images below are from their Soho, Dusseldorf and Berlin stores:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfGVnhwgQpep-QdxYizQbrV1iGByudl6z9FMxZeQxz-PfjbsozlwIgfsJgmxb19J4eZCIy2zraQYY1BZfMMCUQ9E1RIh_Rwdys74K4h7hXwKWyZbV0RO4Wk9E7BZM6i-iJoZPI3NsQnw/s1600/converse-flag-detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625324961001183106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHfGVnhwgQpep-QdxYizQbrV1iGByudl6z9FMxZeQxz-PfjbsozlwIgfsJgmxb19J4eZCIy2zraQYY1BZfMMCUQ9E1RIh_Rwdys74K4h7hXwKWyZbV0RO4Wk9E7BZM6i-iJoZPI3NsQnw/s400/converse-flag-detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 355px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb7joVlcx1nKgQo1xtuKokqHnkGjC29PTUTjj2pk54-JjBpmdnMHcY-vZU7JWPyKg0aL0Fpb5l_n-FNq7LWWCOulA90BzanAbsio95na-WrLFAbivEk5EiiVTyxZJfcbgjLvhqovS4tk/s1600/Converse-hi-top-flag1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625292008206271298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb7joVlcx1nKgQo1xtuKokqHnkGjC29PTUTjj2pk54-JjBpmdnMHcY-vZU7JWPyKg0aL0Fpb5l_n-FNq7LWWCOulA90BzanAbsio95na-WrLFAbivEk5EiiVTyxZJfcbgjLvhqovS4tk/s400/Converse-hi-top-flag1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9qDVWibemNGZEA-IvVY-Um03eHF9tzbFcjXwpGji79ao6x7lRrIWqlmB4uhL9Ado65SrOxSZo-erbcY7fOr2Y7RvN7svUonOzFFE6RdcrScz7nrUOcNY8c4jzeBXZCvdybIY2wsoAWE/s1600/Converse-Flag-in-NY-store.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625291776701055986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj9qDVWibemNGZEA-IvVY-Um03eHF9tzbFcjXwpGji79ao6x7lRrIWqlmB4uhL9Ado65SrOxSZo-erbcY7fOr2Y7RvN7svUonOzFFE6RdcrScz7nrUOcNY8c4jzeBXZCvdybIY2wsoAWE/s400/Converse-Flag-in-NY-store.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_N8hNzketYy4OR_pkxQh7-4oTDGWliTUKL04h-whVaDojh6gnnS1cAnSABTqLTOJckrucdgSm7ZuUq9CrZmdR8ZBplyVZJ1F2k45_m76h-9Awo-M0NvBmYnlolKupIED0porNDt0J8Y/s1600/Berlin_pt_1_13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625292435461106946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb_N8hNzketYy4OR_pkxQh7-4oTDGWliTUKL04h-whVaDojh6gnnS1cAnSABTqLTOJckrucdgSm7ZuUq9CrZmdR8ZBplyVZJ1F2k45_m76h-9Awo-M0NvBmYnlolKupIED0porNDt0J8Y/s400/Berlin_pt_1_13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEVZGlXbEEgUXxYgQoNWWaWCfz35L6wxwn5sXHJ6LefFrX8z2mGmieI4ivc-ueW4HMkXTZ6t06OtQkBqOrqcFSk0QnOHVKqGFtLa9acFN25dMxnBio1p4yKGDwrW08kDxOerV3VQCqZU/s1600/Converse-USA-flag-Dusseldorf-Germany.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625291876361994466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEVZGlXbEEgUXxYgQoNWWaWCfz35L6wxwn5sXHJ6LefFrX8z2mGmieI4ivc-ueW4HMkXTZ6t06OtQkBqOrqcFSk0QnOHVKqGFtLa9acFN25dMxnBio1p4yKGDwrW08kDxOerV3VQCqZU/s400/Converse-USA-flag-Dusseldorf-Germany.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><br />American flag made of beach pebbles on the shores of Cyprus, courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hans2568/5567248731/">Hans2568</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLkc-8OZ24DJGL3zLeh3IQzUWNDdAIF49mCFOMaBQvide4_H9VfHwplnUCi-V8b2IkLXsDFNQdFbPpQsZrPZ0IOhPAhAzCIKzRRdAsWD88QN2yY1NyUKhe5FTI39q2FtTVURV1NoYJK0/s1600/hans+2568+flickr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625313565676348338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLkc-8OZ24DJGL3zLeh3IQzUWNDdAIF49mCFOMaBQvide4_H9VfHwplnUCi-V8b2IkLXsDFNQdFbPpQsZrPZ0IOhPAhAzCIKzRRdAsWD88QN2yY1NyUKhe5FTI39q2FtTVURV1NoYJK0/s400/hans+2568+flickr.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 537px; height: 359px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXGR5YmKhxAXngVnrP0lDzSItv8eiMViNmJC7njuFuHbcN0xbgbqm84mvHzPYcnslCCyp9kr4zysFSiDFRJdSpxcSuLOqx7bbeSvhEfy39DIQSihMscMIwI7K3AcBLiLILqYeiHux7Oo/s1600/pebbles-flag-detail1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625313481608485010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXGR5YmKhxAXngVnrP0lDzSItv8eiMViNmJC7njuFuHbcN0xbgbqm84mvHzPYcnslCCyp9kr4zysFSiDFRJdSpxcSuLOqx7bbeSvhEfy39DIQSihMscMIwI7K3AcBLiLILqYeiHux7Oo/s400/pebbles-flag-detail1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 569px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV94TIEOyyKyb8qnUX8kPEPALpml6JRHhhOQX_X5kBZf6eEqZoh6jlunowvZylyHh7ISs4mO7i9ch6raq88LJYQyx5HZYXxsqo1xOTFej0btmyp-a1LItYYUvz_ZYm867Ca6MV5QTU1OQ/s1600/pebbles-fag-detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625313395806521074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV94TIEOyyKyb8qnUX8kPEPALpml6JRHhhOQX_X5kBZf6eEqZoh6jlunowvZylyHh7ISs4mO7i9ch6raq88LJYQyx5HZYXxsqo1xOTFej0btmyp-a1LItYYUvz_ZYm867Ca6MV5QTU1OQ/s400/pebbles-fag-detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 503px;" /></a><br /><br />Artist <a href="http://www.manufacturedart.com/index.html">Cameron Gray</a> has created mosaics of the American flag from oil paintings of food on 2 x 3 wood tiles. (<a href="http://www.hammergallery.com/Artists/Gray/American%20Flag.JPG">and this one from erotic photography too graphic to show on this blog</a>):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQDDYhCC8BOD3R1_cGss16cPfw2cCJL4IQdVI4de53jkTY8kV5PEflmIcH9UufP7yok2IE6yakDbvv9wvL9zsdx1oARykA5srp8lc7bIdQG846M9xE-_ObL88aj6DbfaMJTfGgK2f5kA/s1600/jasperJohnsFoodflag-Cameron-Gray.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625286999234890434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQDDYhCC8BOD3R1_cGss16cPfw2cCJL4IQdVI4de53jkTY8kV5PEflmIcH9UufP7yok2IE6yakDbvv9wvL9zsdx1oARykA5srp8lc7bIdQG846M9xE-_ObL88aj6DbfaMJTfGgK2f5kA/s400/jasperJohnsFoodflag-Cameron-Gray.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKkiMYtcez2a3zrDINSgxyOA6gHyLfQZb7STFq4GONB9YLcxjNWuW7p_r9IZvzL77FXCsR8f8SGThJWn0L-YHTrnkgzy0c3ZitHO8ltMaI_SOecc8CVZUkUQPZSN-c1qLe8WQxmrLkrE/s1600/CG+flag+detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625294049365268562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcKkiMYtcez2a3zrDINSgxyOA6gHyLfQZb7STFq4GONB9YLcxjNWuW7p_r9IZvzL77FXCsR8f8SGThJWn0L-YHTrnkgzy0c3ZitHO8ltMaI_SOecc8CVZUkUQPZSN-c1qLe8WQxmrLkrE/s400/CG+flag+detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 452px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQKnilnZd_GICUTyrIqwK1KWxEgVxlBXufQ6Av_QGW5nMI9-PlX22eKlEJGxLbuoFDmxC6q6RjvK-QfH8SnQ_Xl8xSEsE_Yrn3DKjuGef0fucXx5ojEhOt_WVzRSnflWlOYU0N_VCEOk/s1600/CG+flag+detail.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625294142384553346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQKnilnZd_GICUTyrIqwK1KWxEgVxlBXufQ6Av_QGW5nMI9-PlX22eKlEJGxLbuoFDmxC6q6RjvK-QfH8SnQ_Xl8xSEsE_Yrn3DKjuGef0fucXx5ojEhOt_WVzRSnflWlOYU0N_VCEOk/s400/CG+flag+detail.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><br />American flag made of reclaimed bicycle chains by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71186019/ride-america-series-of-reclaimed-bike?ref=sr_gallery_2&ga_search_submit=&ga_search_query=american+flag&ga_noautofacet=1&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade%2Fart%2Fmixed_media">ReGeared on etsy</a>:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5zGWdF6UvxBYeCIGVSBs6EUrYLnKHiEC3IJCZhFk6rL9VUsn0n5_uYV4PEHPLXfvGHqiVnstDBOHVbH1Usg5Qqydk7TV6G08kwYvJt5QxAVrQgcSq-2nG3yWyRcvX8ejMAdEgafK-Yg/s1600/bike+chain+flag.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625293248572130466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5zGWdF6UvxBYeCIGVSBs6EUrYLnKHiEC3IJCZhFk6rL9VUsn0n5_uYV4PEHPLXfvGHqiVnstDBOHVbH1Usg5Qqydk7TV6G08kwYvJt5QxAVrQgcSq-2nG3yWyRcvX8ejMAdEgafK-Yg/s400/bike+chain+flag.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 326px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1fJ02WyaIxaf_oMGbbrdSXSUlAUq6WDAxkHSDfEr_7uoZ8kWdbL9mrjHi-dfgiZ3y3IYXUb97oA0-FeZ1-MXy8LKqlpUMcjKO1tWY7vrjxx6AbLY4U4VjqtYVOU_yv9okrhyphenhyphenZcheTPk/s1600/bike-chain-flag2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625293169615284306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix1fJ02WyaIxaf_oMGbbrdSXSUlAUq6WDAxkHSDfEr_7uoZ8kWdbL9mrjHi-dfgiZ3y3IYXUb97oA0-FeZ1-MXy8LKqlpUMcjKO1tWY7vrjxx6AbLY4U4VjqtYVOU_yv9okrhyphenhyphenZcheTPk/s400/bike-chain-flag2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9_NlBisgw6DEzmP62HeXNq3hDATTixY0dbWe-6mnfgOcDF56XTb12S7Zs6m-uH_VeBI2GRQ1buW5p5T87MNxnoBO_73BuvL9GBNxzIVgXW_lSn073pGB7eOESi0cqRARqdZrHKnzJwE/s1600/bike-chains-flag3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625293076315470594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9_NlBisgw6DEzmP62HeXNq3hDATTixY0dbWe-6mnfgOcDF56XTb12S7Zs6m-uH_VeBI2GRQ1buW5p5T87MNxnoBO_73BuvL9GBNxzIVgXW_lSn073pGB7eOESi0cqRARqdZrHKnzJwE/s400/bike-chains-flag3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 395px;" /></a><br /><br />Giant Lego American Flags (for both the Nixon Library and Disneyworld):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdYICDPSSYNNon6tIwRan0e3JsMd-GbSNTbShU9hmO4q1mpX0xorl38BfjUfgDG1Bs-BfHlVPsPImr-0tBexy2SJCg9KtknEInKEU3ylWuVrrKEt2zW9YlD270QMVxsrve7fBGN7wOb4/s1600/american+flag+of+legos.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625295353199126130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdYICDPSSYNNon6tIwRan0e3JsMd-GbSNTbShU9hmO4q1mpX0xorl38BfjUfgDG1Bs-BfHlVPsPImr-0tBexy2SJCg9KtknEInKEU3ylWuVrrKEt2zW9YlD270QMVxsrve7fBGN7wOb4/s400/american+flag+of+legos.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 358px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRJ5fyqcLHuTm93_C13SJ3_rtgOxPfxM7LMlNLIkYyhaubE0-IurP10-Juj8dDcIGWuSDO-obWxuxQGWgus2LWvydWyWXp8gNZWEQEYfcNi25Qo2dNkvhYoIuWUkW25S5wjXJet3434Q/s1600/4143350768_0c1da25ab7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625296162667183522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRJ5fyqcLHuTm93_C13SJ3_rtgOxPfxM7LMlNLIkYyhaubE0-IurP10-Juj8dDcIGWuSDO-obWxuxQGWgus2LWvydWyWXp8gNZWEQEYfcNi25Qo2dNkvhYoIuWUkW25S5wjXJet3434Q/s400/4143350768_0c1da25ab7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mynico76/4143350768/in/set-72157622897048838" style="font-style: italic;">mynico76 on flickr</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSZlAt2PKAuxgzXeZEf6XtLdcY1_WTHne5tt4EgvMc5qvdlHv9fOdGFTRVIgp0FPp29cFy7tRbMNGCq8IRo0bO2sEKTsTd3aE8AjXuZ5_DQegcxrKZCP2W3chLse9JRGZLVALbgE5XOM/s1600/4474812782_6c951bd2c3_z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625296552225018370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSZlAt2PKAuxgzXeZEf6XtLdcY1_WTHne5tt4EgvMc5qvdlHv9fOdGFTRVIgp0FPp29cFy7tRbMNGCq8IRo0bO2sEKTsTd3aE8AjXuZ5_DQegcxrKZCP2W3chLse9JRGZLVALbgE5XOM/s400/4474812782_6c951bd2c3_z.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 527px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26692260@N03/4474812782/sizes/z/in/photostream/" style="font-style: italic;">Gotham Guy on flickr</a></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs_ZdNEQQEfCE3K8TFOKCZD26MX2ERMVtIihj9KnfguuxRZBSHDFh25IpQ30tmS7EesnRSFoZhbnVnnjV4XooQYPedsOPdywvXpt0fReiXO9JbgX8HAT47JOh13L76sHV_dagRjhSbsw/s1600/disney-dan-flickr.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625295225415531906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGs_ZdNEQQEfCE3K8TFOKCZD26MX2ERMVtIihj9KnfguuxRZBSHDFh25IpQ30tmS7EesnRSFoZhbnVnnjV4XooQYPedsOPdywvXpt0fReiXO9JbgX8HAT47JOh13L76sHV_dagRjhSbsw/s400/disney-dan-flickr.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above photo courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theverynk/2818056874/sizes/l/in/photostream/" style="font-style: italic;">Disney Dan on flickr</a></span><br /><br />And lastly, I love these composites of modern <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000026683406&pubid=21000000000226422">chairs</a> making up the American flag made by <a href="http://gan.doubleclick.net/gan_click?lid=41000000035935735&pubid=21000000000226422">Design Within Reach</a> and sent out as e-mails to their customers:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdcjqUvxExgPqD8dqXDMW50Qovjn0I9T8U3ZJ7xOjyRW_MhGEo0tuNPg-w88J1zQS0aV4vP4h1ZMAPmhcrnJqT-kjm9H_3M1Lphzj3z2n296DiNcBvJvuLMWB_uT52gFPExrDBB9L87M/s1600/dwDLzMzYP4FxAiMDEORmFien5uQk5qXmlxYzZJSUFFjp6xvqJRXoJeXkpxcX5JfoJefn6sdXFbrlFxoXpmYZJesHZ1vGl-R5FmSXe-o7QoG5r4V-cGpVhm56Rk6gRbZ-sYmBgb5JSUZ-WlZpTqVeVkE6AwA*.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625318624667564642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdcjqUvxExgPqD8dqXDMW50Qovjn0I9T8U3ZJ7xOjyRW_MhGEo0tuNPg-w88J1zQS0aV4vP4h1ZMAPmhcrnJqT-kjm9H_3M1Lphzj3z2n296DiNcBvJvuLMWB_uT52gFPExrDBB9L87M/s400/dwDLzMzYP4FxAiMDEORmFien5uQk5qXmlxYzZJSUFFjp6xvqJRXoJeXkpxcX5JfoJefn6sdXFbrlFxoXpmYZJesHZ1vGl-R5FmSXe-o7QoG5r4V-cGpVhm56Rk6gRbZ-sYmBgb5JSUZ-WlZpTqVeVkE6AwA*.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 460px; height: 522px;" /></a><br /><br />UPDATE! I just received this year's DWR flag composition made with Adirondack chairs and here it is:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-g_PKjetQK6-80-WaFg_sB6FKfWwXsv10BowoiMRg_3Sms09qUtAG_hr85netkmgz9Do5tKzn_RMQ-QfdScgq4eR-Uijdjlv3oPtutyN0Pyac320f7kPFxCey3_N3NNydMJkTn7Fhk0/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+12.01.57+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625574775998500530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG-g_PKjetQK6-80-WaFg_sB6FKfWwXsv10BowoiMRg_3Sms09qUtAG_hr85netkmgz9Do5tKzn_RMQ-QfdScgq4eR-Uijdjlv3oPtutyN0Pyac320f7kPFxCey3_N3NNydMJkTn7Fhk0/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-04+at+12.01.57+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 449px; height: 245px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Related links of interest:</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagetiq.html">• US Flag Rules and Regulations</a><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_the_United_States">• The Flag of the United States on Wikipedia</a><br /><a href="http://kristiangoddard.net/americanflag.html">• A nice article by Kristian Goddard on the Resilience of the Stars and Stripes.</a><br /><a href="http://www.usflag.org/">• A website dedicated to the U.S. Flag</a><br /><a href="http://www.usflag.com/">• US Flags and Flagpoles</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;font-size:180%;" >Forever may she wave. <span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Happy Fourth of July!</span></span>

The American Flag Made of Toy Soldiers, Sneakers, Legos, Eyeglasses & More.

above: detail from Dave Cole's American flag made of melted toy soldiers and paint. In honor of this year's Fourth of July, I'm ...

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Happy 4th Of July! A Patriotic Promotion From DWR

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm9d0QkQibzgX4zzOdDl8JUU3FUMx26AXAiNQ7IPihYnUlxT62HLNR40X-2JdODkBywVpIb4KfImu3jr46-Edaq4h83ungoWAWTRtPcG0Mxnr3MwTuHNOEiuhRvP82ExXH_z7nSqHIve1/s1600-h/4thofjuly.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354638903542911746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm9d0QkQibzgX4zzOdDl8JUU3FUMx26AXAiNQ7IPihYnUlxT62HLNR40X-2JdODkBywVpIb4KfImu3jr46-Edaq4h83ungoWAWTRtPcG0Mxnr3MwTuHNOEiuhRvP82ExXH_z7nSqHIve1/s400/4thofjuly.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 585px;" /></a><br /><br />To remind potential buyers of their holiday promotion (free shipping through July 4th) Design Within Reach e-mailed out this patriotic email to their customers and subscribers that features the American flag made up of modern chairs. This is the second year in a row they've created their 'modern' version of Old Glory.<br /><br />This year, 2009, they used the Eames shell chair with Eiffel tower base, the Bubble Club outdoor chair and the Bantam Armchair to make up the flag:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ci9pDOAJDV3u4gLHjluuQ7JiSVUykwM3FAD4B-Lf_OH5a8LjkaM2b7z2HJ8TQMWli1tDxSngMSbA8NZL7eNlv9qjinteOjmhlsYrf_E3XpFvf5o_A7nwBE3fYNLrQSuo8gWnClS-4H_t/s1600-h/Picture+19.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354622906486198770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ci9pDOAJDV3u4gLHjluuQ7JiSVUykwM3FAD4B-Lf_OH5a8LjkaM2b7z2HJ8TQMWli1tDxSngMSbA8NZL7eNlv9qjinteOjmhlsYrf_E3XpFvf5o_A7nwBE3fYNLrQSuo8gWnClS-4H_t/s400/Picture+19.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 281px;" /></a><br /><br />The three chairs used in the above art are all available for purchase from DWR:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5MPDiybp00x9PXE0WgNggu5tfMbDit1vPZnxuPj25HWd9fogogfIbPcAVWrTk86EiV6Nr5EsX03denA5gAReXJZNOTDp92NMAwciPbZhT5KBadlt4WR-oAvum5uawOXT0EQ13JDUQtU/s1600-h/Picture+35.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354632876002775906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikZ5MPDiybp00x9PXE0WgNggu5tfMbDit1vPZnxuPj25HWd9fogogfIbPcAVWrTk86EiV6Nr5EsX03denA5gAReXJZNOTDp92NMAwciPbZhT5KBadlt4WR-oAvum5uawOXT0EQ13JDUQtU/s400/Picture+35.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 493px;" /></a><br />above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/d-g/charles-ray-eames/eames-molded-plastic-side-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks">here.</a><br />above: Bubble Club Armchair by Philipe Starck, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/bubble-club-armchair.do">here.</a><br />above: the Bantam Armchair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/furniture/living/bantam-collection/bantam-armchair.do">here.<br /></a><br />Last year's version (2008) featured the Panton chair in blue, the Arne Jacobsen Swan chair in red and the molded Eames Chair in white:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJAmdkho2W_N1CljLlDeA1VqsucFOzZOhbFfjClK-SsE9mwN1Fk8dheUdvM_FLHl7W-NScA1QD3ZxxjXoilHOnlLjJ3FD_GH8XqCX-7MRj4P-1cDJ7nYPrGWQlSO3SyfD9tBLVf1REJJ/s1600-h/Celebrate_EMAIL_DWR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354622818446296434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0XJAmdkho2W_N1CljLlDeA1VqsucFOzZOhbFfjClK-SsE9mwN1Fk8dheUdvM_FLHl7W-NScA1QD3ZxxjXoilHOnlLjJ3FD_GH8XqCX-7MRj4P-1cDJ7nYPrGWQlSO3SyfD9tBLVf1REJJ/s400/Celebrate_EMAIL_DWR.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 535px; height: 299px;" /></a><br /><br />And once again, the chairs from the 2008 DWR flag are all available for purchase:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTUT6IDKCM7iAMe6YFPvOqxlTJ_dGuF4CMu6YJ8mwFdTsNn6OjgjNW0h1axCfkNv5N0ear5mBIgUyQ0QU_fm_UG_li_9DrCswNUWGcuM2ZnFTC-otdk1VXYRP2AfzW7fSMI2DDHAO4pZP/s1600-h/2008chairs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354634924603099762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTUT6IDKCM7iAMe6YFPvOqxlTJ_dGuF4CMu6YJ8mwFdTsNn6OjgjNW0h1axCfkNv5N0ear5mBIgUyQ0QU_fm_UG_li_9DrCswNUWGcuM2ZnFTC-otdk1VXYRP2AfzW7fSMI2DDHAO4pZP/s400/2008chairs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 492px;" /></a><br />above: Eames® Molded Plastic Side Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/d-g/charles-ray-eames/eames-molded-plastic-side-chair.do?sortby=ourPicks">here.</a><br />above: Panton chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/panton-chair.do">here</a><br />above: Arne Jacobsen Swan Chair, available <a href="http://www.dwr.com/product/designers/h-l/arne-jacobsen/swan-chair-fabric.do">here</a><br /><br />I just love them and thought they'd be the perfect way to wish you all a happy Fourth of July!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwr.com/">Shop Design Within Reach and take advantage of their free shipping offer through July 4th now.</a>

Happy 4th Of July! A Patriotic Promotion From DWR

To remind potential buyers of their holiday promotion (free shipping through July 4th) Design Within Reach e-mailed out this patriotic email...

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