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Marie Watt, Edson's Flag, 2004, American flag (from U.S. military burial) with wool blankets, satin, and thread, 130 × 84 in. (330.2 × 213.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Jane Beebe and Spencer Beebe, 2015.28.7, © 2004, Marie K. Watt
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Edson’s Flag
- Artist
- Date
- 2004
- Location
- Dimensions
- 130 × 84 in. (330.2 × 213.4 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2004, Marie K. Watt
- Credit Line
- Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Jane Beebe and Spencer Beebe
- Mediums Description
- American flag (from U.S. military burial) with wool blankets, satin, and thread
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Object — other — flag
- Object Number
- 2015.28.7
Artwork Description
In Edson's Flag, Watt, a member of the Seneca Nation, pays tribute to Indigenous warriors and war veterans, including her great-uncle Edson. She makes a unified piece from pieces that might not seem to fit easily together--a section of patchwork quilt, wool blankets evoking trade-goods (one army-green, one red), and an American flag. Invoking icons of America that are overtly connected to mainstream white culture, she summons an alternate set of associations from these same forms--specifically those related to intergenerational, Indigenous memory.
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November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
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