Fourth+of+July+Parade

Date: 1972
 * [[image:https://s3.amazonaws.com/saam.media/files/styles/x_large/s3/images/1983/1983.63.1054_1a.jpg?itok=HtFj94kf width="242" height="337" link="@https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/fourth-of-july-parade-from-book-suburbia-19134"]] || title: **Fourth of July Parade (from book, Suburbia)**

Artist: **Bill Owens** Born: San Jose, California 1938

Medium: gelatin silver print on paper mounted on paperboard image Dimensions: 1/2 x 6 in. (21.5 x 15.2 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts

Accession: 1983.63.1054 || The American flag is a highly revered symbol of the United States that can inspire national pride, remind us of our nation’s history, and of our identity as Americans. This photograph illustrates how the flag can evoke strong feelings of nationalism and bring communities together in celebration. Give students the opportunity to discuss what is happening in the picture and to describe their own personal associations and experiences with the flag.
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 * What is going on in this picture? Ask students for visual observations as evidence for any interpretive comments.
 * What might they be celebrating in this picture? Why do we see the flag during these celebrations and not others?
 * Where do you see flags at your school?

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