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the flag of truce
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sonya-clark-truce-flag/index.html?cid=web-alerts&nsid=50907922
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/sonya-clark-truce-flag/index.html?cid=web-alerts&nsid=50907922
Recontextualizing the truce flag
If the original truce flag's modesty and size are at odds with its significance, Clark's enormous recreation transforms it into a monument. It's imposing, stately, and invites contemplation. Woven from linen and decorated with three thin red stripes down the side, it's a delicate, beautiful object composed of thousands of square spirals. But it's also so heavy that it could not be hung -- an apt metaphor for the subject at hand. Instead, it lies on a wood wedge, echoing the presentation of the original Star-Spangled Banner at the National Museum of American History.
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