It may have changed the number of stars and stripes over the years, but it’s always been one of the most powerful symbols of what America stands for.
The Fourth of July, 1916
Childe Hassam
July 1, 2018
First Vote in the New States
Constantin Alajalov
November 12, 1960
Hawaii shares billing with Alaska, the other “new” state in 1960. Cover artist Constantin Alajalov shows the citizens of each state waiting in line to vote in the 1960 presidential election (Nixon v. Kennedy—Kennedy won). Alajalov earned his voting rights the hard way. He was born in Rostov, Russia, and arrived in New York in 1923. Naturalized citizen Alajalov has produced a lighthearted scene, but his underlying message gives us pause: This amalgam of people living together in harmony is bright evidence of the democratic way of life they’re voting to preserve.
Family Fourth of July portrait
John Falter
July 5, 1952
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Stevan Dohanos
February 24, 1951
Allied Forces Flags
John Atherton
July 3, 1943
Rosie the Riveter
Norman Rockwell
May 29, 1943
Old Glory
John Clymer
July 4, 1942
Boy Scout and Liberty
J.C. Leyendecker
March 2, 1918
Baby New Year and Panama Canal
J.C. Leyendecker
January 3, 1914
Fourth of July, 1913
J.C. Leyendecker
July 5, 1913