Stars and Stripes [Paperback]

Kit Hinrichs (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 107 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (June 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877014361
• ISBN-13: 978-0877014362
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,200,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of lovely stars and plenty of stripes, February 17, 2002

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Robin Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stars and Stripes (Paperback)

As the cover says 'A celebration of the American flag....'. Ninety-six of the countries leading (graphic) designers see it their way. All are thoughtful interpretations of the flag, mostly in two-dimensional form. A couple of interesting exceptions are Chris Hill of Houston who decided to make it difficult for himself by using 2400 red, white and blue pencils, all sharpened and standing upright to form the flag. Bart Crosby of Chicago had the bright idea of using the back pocket from some jeans to represent the stars section with a series of red waves for the stripes, oh and in the pocket he put some candy bars

The ninety-six flags, all 7x4.75 inches, are presented one to a page in this well produced book, designed by Kit Hinrichs. I think he is one of the two top designers in the States over the last few decades (the other was Herb Lubalin) and he also collects anything with stars and stripes. The stunning book Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag has over five hundred items from his collection, some of them going back to the Civil War.

Flag fans should also have a look at United We Stand: Flying the American Flag by Peter Kreitler, an intriquing book of over a hundred national magazines from July 1942 all of which have Old Glory fluttering on the their covers. This was an idea to stress American patriotism on the first July four after Pearl Harbor.

All three books are worth having and I think you will look at them over and over again.

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