Our Banner in the Sky
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Our Banner in the Sky is a patriotic 1861 landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church that depicts the American flag formed by a dramatic sunrise sky and treeline.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
landscape painting
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painting → |
| artisticTheme |
nationalism
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nature as symbol of nation → |
| copyrightStatus |
public domain
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| creator |
Frederic Edwin Church
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| depicts |
American flag
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United States flag formed by clouds and sky → flagpole suggested by a dead tree trunk → sunrise sky → treeline → |
| depictsEvent |
heightened Union sentiment at the start of the American Civil War
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| genre |
allegorical painting
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patriotic art → |
| hasInfluenced |
later patriotic landscape imagery in American art
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| hasPart |
blue sky suggesting the flag canton
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red clouds suggesting flag stripes → stars suggested by bright points of light → |
| hasVersion |
chromolithograph print
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| inception |
1861
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| inspiredBy |
outbreak of the American Civil War
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| languageOfTitle |
English
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| locationOfCreation |
United States
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| mainSubject |
American Civil War era patriotism
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| materialUsed |
oil paint
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| movement |
Hudson River School
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| notableWorkOf |
Frederic Edwin Church
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| title |
Our Banner in the Sky
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Frederic Edwin Church
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Frederic Edwin Church → |
notableWork |
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Our Banner in the Sky
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title |