![Artworks American Flag](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/433N09221_7QG5W_install.jpg)
This symbol of American freedom has been the source of inspiration to many contemporary artist throughout the last century – often using it’s iconic image to form political commentary about the issues facing the nation.
While Jasper Johns repped the American flag harder than most, here are a few other artists that reinterpreted the symbol with materials ranging from toy soliders to drift wood as.
Flag by Leo Villareel
![Flag, (2010), Leo Villareel, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/leo-villareel-american-flag-art-report.png)
American Flag by Vic Muniz
![American Flag (2009), Vic Muniz, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/vik_muniz_american_flag_512x384.jpg)
Video Flag Z by Nam June Paik
![Video Flag Z , (1968), Nam June Paik/LACMA, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/american-flag-art-LACMA-art-report.jpg)
U.S.A. Flag by Claes Oldenburg
![U.S.A. Flag (1960), Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Lee Ewing. Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/claus-artist-moma-american-flag-art-report.jpg)
Flag #10 by Sara Rahbar
![Flag #10, (2008), Sara Rahbar/ Saatchi Gallery, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sara_rahbar_flag_10.jpg)
American Flag (Toy Soldiers #12) by Dave Cole
![American Flag (Toy Soldiers #12), (2002), Dave Cole/ RISD Museum, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/american-flag-art-ri-museum-art-report.jpg)
Poster for the New York City Ballet by Keith Harring
![Keith-Haring-American-Flag, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Keith-Haring-American-Flag.jpg)
The Ballot or the Bullet by Robert Longo
![The Ballot or the Bullet - Study for Giant Bronze Flag (1991), Robert Longo, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/robert-longo-ballot-or-bullet-art-report-american-flag-art.png)
(1991), Robert Longo
Trinket by William Pope
![PopeL_Trinket_ Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/PopeL_Trinket_800px.jpg)
Pill Flag by Ray Geary
![Pill Flag, Ray Geary/ Grey Area, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/american-flag-pill-art-report.png)
Elbow Lake by James Rosenquist
![Elbow Lake, (1977), James Rosenquist, Artworks](https://artreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/american-flag-art-james-rosenquist-art-report.jpg)
Happy Fourth of July!!!