The American flag is as alive as the country it represents. The post Put Out More Flags appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Put Out More Flags The American flag is as alive as the country it represents. Photo by Sandrine Marty / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images American Icon: The US Flag in Art National Gallery of Art, June 6–December 6 In 1954, Jasper Johns had a dream of himself painting an American flag. When he woke up, the artist executed his first work on the theme, in encaustic. More flags soon followed. Johns worked experimentally, often using outré materials and positioning the flag in strange configurations. But the basic form always remained the same: a rectangular field emblazoned with stars and stripes. It became…Open
Nashville's most hallowed country music stage hosted an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton days after the icon's death at 80, a night that drew her niece, a surprise from Jelly Roll, and tears from a packed house at the Ryman Auditorium. Performers including Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle, and Channing Wilson took […] The post Grand Ole Opry pays tribute to Dolly Parton with star-studded Nashville concert appeared first on American Almanac .
Nashville's most hallowed country music stage hosted an emotional tribute to Dolly Parton days after the icon's death at 80, a night that drew her niece, a surprise from Jelly Roll, and tears from a packed house at the Ryman Auditorium. Performers including Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle, and Channing Wilson took the Grand Ole Opry stage on Saturday to honor the woman who first stood on it as a 13-year-old girl and walked off to three encores. Parton died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. By week's end, the Ryman, the building country music calls its spiritual home, had become the natural place for Nashville to say goodbye. The evening's most personal moment came from Jada Star, Parton's niece, who…Open