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Offset lithograph in black ink on silver metallic paper.
A superb impression of the definitive state, from the edition of 1000, numbered on the verso. Published by Pictures on Walls bearing its blindstamp on the verso. Accompanied by an authenticating certificate from the Pest Control Office. Examples from this edition were released as part of the exhibition Santa’s Ghetto, London, December, 2006.
Flag shows a group of children and young adults standing victoriously atop a burned-out car raising the American flag. The protagonists are portrayed as disenfranchised urban youths. With only one touch of color, represented by a large gold or silver (according to the edition) sun or moon, Banksy’s work is a reference to the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima by American photographer Joe Rosenthal, taken on 23 February 1945. The photo depicts six US Marines lifting the Stars and Stripes atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
