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Three Flagsby Jasper Johns

• First Grade

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Jasper Johns

• Born in 1930 in Georgia
• When he was 24, he dreamed he painted a large
  American Flag
• He liked simple designs with repetitive images
  and lines.

• He wanted his art to be symmetrical
• He is famous for his flag art

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Vocabulary

• Repetition When something repeats
• Symmetry When both sides are the same

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Here is some of his art work
Can you see repetition and symmetry? Where?
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Three Flags, 1958

• Do you see repetition and symmetry?
• Does it remind you of anything?
• What makes this picture different from a real
  American Flag?
• Do you like it?

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Now its your turn!

• Draw a square with your fingernail on the top
  corner of your piece of tinfoil. (This will be
  the blue area where you glue your stars.)
• Paint big red stripes. Leave a 2 finger space
  between your lines. Be sure not to paint your
  square red paint it blue. ?
• Raise your hand and we will bring you a white
  paper and help you press it on your tinfoil.
  (Dont forget your name on the back).
• Glue on your stars!