Armenian-American Bicentennial Banner, 1976
notes: label: Description
content: Zaven Seraidian, an immigrant from Armenia, created this banner in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial. According to Seraidian: the Armenian letter for A symbolizes “the beginning” and the letter for B expresses “continuity”; the Armenian cross is a symbol of Christianity brought from the old world to the new; the two American eagles are for strength and victory; and the flag represents independence and liberty from tyrannical oppression.
topic: label: used
content: Immigrants
label: commemorated
content: independence
label: commemorated
content: Liberty
label: related event
content: Bicentennial Celebration of the American Revolution
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Zaven Seraidian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.323582.01
label: catalog number
content: 323582.01
label: accession number
content: 323582
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Banner
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: white, red, brown, blue (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 28 in x 26 in; 71.12 cm x 66.04 cm