00;00;00;02 - 00;00;22;17 Blake Chapman Hello, I'm Blake Chapman with the David Owsley Museum of Art, and this is your Owsley moment, brought to you by IPR and the Ball State School of Art 00;00;22;19 - 00;00;53;19 Blake Chapman The American flag is an iconic symbol that we all know. While it's designed to stand for freedom and liberty, its meaning changes depending on the viewer's personal life experience. American painter June Edmonds depiction of the flag is as imposing and iconic as its inspiration. The painting convictions one hangs vertically and is made up of large, visible vertical brushstrokes, sitting side by side in columns of different colors to form the stripes of the flag. 00;00;53;22 - 00;01;26;04 Blake Chapman The paint builds up on the ends of these strokes, leaving one side thicker than the other. It uses bright, nontraditional colors for some stripes, including magenta, yellow, and green, but mostly employs various shades of brown, emphasizing the history of Black Americans convictions. One, created in 2019, is part of a larger series of paintings that address the American Civil War and reconstruction, with emphasis on the treatment of Black Americans in the past 150 years. 00;01;26;06 - 00;01;41;20 Blake Chapman It takes inspiration from other black artists and civil rights activists representing a conviction for equality in the United States, while also opposing exclusionary beliefs. 00;01;41;22 - 00;01;59;20 Blake Chapman And. We'd like to thank Ball State student Stephanie Breeze for her research. And if you would like to hear past episodes of the Owsley moment, visit Indiana Public radio.org to learn more about the David Owsley Museum of Art, visit bsu.edu/doma.