Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
1942-1945
1946.89a-c
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Flag: Roerich Peace Flag
Title
Flag: Roerich Peace Flag
Object name
Flag
Date
1934
Medium
Wool, cotton, metal grommets
Dimensions
Overall: 24 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. ( 62.2 x 97.2 cm )
Description
Wool Roerich peace flag; white with a red circle around three red circles in the forming a triangle; cotton canvas hoist with metal grommets at each end.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1934.52
Marks
embroidered: on tag on hoist: "AMERICAN FLAG CO/ MANUFACTURERS/ NEW YORK- CHICAGO"
printed: on hoist: "2x3"
Gallery Label
The Roerich Peace flag, designed by Nicholas Roerich, is a symbol of the cultural integrity of all nations. The Roerich Peace Pact aimed to protect the treasures of culture, museums, churches, and historic monuments, as inviolable and neutral in times of war and peace.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
