“Three Flags”by Jasper Johns

First Grade

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

Vocabulary

• Repetition: When something repeats

• Symmetry: When both sides are the same

Here is some of his art work:

Can you see repetition and

symmetry? Where?

“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?

Now it’s 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. (Don’t forget your name on the back).

• Glue on your stars!