Tom Lydon: U.S. Flags/Eagle with Flag in Background

Artist: Tom Lydon
1944 -
Nationality: American
Artwork Year: 1991
Image Size: 47.875 by 20.375 inches
Overall Size: 50.625 by 24 inches
Medium: Oil on Canvas

When the U.S. Congress was considering the Bald Eagle as America's national emblem, the choice was met by some powerful opposition. Benjamin Franklin, for one, voiced his displeasure, suggesting the turkey would make a more fitting icon. In a letter to his daughter Sarah, Franklin even referred to the Eagle as "a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very lousy." A century later, orinthologist Arthur Cleveland Bent -- referring to the bird's piratical attacks on smaller, weaker osprey -- stated that Eagles "hardly inspire respect and certainly do not exemplify the best in American character." Yet despite such critical remarks, the Bald Eagle has remained one of America's most highly-recognized and treasured symbols along with the Red, White and Blue Flag.

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