African-American Flag

Untitled (African-American Flag) is a vexillographic artwork by American artist David Hammons from 1990, combining the colors of the Pan-African flag with the pattern of the flag of the United States to represent African diaspora identity.

[1] It was first created for the art exhibition "Black USA" at an Amsterdam museum in 1990, and its first edition was of five flags, which are now in major museum collections.

[2] The work's creation has been seen in the context of the inauguration of David Dinkins as the first African American mayor of New York City, following his 1989 election.

[3] The following year Hammons was awarded the MacArthur Genius Fellowship for his "contributions to African American cultural identity".

[9] Replicas of Hammon's flag are frequently flown social justice protests and demonstrations.