Revisiting Delaware's Flag
Revisiting Delaware's Flag : The Delaware flag was adopted in 1913. It, like many other state flags, is a "seal - on - a - bedsheet" [actually a coat of arms] . In 2001 the North American Vexillological Association ran an online membership poll of members asking them to rank the design of the flags of 72 US and Canadian state, province, and territorial flags. https://nava.org/digital-library/design/surveys/2001-State-Provincial-Flag-Survey.pdf . (I am a member of NAVA but was not then.) Delaware came in 52 nd place. I thought I could give Delaware a quick redo. First, Lets get rid of the coat of arms and the text. I've kept the color selection, with its historical connection to Revolutionary War Delaware uniforms. Then make the diamond larger. Does it need anything else? This may be enough. I tried out a chicken, another Delaware historical association, this one lifted from a painting of mine, "Chanticleer." Too cartoony. Here's