Posted on Oct 8, 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month finally has a flag — and it was designed in St. Louis
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Each year, Hispanic Heritage Month creates space to acknowledge and appreciate the contributions of Hispanic people to American life and culture. In the greater St. Louis region, communities in Fairmont City, Illinois, and on Cherokee Street in St. Louis have become beacons of Hispanic pride.
Hispanic Heritage Month finally has a flag — and it was designed in St. Louis
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Garza’s flag design is not his typical art practice. He admits that the method he used to design the flag did not always align with the fundamental practices of vexillography. The first “rule” broken was that Garza designed the flag along with a committee. “Within Hispanic communities there’s a lot of different ethnic groups, different belief systems [and] languages. So, designing something that’s supposed to represent everybody was a very daunting task,” he said. “As an artist I do work on things on my own … but I think this, unlike any other projects I’ve worked on, had an extra sense of, not urgency, but maybe importance.”
Garza said he is proud of his creation — and the community it represents. “Once the flag was created I felt like I released it into the public space,” Garza said. “It hasn’t really hit me yet.”...
..."Garza’s flag design is not his typical art practice. He admits that the method he used to design the flag did not always align with the fundamental practices of vexillography. The first “rule” broken was that Garza designed the flag along with a committee. “Within Hispanic communities there’s a lot of different ethnic groups, different belief systems [and] languages. So, designing something that’s supposed to represent everybody was a very daunting task,” he said. “As an artist I do work on things on my own … but I think this, unlike any other projects I’ve worked on, had an extra sense of, not urgency, but maybe importance.”
Garza said he is proud of his creation — and the community it represents. “Once the flag was created I felt like I released it into the public space,” Garza said. “It hasn’t really hit me yet.”...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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