Graphic Elements of the California Bear Flag

An interesting two part blog on the elements of the Bear Flag from the view point of a graphic artists, Jason Smith, Art & Design Director and Ross McClain, Associate Professor of Art, Furman University.

http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2011/12/21/365-state-flag-revisions-california-part-1.html

http://www.graphicology.com/blog/2011/12/23/366-state-flag-revisions-california-part-2.html

1948 DC transit weekly ticket with Bear Flag

California Flag floating on the breeze

California Flag Raising

Over $200 for a 1966 Reagan Bear Flag campaign pin

This 1966 campaign pin for Ronald Reagan's gubernatorial campaign in California bearing a simplified image of the California Bear Flag image, sans star and stripe, sold this past week on ebay for a whopping $222.76. A pretty amazing sum for a campaign pin.