Flag of Tulsa
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| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | October 3, 2018[1] |
| Designed by | Jordan Winn |
The flag of Tulsa consists of an upper blue half and a lower beige half, separated by a gold horizontal line, with a gold, art-deco stylized Osage shield punctuating the left third. The shield contains a red circle, and a beige six-pointed star centered within the circle.
Symbolism
The blue field represents the Arkansas River, which flows through the city.[2]
The gold line represents the "black gold" discovered in the region in 1901 that lead to economic prosperity.[2]
The shield is a simplified version of the shield on the Oklahoma state flag and represents Native Americans forcefully relocated to the Indian Territory.[2]
The red circle represents the blood of the victims of the Tulsa race riot and the star represents the future of the city.[2]
The beige lower field represents warmth and community.[2]
History
1924–1941 flag
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1924–1941 flagTulsa's first flag was a non-rectangular design with the fly ending in an isosceles triangle. It consisted of a white field with a large red circle in the center with the word "Tulsa" inside. From the red circle emanate eight blue rays and six white rays. In the broader white sections are two red arrows pointing inward, with the words "Unlimited" on the hoist and "Opportunity" on the fly, both in white and in capital letters. The design suggests the brashness of early Tulsa as it grew rapidly with the petroleum industry, attracting visitors, settlers, and businesses, loudly proclaiming a bright future for all. This was adopted on June 5, 1924, during Herman F. Newblock's mayorship and designed by Alfred Perry. W. A. (Rose) Cease sewed the first flag.[3]
1941–1973 flag
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1941–1973 flagTulsa's second flag consisted of an encircled star containing a globe circumscribed with the words "Tulsa Oklahoma" in capital letters. This was adopted on September 27, 1941, during Clarence H. Veale's mayorship.[4]
1974–2018 flag
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1973–2018 flagThe next most recent flag consists of an upper one-third and two lower quadrants to form the letter "T." The flag was adopted on August 17, 1973, as part of a celebration of the city's 75th anniversary.[3]
2017 Flag Design Contest
In 2017, a group of private citizens organized an effort to design a new flag for the city of Tulsa. The effort, called the Tulsa Flag Project, received nearly 400 designs, of which three were chosen as finalists. Of the more than 8,000 votes cast by citizens on these finalists, 51% were for the winning design.[5]
The winning design was released under a CC0 license (an equivalent to being in the public domain), encouraging local creators to make their own interpretations of the flag.[6] Local citizens and businesses have widely embraced the design, and it is flown throughout Tulsa. The city council officially approved the design on October 3, 2018.[1]
Protocol
Pantone matching system
Description Number RGB CMYK HSV Hex National Flag Blue 289 C 22-43-73 96-83-44-43 215-070-029 #162B49 Mustard 130 C 235-173-33 7-33-100-0 042-086-092 #EBAD21 Bone 468 C 248-241-224 2-3-11-0 042-010-097 #F8F1E0 Bright Red 186 C 198-32-46 15-100-91-5 355-084-078 #C6202E
References
- ^ a b "Tulsa City Council Unanimously Approves New City Flag". News On 6. October 3, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Meaning — Tulsa Flag
- ^ a b Purcell, John (March 1, 2004). American City Flags: 150 Flags from Akron to Yonkers (PDF). North American Vexillological Association. pp. 360–362. ISBN 0974772801.
- ^ "Mayors of U.S. Cities". World Statesmen.
- ^ "Process — Tulsa Flag".
- ^ "Download — Tulsa Flag".
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