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TIME's Top 100 People of the 20th Century Time magazine provides profiles of the individuals it selected as the 100 most influential cultural figures of the twentieth century. IconBAZAAR This site offers a myriad of icons that can be downloaded for "limited personal use." The Inner Doughboy An article by Ruth Shalit in the 1/31/00 issue of Salon reveals how an army of admen battle to define and protect the true nature of the Jolly Green Giant, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and other advertising spokescharacters. CreatAbiliTOYS! Museum of Advertising Icons Take a cybertour of this searchable collection of more than 600 advertising icons—each complete with image and history. Cultural Objects: An Anthology of American Studies This anthology of hypertext projects by students taking a course on American icons at the University of Virginia includes research strategies and links for the study of icons and hypertext techniques. 
Grant Wood, American Gothic (painting)
The Artcyclopedia archive provides links to images by and information about Wood. Youngstown State University A collection of American Gothic parodies. PDN Online Provides some background on Gordon Parks's photograph. Kari Lynn Dean, She Can't Smile without You (essay and six painting details)
This web page features numerous imitations. Mercedes-Benz, What Makes a Symbol Endure? (advertisement)
A short history of the evolution of the Mercedes-Benz symbol. RETROSPECT: The Madonna (eight paintings)
Artnet.com's page on Cocteau features more of his work. Catholic Community Forum This web page features more than one hundred images of the Madonna and Child. Sally Stein, "Passing Likeness: Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother and the Paradox of Iconicity" (essay and ten photographs)
The Library of Congress's web page on the series of photographs from which Migrant Mother comes. An excellent resource. Migrant Grandson Florence Thompson's grandson's web site. PORTFOLIO: Tibor Kalman (four images)
An article by Matthew Haber describing the life and work of designer and editor of Colors magazine. San Francisco Modern Museum of Art An exhibit by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art called "Tibor City." Includes a brief summary of Kalman's career. Chip Kidd, "Super" (essay and two photographs)
An article about Kidd and his book cover designs. Richard B. Woodward, "Wonder" (essay)
An impressive and exhaustive web site dedicated to Wonder Woman in print and on screen. Neal Gabler, "Inside Every Superhero Lurks a Nerd" (essay)
This issue of Bold Type, Random House's online magazine, offers an interview with Gabler and an excerpt from his book Life: The Movie (1998). Spiderman The film's official web site. Paul Rand, "Logos, Flags, and Escutcheons" (essay)
A web page on Rand's life and work. Tom Perrotta, "The Cosmic Significance of Britney Spears" (essay)
Lordly & Dame, Inc., provides a biography of Perrotta and links to articles and commentary on his books. Andy Warhol, 210 Coca-Cola Bottles and Two Hundred Campbell Soup Cans (two paintings)
The website of the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. LOOKING CLOSER: The Stars and Stripes
This site displays a wide array of Native American tribal flags. Citizen's Flag Alliance This site advocates the passage of an amendment to protect the American flag from "physical desecration" and includes a petition you can sign. The Flag Burning Page A good counterpoint to the Citizen's Flag Alliance page, this site includes information about the history of flag burning and links to sites related to protesting the flag protection amendment. Adbusters The web site of Adbusters, featuring spoof ads, commercials, and campaigns that criticize corporations and the media.
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