![Whitney Smith](https://cdn.britannica.com/cam/profile/046ffd13-995a-469f-a452-26c0fa5113d4_1.png?w=200&h=200)
Whitney Smith
Former Director, Flag Research Center, Winchester, Massachusetts. Author of Flags and Arms Across the World and others.
Primary Contributions (292)
![The flag of the Olympic Games.](https://cdn.britannica.com/01/23901-004-21681A91/flag-Olympic-Games.jpg?w=320&h=240)
Flag consisting of a white field bearing five equal interlocking rings of blue, dark yellow, black, green, and red with separations wherever two rings intersect. The width-to-length ratio of the flag is 2:3.In 1914, when the International Olympic Committee (IOC) held its 20th anniversary meeting in…
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Publications (1)
![Flag Lore of All Nations](https://images.isbndb.com/covers/75/31/9780761317531.jpg)
Flag Lore of All Nations (2001)
A comprehensive book presents the flags of the 192 recognized independent countries while offering facts about each one's history and symbolism, complete with world map.