Dr. Smith designed the flag of Guyana which was adopted in 1966. It is also known as The Golden Arrowhead.

Dr. Whitney Smith is a professional vexillologist, i.e., scholar of flags. The term vexillology, coined by him around 1957, refers to the scholarly analysis of all aspects of flags. In 1961 Smith and colleague Gerhard Grahl cofounded The Flag Bulletin, the world's first journal about flags. The following year Smith established the Flag Research Center in Winchester, Massachusetts. He continues to serve as its director and as editor of The Flag Bulletin. Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Guyana. ... Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Guyana, known as The Golden Arrowhead, was adopted in 1966. ... Vexillology is the study of flags. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Winchester Town Hall Winchester is a town located in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ...

Dr. Smith also designed this flag as a proposed flag of Antarctica. Antarctica has no government or sovereign ruler and the flag has not been adopted in an official capacity by any organization.

Whitney Smith was born on 26 February 1940 in Arlington, Massachusetts. He received his AB from Harvard University and his MA and PhD from Boston University. He was instructor and assistant professor of political science at Boston University from 1964 to 1970. Flag Explanation Antarctica Flag designed by Dr. Whitney Smith of the Flag Research Center in 1978. ... Flag Explanation Antarctica Flag designed by Dr. Whitney Smith of the Flag Research Center in 1978. ... There is no official flag of Antarctica. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Ice Harvesting on Spy Pond, from a 1854 Print. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... (For the unrelated similarly-named Jesuit-associated university in Chestnut Hill, see Boston College. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Smith worked with Klaes Sierksma to organize the First International Congress of Vexillology (Muiderberg, Netherlands) in 1965. They joined Louis Mühlemann in founding the Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques (FIAV), which was formally inaugurated in 1969. Smith was also responsible for founding the North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) in 1967. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... NAVA flag The North American Vexillological Association (NAVA) is a body devoted to the study of flags. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Smith has written 27 books on the subject of flags, notably Flags Through the Ages and Across the World, The Flag Book of the United States, and Flag Lore of all Nations. Smith was the designer of the national flag of Guyana and has served as a vexillographer (flag designer) to a number of governments and organizations. Flag ratio: 3:5 The flag of Guyana, known as The Golden Arrowhead, was adopted in 1966. ...

See also

• Graham Bartram

• William Crampton