"Allegiance" by Cole Johnson portrays patriotic stance

Celebrated artist Cole Johnson returns once again as the artist behind this year's Friends of NRA Print of the Year. Johnson uses his signature graphite powder and pencil medium to portray a patriot standing stoically in front of the iconic Betsy Ross Flag.

Friend of NRA collaborated with Johnson to form a distinctive piece to celebrate the program's 20 years of existence and support of the shooting sports. The patriot, a representative figure for Friends of NRA throughout the years, serves as a symbol for both the program and the freedoms in which it fights to preserve.

In honor of the program's significant milestones, the 2012 Print of the Year is matched with a bronzed-finish Friends of NRA 20th Anniversary Coin recessed into the matting. The overall piece is double matted in a top cream mat and bottom gray mat and then framed in an elegant executive leather black frame. The overall piece measures approximately 23 1/2" W x 27 1/2" H. Each print is signed by artist Cole Johnson and consecutively numbered through 1,150. Printed and framed in the USA by Mill Pond Press.