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Print
Poster: I Want You For U.S. Army
James Montgomery Flagg, 1877 - 1960
Flagg, James Montgomery
United States
1877 - 1960
Male
Printer's ink
Printer's ink
1917
1917
1917
Print
In the most famous of American recruiting posters, Uncle Sam (the male personification of the United States of America) demands your participation in the U.S. Army. The Army printed over four million copies of I Want You during the First World War. James Montgomery Flagg's depiction of Uncle Sam, reportedly modeled on the artists' own features, has become iconic. Uncle Sam's paternal appearance and forceful call to action heroized soldiers and one's duty to the country.
[Gallery label text, 2006]
1971.50
item
Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
71.50DI#1
digital image
full
8/30/2006
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