Wake up America Day - April 19, 1917 / James Montgomery Flagg. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Wake up America Day - April 19, 1917 / James Montgomery Flagg. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Wake up America Day - April 19, 1917 / James Montgomery Flagg.
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Flagg's poster ties the 1917 recruiting drive to the American Revolution. It shows a town crier in colonial dress, the figure who once spread news through village streets, calling citizens to awaken to the nation's needs. The date, April 19, marks the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, which made it a fitting day for parades and rallies just after the United States entered the First World War that month. Flagg, a well-known illustrator, drew on the same patriotic style he used for his famous "I Want You" Uncle Sam poster that year.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph, color ; 101 x 67.7 cm. |
| Genre | War posters American 1910-1920.Lithographs Color 1910-1920. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Town criers--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,480 × 3,750 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218984 |
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