I want you / James Montgomery Flagg. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: I want you / James Montgomery Flagg., preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Before Uncle Sam's stern gaze and pointing finger became the best-known recruiting image of the First World War, this version ran in color on page 173 of *Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper* in February 1917. James Montgomery Flagg drew it as the United States was moving toward entry into the war, and the design was later issued as a poster. Flagg reportedly used his own face as the model for Uncle Sam, which gives the figure its unusually personal, direct look. Halftone reproduction allowed a weekly newspaper to carry a full-color illustration to a wide readership at relatively low cost.
| Created / published | 1917 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1910-1920.Halftone photomechanical prints Color 1910-1920. |
| Notes | Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1917 Feb. 15, p. 173. |
| Subjects | World War, 1914-1918--Recruiting & enlistment--United States. Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,500 × 3,563 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216828 |
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