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| Don’t Read American History---Make It! |
James Montgomery Flagg
(1877-1960) |
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Acquisition Number: 46-399-A
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Status: Reproduction Available - Click Here
Many famous American artists were at the peak of their productivity when the U.S. entered World War I, and they contributed theirs skill to the war effort. James Montgomery Flagg became one of the most well-known among them after he created the Uncle Sam “I Want You” poster for the U.S. Army. For Navy recruiting, he created this image in which a Sailor encourages a man to stop reading a newspaper and join in the action. The Navy printed 25,000 posters of this design in the first 12 months of the war.
Courtesy of Navy Art Collection, Naval History and Heritage Command
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