Navy! Uncle Sam is calling YOU!

Publisher Leslie-Judge Co. American
1917
Not on view
World War I poster.

A variation on one of the most famous American political posters ever produced - the iconic "I Want You!" Uncle Sam Army recruitment poster, designed by James Montgomery Flagg, which appeared on the cover of the July 6, 1916 issue of Leslie's Weekly.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Navy! Uncle Sam is calling YOU!
  • Artist: James Montgomery Flagg (American, 1877–1960)
  • Publisher: Leslie-Judge Co.
  • Date: 1917
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 10 7/16 in. (35.6 × 26.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Posters
  • Credit Line: Gift of William C. Moore, 1972
  • Object Number: 1972.535.579
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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