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James Montgomery Flagg created the original Uncle Sam "I WANT YOU". Although most researches will refer to JMF as the model of the original Uncle Sam, nothing could be farther from the truth.
In 1916, JMF reluctantly accepted a 4th of July project by Leslie Magazine, and eventually found his Uncle Sam one rainy night on a train bound for Parris Island, on his way to unveil a portrait of the Commandant.
His "symbol of our country" was a young, roughly 17 year old, Marine, which he considered the finest branch of our armed forces. He was able to acquire a 24 hour pass for this "boot" not normally allowed off base, and he aged his model's adolescent face by forty years and turned a circus clown's costume into symbolic dignity.
This cover was eventually made into a recruiting poster, at the request of the State Dept, and is now recognized as the most famous war poster of our time.
By WWII, JMF had ironically begun to look remarkably like his original Uncle Sam, and he did indeed use his self image in several new posters. When FDR is quoted as saying "saving model hire" in a personal letter to JMF, he is referring to the 2nd World War posters.
BornJune 18, 1877
DiedMay 27, 1960(82)
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James Montgomery Flagg: A Face You Likely Know
James Montgomery Flagg (1877–1960) was one of those rare naturally gifted artists who seemed to be practically born with a pencil or paintbrush as an appendage.
By the time he was 12 years old, he had sold his first illustration―not to a family member or friendly neighbor―but to Scribner’s St. Nicholas magazine. By the age of 14, he was regularly contributing illustrations to Life magazine. He was a staff member of Life magazine’s primary rival, Judge, at 16.
He was born about 10 miles northeast of Midtown Manhattan, created illustrations for various magazines, and soon perfected his craft by studying at the Art Students League of New York from 1894 to 1898, as well as art schools in London and Paris from 1898 to 1900. In 1904, he made his home in New York City, opening a freelance art studio. The demand for his work was consistent and lucrative.
One of his first works upon his return to America was the comic strip “Nervy Nat,” which illustrated his ability for humor and satire.
Flagg lived the bohemian lifestyle so typical of artists at the turn of the century. His love of fast cars and beautiful women was far more genuine than cliche, as both of those subjects found their way into many of his illustrations. His fast-moving
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