I Want You For U.S. Army
Date1917
Artist
James Montgomery Flagg
(American illustrator, painter, and author, 1877–1960)
Illustration CitationWorld War I United States Army recruiting poster
MediumColor lithograph
Dimensions40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Joseph Bancroft, 1940
Object number1940-10.80
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn 1917, the federal government formed the Division of Pictorial Publicity and invited well-known illustrators such as James Montgomery Flagg to design posters for the war effort. The result was imagery devised to capture the eye and engage the emotions.This poster bears the stamp of a Wilmington, Delaware, recruiting station.
James Montgomery Flagg
1895
