I Want You For U.S. Army

I Want You For U.S. Army
I Want You For U.S. Army

I Want You For U.S. Army

Date1917
Artist (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
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ClassificationsPRINT
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.