I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster

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World War I poster propaganda poster recruitment poster

The "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" poster is a famous World War I-era American recruitment image featuring Uncle Sam pointing directly at the viewer, symbolizing a personal call to military service.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I poster → propaganda poster → recruitment poster →
artStyle	illustration →
associatedWith	U.S. Army recruitment → U.S. government propaganda →
backgroundColor	white →
characterBasedOn	Uncle Sam personification of the United States →
collection	Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division →
colorScheme	red white and blue →
commissionedBy	United States Army →
commissionedYear	1916 →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	James Montgomery Flagg →
depicts	Uncle Sam →
depictsAge	older man →
depictsGender	male figure →
designerUsedSelfAsModel	true →
featuresText	Nearest recruiting station →
firstAppearance	Leslie’s Weekly July 6 1916 cover →
format	vertical poster →
genre	war propaganda →
hasCulturalImpact	widely parodied and imitated →
hasIconicStatus	true →
inspiredBy	Lord Kitchener Wants You poster →
intendedDisplayLocation	public spaces → recruiting stations →
language	English →
locationOfCreation	New York City →
medium	color lithograph →
model	James Montgomery Flagg →
notableFor	direct gaze and pointing gesture →
publicationYear	1917 →
publisher	Leslie’s Weekly →
purpose	military recruitment →
reproducedIn	books → magazines → posters →
slogan	I Want YOU for U.S. Army →
subjectWears	blue jacket → red bow tie → top hat with stars →
symbolizes	American patriotism → personal call to service →
targetAudience	potential U.S. Army volunteers →
timePeriod	1910s →
usedDuringConflict	World War I → World War II →
visualMotive	figure pointing at viewer →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
James Montgomery Flagg ("I Want YOU for U.S. Army") → James Montgomery Flagg ("Uncle Sam Wants You recruitment poster") → James Montgomery Flagg ("I Want YOU for U.S. Army") → Uncle Sam →	notableWork
James Montgomery Flagg →	created
I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster ("Leslie’s Weekly July 6 1916 cover") →	firstAppearance
United States home front during World War II ("Uncle Sam recruitment posters") →	iconicSymbol
Lord Kitchener Wants You poster ("Uncle Sam I Want You poster") →	inspired
James Montgomery Flagg ("World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster") →	notableFor
I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster ("I Want YOU for U.S. Army") →	slogan