James Montgomery Flagg

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artist illustrator painter person

James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist and illustrator best known for creating the iconic World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster featuring Uncle Sam pointing with the caption "I Want YOU for U.S. Army."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artist → illustrator → painter → person →
activeInPeriod	early 20th century → late 19th century →
birthDate	1877-06-18 →
birthPlace	New York → New York City → United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States →
created	I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster →
deathDate	1960-05-27 →
deathPlace	New York → New York City → United States →
depicted	Uncle Sam →
educatedAt	Art Students League of New York → National Academy of Design →
employer	U.S. government →
familyName	Flagg →
fieldOfWork	illustration → painting → poster art →
genre	political poster → propaganda poster →
givenName	James →
hasWorkInCollection	Library of Congress → Smithsonian Institution →
influencedBy	American magazine illustration →
language	English →
movement	American illustration →
name	James Montgomery Flagg →
nationality	American →
notableFor	World War I U.S. Army recruitment poster → popularizing the modern image of Uncle Sam →
notableWork	I Want YOU for U.S. Army → Uncle Sam Wants You recruitment poster → posters for World War I → posters for World War II →
occupation	cartoonist → illustrator → painter → poster artist →
sexOrGender	male →
usedOwnFaceAsModelFor	Uncle Sam →
workLocation	New York City →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
I Want YOU for U.S. Army → I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster →	creator
Uncle Sam →	depictedBy
Flagg →	hasNotableBearer
I Want YOU for U.S. Army poster →	model
James Montgomery Flagg →	name