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The Most Famous Poster

I Want You for the U.S. Army

Lithograph, 1917

Originally published as the cover for the July 6, 1916, issue of Leslie's Weekly with the title :"What Are You Doing for Preparedness?" this portrait of "Uncle Sam" went on to become--according to its creator, James Montgomery Flagg--"the most famous poster in the world." Over four million copies were printed between 1917 and 1918, as the United States entered World War I and began sending troops and matériel into war zones.

 

Library of Congress, USA