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WW I Poster: I Want You For U. S. Army

by James Montgomery Flagg

World War I Poster:

I Want You For U. S. Army

This is perhaps the most well known of all World War I posters and is an image that is still commonly used. In the opinion of many, this has become the standard image of how Uncle Sam should be portrayed.

The artist / illustrator of this poster was the noted artist James Montgomery Flagg.