James Montgomery Flagg was born in 1877 in New York and was already publishing in several prominent magazines when he was 12. Between 1898-1900 he studied fine art in London and Paris, then returned to the United States and was publishing again. His most famous work was the "I WANT YOU for the U.S. Army" propaganda poster with Uncle Sam on it done in 1917 for WWI. Interesting fact- Uncle Sam's face is based on Flagg's 'cause it was easier than finding a model. He was the highest paid illustrator at his peak. He died in 1960.
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