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3 de abr. de 2017 · He had his own reflection — tall and lanky, with piercing blue eyes and wavy hair,” Christopher Capozzola wrote in “Uncle Sam Wants You.” He had found a model; now he needed inspiration.
11 de jun. de 2023 · The U.S. military has struggled to overcome recruiting shortfalls and as a way to try to address that problem, it's stepping up efforts to sign up immigrants. The armed services are offering a fast track to American citizenship for those who enlist. The Army and the Air Force have bolstered their marketing to entice legal residents to sign up. One important part of the effort is the use of ...
Christopher Capozzola, Uncle Sam Wants You: World War I and the Making of the Modern American Citizen, New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. Pp. xii + 353. $34.95 (ISBN 978-0-19-533549-1).
21 de may. de 2013 · James Montgomery Flagg. The image is actually based on a very popular British recruitment poster, Kitchener Wants You! (Shown Below), published in 1914 and designed by artist Alfred Leete. Looking for a more stern face for Uncle Sam Flagg used his own features for the face and, “an inescapable, slacker-accusing finger, demanding: I WANT YOU.”.
13 de sept. de 2013 · Sam Wilson delivered meat packed in barrels to soldiers during the War of 1812. Wilson was a well-liked and trustworthy man in Troy, and local residents called him "Uncle Sam." When people around town saw those supply barrels marked "U.S." they assumed the letters meant Uncle Sam, and the soldiers adopted the same thinking.
Original pencil and watercolor drawing of Uncle Sam by James Montgomery Flagg for the “I Want You for U.S. Army” recruitment campaign, 1917. Depicted is Uncle Sam looking stern and pointing at the viewer with his right index finger. He is wearing a cream colored top hot with a blue hat band with white stars.
This introductory chapter begins with a brief history of how illustrator James Montgomery Flagg came up with the poster of Uncle Sam captioned “I Want YOU”. This poster eventually became one of the most iconic images in American politics, even a visual metaphor for America itself.
