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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960) TELL THAT TO THE MARINES! 1918. 39x28 1/2 inches, 99x72 1/2 cm. Condition A- / B+: repaired tears and restored losses at edges; sharp horizontal fold through lower image; minor creases and abrasions in image. The expression, "Tell that to the Marines," had originally been an insult, implying that the Marines would believe anything, but Flagg's poster turned that around and made it into a veritable battle cry. The image of a man reading a chilling headline and instantly preparing to face off against an opponent, is a visceral allegory of an angry America springing to action to preserve what is right in the world. Flagg p. 82, Rawls p. 166, Theofiles 72, Borkan p. 35.
