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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960) THE NAVY NEEDS YOU! 1918. 42x28 inches, 106 1/2x71 cm. H.C. Miner Litho CO., New York. Condition B+: tears, losses and creases in margins and image. Paper. A sailor, flanked by the impressive ships of the U.S. Navy and empowered by the spirit of Columbia, seen above him in red, white and blue, is cajoling a civilian to enlist. Aimed at armchair warriors, Flagg uses both guilt and the promise of a place in history to induce men to join. Flagg p. 65, Rawls p. 75, Theofiles 30, Rickards 3, Borkan p. 22.
