Aug 01, 2012 - Sale 2284

Sale 2284 - Lot 58

Price Realized: $ 1,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960) THE NAVY NEEDS YOU! DON'T READ AMERICAN HISTORY - MAKE IT! 1918.
40 3/4x26 1/2 inches, 103 1/2x67 1/2 cm. H. C. Miner Co., New York.
Condition A- / B+: repaired tears, restoration and overpainting in text at bottom. Matted and framed.
Aimed at armchair warriors, Flagg uses both guilt and the promise of a place in history to encourage men to join. Flagg p. 65, Rawls p. 75, Theofiles 30, Rickards 3, Borkan p. 22.