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JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1877-1960) HELP CHINA! / UNITED CHINA RELIEF. Circa 1944. 41 3/4x26 3/4 inches, 106x68 cm. Condition A / A-: restoration along vertical and horizontal folds. Uncle Sam is helping a woman and her child escape from the fiery carnage behind them, accompanied by a wounded Chinese soldier. In the 1930s, the Japanese waged a brutal war on the civilians of China and, in 1942, when Congress authorized aid to China, posters began to appear appealing for contributions. This is the larger format. Flagg p. 88.
