biography
| name: |
Flagg, James Montgomery
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1877–1960)
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| biography:
| Illustrator, born in Pelham Manor, New York, USA. Based in New York City, he studied at the Art Students League (1893), and in England and France. Working in pen and ink, watercolour, and oils, he was a prolific illustrator for periodicals. He is known for his World War 1 posters, including the ‘I Want You’ portrait of Uncle Sam, and for his popular images of young women of the time, commonly called ‘Flagg Girls’. |
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