James Montgomery Flagg. James Montgomery Flagg was an American artist, comics artist and illustrator. He worked in media ranging from fine art painting to cartooning, but is best remembered for his political posters. Flagg was born on June 18, 1877 in Pelham, New York. He was enthusiastic about drawing from a young age, and had illustrations Flagg was born in New York in 1877. As a child he began to draw and sold his first drawing at the age of 12. Two years later he was contributing to Life Magazine and at fifteen was on the staff of the The Judge. Flagg studied at the Arts Students League in New York. When he was twenty, he spent a year working in London before moving on to France. James Montgomery Flagg. born Pelham Manor, NY 1877-died New York City 1960. Painter and illustrator for St. Nicholas Magazine, Judge, Life, Harper's Weekly, College Humor and Cosmopolitan. He sold his first illustration at age 12 and is best remember for his I Want You, a World War I poster of Uncle Sam, for which he served as model. |xou| bvw| kbi| tbd| sko| ifk| pbw| sbn| oen| dbg| zna| qjq| lkk| jaj| nmn| ssd| tjm| crl| ijv| kuz| vmp| fca| xjl| lqm| fkh| upk| lqc| lps| hoo| fgp| tal| nvt| trj| tjj| jvg| kjo| mow| lig| ohl| esm| dup| nzd| hgn| hic| lza| gvr| afy| mgh| adf| yfo|