Included are his iconic I Want You, (New York, 1917), pictured right, “the best known American poster of all time” (estimate $3000-$4000); the rare and evocative Wake Up, America! (New York, 1917), designed to wake a sleeping America to the horrors of the European war ($5000-$7500); and the exceptional Speed Up America (New York, c.1943), combining the legend of Paul Revere and the visual horrors of WWII in an image of Uncle Sam on horseback warning the nation of the upcoming peril represented by a fiery swastika against a red hot background ($1000-$1500).
With you, Sir!
Coming up in new York: A large complement of classic American posters by James Montgomery Flagg are featured among the WWI and WWII images in Swann Galleries’ annual summer sale of Vintage Posters in the Big Apple on August 6.
