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James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1877-1960

James Montgomery Flagg was a prodigious illustrator, working as a contributing artist to Life magazine at the surprisingly young age of 14. Flagg was born on June 18, 1877, in the Village of Pelham. He is most famous for creating the first image of the fictional Uncle Sam. His ‘I Want You’ lithographed image of Uncle Sam was published in 1917, during the First World War. It is storied that Flagg used his own image as the model for Uncle Sam, imagining himself as a much older man and with facial hair. Flagg died on May 27, 1960, in New York.

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Artist: James Montgomery Flagg
"I Should Worry, " Cover for Judge Magazine, Feb. 28, 1914
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache with Graphite on Paper Mounted Signature: Signed Lower Right "I Should Worry." Cover illustration for Judge magazine, pu...
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1910s James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper, Gouache, Graphite

Dancing with Woman Overlooking
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Contact for exact dimensions.
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20th Century James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

The Working Man's Choice
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper Signature: Inscribed and Signed
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1920s James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Three Women
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Pen and Ink on Paper Signature: Signed Lower Right Pencil notation, "Same Focus", "Live on Coffee"
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20th Century James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Pen

Mr. Bingle
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left "Mr. Bingle." Frontispiece illustration for "Mr. Bingle" by George Barr McCutcheon (New York: Dodd, Mead and Co., 1915.)
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1910s James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Ink, Pen

Actress June Knight
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Miami, FL
Celebrity portrait sketch of actress June Knight but James Montgomery Flagg on card stock in two colors. Signed and inscribed lower right. The work is unframed. There is a slight cr...
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1930s Academic James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Crayon

Cream of Wheat Ad
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Left
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1910s James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Watercolor

As Easy as Kiss Me Hand
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
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20th Century James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Paper

"Three Fingered Jerry", McClure's Magazine
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed Lower Right
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20th Century James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Board, Ink

A Struggle
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Watercolor and Pencil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Left James Montgomery Flagg lived with gusto. He epitomized the public concept of the handsome, bohemian artist, su...
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20th Century Romantic James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Board, Watercolor

Setting Off
By James Montgomery Flagg
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Ink on Paperboard Dimensions: 24.50" x 21.00" Signature: Signed 'James Montgomery Flagg' Lower Left
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20th Century James Montgomery Flagg Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink, Paper, Board

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