James Montgomery Flagg was born in New York on June 18, 1877. At the age of twelve, St Nicholas Magazine, a popular children's magazine of that period, paid him $ 10 for a drawing. Within a couple of years Life Magazine, a general interest and humor magazine, frequently accepted his drawings, and at the age of fifteen Judge Magazine, a weekly cartoon magazine, hired him. When Flagg was in his early twenties, he took a few years off to travel throughout Europe. While Flagg was in Europe he studied in London and Paris where he met one of his idols, the American artist John Singer Sargent, considered "the most celebrated, sought-after and expensive portraitist in the world". he was in London and, despite having a great dislike for Sargent, Flagg continued to be influenced by his work. There are many similarities between Flagg and Sargent's artwork. When Flagg returned from his travels he decided to pursue a life as a portrait artist. Although Flagg was unsuccessful in this career, due to his marriage to Nellie McCormick, an older and wealthy socialite, he was able to carry on this lifestyle. In 1904 Flagg decided to give magazine work another try due to his lack of interest in portrait painting and achieved much greater success. In April 1917 the Committee on Public Information (CPI) was formed led by a "tabloid journalist" called George Creel. The CPI used every means possible to publicize the message, including moving pictures, films, posters, newspapers and radio. George Creel created the Division of Pictorial Publicity, which was the name given to the organization to specifically spread the message through posters or... in the middle of a sheet of paper... tapping to save effort and money. to organize a model. Franklin Roosevelt was impressed and replied: “I congratulate you on your resourcefulness in saving model rental. Your method is reminiscent of Yankee ancestors. "The Uncle Sam poster is a striking and effective propaganda poster, the colors and illustrations make it eye-catching, the design is simple and there are not many elements and information crammed in and it is very direct. But it also can have a psychological connection as well personal Works Cited http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/ww1posters/4979 http://hubpages.com/hub/James-Montgomery-Flaggs-World-War-1-Posters http ://www. merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lithography http://hnn.us/article/53455 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm015.html http://www.propagandacritic com/articles/ww1 .cpi.html http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa418.htm