In an internal memorandum dated December 2, regarding the status of posters for the Security of War Information campaign, Francis E. However, at some point in the following weeks a problem arises. Suggest you start all over again as originally planned. We are to contact Robert Sloan and have face of Uncle Sam redone to look less like General Marshall as per phone conversation with Wash ington.
The production sheets and the related memorandums cited above provide some clues about the creation of the artwork for this poster yet still leave many questions unanswered: is the general in question, actually the General George C.
Marshall, Army Chief of Staff, at the time? If it is in fact General George C. Marshall, why did this matter and to whom? Finally, how many versions of the illustration did Sloan create and of these, which version above is in the custody of the National Archives: the original submitted in December , the changed version discussed in the memorandums from Feb ? Or perhaps yet another version that the production sheets refer to on April ?
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Skip to content. Twitter Facebook Pinterest Google Classroom. Meyer in her biography of the illustrator. Here, Flagg has simply replaced the British War Secretary with Uncle Sam, and — while the illustrator never denied or admitted the similarity between the two works — the resemblance is clearly evident. At the time, Flagg's Uncle Sam felt like a dynamic and exciting re-imagining of the character.
Uncle Sam had always been portrayed as a folksy and friendly type, but under Flagg's expressive brush, America was to be shown as a handsome and robust figure. Whether it was through patriotism, thriftiness or vanity, the story goes that Flagg decided to use himself as the model for this new rendition of Sam.
According to Meyer , the illustrator was acutely aware of his own good looks and was particularly proud of his shapely eyebrows. Ageing himself with makeup, a fake goatee and wearing the now-iconic hat, Flagg composed the image in front of a mirror, and thus Uncle Sam was made in Flagg's own image. As the years passed, the illustrator began to look more and more like his original creation — and he continued to use himself as the model for several more posters — even occasionally posing for press photos in full Uncle Sam garb below.
It was a decision that won him the admiration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who praised his resourcefulness and noted that his methods suggested that he had "Yankee forebears".
After the First World War, Flagg returned to working with a number of advertising and publishing clients. He drew caricatures of movie stars, illustrated a handful of books and even wrote an autobiography.
When America returned to war in , his posters were suddenly back in demand. Millions more of his iconic Uncle Sam poster were printed, and the image continued to be just as effective. Posters during World War II were designed to instill in the people a positive outlook, a sense of patriotism and confidence.
They linked the war in trenches with the war at home. From a practical point, they were used to encourage all Americans to help with the war effort. The posters called upon every man, woman, and child to endure the personal sacrifice and domestic adjustments to further the national agenda. They encouraged rationing, conservation and sacrifice. In addition, the posters were used for recruitment, productivity, and motivation as well as for financing the war effort.
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