Artist and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg designed this and forty-five other posters for the war effort. This poster, titled Tell That to the Marines!, was issued with various street addresses directing potential enlistees to specific recruiting stations in their local area. In the summer of 1918 outside of the New York Public Library’s main entrance, Flagg painted a reproduction of this poster. The Marine Corps held recruiting rallies while he painted, and the finished work was displayed at the library to further encourage enlistment.
Check out this poster and several others from our collection, on display now through April 21 as part of our current exhibition, Together We Win: The Philadelphia Homefront During the First World War. Free and open to the public. #WWIWednesday
Flagg, James Montgomery, 1877-1960, artist. Tell That to the Marines! ca. 1914-1919. 1 print: 39.75 X 28 in.
