James Montgomery Flagg
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James Montgomery Flagg #8,926Established

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personAmerican, 1877–1960
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Selected Works29

Museum Acquisitions

LACMA
I Want You for the U.S. Army enlist now
I Want You for the U.S. Army enlist now, 1941
Acquired 2003
Lithograph
LACMA
Boys and Girls! You can help your Uncle Sam Win the War. Save your Quarters. Buy War Savings Stamps
Boys and Girls! You can help your Uncle Sam Win the War. Save your Quarters. Buy War Savings Stamps, 1918
Acquired 2003
Lithograph printed in blue, red, brown, gray, green, yellow and black on wove paper mounted to linen
LACMA
Seated Man
Seated Man
Acquired 1971
Pencil
Art Institute of Chicago
Tell that to the Marines!
Tell that to the Marines!, 1914
Acquired 1931
Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on linen
Art Institute of Chicago
Tell that to the Marines!
Tell that to the Marines!, 1914
Acquired 1931
Color lithograph on cream wove paper laid down on linen
Art Institute of Chicago
Tell that to the Marines!
Tell that to the Marines!, 1914
Acquired 1931
Color lithograph on cream wove paper

Previous Sales

Swann Auction Galleries
103x71¾ cm
103x71¾ cm
$2,500
Aug 2024
Bonhams
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
Sold
Feb 2023
Bonhams
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960)
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960), 1917
$940
Feb 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
"He would sit and talk and laugh with them on the piazza."
"He would sit and talk and laugh with them on the piazza."
$2,375
Dec 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
"This was the way we all dressed in 1923!" Couple on bench
"This was the way we all dressed in 1923!" Couple on bench
Sold
Dec 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960). WANT ACTION? / JOIN U•S• MARINE CORPS! 1942. 37x24¾ inches, 94x63 cm. Alpha Lithograph Co., Camden
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960). WANT ACTION? / JOIN U•S• MARINE CORPS! 1942. 37x24¾ inches, 94x63 cm. Alpha Lithograph Co., Camden
$500
Aug 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960). WAKE UP AMERICA DAY. 1917. 40½x28¼ inches, 103x71¾ cm.
JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG (1870-1960). WAKE UP AMERICA DAY. 1917. 40½x28¼ inches, 103x71¾ cm.
Sold
Aug 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
' he said politely. 'Have I?' he inquired of Nancy. 'Bi
' he said politely. 'Have I?' he inquired of Nancy. 'Bi
$2,500
Dec 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
[GOOD HOUSEKEEPING] "Mr. Corroway was wearing a broad smile. He slapped Dave jovially on the shoulde
[GOOD HOUSEKEEPING] "Mr. Corroway was wearing a broad smile. He slapped Dave jovially on the shoulde
$1,250
Dec 2021
Swann Auction Galleries
"Go back tuh yuh room an' put yuh clo'es on. Then go out an' find a minister." [EVERYBODY'S MAGA
"Go back tuh yuh room an' put yuh clo'es on. Then go out an' find a minister." [EVERYBODY'S MAGA
$1,063
Dec 2021
Christie's
I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY
I WANT YOU FOR U.S. ARMY
£8,125 ($11k USD)
May 2014

For Sale

The Art Vault Gallery · Artsy
Maitre D'
Maitre D'
US$5,895
Watercolor and Gouache
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Dinner Disturbance
Dinner Disturbance , 1921
US$11,500
Pen and Ink on Board
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam, 1931
Sold
Pen and Ink on Paper
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
"The Million-Dollar Hairpin" Story Illustration, Good Housekeeping, 1931
"The Million-Dollar Hairpin" Story Illustration, Good Housekeeping, 1931, 1931
US$5,500
Ink, Wash, Graphite, Gouache
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
"A Six-Letter Word Meaning Trouble" Story Illustration, Good Housekeeping
"A Six-Letter Word Meaning Trouble" Story Illustration, Good Housekeeping, 1931
US$6,000
Ink on Thin Board
M.S. Rau · Artsy
The Woman's Decision
The Woman's Decision, 1925
Sold
Watercolor on paper
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Street Scene with Lion
Street Scene with Lion
Sold
Drawing
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Dancing with Woman Overlooking
Dancing with Woman Overlooking
US$3,900
Drawing
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
The Working Man's Choice
The Working Man's Choice, 1920
US$2,900
Pen and Ink on Paper
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
"The Prodigal" Story Illustration in Everybody's Magazine, 1908
"The Prodigal" Story Illustration in Everybody's Magazine, 1908, 1908
US$2,800
Graphite, Pen, and Ink on Board
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Young Couple Seated
Young Couple Seated
Sold
Charcoal and graphite on board
The Illustrated Gallery · Artsy
Man with Cane and Top Hat
Man with Cane and Top Hat
US$2,500
Charcoal and graphite on board
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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I Want You for the U.S. Army enlist now
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession M.2003.114.88 · Lithograph
Gift of the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA
Boys and Girls! You can help your Uncle Sam Win the War. Save your Quarters. Buy War Savings Stamps
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2003 · Accession M.2003.114.96 · Lithograph printed in blue, red, brown, gray, green, yellow and black on wove paper mounted to linen
Gift of the Robert Gore Rifkind Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA
Progress in Photo-Portraiture. Portrait of Mr. Wotsname taken several years ago
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 93.XB.26.19.11 · Photographs
Progress in Photo-Portraiture. Portrait of the same gentleman taken to-day
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1993 · Accession 93.XB.26.19.12 · Photographs
Seated Man
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1971 · Accession M.71.44 · Pencil
Gift of Charles Millard
I Want You for the U.S. Army
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 1957 · Accession 57.627.58 · Color lithograph
Museum Accession, transferred from the Library
Tell that to the Marines!
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1931 · Accession 1931.96b · Color lithograph on cream wove paper, laid down on linen
The Art Institute of Chicago
Tell that to the Marines!
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1931 · Accession 1931.96a · Color lithograph on cream wove paper laid down on linen
The Art Institute of Chicago
Tell that to the Marines!
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1931 · Accession 1931.96A-B · Color lithograph on cream wove paper
Gift of Mrs. N. M. Goldsmith
Progress in Photo-Portraiture. Portrait of Mr. Wotsname taken several years ago
Musée d’Orsay · Paris, France · Acquired Collection
Progress in Photo-Portraiture - Portrait of same gentleman taken today
Musée d’Orsay · Paris, France · Acquired 1907 · similigravure
Don Minda de Gunzburg par l'intermédiaire de la société des Amis du musée d'Orsay, 1981
Boys and Girls, You Can Help Your Uncle Sam Win the War-Save Your Quarters, Buy War Savings Stamps
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired ca. 1918 · Accession 1975.6.1 · Color lithograph on linen
Purchased from The Tomlinson Collection
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death
James Montgomery Flagg dies
Jan 1, 1960
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birth
James Montgomery Flagg born
Jan 1, 1877