James Montgomery Flagg
Wake Up, America! Civilization Calls (poster)


1917
offset lithograph in colors
image: 39 h x 26 w in (99 x 66 cm)
sheet: 42 h x 28.25 w in (107 x 72 cm)

This poster was created for the Mayor's Committee on National Defense in New York, an organization that inspired many similar-minded groups across the United States on war preparedness prior to U.S. entry into World War I.

Stamped to lower margin '729 6th Avenue, N.Y. City'. This work is from the edition printed by The Hegeman Print, New York.

This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

Work has been mounted to linen preventing examination of the verso. Work is in good condition. Spots of retouching and well-integrated structural repairs throughout. Handling creases, marks and some faint stains. Colors are minorly attenuated. Framed behind acrylic measuring 52 x 38 x 1 inches.