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5p181 I WANT YOU FOR THE NAVY linen 27x42 WWI war poster '17 art by Howard Chandler Christy!

Date Sold 3/3/2015

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An Original Vintage Linenbacked World War I Military Recruitment Poster (measures 27" x 41 1/2" [69 x 105 cm]) (Learn More)

I Want You for the Navy, the 1917 U.S. World War I (WWI) recruitment poster ("Promotion for anyone enlisting, apply any recruiting station or postmaster") encouraging men to join the United States Navy (a sort of parody on the classic "I Want You" Uncle Sam poster with art by James Montgomery Flagg that had come out that same year, using reverse psychology to get the men to enlist in the Navy, by using great art of a pretty woman in a Navy sailor's uniform by Howard Chandler Christy).
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Artist: Howard Chandler Christy

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Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had minor wear on the foldlines. It had some tiny pinholes and tears around the edges. It had paper loss in the top left blank corner. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well!
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