Help China!
Object numberMO 2005.13.31.19.1
Name
Poster
Artist
James Montgomery Flagg
(American illustrator, painter, and author, 1877-1960)
Issuing Body
United China Relief
(America, 1941 - 1966)
Dateca. 1939-1945
Mediumcardboard
Dimensionsoverall H 22 in x W 13 3/4 in (55.9 cm x 34.9 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of Uncle Sam helping a woman and child move forward. In front of them is an injured Chinese soldier, carrying a rifle, with a bloodied bandage wrapped around his head. Fire and smoke are seen in the background. Red and black text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: HELP CHINA! / CHINA IS HELPING US / UNITED CHINA RELIEF. Additional small text in lower left corner reads: LITHO. IN U.S.A. A union bug is in the lower right. The artwork is by James Montgomery Flagg.
Label TextJames Montgomery Flagg employed his familiar Uncle Sam figure in this poster for United China Relief, a wartime aid organization based in the United States.Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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