J. M. Flagg's 1917 poster, based on the original British Lord Kitchener poster of three years earlier, was used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II. James Montgomery Flagg 1877 &ndash May 27, 1960) was an American Artist and Illustrator. A 1914 recruitment poster depicting Secretary of State for War Lord Kitchener above the words " WANTS YOU " was the most famous image World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and veteran Walter Botts provided the pose. ^[1]

Uncle Sam is a national personification of the United States (US), with the first usage of the term dating from the War of 1812 and the first illustration dating from 1852. A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a Nation; it can appear in both Editorial cartoons and Propaganda. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies He is often depicted as a serious elderly man with white hair and a goatee, with an obvious resemblance to Presidents Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, and dressed in clothing that recalls the design elements of the flag of the United States—for example, typically a top hat with red and white stripes and white stars on a blue band, and red and white striped trousers. In the traditional taxonomy of facial hair a goatee is a Beard formed by a tuft of hair on the chin Andrew Jackson (March 15 1767 June 8 1845 was the seventh President of the United States (1829&ndash1837 Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating For the item of clothing see Top hat. For the fictional TUGS character see Top Hat (TUGS.

Introduction

Common folklore holds origins trace back to soldiers stationed in upstate New York, who would receive barrels of meat stamped with the initials U. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous S. The soldiers jokingly referred these initials as to naming the troops' meat supplier, (Uncle) Samuel Wilson of Troy, New York. Samuel Wilson ( September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer in Troy New York whose name is purportedly the source of the Troy is a City in New York, US, and the County seat of Rensselaer County. The 87th United States Congress adopted the following resolution on September 15, 1961: "Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Congress salutes Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam. Dates of sessions January 3 1961 – January 3 1963 First session January 3 1961 – September 27 " Monuments mark his birthplace in Arlington, Massachusetts, and site of burial in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, New York. Arlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, six miles (10 km northwest of Boston. Troy is a City in New York, US, and the County seat of Rensselaer County. Another sign marks "The boyhood home of Uncle Sam" outside his second home in Mason, NH. The first use of the term in literature is seen in an 1816 allegorical book, The Adventures of Uncle Sam in Search After His Lost Honor by Frederick Augustus Fidfaddy, Esq. , also in reference to the aforementioned Samuel Wilson.

Earlier representative figures of the United States included such beings as "Brother Jonathan," used by Punch magazine. Brother Jonathan was a Fictional character created to personify the entire United States, in the early days of the country's existence Punch was a British weekly Magazine of Humour and Satire published from 1841 to 1992 and from 1996 to 2002 These were overtaken by Uncle Sam somewhere around the time of the Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The female personification "Columbia" has seldom been seen since the 1920s. Columbia (kəˈlʌmbiə is the first popular and poetic name for the United States of America; it is also the origin of the name for the District The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada

Other media

Uncle Sam Supplying the World with Berry Brothers Hard Oil Finish, chromolithographic print c. 1880.

The 1864 song "U. S. G. A Song For The Times" by Dan D. Emmett refers to General Ulysses S. Grant as "Uncle Sam" in the Chorus: "Then U. Ulysses S Grant, born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27 1822 &ndash July 23 1885 was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States S. G's the man for me, Three cheers for your old Uncle Sam!" Sheet music scans may be seen at the Library of Congress American Memory Lincoln website: [1].

In addition to the appearance of Uncle Sam in politics, the character has also appeared as a comic book hero for Quality and then DC Comics. Quality Comics was an American comic book Publishing company that operated from 1939 to 1956 and was an influential creative force in what historians and fans call DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company He is presented as the living embodiment of the United States and is the leader of the Freedom Fighters. See Uncle Sam (comics). Uncle Sam is a Fictional character, a DC Comics Superhero based on National personification of the United States, Uncle There was also a short cartoon in the 1980s called "Uncle Sam's Adventures. "

Furthermore, Uncle Sam appeared as a horror villain in the eponymously titled 1997 film, Uncle Sam. In this film, a veteran who died during Desert Storm rises from the dead to exact justice upon some teenagers who burned the American Flag on his grave.

Major League Baseball's New York Yankees feature Uncle Sam's hat in their team logo, where it sits atop a bat that forms the vertical line of the "K" in "Yankees". The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The hat is frequently used in imagery pertaining to the team, and fans often wear Uncle Sam hats to games or other functions.

In music, rock group Grateful Dead featured a skeletal Uncle Sam as one of the band's symbols. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Uncle Sam, referred to in their song U. S. Blues, is one of the many elements that compose the band's "American mythology".

In the 2007 film Across the Universe, Uncle Sam comes to life and reaches out of his poster to grab Max into the U. Across the Universe is a 2007 Musical film directed by Julie Taymor, produced by Revolution Studios, and distributed by Columbia Pictures S. army, while singing The Beatles' song "I Want You. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " I Want You (She's So Heavy " is a song by The Beatles, from their album Abbey Road. "

See also

General subject

• National personification
• Nationalism

National context

• US: Samuel Wilson, Yankee Doodle
• Philippines: Juan de la Cruz
• UK: John Bull, Britannia
• Finland: Finnish Maiden
• Brother Jonathan
• France: Marianne
• Germany & Austria: Germania, Deutscher Michel
• Sweden: Mother Svea
• Russia: Mother Russia

Related parodies

• Uncle Jam Wants You (album by Funkadelic)

Bibliography

• Fenster, Bob. A national personification is an anthropomorphization of a Nation; it can appear in both Editorial cartoons and Propaganda. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation Samuel Wilson ( September 13, 1766 - July 31, 1854) was a meat-packer in Troy New York whose name is purportedly the source of the " Yankee Doodle " is a well-known US song, often sung Patriotically today Juan de la Cruz is symbolically used in the Philippines to represent the " Filipino " John Bull is a National personification of the United Kingdom in general and England in particular originating in the creation of Dr Britannia was the term originally used by the Romans to refer first to the British Isles, and later to the island of Great Britain. The Maiden of Finland ( Suomi-neito) is the National personification of Finland, much as Marianne in France, Britannia in Brother Jonathan was a Fictional character created to personify the entire United States, in the early days of the country's existence Marianne, a National emblem of the French Republic, is by extension a Personification]alagor of Liberty and Reason. Germania is a Painting by Philipp Veit created in March 1848 during the Revolutions of 1848. Der Deutsche Michel (literal "The German Michel" is a Personification of the German nation, much as Uncle Sam is for Americans Mother Svea, or Moder Svea, is a National emblem of Sweden. Normally depicted Uncle Jam Wants You is a 1979 Album by Funkadelic. It was originally released by Warner Bros They Did What!?, Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0-7407-3793-7

References

1. ^ The Most Famous Poster. American Treasures of the Library of Congress.

External links

• "The Most Famous Poster," U. S. Library of Congress
• Historical Uncle Sam Pictures
• James Montgomery Flagg's 1917 "I Want You" Poster and other works (Internet Archive copy from 2004 October 28)
• What's the origin of Uncle Sam? The Straight Dope
• "USA Thinking Team" - new images of a modern Uncle Sam promoting peace. The Internet Archive ( IA) is a Nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining an on-line Library and archive of Web and Messages from his helpmate, Aunt Sarah.