[Rarebooks] FS: James Montgomery Flagg ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SELF-PORTRAIT

[Charles Agvent]

FLAGG, James Montgomery. ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR SELF-PORTRAIT. Fine 
ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR Self-Portrait depicting Flagg wearing a trenchcoat 
and a fancy women's Easter hat while holding a flower with the pencil 
caption by Flagg in the right margin: "Ap. 9, 1939. I JOIN THE EASTER 
PARADE ON 5th." Visual image size is 8-1/4" x 10-1/2" matted and framed 
to an overall size of 14-1/2" x 16." A striking, self-deprecating 
portrait of the artist. Not signed but in Flagg's inimitable style and 
from the archive of Willis Birchman: author, illustrator, and friend of 
Flagg's with whom he had an extensive correspondence. Birchman and Flagg 
worked together on the book FACES & FACTS BY & ABOUT 26 CONTEMPORARY 
ARTISTS. Not examined out of frame but appears to be Fine.

Flagg, the epitome of the bohemian artist, was a master of portrait 
studies and incisive caricatures. He created many posters for the 
government and is best known for his famous "I Want You" Uncle Sam 
recruiting poster, an American icon. He was elected to the Society of 
Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1980. (#020927) $3,000

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