Beyond Uncle Sam: the US poster art inspired by the first world war

Library of Congress’s exhibit showcases how the war poster became a medium of recruitment, propaganda and criticism for first time in American historyJust as Lord Kitchener’s probing stare and pointing index finger famously announced “Your country needs you”, so Uncle Sam transfixes the viewer with his eyes and finger beside the legend: “First call – I need you in the Navy this minute! Our country will always be proudest of those who answered the first call.&r