rapidfire Exhibit Salutes World War I D

uring World War I, posters rallying support for the war eff ort ap- peared in all public places. The most familiar one shows Uncle Sam in white goatee and top hat. Pointing at the viewer, he proclaims, “I want

you for the U.S. Army.” “It’s the Mona Lisa of posters,” says Patrick Murphy, curator of the exhibition

“Over there! Posters from World War I” at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston through June 14. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the war’s outbreak, the exhibit’s more than 40 posters include examples from Britain, France, Ger- many, and Russia. Many haven’t been seen since the 1930s. Reproduced countless times, the original Uncle Sam is a self-portrait painted in 1917 by James Montgomery Flagg, who was 39 at the time. He caught his refl ection in a studio mirror and suddenly recognized himself as the face of America. Another familiar poster, Joseph Pennell’s “Bombs for

Liberty,” depicts New York Harbor under attack. Flames engulf the skyline. A torchless, headless Statue of Liberty sinks into the sea. Urging citizens to buy Liberty Bonds, the caption invokes Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Ad- dress, “That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth.” The Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Service used

posters for recruitment and enlistment campaigns. Posters also appealed to citizens to buy war bonds, conserve food, assist the Red Cross, donate books to military personnel, and maintain a strong work ethic on the home front. — Shirley Moskow

A New Class: MOAA’s new Currently Serving Advisory Council (CSAC) and Currently Serving Spouse Advisory Council (CSSAC) members recently met for the first time. *CSAC MEMBERS (below left) are (back row, from

left): Maj. Joseph Garaux, USMC; Lt. Col. Walter Smiley, USA; Lt. Cmdr. Joyce Dietrich Holm, USCG; Maj. Jessica Ryu, USMC; CW5 Joe Consiglio, USAR; 1st Lt. R. Shawn Lopes, ARNG; Capt. Joseph Brenner, USN; (front row, from left) Lt. Col. Erik G. Brine, USAFR; Cmdr. Steve L. Morin, USPHS; Lt. Col. Jennifer Kasker, USA; Maj. Jess Mullen, USMCR; Maj. Francesca Graham, USA; Cmdr. Jeff Tarrant, USPHS; Lt. j.g. Jennifer L. Barre, NOAA; and Capt. Art Taryan, ARNG. Not pictured: Col. Debra Daniels, USA; Lt. Samantha Foxton, USN; Maj. Cameron Gallagher, USA; and Maj. Mike Reilly, USAF. *CSSAC MEMBERS are (back row, from left): Sophia Marshall, Catherine Cabrey, Lauren Lewis, Leah Collich, Katherine Steele, Shelley Kimball; (front row, from left) Amanda Szampruch, Traci McCombs, Cathy Artino, Marta Hahn, and Elizabeth Sharp Weyrauch. Not pictured: Mara Boggs, Cassandra Guillory, Emily Nicole McNulty, Elizabeth O’Brien-Gorkowsky, Michelle Still Mehta, and Andi Wrenn.

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PHOTOS: JENNIFER GOODALE; POSTERS: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON/GIFT OF JOHN T. SPAULDING