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Brief History of personnification of America - Coggle Diagram
Brief History of personnification of America
Columbia
named after Christopher Columbus
popularity after independence
1738
1st nickname to take hold
represents people of the US, nation as a whole
Statue of Liberty
icon of freedom and the United States
Based on two female figures
Libertas
Columbia
1886
1920 - became the feminine symbol of the US
represents people of the US, nation as a whole
Uncle Sam
no official look, people mixed it with Brother Jonathon
Sam Wilson - meat packer - inspected freshness of meat sent to soldiers during the 1812 war
represents US federal government
1961 - Samuel Wilson's story recognized as Uncle Sam's origins
Congress decided in 1989 that September 13th would be the official Uncle Sam Day
Brother Jonathon
overcoat, striped pants, lincoln style top hat
represents society
popular yankee character
tall, thin, older man with a top hat
1800's
represents people of the US, nation as a whole
Uncle Sam Poster
James Montgomery Flagg
portrait of himself + british propaganda + red / white / blue + top hat
During WW1
WW2 recruitment too