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Leete’s work is known the world over for that truly iconic poster:- Your Country Needs You.
His parents moved from farming in Northamptonshire to take ownership of the Addington Hotel, now converted to flats.
He studied at Kingsholme School. And moved to London in 1899.
His career as a paid artist began in 1897 when the Daily Graphic accepted one of his drawings.
The poster for which he is best known, the Lord Kitchener poster design, first appeared on the cover of London Opinion on 5th September 1914.
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