Alfred Ambrose Chew Leete (1882–1933) was a British

Great Britain

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 graphic artist. Born at Thorpe Achurch

Achurch

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, Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire

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, he studied at Kingsholme School, Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare

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, before moving to London in 1899 and taking a post as an artist with a printer

Printer (publisher)

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. His career as a paid artist had begun in 1897 when the Daily Graphic

The Graphic

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accepted one of his drawings; later he contributed regularly to a number of magazines including Punch magazine

Punch (magazine)

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, the Strand magazine, Tatler, etc. As a commercial artist he designed numerous posters and advertisements, especially in the 1910s and 1920s, for such brands as Rowntrees chocolates, Guinness and Bovril, and his series of advertisements for the Underground Electric Railway Company (the London Underground

Underground

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) were very well known; his work as a wartime propagandist includes the poster for which he is known above all, the Lord Kitchener poster

Lord Kitchener Wants You

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 design, which first appeared on the cover of the weekly magazine London Opinion on 5 September 1914. "His prolific output was characterized by its humour, keen observation of the everyday, and an eye for strong design"

He died of a cerebral haemorrhage at his home in London on 17 June 1933, and is buried in Milton Road Cemetery in Weston-super-Mare.