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Alfred Ambrose Chew Leete (1882-1933) was a British graphic artist. His career as a paid artist had begun in 1897 when the Daily Graphic accepted one of his drawings; later he contributed regularly to a number of magazines including Punch magazine, the Strand Magazine, Tatler, etc. His work as a wartime propagandist includes the poster for which he is known above all, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:30a_Sammlung_Eybl_Gro%C3%9Fbritannien._Alfred_Leete_(1882%E2%80%931933)_Britons_(Kitchener)_wants_you_(Briten_Kitchener_braucht_Euch)._1914_(Nachdruck),_74_x_50_cm._(Slg.Nr._552).jpg Lord Kitchener poster design] ("Britons Wants You"), which first appeared on the cover of the weekly magazine London Opinion on 5 September 1914.

In 1915, he did 8 illustrations for [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s article [[An Outing in War-Time]].

== Illustrations ==

=== 1915 ===

* [[An Outing in War-Time]] (october 1915, [[The Strand Magazine]]) 8 illustrations

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