William Gropper (1897-1977) American, Pen, Ink, and Pencil on Paper. Shows an image of an American soldier looming over a globe, startling small caricatures of Hitler and Mussolini, while a caricature of a Moroccan smiles next to the American. Signature in print bottom right.
Overall Size: 22 x 20 x 1 in.
Sight Size: 15 x 14 in.
William Gropper (1897–1977) was an American painter, muralist, and cartoonist known for his politically charged art, social realism, and criticism of capitalism. A Guggenheim Fellow and WPA muralist, he contributed to socialist publications, appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1953, and later devoted much of his work to commemorating the Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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