william gropper (1897 - 1977)
William Gropper was an American cartoonist, lithographer, and graphic artist who studied under Robert Henry and George Bellows. As a socialist, he spent his life creating satirical images about greed and exploitation, war, and prejudice. The artist visited the USSR in the 1920s, and the main subjects of his work in the 1930s were the international labor movement and anti-fascist cartoons. He collaborated with many Communist-oriented American publications. Glopper is known not only for his caricatures, but also for his book illustrations, posters, monumental and easel paintings.
William Gropper was an American cartoonist, lithographer, and graphic artist who studied under Robert Henry and George Bellows. As a socialist, he spent his life creating satirical images about greed and exploitation, war, and prejudice. The artist visited the USSR in the 1920s, and the main subjects of his work in the 1930s were the international labor movement and anti-fascist cartoons. He collaborated with many Communist-oriented American publications. Glopper is known not only for his caricatures, but also for his book illustrations, posters, monumental and easel paintings.
William Gropper was an American cartoonist, lithographer, and graphic artist who studied under Robert Henry and George Bellows. As a socialist, he spent his life creating satirical images about greed and exploitation, war, and prejudice. The artist visited the USSR in the 1920s, and the main subjects of his work in the 1930s were the international labor movement and anti-fascist cartoons. He collaborated with many Communist-oriented American publications. Glopper is known not only for his caricatures, but also for his book illustrations, posters, monumental and easel paintings.
William Gropper was an American cartoonist, lithographer, and graphic artist who studied under Robert Henry and George Bellows. As a socialist, he spent his life creating satirical images about greed and exploitation, war, and prejudice. The artist visited the USSR in the 1920s, and the main subjects of his work in the 1930s were the international labor movement and anti-fascist cartoons. He collaborated with many Communist-oriented American publications. Glopper is known not only for his caricatures, but also for his book illustrations, posters, monumental and easel paintings.
