{"title":"William GROPPER","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003eThe egalitarian nature of the print medium was suited perfectly for artist William Gropper (1897-1977). Born in the Lower East Side tenements of New York City to poor Jewish garment workers, Gropper grasped onto the communist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003eideals that lifted up the worker and championed the underdog. He began his career as a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esatirical cartoonist for a number of New York's newspapers, skewering\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003esociety's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eills like greed, prejudice and exploitation. As his reputation grew, he also created fine art prints and paintings that depicted similar thematic concerns as his cartoons\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003e. His work was characterized by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003eexpressive human figures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW266846729\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW266846729\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estrong brushwork and a sense of dramatic immediacy. Gropper's artwork depicted a populist narrative that made the anti-communism U.S. government nervous, landing Gropper on McCarthy's blacklist in 1953. Gropper's career rebounded, however, and he continued to create social-realist prints and paintings until his death in 1977. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP SCXW266846729\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":160,\"335559740\":259}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"horsemen","title":"Horsemen","description":"\u003cp\u003eLithograph on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eReferences: Steinberg, p. 296; Windisch and Cole 602. \u003cbr\u003ePublished by “Associated American Artists”. \u003cbr\u003eEdition of 250. \u003cbr\u003eSigned and annotated “AP” in pencil. \u003cbr\u003eVery faint toning inside a prior mat window, otherwise in excellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROPPER, William","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13356912574506,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/William_Gropper_-_Horsemen_-_lithograph.JPG?v=1573947699"},{"product_id":"uprooted","title":"Uprooted","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEtching printed in bistre ink on Rives wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 35.\u003cbr\u003eSigned and numbered “1\/35” in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROPPER, William","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":13460927545386,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/William_Gropper_-_Uprooted_-_social_commentary_-_etching.jpg?v=1573947735"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/william-gropper\/color_muted+style_modernism.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}