William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)

William Gropper

American · 1897–1977 · Painter, Printmaker

William Victor Gropper was an American cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Gropper, Roll Call, Oil on Canvas "Roll Call"Roll CallClarke Auction Gallery · $14,000≈ £8,676≈ €10,813Sign up to see
  2. William Gropper, The Committee Chairman, 1960, oil on canvasThe Committee ChairmanWright · $10,620≈ £6,350≈ €9,248Sign up to see
  3. William Gropper, A Western Landscape with Figures, oil on canvasA Western Landscape with FiguresBonhams · $9,600≈ £6,401≈ €7,516Sign up to see

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William Victor Gropper was an American cartoonist, painter, lithographer, and muralist. A committed radical, Gropper is best known for the political work which he contributed to such left wing publications as The Revolutionary Age, The Liberator, The New Masses, The Worker, and Morgen Freiheit.

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Born 1897, New York CityDied 1977, ManhassetOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q972080 ↗ULAN 500031318 ↗Museum works 3

Also known as Attrib. William Gropper, Bill Gropper, Gropper, Vilyam Groper

Works in museum collections

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William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Automobile Industry (mural, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)1941
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William Gropper, Automobile Industry (mural study, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)
Automobile Industry (mural study, Detroit, Michigan Post Office)1940
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William Gropper, Suburban Post in Winter (mural study, Freeport New York Post Office)
Suburban Post in Winter (mural study, Freeport New York Post Office)1936
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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