| Author |
Gropper, William, 1897-1977, author, artist.
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| Publication |
New York, NY : New York Review of Books, [2019]
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| Description |
208 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Call # |
FIC GROPPER |
| Series |
New York Review Comics
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New York Review comics.
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| Summary |
"William Gropper was one of the great American cartoonists and illustrators of the twentieth century. A student of George Bellows and Robert Henri, he was a prolific newspaper cartoonist, a WPA muralist, a Guggenheim recipient, and committed political activist--the first visual artist called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, after which he was blacklisted (though he got revenge with his pen). He was also a master of visual storytelling, best seen in his only full-length narrative work, Alay-Oop. First published in 1930, just as Gropper was coming to the height of his powers, this lost classic of the graphic novel presents an unusual love triangle: two circus acrobats and the honey-tongued schemer who comes between them. In page after page of charming, wordless art, Gropper takes us from the big top to bustling New York streets, from a cramped tenement apartment to the shifting landscape of a dream, as his characters struggle with the conflicting demands of career, family, and romance. A timeless and surprisingly modern yarn--with backflips aplenty"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Acrobats -- Comic books, strips, etc.
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Acrobats. (OCoLC)fst00796063
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| Genre |
Graphic novels.
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Comic books, strips, etc. (OCoLC)fst01423722
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Graphic novels. (OCoLC)fst01726630
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| Addl. Author |
Sturm, James, 1965- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
1681373009 (hardcover) : |
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9781681373003 (hardcover) : |
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