Description: A lost, early classic of the graphic novel, now back in print for the first time since 1930. A lost, early classic of the graphic novel, now back in print for the first time since 1930. 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, WPA muralist, Guggenheim Fellow, 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.
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EAN: 9781681373003
UPC: 9781681373003
ISBN: 9781681373003
MPN: N/A
Format: Hardback, 224 pages, Main Edition
Author: William, Gropper
Book Title: Alay-Oop by William, Gropper
Item Height: 2.8 cm
Item Length: 20.6 cm
Item Weight: 0.45 kg
Item Width: 14.2 cm
Publisher: T.H.E. New York Review of Books
Publication Year: 2019
Language: English
Artist/Writer: William Gropper
Era: Modern Age (1992-Now)
Cover Artist: Sammy Harkham, William Gropper
Series Title: Alay-OOP