Bibliograph

Alay-oop, by William Gropper ; introduction by James Sturm

Type

Label

Alay-oop, by William Gropper ; introduction by James Sturm

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Alay-oop

Nature of contents

comics graphic novels

Oclc number

1057238220

Responsibility statement

by William Gropper ; introduction by James Sturm

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

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