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William Gropper  (1897–1977)  wikidata:Q972080
 
William Gropper
Alternative names
Bill Gropper; Gropper; Vilyam Groper
Description American cartoonist, painter, lithographer and muralist
Date of birth/death 3 December 1897 Edit this at Wikidata 6 January 1977 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death New York City Manhasset, New York
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artist QS:P170,Q972080
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English: taken from Department of the Interior site. The federal government commissioned a series of public murals from the artists it employed. William Gropper's "Construction of a Dam" (1939), is characteristic of much of the art of the 1930s, with workers seen in heroic poses, laboring in unison to complete a great public project.
Date 1939
date QS:P571,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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English: from en:Image:P img08eau.jpg

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current02:41, 17 February 2017Thumbnail for version as of 02:41, 17 February 20171,400 × 427 (94 KB)BurritoBazookalarger one from Smithsonian
18:37, 15 March 2007Thumbnail for version as of 18:37, 15 March 2007419 × 130 (37 KB)Matanya (usurped)from en:Image:P img08eau.jpg taken from Department of the Interior site. {{PD-USGov-Interior}}

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