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WILLIAM GROPPER (1897-1977) "Political Comics." A New Deal/WPA-themed 8-panel political cartoon for an unknown publication. Pen and ink on Vidalon paper. 440x304 mm; 17 1/4x12 inches, on 20 1/4x13 3/4-inch sheet. Signed "Gropper / With apologies-" in lower right panel.
Provenance: Collection of the artist, then by descent to family.
A wry cartoon in which Gropper plays on popular cartoon characters of the day including Mickey Mouse, Popeye (very cleverly drawn as F.D.R.), the Katzenjammer Kids, and the Happy Hooligans to poke fun at Roosevelt's political missteps.
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