FOCUS IN/ON - William Gropper
William Gropper, 1897-1977 The Wanderer, c. 1960 Ink with wash on paper, 16" x 14" Hillstrom Museum of Art, gift of Reverend Richard L. Hillstrom ('38)
Contents
- William Gropper: Early Life and Training
- Gropper as a Social Artist
- Gropper's Artistic Approach, Style, and Influences
- The Warsaw Ghetto: A Brief Description
- Gropper and the Warsaw Ghetto
- Genocide and Memorialization
- Suggested Reading
About FOCUS IN/ON
The following text was written collaboratively by Elizabeth Baer, Professor of English, and Donald Myers, director, Hillstrom Museum of Art. It was produced as part of a new program of the Hillstrom Museum of Art, titled FOCUS IN/ON, in which individual works in the Hillstrom Collection are explored in depth in a collaborative process that engages the expertise of College community members across the curriculum.