Artist Biennial

William Gropper

1897–1977

80 works in the collection 26 exhibitions at the Whitney

Works in the collection

A laughing man rides a strange crocodile-like creature while two figures run away in the background.

Davy Crockett

n.d. · Prints

A tall, thin man in sailor-style clothes leans against a rock smoking a pipe.

Finn McCool

1947 · Prints

A giant steelworker stands triumphant bending a large metal pipe in front of watching factory workers.

Joe Magarac

1948 · Prints

A winged woman rides a small wheeled chariot pulled by two flying horses while birds circle.

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

1951 · Prints

Bald judge angrily leans over the bench while a blindfolded defendant stands guarded and a clerk writes.

The Judge

c. 1934 · Prints

An angry teacher raises a fist while students at desks cower and cover their faces.

For the Record

1940 · Prints

A group of men huddle around a document in a dim office while others work at desks.

The Budget

c. 1940 · Prints

Angled figures blowing horns send cards and papers scattering through a dark, swirling scene.

The Horn Blowers

1954–1956 · Prints

A skeletal figure manipulates a grotesque puppet while a woman looks on, bound by strings.

"I Gotta Gal"

1954–1956 · Prints

A large skeletal figure looms above several small falling figures reaching upward.

Informers

1954–1956 · Prints

A grotesque, grinning figure reaches across the composition toward a floating, shocked face.

Intoxication

1954–1956 · Prints

A skeletal figure looms over terrified people as papers and books fly around them.

"Justice"

1954–1956 · Prints

Several anguished, clawing figures tumble and reach upward in a dark, chaotic scene.

Ladder of Success

1954–1956 · Prints

Three distorted figures and birds swirl around a leaning dark rock in a surreal black-and-white print.

Logic

1954–1956 · Prints

A skeletal figure hovers above a struggling couple as playing cards and a bottle scatter below.

Lust

1954–1956 · Prints

A group of five masked, costumed figures with exaggerated faces posing like carnival characters.

Masqueraders

1954–1956 · Prints

An owl perched on a branch watches eerie creatures and a snarling bear under a full moon.

A New Dawn

1954–1956 · Prints

Two large monstrous sea creatures swirl above a barren forest, mouths open and teeth bared.

Nuclear Gods

1954–1956 · Prints

An old bearded man clutches a wooden staff and reaches upward with a weathered hand.

The Old Man

1954–1956 · Prints

Capriccios

1954–1956 · Prints

Dancers and floating figures whirl around a woman holding a lyre in a surreal scene.

"All God's Children"

1954–1956 · Prints

A tall, hunched man in a hat leans forward while three thin figures stand behind him.

Alone

1954–1956 · Prints

A shadowy anguished figure rises above a city skyline with a bright burst near its head.

Awakening

1954–1956 · Prints

Chaotic black-and-white print showing tangled, falling figures and ghostly faces among thick dark brushstrokes.

Blacklist

1954–1956 · Prints

Several figures fall and cling to a tilted metal fire escape against a dark swirling background.

Crisis

1954–1956 · Prints

A towering, skeletal horse with a slumped rider looms over a crowd of surprised onlookers.

Dictatorship

1954–1956 · Prints

Two ghostly figures entangled in a net reach upward toward a distant light.

Dream

1954–1956 · Prints

A veiled woman in a long dress holds a small object beside a column of grotesque figures.

Echoes

1954–1956 · Prints

A tall gaunt man with knives stuck in his back looks down as grotesque faces circle him.

Emancipator

1954–1956 · Prints

Two figures look toward a looming dark cloud face above a city with a giant eye.

Environment

1954–1956 · Prints

Two frightened figures recoil as sharp shards and streaks fly toward them in a dark surreal scene.

Eruption

1954–1956 · Prints

A towering monstrous figure looms over a small, terrified person falling backward.

Fall of the Gods

1954–1956 · Prints

Two women in flowing dresses reach and fan themselves while a tall, abstract man walks beside them.

Fame

1954–1956 · Prints

A giant grotesque face looms above as ladders collapse and figures fall in chaotic struggle.

Fantasy

1954–1956 · Prints

A large angry face emerges in stormy clouds above broken ships and swirling waves.

Fate

1954–1956 · Prints

Distorted human figures and elongated hands tangled in a dark, chaotic composition.

Fear

1954–1956 · Prints

Armored, skeletal knight reaches down to grasp a small, frightened child while a grinning face looms.

First Step

1954–1956 · Prints

Two ballerinas in a dressing room prepare, one fixes her hair at the mirror while another applies lipstick.

Fledglings

1954–1956 · Prints

A worried, decorated man stands beside surreal, ghostly figures and a small crawling creature.

The Funny Men

1954–1956 · Prints

Large hooded figure looming over four smaller hooded, gossiping faces cradled in its hands.

Gossip Mongers

1954–1956 · Prints

A man in a hat stands on a large pile of discarded machinery and looks down.

Graveyard

1954–1956 · Prints

A towering nobleman in ruffled clothes holds a skull while impoverished people plead below.

The Have and the Have Nots

1954–1956 · Prints

Skeletal horsemen clash wildly with swords amid swirling, ghostly forms.

Heroics

1954–1956 · Prints

A mob of grotesque, snarling figures carrying torches and flags marches forward in chaotic protest.

Patrioteers

1954–1956 · Prints

A skeletal winged horse leaps overhead while frightened, cloaked figures cower below.

Pegasus

1954–1956 · Prints

A joyful dancer leaps above two musicians playing a trumpet and a double bass.

Performance

1954–1956 · Prints

Four men sit in a row working at sewing machines under lamps in a factory.

Piece Work

1954–1956 · Prints

Three children climb and cling to a large bare tree while one sits near the top smiling.

Playmates

1954–1956 · Prints

Several angry politicians in suits shout and gesture wildly over scattered papers in a chaotic meeting.

Politicos

1954–1956 · Prints

Three distorted figures loom while one crouches and grips a rope in darkness.

Psychosis

1954–1956 · Prints

A tattered scarecrow stands over farmworkers bent over planting crops near a farmhouse.

Southern Landscape

1954–1956 · Prints

Several children tangled in long vine-like ropes, appearing to fall or struggle beneath a ghostly figure above.

The Spinner

1954–1956 · Prints

A uniformed man looks surprised while holding a small object and ants crawl over his lower body.

Time

1954–1956 · Prints

People and debris spiraling through a violent windstorm around a broken tree branch.

Tornado

1954–1956 · Prints

Several women and men tumbling through the air above twisted tree roots.

Uprooted

1954–1956 · Prints

Ghostly figures tumble and scream in a dark, chaotic scene with one clutching a staff.

Vengeance

1954–1956 · Prints

Two ghostly figures climb a staircase toward a large looming face in a dark, dreamlike landscape.

Visionary

1954–1956 · Prints

Several distorted figures appear to be falling or floating while a bearded man with a staff watches above.

Whither

1954–1956 · Prints

Twelve Etchings

1965 · Prints

Two rearing horses rear amid broken wagon wheels and scattered debris in a chaotic scene.

Catastrophe

1965 · Prints

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Exhibitions at the Whitney