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Rip Van Winkle by William Gropper

Rip Van Winkle

William Gropper · 1947

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DETAILS
Artist
William Gropper
Date
1947
Medium
Lithograph in black on cream wove paper
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
Image: 34 × 22.6 cm (13 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.); Sheet: 40.5 × 30.7 cm (16 × 12 1/8 in.)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
Gift of Joseph R. Shapiro
ART MOVEMENTS
Social Realism
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