The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph depicts a crowd of distorted figures in stark black and white. In the lower left, a man in a wide-brimmed hat and string tie grins broadly. To the right, a figure in a medal-covered military jacket also smiles. In the background, animalistic figures holding flaming torches emerge from heavy shadows as they cluster together. Grainy textures and bright highlights blend the figures into a dark, chaotic scene.

Capriccios, Patrioteers

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.11
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.11