The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph in black ink depicts a towering, skeletal horse seen in profile with spindly legs. Two blindfolded men in military dress ride the animal; the rear figure extends his arms. In the lower third, a crowd huddles beneath the horse's belly, including a woman holding a child. To the right, a man wields a whip. Dark, hatched shading surrounds them. Handwritten text reads "Dictatorship" and "Gropper."

Capriccios, Dictatorship

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.20
Location: Not on view
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.20