The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 11, 2026

A vertically oriented lithograph in grainy black ink depicts people in various skin tones entangled within thick, dark beams. At the top toward our right, a figure with an open mouth stands behind shadowy figures. Below them, near the center, a light-skinned figure raises a hand to their head. Throughout, distorted limbs and faces emerge from heavy strokes, creating a chaotic scene of overlapping, struggling forms against a speckled background.

Capriccios, Blacklist

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America
lithograph
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.23
Location: Not on view
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.107.23