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Capriccios, Ladder of Success

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
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Culture
America
Medium
lithograph
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Litton 1981.107.18
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Not on view
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A vertically oriented lithograph in black ink depicts five distorted figures scrambling over one another. At the top, a figure with bared teeth climbs a ladder. Below, a person with bulging eyes reaches upward. To the right, a shadowy figure extends long arms. At the bottom, a figure lies on their back while another face emerges beneath. Grainy textures create high contrast. Below, the handwritten words: "Ladder of Success."

Capriccios, Ladder of Success

1953–56

William Gropper

(American, 1897–1977)
America

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