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Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho

1946

William Gropper

Associated Names

William Gropper

Artist, American, 1897 - 1977

George C. Miller

Printer, American, 1894 - 1966

Associated American Artists

Publisher

This is a drawing of a person kneeling with arms raised, surrounded by jagged rocks and large stones. The scene is rendered in black and white with stark contrasts and powerful lines. The central figure is draped in flowing robes. The background features swirling dark masses resembling clouds or smoke, and to the right are stacks of curved, horn-like objects.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in black on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of John Nichols Estabrook and Dorothy Coogan Estabrook
Dimensions

image: 36.9 x 25.6 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/16 in.)
sheet: 43.6 x 31.9 cm (17 3/16 x 12 9/16 in.)
Accession Number

1987.41.29

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

2016

Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 90, no. 785.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: GROPPER; lower right in graphite: Wm GROPPER.

Wikidata ID

Q74876612

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