William Gropper

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
1951

A black and white illustration depicting a surreal scene with a winged horse and several birds in flight, alongside a figure with outstretched arms and wings, standing on a platform with wheels. The artwork has a dreamlike quality and is signed by the artist in the lower left corner.
A black and white illustration depicting a surreal scene with a winged horse and several birds in flight, alongside a figure with outstretched arms and wings, standing on a platform with wheels. The artwork has a dreamlike quality and is signed by the artist in the lower left corner.

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Date
1951

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 11 7/8in. (40.7 × 30.2 cm) Image (Irregular): 12 1/2 × 8 5/8in. (31.8 × 21.9 cm)

Accession number
2004.770

Edition
Ed. 250

Publication
Printed by George C. Miller & Son; published by Associated American Artists

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Neifeld-Russak Families

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/20054

William Gropper
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