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William Gropper Biography
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Born Lower East Side of New York
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Teaches at American Art School New York, NY
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Paints two murals: The Bacardi Bear, Wine Festival Schenley Corporation
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Awarded Los Angeles County Museum Purchase Prize
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Founder of Artists Equity Association
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Attends New School of Fine and Applied Art
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Helps found the New Masses and becomes contributor
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Receives Young Israel Prize
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Studies under Robert Henri and George Bellows at the Ferrer School
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1996-7
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When Artists Became Workers: The People's Art Movement of the 30's and 40's, Judah L. Magnus Museum Berkeley, California
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1967
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Don Conacher Gallery San Francisco, California
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1965
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Etchings, American Artists Association New York, New York
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1957
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100 Lithographs, La Galerie del Frente Nacional des Artes Mexico City, Mexico
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1956
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Piccadilly Gallery London, England
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1950
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Galerie Benezit Paris, France
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1936
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First one-man show, ACA Galleries New York, NY
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1921
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First show of monotypes, Washington Square Bookshop New York, New York
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