{"product_id":"alay-oop-gropper-william-9781681373003","title":"Alay-Oop","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lost, early classic of the graphic novel, now back in print for the first time since 1930.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Gropper was one of the great American cartoonists and illustrators of the twentieth century. A student of George Bellows and Robert Henri, he was a prolific newspaper cartoonist, WPA muralist, Guggenheim Fellow, and committed political activist--the first visual artist called before the House Un-American Activities Committee, after which he was blacklisted (though he got revenge with his pen). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe was also a master of visual storytelling, best seen in his only full-length narrative work, \u003ci\u003eAlay-Oop\u003c\/i\u003e. First published in 1930, just as Gropper was coming to the height of his powers, this lost classic of the graphic novel presents an unusual love triangle: two circus acrobats and the honey-tongued schemer who comes between them. In page after page of charming, wordless art, Gropper takes us from the big top to bustling New York streets, from a cramped tenement apartment to the shifting landscape of a dream, as his characters struggle with the conflicting demands of career, family, and romance. A timeless and surprisingly modern yarn--with backflips aplenty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gropper William\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681373009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681373003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2019 pg. 96","brand":"Gropper William","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937198309631,"sku":"9781681373003","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_668f1d34-9b73-4104-838c-039e9a757c1d.jpg?v=1681428683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alay-oop-gropper-william-9781681373003","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}