{"product_id":"alay-oop-hardcover","title":"ALAY OOP (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cb\u003eA lost, early classic of the graphic novel, now back in print for the first time since 1930.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"William, Gropper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337123787026,"sku":"9781681373003","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/17519093482786.jpg?v=1780433398","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/alay-oop-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}