Law of Capitalist Accumulation 52 c. 1933

"Law of Capitalist Accumulation 52" (c. 1933) by Hugo Gellert is a powerful black and white lithograph depicting a line of workers, seemingly waiting in a breadline during the Great Depression. Gellert, a prominent American Social Realist artist, was known for his politically charged works that often critiqued social injustices and the effects of capitalism. This lithograph, with its stark imagery of weary figures, captures the hardship and desperation felt by many during this tumultuous period.