Communist Artist Hugo Gellert’s 1935 Satire Reimagines Gulliver as a Critic of American Life

By Steven Heller · Print Magazine · 2026-07-21

Print Magazine examines the legacy of Comrade Gulliver, a lithographic series by Hugo Gellert that adapted Swift’s classic satire to critique Great Depression-era social failures. The 1935 work follows a Soviet protagonist as he traverses the United States, documenting systemic i

Print Magazine examines the legacy of Comrade Gulliver, a lithographic series by Hugo Gellert that adapted Swift’s classic satire to critique Great Depression-era social failures. The 1935 work follows a Soviet protagonist as he traverses the United States, documenting systemic i