One of the figures, John Langley Howard, reaches for a copy of Karl Marx's Das Kapital while crumpling a newspaper in his other hand. The titles of books on the shelves include 'Rexroth,' (the poet, essayist and social critic Kenneth Rexroth is reaching for a book on the top shelf) 'Hitler' and 'Oscar Wilde' (controversial because he was suspected of being homosexual). Newspaper headlines cover the artists protest of the Rivera fresco destruction (which Stackpole is reading) and other topical subjects. Jewish literature and traditions are also included in the painting.
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