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Ready for War

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial scene. The image shows a large factory floor with machinery and structures. In the foreground, there are large machines and workers performing tasks. The perspective leads towards the center where industrial equipment is placed. The background displays scaffolding and frameworks. The drawing uses detailed linework to showcase movement and activity, with light and shadow adding to the industrial atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.6920
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1931, no. 453

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

Wuerth, Louis A. Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1931.

Wikidata ID

Q65022620

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