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The Big Mill, Gary, Indiana

1914

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names

Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows an industrial scene with numerous steel mill structures dominating the skyline. A central blast furnace releases steam and smoke. The image features fine, detailed brushstrokes depicting metal textures in shades of gray and black. Train tracks curve towards the mill, leading the eye to a tunnel in the distance. Smoke fills the sky, blending with clouds in the background.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1943.3.7299
Catalogue Raisonné

Wuerth 1931, no. 405

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022714

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