Making Pig-Iron

1916

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial scene with large machinery and structures. The image features an intricate industrial site with cylindrical structures, pipes, and scaffolding. In the foreground, there is a large piece of machinery with several figures around it. The background shows hazy atmosphere, large buildings, and smoke rising from chimneys. The drawing is detailed with contrasts of light and shadow emphasizing the scale of the industrial environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7303

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 417


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022718

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