The Riveters

1917

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

This is a drawing of an industrial factory interior. It shows a large, open space dominated by massive machinery and structural elements such as beams and columns. The composition features industrial equipment, like gears and control panels with dials. The dim interior is interrupted by areas of light seeping through the large grid of windows. The style of the drawing, including the use of dark tones and intricate detailing, suggests an early 20th-century industrial environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6930

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 489


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022630

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