National Red Cross Headquarters, Washington

1919

Joseph Pennell

Associated Names
Joseph Pennell

Artist, American, 1857 - 1926

The image shows the White House from an elevated perspective with large trees framing the scene. The horizon is above the midpoint, marked by the base of the White House and a line of bushes and trees. The White House's architecture is detailed, with columns and windows depicted in fine lines. The landscape features textured, shaded elements like trees, rendered with broad brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, using varying shades of gray for depth and contrast. The foreground has a dark tree trunk and a circular driveway leading to the White House in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6934

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Wuerth 1931, no. 590


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1931

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022634

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