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Joseph Pennell
Joseph Pennell

Joseph Pennell

American, 1857-1926
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Joseph Pennell was an American artist and author.

Pennell was born in Philadelphia, and first studied there, but like his friend, James McNeill Whistler, he then made his home in London, and taught at Slade School of Art. He won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle (1900), and 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He taught also at the Art Students League of New York.

Pennell made etchings that depicted landmarks in Philadelphia. His main distinction is as an original etcher and lithographer, and notably as an illustrator.

He wrote and illustrated an anti-Semitic travel book, The Jew at Home: Impressions of a Summer and Autumn Spent with Him (D. Appleton: New York, 1892), based on his travels in Europe. He produced other books, many of them in collaboration with his wife, Elizabeth Robins Pennell. In 1886 he published Two Pilgrim's Progress, an illustrated book of his journey with Elizabeth from Florence to Rome, riding a heavy tricycle. The Pennells wrote a biography of Whistler in 1906, and, after some litigation with his executrix on the right to use his letters, the book was published in 1908. In 1912, Pennell traveled to Panama to create lithographs of the Panama Canal, which was still under construction.

Pennell visited San Francisco in March 1912, where he undertook a series of "municipal subjects". These were exhibited in December 1912 at "the prestigious gallery of Vickery, Atkins & Torrey". It is possible that Pennell's visit inspired San Francisco printmakers Robert Harshe and Pedro Lemos, along with sculptor Ralph Stackpole and painter Gottardo Piazzoni, to found the California Society of Etchers in 1912, now the California Society of Printmakers.

Pennell designed the poster for the fourth Liberty Loans campaign of 1918. It showed the entrance to New York Harbor under aerial and naval bombardment, with the Statue of Liberty partly destroyed.

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Band concert

Band concert (1901)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Benches in Kensington Park

Benches in Kensington Park (1901)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Building engines for the allies

Building engines for the allies (1917)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Charing Cross Bridge at night

Charing Cross Bridge at night (1909)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Concourse, Grand Central

Concourse, Grand Central (1919)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Coney Island

Coney Island (1904)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Entrance to Vatican

Entrance to Vatican (1909)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Green, blue and purple

Green, blue and purple (1880)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Lagoon, Venice

Lagoon, Venice (1909)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Mist and steam

Mist and steam (1880)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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New York Bay from the Margaret

New York Bay from the Margaret (1922)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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New York City harbor and skyline at night

New York City harbor and skyline at night (1921)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Out of my London window; dome and spires and chimneys, mist and smoke

Out of my London window; dome and spires and chimneys, mist and smoke (1890)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Outside Venice

Outside Venice (1901)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Palace at night

Palace at night (1905)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Reflective river

Reflective river (1921)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Shot Tower with night lights, from Embankment

Shot Tower with night lights, from Embankment (1880)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Skyscrapers at night

Skyscrapers at night (1910)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Skyscrapers from the Gladstone

Skyscrapers from the Gladstone (1912)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Smoke and fog on gray day, New York City

Smoke and fog on gray day, New York City (1910)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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The gold moon

The gold moon (1901)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth Buy Liberty Bonds

That Liberty Shall Not Perish From the Earth Buy Liberty Bonds

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Posters
Play in Provence Contributor Names

Play in Provence Contributor Names (1892)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Posters
New York Harbor

New York Harbor

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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The Harbor and the Statue of Liberty

The Harbor and the Statue of Liberty

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Evening in Fairy Land

Evening in Fairy Land (1921)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
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Lighting Up

Lighting Up

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Landscape
Storms Coming Up

Storms Coming Up

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Abstract
Tugs

Tugs

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Abstract
Beach, Acapulco

Beach, Acapulco (circa 1912)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Landscape
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