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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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The Schooner

The Schooner (circa 1921-1926)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Landscape
Blue Night, London

Blue Night, London (circa 1894-1909)

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

Sunset, Acapulco (circa 1912)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Abstract
Winter Sunset, New York Harbor

Winter Sunset, New York Harbor (circa 1921-1926)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Abstract
Ships for Uncle Sam–Official United States war film

Ships for Uncle Sam–Official United States war film (1917)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Posters
Bottling the Big Shell

Bottling the Big Shell (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Bringing in the Gun

Bringing in the Gun (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Building the Great Turret

Building the Great Turret (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
By-Products

By-Products (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Cutting and Turning a Big Gun

Cutting and Turning a Big Gun (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Evening in the Munitions Country

Evening in the Munitions Country (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Finishing Shells

Finishing Shells (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Fitting Guns in Turrets

Fitting Guns in Turrets (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Five O’Clock

Five O’Clock (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
From the Tops of the Furnaces

From the Tops of the Furnaces (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Furnaces at Night

Furnaces at Night (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Gun-Testing

Gun-Testing (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
In the Jaws of Death, Rolling Bars for Shells

In the Jaws of Death, Rolling Bars for Shells (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
In the Land of Iron and Steel

In the Land of Iron and Steel (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Made in Germany, The Great Crane

Made in Germany, The Great Crane (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Making Armour-Plate

Making Armour-Plate (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Making Pig Iron, The Base of the Blast Furnaces

Making Pig Iron, The Base of the Blast Furnaces (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Munition Works

Munition Works (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Munitions City, No. 1

Munitions City, No. 1 (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Munitions River

Munitions River (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Peace and War

Peace and War (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Planing Big Shells

Planing Big Shells (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Ready for War

Ready for War (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Shot

Shot (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
Steel Bars for Shells

Steel Bars for Shells (1916)

Joseph Pennell (American, 1857-1926)
Illustration
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