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Joseph Pennell — English War Work: The Big Bug
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: The Big Bug

1916

Playful yet ominous, the lithograph's nickname for heavy machinery reflects the dark humor found throughout Pennell's wartime industrial documentation.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: The Big Bug, 1916

Playful yet ominous, the lithograph's nickname for heavy machinery reflects the dark humor found throughout Pennell's wartime industrial documentation.

Medium
lithograph
Year
1916
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, Political, American, Early 20th Century, Social Commentary, Ink, Propagandistic, War, Lithograph, Satirical

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