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Joseph Pennell — English War Work:  Making Armour-Plate
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: Making Armour-Plate

1916

Bold, angular compositions transform the forge into a cathedral of war effort, where workers become heroic figures silhouetted against the glow of molten metal.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: Making Armour-Plate, 1916

Bold, angular compositions transform the forge into a cathedral of war effort, where workers become heroic figures silhouetted against the glow of molten metal.

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

Related themes

Industrial, Dramatic, Documentary, American, Labor, Modern, War, Lithograph, Figurative, Black and White

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