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Joseph Pennell — English War Work:  Making Pig Iron, The Base of the Blast Furnaces
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: Making Pig Iron, The Base of the Blast Furnaces

1916

Foundation of the war machine receives artistic treatment through Pennell's bold lithographic style, transforming basic iron production into a scene of industrial drama.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: Making Pig Iron, The Base of the Blast Furnaces, 1916

Foundation of the war machine receives artistic treatment through Pennell's bold lithographic style, transforming basic iron production into a scene of industrial drama.

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

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Industrial, Monochrome, Bold, Documentary, American, Labor, Post-War, Urban, Factory, Lithograph

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