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Joseph Pennell — English War Work:  Peace and War
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: Peace and War

1916

Contrasting pre-war tranquility with wartime urgency, this powerful lithograph from the artist's propaganda series employs symbolic juxtaposition to convey the total transformation of British society.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: Peace and War, 1916

Contrasting pre-war tranquility with wartime urgency, this powerful lithograph from the artist's propaganda series employs symbolic juxtaposition to convey the total transformation of British society.

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

Related themes

War propaganda, Monochrome, Twentieth Century, Bold, Political, Post-War, Allegorical, British, World War I, Lithograph

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