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Joseph Pennell — English War Work:  Planing Big Shells
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: Planing Big Shells

1916

Mechanical precision and human labor converge in this detailed study of artillery shell production, emphasizing the craftsmanship behind mass destruction.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: Planing Big Shells, 1916

Mechanical precision and human labor converge in this detailed study of artillery shell production, emphasizing the craftsmanship behind mass destruction.

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

Related themes

Industrial, Documentary, American, Labor, Early Modern, 1910s, War, Lithograph, Figurative, Black and White

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