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Joseph Pennell — English War Work: Taking the Big Gun Away
Joseph Pennell

English War Work: Taking the Big Gun Away

1916

Dynamic diagonal composition and bold tonal contrasts emphasize the monumental scale of artillery transport in Pennell's powerful wartime documentation.

Medium
lithograph

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Joseph Pennell, English War Work: Taking the Big Gun Away, 1916

Dynamic diagonal composition and bold tonal contrasts emphasize the monumental scale of artillery transport in Pennell's powerful wartime documentation.

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

Related themes

Twentieth Century, Bold, Gun, Documentary, American, Military, Historical, Political Art, War, Lithograph

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