Joseph Pennell
American artist and author (1857-1926) · United States · On the map · Artists · Died at 68
Joseph Pennell was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines. A prolific artist, he spent most of his working life in Europe, and developed an interest in landmarks, landscapes, and industrial scenes around the world.
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Signed drawing of Pennell by Manuel Rosenberg in 1924
1 drawing on cream paper : watercolor, gouache over charcoal sketch ; sheet 22.2 x 29.1 cm.
Pennell while he was contributing to The Illustrated London News, c. 1909
Hail America, a 1909 portrait by Pennell now in the National Gallery of Art
That Liberty Shall Not Perish from the Earth (1918), calls up the pictorial image of a bombed New York City, engulfed in a firestormAbout this person
A student of James Lambdin and Thomas Eakins, he was later influenced by James McNeill Whistler. He was married to author Elizabeth Robins, with whom he often collaborated on articles and books. They both wrote about art criticism under their own names.
