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On the Way to Bessemer

1908

Joseph Pennell

(American, 1857–1926)
Culture
America
Medium
etching
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.783
Catalogue raisonné
Wuerth 520
State
I/?
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print
A vertically oriented etching in black ink on beige paper overlooks a bustling industrial landscape. In the foreground, utility poles and trains on curving tracks rise from dense, sketchy foliage. A steamboat travels the river beneath two arched metal truss bridges. Beyond, numerous tall smokestacks from a factory complex release massive plumes of smoke. Textured, cross-hatched lines fill the sky with dark, heavy clouds, casting the upper scene in shadow.

On the Way to Bessemer

1908

Joseph Pennell

(American, 1857–1926)
America

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