Building the Battleship
Artist
Joseph Pennell
(American, 1857 - 1926)
CultureAmerican
Date1917
Mediumlithograph, handmade paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 20 1/2 x 15 1/4 in. (52.1 x 38.7 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Overall: 24 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (62.2 x 46.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (74.9 x 62.2 x 3.5 cm)
Overall, Mat: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Overall: 24 1/2 x 18 3/8 in. (62.2 x 46.7 cm)
Overall, Frame: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (74.9 x 62.2 x 3.5 cm)
InscribedSigned backwards in the lower right corner of the stone & in pencil a little left of center below the design, but still within the plate-mark. Water-mark "MBM (FRANCE) Ingres D'Arches" down left side of print and "MBM" down right side. Penciled lower left corner of margin 48.
Credit LineGift of Mr. William H. White
Object number47.11.1
Not on view
DescriptionA lithograph of a basket masted capital ship. The ship is shown in a sheltered fitting dock with overhead traveling crane carrying a large piece of structural metal. One of the artists "American War Works" series. Printed on hand made water-marked paper. Black wooden frame put in order when received.Exhibition HistoryNorth Gallery, Summer 1959. Published ReferencesLouis A. Wuerth, CATALOGUE OF THE LITHOGRAPHS OF JOSEPH PENNELL, 1931, #515.
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