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The flying locomotive (LOC)

Pennell, Joseph,, 1857-1926,, artist.

 

The flying locomotive

 

[ca. 1917]

 

1 drawing on cream paper : lithographic crayon ; sheet 40.5 x 53.4 cm.

 

Notes:

Drawing shows a view across locomotive shop floor, groups of workmen near various locomotives in various states of construction, one of them suspended from above by giant hooks, lit by rays of light coming through skylight above.

Inscribed on verso: # 17.

Inscribed on verso: 46180 [beneath Library of Congress stamp].

Inscribed on verso: done/10 printed.

Lithograph published in: Pennell, Joseph. Joseph Pennell's Pictures of War Work in America. Philadelphia and London: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1918, no. XXXV.

Lithograph published in: Wuerth, Louis A.. Catalogue of the Lithographs of Joseph Pennell. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1931, p. 176.

Object removed from mount.

Signed in lithographic crayon on upper left: JoPennell.

Wuerth annotated with (K 35).

Wuerth annotated with L103).

Many drawings in this collection are fragile. Drawings made with charcoal or pastel require special arrangements for service.

Wuerth, L.A. List of original drawings and paintings, group that follows London Views entitled Miscellaneous, American War Work, no. 481

Bequest; Joseph Pennell Estate; 1926-1937; (PR 06 CN 316.2455).

Forms part of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection.

 

Subjects:

World War, 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects.

Railroad locomotive industry--1910-1920.

Railroad locomotives--1910-1920.

Industrial facilities--1910-1920.

 

Format: Drawings--1910-1920.

 

Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.

 

Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

 

Part Of: Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell collection. Drawings and paintings series 2007685750

 

Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.50571

 

Call Number: DRWG/MA - Pennell, no. 2455

 

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Uploaded on September 13, 2024
Taken sometime in 1917