1916
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
English War Work: Making Armour-Plate is a 1916 by Joseph Pennell, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy factory floor with workers and heavy machinery. Huge metal plates hang from beams, and people move around with tools and equipment. The scene is dark and smoky, with rough pencil lines that feel fast and urgent. Notice how the artist didn’t smooth out the lines—it looks almost like scribbles in places. That gives it a raw, hurried feel, like the work never stops. Try looking up impasto next to see how artists use thick paint.
Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 – April 23, 1926) was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines.
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