1916
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
English War Work: Steel Bars for Shells is a 1916 by Joseph Pennell, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a busy factory floor packed with steel bars and machinery. Workers move around tracks and cranes, lifting heavy metal beams. The top half looks like a storage area with rows of long bars stacked high. The title says this is about making steel for shells during wartime. The artist focused on the gritty, industrial side of war work, not the fighting itself. Look up Joseph Pennell (American, 1857–1926) next to see more of his drawings.
Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 – April 23, 1926) was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines.
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