1914
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Big Mill, Gary, Indiana is a 1914 ink by Joseph Pennell, depicting Coal, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a big mill in Gary, Indiana. It's a lithograph, which means it was made by drawing on stone. The artist, Joseph Pennell, was interested in industrial scenes, and this one is a good example of that - he liked to show how factories and mills were changing the landscape. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique: lithography.
Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 – April 23, 1926) was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines.
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