A black-and-white print of an industrial scene with multiple train lines, bridges over a river, and smokestacks billowing smoke in the distance.

On the Way to Bessemer

Joseph Pennell (1857-1926)

Date

1908
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Etching and drypoint
Dimensions

Image: 11 x 7 in.
Sheet: 15 x 11 5/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.r. in plate: {Illeg]
l.c. in graphite: Pennell imp / Very Fine Proof
Verso:
c.r. in graphite: shin \ #20
l.r. in graphite: L
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchase with funds provided by Ruth Carter Stevenson
Accession Number

1979.13
Copyright

Public domain

Industrial Monuments: Photographs and Works on Paper from the Machine Age

July 21, 2012–January 20, 2013

This exhibition presents photographs, prints, and drawings that reflect artists’ captivation with the constantly changing industrial landscape of America during the early 20th century and the marvels of the nation’s building and engineering.

Location: Off view

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