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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Lithograph of an industrial town with smokestacks, railway tracks, an aerial cable car and mine headframes under heavy smoke.

The Travellers, Charleroi

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Lithograph of Corinthian columns of the Temple of Jupiter in Athens with the Acropolis visible on the hill in the distance.

The Acropolis from the Temple of Jupiter, Athens

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Grey lithograph of the Acropolis temple on a rocky hill above dense city rooftops.

Sunrise over the Acropolis

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Pencil-toned lithograph of the Erechtheum ruins with caryatid porch, fallen stones in the foreground, and mountains behind.

The Erechtheum

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Lithograph of a stone staircase climbing between ruined classical columns toward the Acropolis under a cloudy sky.

The Way up to the Acropolis

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Dark lithograph of a glowing industrial works with smokestacks reflected in a canal, with two figures on the bank.

The Lake of Fire, Charleroi

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Black and white lithograph of the ruined Propylaea in Athens, showing columns, a cornice and fallen stone blocks.

The Propylaea, Athens

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Lithograph of tall shadowed columns and a sunlit paved path beneath an ancient portico, by Joseph Pennell.

The Portico of the Parthenon

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Lithograph of a conical slag heap beside a river with a barge, a railway viaduct, smokestacks and trees, by Joseph Pennell.

The Dump, Charleroi

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Dark lithograph of a steel mill at night with tall smokestacks, glowing furnaces, steam, and workers on railway tracks.

Changing Shifts, Charleroi

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Black and white drawing of a tall gantry crane over a canal with moored boats, a wooden dock and a water tower.

French Canal and American Cranes

Joseph Pennell, 1912

Black and white lithograph of a steel arch bridge over a rocky river gorge, with a trolley and figures on the deck.

The Steel Bridge

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Lithograph of Roman Forum ruins with columns in front of a domed church, a scaffolded modern tower, and city buildings.

Old and New Rome, Victor Emanuel Monument

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Dark lithograph of a factory interior with molten metal pouring in a bright arc beneath an overhead crane.

The Perambulator

Joseph Pennell, 1916

Lithograph of a massive steam hammer in an arched factory hall, with workers near glowing metal and stacked iron bars.

The Great Hammer

Joseph Pennell, 1916

Lithograph of Niagara Falls with a rainbow arch above, a steam train on tracks in the foreground, and a bridge at left.

Falls Station, Niagara

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Pencil-like lithograph of a large arched hangar with biplanes on grass and aircraft flying in the sky above.

The Balloon-Shed

Joseph Pennell, 1916

Dark lithograph of industrial smokestacks rising above hills and a reflective river at dusk, under heavy clouds.

Work Castles, Wilkesbarre

Joseph Pennell, 1910

Lithograph of workers assembling steam locomotives in a large industrial workshop with steel roof trusses.

Building Engines for the Allies

Joseph Pennell, 1917

Lithograph of workers around steam locomotives in a large vaulted factory interior with an overhead crane.

Making War Locomotives

Joseph Pennell, 1917

Lithograph of a railway shed with a locomotive suspended overhead, workers below and sunlight streaming through the roof.

The Flying Locomotive

Joseph Pennell, 1917

Black and white lithograph of a gun-testing ground with large cannons, a timber gantry, workers, and a wooded hillside.

The Gun-Testing Ground

Joseph Pennell, 1917

Lithograph of railway tracks passing under an iron gate toward a smoky industrial town with tall smokestacks and a steam loco

The Iron Gate, Charleroi

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Monochrome print of a smoky industrial city with a tall chimney, a winding river, a bridge, and distant church spires.

The Great Chimney, the Motor Park

Joseph Pennell, 1916

Black and white lithograph of a canal lined with tall poplars and trees, with houses and factory chimneys in the distance.

The Canal at Blanzy, France

Joseph Pennell, 1911

Lithograph of steam trains moving through a deep rocky rail cutting lined with tropical vegetation and palm trees.

Looking up the Cut from Bas Obispo

Joseph Pennell, 1912

Lithograph of ruined temple steps and broken columns at Eleusis under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a rocky hill on the right.

Eleusis, the Pavement of the Temple

Joseph Pennell, 1913

Lithograph of a steam shovel digging rock beside railway tracks in a deep cut, with smoke and workers on the embankment.

Steam Shovel at Work in Culebra Cut

Joseph Pennell, 1912

Black and white print of workers and steel framework at the bottom of a lock, with railway tracks leading toward an opening.

At the Bottom of Gatun Lock

Joseph Pennell, 1912

Pencil drawing of coal mine headframe and smokestacks behind trees, with barges on a canal in the foreground.

Coal Mines, Monceau, France

Joseph Pennell, 1911