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Joseph Pennell

Hail America

Description

Maker

Joseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926), designer

Title

Hail America

Year

1908

Medium

  • Etching and mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Etching and mezzotint

Materials

mezzotint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

21.3 x 37.8 cm (8 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:Signed in pencil under platemark on right:Jº Pennell imp ; titled in LL of sheet:Hail America#Page 173 Verso:in pencil in LL:B12513

Identification

State

probably 70

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.884

Type

  • Prints

Projects & Publications

Publications

Lit_Id 896 American Prints 1870-1950.tif
  • Books

Whistler to Weidenaar: American Prints 1870-1950

Gifts from the Fazzano brothers and other donors

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Early Modernism in America
Feb 24, 1995 – Apr 16, 1995
A Private Collection Goes Public
Prints from the Fazzano Brothers Gift
Sep 18, 1987 – Nov 08, 1987

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Joseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926), designer
Hail America, 1908
Etching and mezzotint
21.3 x 37.8 cm (8 3/8 x 14 7/8 inches) (plate)
Gift of the Fazzano Brothers 84.198.884

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