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Building Destroyers

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

The print shows a detailed sketch of a shipyard scene. The shipyard is bustling with activity, featuring a large ship to the right of center surrounded by two tall cranes. Small boats are in the water near the dock on the left side, one near the bottom left corner containing the rough outlines of people. Behind the large ship on the right are other large ships that fade together into a patch of light gray. The sky above is filled with scribbled lines, suggesting a layer of large clouds.

Artwork Details

Date
1917
Medium
lithograph
Dimensions
3232 × 4367 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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