Taking the Big Gun Away

Joseph Pennell

National Gallery of Art

This grayscale print depicts two massive cranes with intricate beams and cables in front of a sky full of dramatic clouds. Railway tracks run across the ground, converging in the distance. In between the cranes is a large object with a long barrel set on wheels. The silhouettes of small people are visible around the cranes, and in the distant background are shapes that could be boats or buildings.