| LC control no. | n 50009494 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926 |
| Variant(s) | Pennell, J. (Joseph), 1857-1926 |
| Associated country | United States England |
| Associated place | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Located | London (England) Philadelphia (Pa.) New York (N.Y.) |
| Birth date | 1857-07-04 |
| Death date | 1926-04-23 |
| Place of birth | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
| Field of activity | Illustration of books Etching Lithography Travel writing Art Graphic arts |
| Affiliation | Slade School of Fine Art Art Students League (New York, N.Y.) Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company Friends Select School (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Profession or occupation | Illustrators Etchers Lithographers Authors Artists Drafters Magazine illustration Graphic artists |
| Found in | Pennell, E.R. The Whistler journal, 1921 (a.e.) t.p. (J. Pennell) His Pen drawing and pen draughtsmen, 1897, c1889: t.p. (Joseph Pennell) cover (Ioseph Pennell) His Joseph Pennell (1858-1926), c1999. James, H. English hours, 1905: title page (illustrations by Joseph Pennell) Wikipedia, WWW site, September 12, 2013 (Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 - April 23, 1926); American artist and author; born in Philadelphia; made his home in London; chief distinction is as an original etcher and lithographer, and notably as an illustrator; taught at Slade School of Art; visited San Francisco in March 1912; taught at Art Students League of New York) Wikipedia, viewed Sept. 6, 2024: Joseph Pennell (Joseph Pennell (July 4, 1857 - April 23, 1926) was an American draftsman, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator for books and magazines. A prolific artist, he spent most of his working life in Europe, and developed an interest in landmarks, landscapes, and industrial scenes around the world. A student of James Lambdin and Thomas Eakins, he was later influenced by James McNeill Whistler. He was married to author Elizabeth Robins, and he also was a writer. Pennell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 4, 1857. After attending The Friends School, Pennell worked in an office of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. His School of Industrial Art professor, Charles M. Burns, who had recognized Pennell's ability, helped gain him entry to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he studied under Thomas Eakins and others. Pennell's talents lay in graphic arts, rather than painting, and his abrupt personality contributed to difficulties during his years at the academy. Pennell was determined to work as an artist and opened his own studio in 1880, which he shared with a Henry R. Poore. In 1884, he received a major, and life changing, commission from Century Magazine, a long-term assignment to produce drawings of London and Italy, plus English and French Cathedrals - this necessitated Pennell and his wife, the writer Elizabeth Robins Pennell, relocating from America to a new home in London, England. The Pennells co-authored books about their travels abroad together, and while apart working, wrote many letters to each other, now kept by the University of Pennsylvania and University of Texas.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Pennell> |
| Associated language | eng |
 |  |  |
View this record in: MARCXML | LC Authorities & Vocabularies | VIAF (Virtual International Authority File)
