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[The bridges from Brooklyn] / J. Pennell. – Antique Print

[The bridges from Brooklyn] / J. Pennell., [1921] — historic print
[The bridges from Brooklyn] / J. Pennell., [1921]. Historic print from the New York City collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with [The bridges from Brooklyn] / J. Pennell., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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[The bridges from Brooklyn] / J. Pennell.

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Joseph Pennell's etching, titled for the bridges seen from Brooklyn, turns the East River crossings into the subject rather than the backdrop. Pennell, an American printmaker and illustrator, spent much of his career drawing the industrial and architectural character of cities, and he was fascinated by the engineering of New York's spans. Printed in sepia in 1921, the plate reflects the decade when the city's bridges were central to its growth and to its public image. The warm tone softens the steel lattice and cables, so the structures read as both machines and monuments.

Created / published[1921]
Medium1 print : etching, sepia.
GenreEtchings Color 1920-1930.
SubjectsBridges--New York (State)--New York--1920-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,321 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-185050

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