Firelight: Joseph Pennell, No. 1
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
(American, 1834 - 1903)
Sitter / Subject
Joseph Pennell
(American, 1857 - 1926)
Date1896
Mediumlithograph
DimensionsSheet: 11 x 7 1/8 in. (27.9 x 18.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Michael and Hillary Hanson
CultureAmerican
Catalogue raisonnéAIC 144; Way 104; Levy 152
Object numberPC2017.01.127
ClassificationsPrint Collection
DescriptionLoose portrait of Whistler's friend, the printmaker Joseph Pennell. He is seen leaning back in a chair, hands clasped behind his neck, legs crossed. Published as the frontispiece to Pennell's "Lithography and Lithographers" in 1898 / 1908. This record has been reviewed by University Galleries staff but may be incomplete or contain errors. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For any inquiries about the information listed, please email galleries@sandiego.edu.
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