Hallway to Bed Room, Stenton
1912
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.6790
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant interior of Stenton, a historic 18th-century mansion in Philadelphia, through Joseph Pennell's captivating 1912 lithographHallway to Bed Room Stenton*. Pennell a prominent American printmaker and illustrator (1857–1926), was renowned for his meticulous documentation of architectural treasures, blending fine art with preservationist zeal. This print captures the gracious Georgian hallway leading to the bedroom, evoking the refined domestic life of James Logan, Pennsylvania's colonial secretary who built Stenton in 1759. As a lithograph—a planographic printing process Penn...
About the Artist
Joseph Pennell · 1857–1926
Joseph Pennell (1857–1926) was born in Philadelphia to Quaker parents and displayed an early aptitude for drawing, finding solace in sketching amid a challenging childhood. He received initial drawing instruction from James R. Lambdin and his first etching lessons from Stephen Ferris in 1879. Pennell attended night classes at the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art before studying at ...