Pennell, Joseph
Born: Jul 04, 1860 AD
Died: 1926 AD, at 65 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Illustrators
Died: 1926 AD, at 65 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Illustrators
1860 - Born on July 4th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Joseph Pennell, an illustrator, printmaker and writer, came from a Quaker family.
1884 - He married the writer, Elizabeth Robins.
1897 - JW backed Pennell when the latter brought a libel action against Walter Sickert who had criticized the method of his lithographic production.
1898 - Pennell, like JW, was on the executive committee of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, and was put in charge of the hanging of prints for their first exhibition.
1907 - The Pennells were involved in a legal battle with JW's sister-in-law and executor Rosalind Birnie Philip, who resented their possessive approach.
1921 - The Pennells organized a large exhibition of Whistler-related material at the Library of Congress, Washington, where they later bequeathed their collection.
1926 - Died on April 23rd.
1884 - He married the writer, Elizabeth Robins.
1897 - JW backed Pennell when the latter brought a libel action against Walter Sickert who had criticized the method of his lithographic production.
1898 - Pennell, like JW, was on the executive committee of the International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers, and was put in charge of the hanging of prints for their first exhibition.
1907 - The Pennells were involved in a legal battle with JW's sister-in-law and executor Rosalind Birnie Philip, who resented their possessive approach.
1921 - The Pennells organized a large exhibition of Whistler-related material at the Library of Congress, Washington, where they later bequeathed their collection.
1926 - Died on April 23rd.
Page last updated: 12:54am, 28th Apr '07
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Pen drawing and pen draughtsmen: Their work and their methods : a study of the art with technical suggestions by Joseph Pennell (Unknown Binding - Jul 26, 1977) 1920. A study of the art today with technical suggestions. This is intended to be a survey of the best work in the past-the work that is admitted to be worth studying-and a definite statement as to... |
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