This is a drawing of an industrial scene with large machinery in a factory setting. The image shows a detailed interior of a factory filled with large mechanical equipment. The equipment appears to be a large press or machinery for shaping or rolling metal, with the title "Rolling the Big Shell" at the bottom. The room is expansive, featuring industrial pipes and high ceilings. Light and shadow create depth and highlight workers engaging with the machinery. They seem to be collaborating, possibly guiding a large object on a rail track. The image has a monochromatic tone, emphasizing the mechanical and hard-working atmosphere of the industrial age.
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This is a drawing of an industrial scene with large machinery in a factory setting. The image shows a detailed interior of a factory filled with large mechanical equipment. The equipment appears to be a large press or machinery for shaping or rolling metal, with the title "Rolling the Big Shell" at the bottom. The room is expansive, featuring industrial pipes and high ceilings. Light and shadow create depth and highlight workers engaging with the machinery. They seem to be collaborating, possibly guiding a large object on a rail track. The image has a monochromatic tone, emphasizing the mechanical and hard-working atmosphere of the industrial age.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bottling the Big Shell

Joseph Pennell

Date
1916
Medium
lithograph
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.6874
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-W

Portfolio and series

Series
English War Work

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Weapons
  • Figures
  • Machine

NGA object ID 9669. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.