Joseph Pennell (1857 - 1926) American Ink and Watercolor on Paper Measure 9 1/2"in H x 7 1/2"in W and 15"in H x 12"in W with frame Known for: Etching, illustration, painting and teaching. Biography: Born in Philadelphia, PA, Pennell studied at the PAFA. He then traveled extensively on assignments as a writer-illustrator and spent many years in London. While in San Francisco in 1912, he produced a volume of etchings, drawings, and lithographs which he exhibited at Vickery, Atkins & Torrey. He returned again in 1915 for the PPIE where he was a member of the Int'l Jury of Awards. He died in Brooklyn, NY on April 23, 1926.