New Britain herald., 1926-04-24
PNEUMONIA FATAL
 TO NOTED PITCHER
Pennell Was Internationally
 Famous as Writer, Too

New York, April si Pl - Joseph 1 Pennell, internationally famous etcher Illustrator and writer died late yesterday Of pneumonia at his apartment in the Hotel Margaret In Brooklyn al the ago of 65 years, Much of his life vas spent In travel, and for many years he made his home in London, but he was born in Philadelphia and there received his early training in the arts. Ills closest friend was James hcNeill Whistler Funeral services probably will be held Monday afternoon in tho Germantown Friends Meeting House ut Philadelphia. The artist had been III but q week, his first sickness heinz influenza which de- vnloped into pneumonia, and the death was unexpected PenneII was awarded many coveted medals and prizes in Europe and he Is repre- sentcd in many great galleries Of art. He illustrated q large number Of books and was a constant contrib utor 10 magazine illustration.
 Railroad Clerk First
 1 Joseph Pennell was born in
 Philadelphia, July {, 1860. Of l Quaker dcacent. and began life as q railroad clerk. While still at
 work for the railroad he began : study at the Pennsylvania Acade-
 my of Fine Arts and gained for
 himself q reputation as an ctcher
 before he was Of age. His etchinGs
 of Philadelphia, made al this time,
 attracted international attention.
 In 1881 he began work for the
 Century" magazine and for many years kept up pen drawings for the
 firm which issued this publication. HIn 1888 he visited Italy for the
 purpose Of Illustrating William
 Dean Howelrs Tuscan Cities" and
 the following year Pennell married
 Elizabeth Robins, niece Of Charles
 Godfrey Leland. She was clever
 and interesting writer.
 Wife His CoIlabOrator
 Mrs, Pennell became the cola
 borator of her husband In many
 books of travel, she doing the
 writing and he the Illustrating.
 These books included: "A Canter-
 bury Pilgrimage,' "Our Sentimcn-
 ral Journey Through France and
 Italy" 1.-TWO Pilgrims Progress"
 "Our Journey 10 The Hebribdes,' v
 "Play in Provence" "Tho Alham-
 bra" "rhe Life of Charles Godfrey
 Leland" was written by Mrs. Pen
 nell, and, together. The artist and
 his wife prepared Modern Illus
 trations," Jithography and 1itho-
 crarhprs." and. in 1906, at the re
 quest Of Whistler they wrote "The Life of James McNaIll Whistler After 1882 MT. PenneN resided chiefly in London. Here he Ice
 tured sometimes at ,he art schools . and was member and officer Of
 the British ard the American eo- cieties of etchers and illustrators Tn 1905 he made several delicate but effective etchiugs Of New Tork's shyacrapers which are highly prized.
 PcnncHs ,tchinss ard drawings are hung in the luxembourg, the Collection of the City of Paris. the Cabinet dos Estamps, Paris; the Unzi Gallery, Florence; the Mod ern Gallery Rome; inc collection Of the King of Italy: the British Museum. London; the Rflgian Na- tlonal Gallery; the National Ca.- l lery and the Library of Congress Washington: the Pennsyl"aAI" ] Academy. md In many othtI American museums and galleries. His Medals and Awards
 , Among 'nc honors raid 10 Pen 1 nell in art exhibits were the fol. i lowing: First class gold medal ! Paris Exposition 1900; Dresden ! 1909: Grand Prize, St, Louis ES
 position, 1904; Gold medal, Ii"s" { 1905; Grand prize, Milan. 1906 Barcelona, l907; Brussclls, 1910 | Amsterdam. 1912; San Francigco l 1916; two medals in london, 1913 Florence, 1914; a'so medals a ! Philadelphia. Buff21o and Chicago ! oxposGons. The artist was q mem. ! her of the National Institute O
 Arts and letters he was a fellow
 Of the American Academy Of Art , and Letters, and belonged to ;
 lumber of other societies Of mer
 of learning and artistic achieve | ,,,cp. l,a,-a ,nI ;r, I-uror,o