Art, literature & historyThe Foundations-Building a Skyscraper
1910
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Lithograph on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 57.1 × 44.3 cm (22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 63 × 47.3 cm (24 13/16 × 18 5/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1916.495
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Foundations-Building a Skyscraper — Joseph Pennell. 1910.
Medium: Lithograph on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 57.1 × 44.3 cm (22 1/2 × 17 1/2 in.); Sheet: 63 × 47.3 cm (24 13/16 × 18 5/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.