Violet Oakley : An Artist's Life.
Van Hook, Bailey.
Violet Oakley : An Artist's Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (455 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Author's Note -- Preface: London, 1912 -- Ch01. A Goodly Heritage, 1874-1894 -- Ch02. The Magic Door, 1894-1897 -- Ch03. 1523 Chestnut Street, 1897-1902 -- Ch04. The Romance of the Red Rose, 1902-1905 -- Ch05. Controversy and Triumph, 1905-1906 -- Ch06. Building the House of Wisdom, 1906-1910 -- Ch07. Endings and Beginnings, 1911-1912 -- Photospread -- Ch08. The Painter and the Architect, 1912-1915 -- Ch09. The Creation and Preservation of the Union, 1915-1917 -- Ch10. The Holy Experiment, 1917-1923 -- Ch11. The Opening of the Book of the Law, 1923-1927 -- Ch12. Geneva and Florence, 1927-1929 -- Ch13. The Geneva Drawings, 1929-1937 -- Ch14. The Pilgrimage of a Painter, 1937-1961 -- Appendix 1. Violet Oakley's Illustrations, 1896-1908 -- Appendix 2. Violet Oakley's Murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol -- Appendix 3. List of Violet Oakley's World War II Altarpieces -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This is the first full-length biography of the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States. It traces her career in mural painting but also in illustration, stained glass, and portraits, as well as extensive publications. Oakley was a role model for many younger female artists but also notable is her later career in promoting international peace in the face of two world wars and the resulting Cold War.
9781611495867
Artists--United States--Biography.
Electronic books.
N6537.O15V36 2016
759.13 B
Violet Oakley : An Artist's Life. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (455 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Author's Note -- Preface: London, 1912 -- Ch01. A Goodly Heritage, 1874-1894 -- Ch02. The Magic Door, 1894-1897 -- Ch03. 1523 Chestnut Street, 1897-1902 -- Ch04. The Romance of the Red Rose, 1902-1905 -- Ch05. Controversy and Triumph, 1905-1906 -- Ch06. Building the House of Wisdom, 1906-1910 -- Ch07. Endings and Beginnings, 1911-1912 -- Photospread -- Ch08. The Painter and the Architect, 1912-1915 -- Ch09. The Creation and Preservation of the Union, 1915-1917 -- Ch10. The Holy Experiment, 1917-1923 -- Ch11. The Opening of the Book of the Law, 1923-1927 -- Ch12. Geneva and Florence, 1927-1929 -- Ch13. The Geneva Drawings, 1929-1937 -- Ch14. The Pilgrimage of a Painter, 1937-1961 -- Appendix 1. Violet Oakley's Illustrations, 1896-1908 -- Appendix 2. Violet Oakley's Murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol -- Appendix 3. List of Violet Oakley's World War II Altarpieces -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
This is the first full-length biography of the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States. It traces her career in mural painting but also in illustration, stained glass, and portraits, as well as extensive publications. Oakley was a role model for many younger female artists but also notable is her later career in promoting international peace in the face of two world wars and the resulting Cold War.
9781611495867
Artists--United States--Biography.
Electronic books.
N6537.O15V36 2016
759.13 B