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.
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.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Author's Note Preface: London 1912 Chapter 1: A Goodly Heritage 1874-1894 Chapter 2: The Magic Door 1894-1897 Chapter 3: 1523 Chestnut Street 1897-1902 Chapter 4: The Romance of the Red Rose 1902-1905 Chapter 5: Controversy and Triumph 1905-1906 Chapter 6: Building the House of Wisdom 1906-1910 Chapter 7: Endings and Beginnings 1911-1912 Chapter 8: The Painter and the Architect 1912-1915 Chapter 9: Creation and Preservation of the Union 1915-1917 Chapter 10: The Holy Experiment 1917-1923 Chapter 11: Opening of the Book of the Law 1923-1927 Chapter 12: Geneva and Florence 1927-1929 Chapter 13: The Geneva Drawings 1929-1937 Chapter 14: The Pilgrimage of a Painter 1937-1961 Appendix 1: List of Violet Oakley's Illustrations 1896-1908 Appendix 2: List of Violet Oakley's Murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Appendix 3: List of Violet Oakley's World War II altarpieces Bibliography About the Author
Table of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Author's Note Preface: London 1912 Chapter 1: A Goodly Heritage 1874-1894 Chapter 2: The Magic Door 1894-1897 Chapter 3: 1523 Chestnut Street 1897-1902 Chapter 4: The Romance of the Red Rose 1902-1905 Chapter 5: Controversy and Triumph 1905-1906 Chapter 6: Building the House of Wisdom 1906-1910 Chapter 7: Endings and Beginnings 1911-1912 Chapter 8: The Painter and the Architect 1912-1915 Chapter 9: Creation and Preservation of the Union 1915-1917 Chapter 10: The Holy Experiment 1917-1923 Chapter 11: Opening of the Book of the Law 1923-1927 Chapter 12: Geneva and Florence 1927-1929 Chapter 13: The Geneva Drawings 1929-1937 Chapter 14: The Pilgrimage of a Painter 1937-1961 Appendix 1: List of Violet Oakley's Illustrations 1896-1908 Appendix 2: List of Violet Oakley's Murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol Appendix 3: List of Violet Oakley's World War II altarpieces Bibliography About the Author
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