Violet Oakley
Painting, Visual Artist
1874 – 1961
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Who was Violet Oakley?
Violet Oakley was the first American woman to receive a public mural commission. During the first quarter of the twentieth century, she was renowned as a pathbreaker in mural decoration, a field that had been exclusively practiced by men. Oakley excelled at murals and stained glass designs that addressed themes from history and literature in Renaissance-revival styles.
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- Born
- Jun 10, 1874
New Jersey - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Drexel University
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- Lived in
- New Jersey
- Died
- Feb 25, 1961
Philadelphia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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