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Thornton Oakley

Thornton Oakley (1881 - 1953) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  Thornton Oakley is known for Genre-structure and industry theme painting, illustration.

Illustrator and muralist Thornton Oakley was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in architecture.  Then he studied with Howard Pyle, founder of the Brandywine School.  While at the school, Oakley was responsible for the school's supply store, sales, inventory, and collecting students' monthly accounts.

Oakley illustrated numerous books and magazines, including Harper's, Century Magazine, Collier's Weekly, and Everybody's Magazine.  Known for paintings of industrial America, his work is found in the collections of numerous institutions including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress, Boston Public Library, New York Public Library, and the British Museum.

Among Oakley's well-known works are six 12-foot murals which he painted for the Franklin Institute in Philad   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3271 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Research resources

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Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Thornton Oakley available:    Bernard (Bernie) Fuchs,  Elbert McGran Jackson,  Frederick Coffay Yohn,  Herbert Morton Stoops,  Violet Oakley,  Norman Mills Price,  Edwin Georgi,  Howard Pyle,  Henry Raleigh,  Arthur Ernst Becher,  John Howitt,  Rolf Armstrong,  Gayle Hoskins,  Jessie Willcox Smith,  Frank Schoonover,  McClelland Barclay,  Robert McGinnis,  Wladyslaw Benda,  Harvey Thomas Dunn,  Mead Schaeffer,  Jon Whitcomb,  Robert Brackman,  Gil (Gilette) Elvgren,  Eugene Higgins