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Violet Oakley

Violet Oakley (1874 - 1961) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, New Jersey.  Violet Oakley is known for Mural, genre, portrait, illustration.

The following is a press release from Richard Saiers, Capitol Preservation Committee, Harrisburg, PA: May 2003

PA CAPITOL PRESERVATION COMMITTEE HONORS LT. GOV. CATHERINE BAKER KNOLL AND INTRODUCES TRIBUTE BOOK ABOUT CAPITOL ARTIST VIOLET OAKLEY

HARRISBURG, PA-On June 10, 2003-the 129th anniversary of the birth of Capitol artist Violet Oakley (1874-1961)- Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Clymer will honor Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll with an official proclamation, and introduce the Committee's newly published book entitled "A Sacred Challenge: Violet Oakley and the Pennsylvania Capitol Murals".

Making history as the first woman elected to the Office of Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Catherine Baker Knoll joins the Committee in celebrating another important woman in Pennsylvania history, Violet Oakley, who at the turn of the century received the largest art commission ever given to an American fe   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 14264 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 85 auction lots for Violet Oakley (of which 78 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 1 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 3 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Violet Oakley as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Violet Oakley in 3 of its research Essays. Violet Oakley has 16 artist signature examples available in our database.

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.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Violet Oakley available:    Elbert McGran Jackson,  Leslie Thrasher,  Jessie Willcox Smith,  Howard Pyle,  Norman Mills Price,  Alice Stephens,  John LaGatta,  Mead Schaeffer,  Frederick Sands Brunner,  Henry Raleigh,  George E Hughes,  Rolf Armstrong,  Herbert Morton Stoops,  Joseph Christian Leyendecker,  Thornton Oakley,  Charles Gibson,  Roy Nuse,  Peter Driben,  Enoch Bolles,  Frank Schoonover,  Harrison Fisher,  Harvey Thomas Dunn,  Stevan Dohanos,  Wladyslaw Benda