Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation records

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Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation records

1910-1987

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Correspondence with artists, performers and other organizations, 1943-1984; financial records, including a membership dues account book, 1961-1972, bank statements, 1979-1985, invoices, 1973-1980, insurance forms, 1976-1983, tax records, 1965-1982, and grant records, 1971-1983; constitution and by-laws; transcripts of hearings concerning Cogslea; inventory lists, 1982-1986; documents concerning the sale of property and the transfer of material to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts;

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Emerson, Edith, 1888-1981.

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Painter, mural painter, book illustrator; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Oxford, Ohio, Emerson studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with John Vanderpoel and Thomas Wood Stevens and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Cecilia Beaux, Violet Oakley, and Daniel Garber. She assisted Violet Oakley primarily between 1917 and 1930 and shared her studio from 1918 until Oakley's death in 1961. Emerson served on the Board of Directors of the Woodmere Art Galle...

Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961

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Muralist and illustrator, of Pennsylvania; 1896, student of Howard Pyle; d. 1961. From the description of Violet Oakley papers, 1897-1985. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975899 Violet Oakley died on 25 February 1961. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1935-1950. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122584716 Muralist, painter; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Violet Oakley autograph and photogra...

Woodmere Art Gallery

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Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation.

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Organized in 1962 to commemorate the life and work of mural painter Violet Oakley. Housed in Oakley's studio at Cogslea. Aim was to encourage the arts, literature, and international understanding through the presentation of lectures, exhibitions and conferences. The original officers were Edith Emerson (president), Mrs. Lloyd Van Sciver (vice-president), Theodore A. Ulrich (treasurer), and Lavinia Arant (secretary). Dissolved in 1986. From the description of Violet Oakley Memorial Fo...