Violet Oakley (1874 - 1961) - photo 1

Violet Oakley

Violet Oakley was an American artist. She 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.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:10 june 1874, New Jersey, USA
Date and place of death:25 february 1961, Philadelphia, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Glass painter, Historian, Illustrator, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Genre art, History painting, Portrait, Religious genre
Art style:Realism

Creators USA

Pacita Abad (1946 - 2004)
Pacita Abad
1946 - 2004
Willard Leroy Metcalf (1858 - 1925)
Willard Leroy Metcalf
1858 - 1925
Arne Besser (1935)
Arne Besser
1935
Mildred Thompson (1936 - 2003)
Mildred Thompson
1936 - 2003
Grace Hartigan (1922 - 2008)
Grace Hartigan
1922 - 2008
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876 - 1973)
Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington
1876 - 1973
Yasuo Kunyoshi (1893 - 1953)
Yasuo Kunyoshi
1893 - 1953
Sarah Crowner (1974)
Sarah Crowner
1974
Erin Hanson (1981)
Erin Hanson
1981
Charles Benefiel (1967)
Charles Benefiel
1967
Charles Ethan Porter (1847 - 1923)
Charles Ethan Porter
1847 - 1923
Henry Hudson Kitson (1863 - 1947)
Henry Hudson Kitson
1863 - 1947
Asher Brown Durand (1796 - 1886)
Asher Brown Durand
1796 - 1886
Luis Felipe Noe (1933)
Luis Felipe Noe
1933
Olivier Mosset (1944)
Olivier Mosset
1944
Paul Lamar Collins (1936)
Paul Lamar Collins
1936

Creators Realism

Gustave Wappers (1803 - 1874)
Gustave Wappers
1803 - 1874
Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1780 - 1857)
Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur
1780 - 1857
Christian Mali (1832 - 1906)
Christian Mali
1832 - 1906
Franz van Severdonck (1809 - 1889)
Franz van Severdonck
1809 - 1889
Robert Alexander Hillingford (1828 - 1904)
Robert Alexander Hillingford
1828 - 1904
David Cowan Dobson (1894 - 1980)
David Cowan Dobson
1894 - 1980
Ehlvira Igorevna Eropkina (1944 - 2004)
Ehlvira Igorevna Eropkina
1944 - 2004
Rosa Bonheur (1822 - 1899)
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
Nicholas Alperis (1865 - 1928)
Nicholas Alperis
1865 - 1928
Franz Josef Lipensky (1932 - 2023)
Franz Josef Lipensky
1932 - 2023
Johann Georg Haeselich (1806 - 1894)
Johann Georg Haeselich
1806 - 1894
Rudolf Żukowski (1814 - 1886)
Rudolf Żukowski
1814 - 1886
Alfred Stieglitz (1864 - 1946)
Alfred Stieglitz
1864 - 1946
Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 - 1904)
Henri Fantin-Latour
1836 - 1904
Angel Della Valle (1852 - 1903)
Angel Della Valle
1852 - 1903
Robert Assmus (1837 - 1907)
Robert Assmus
1837 - 1907
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