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

Joseph Marioni (1943)
Joseph Marioni
1943
Philip Grausman (1935)
Philip Grausman
1935
Elmer Wachtel (1864 - 1929)
Elmer Wachtel
1864 - 1929
Jesus Bautista Moroles (1950 - 2015)
Jesus Bautista Moroles
1950 - 2015
John Pfahl (1939 - 2020)
John Pfahl
1939 - 2020
Francis Alexander (1800 - 1880)
Francis Alexander
1800 - 1880
David Davidovich Burliuk (1882 - 1967)
David Davidovich Burliuk
1882 - 1967
Gleb Vladimirovich Derujinsky (1888 - 1975)
Gleb Vladimirovich Derujinsky
1888 - 1975
Malvina Hoffman (1887 - 1966)
Malvina Hoffman
1887 - 1966
Hans Haacke (1936)
Hans Haacke
1936
Christopher Wilmarth (1943 - 1987)
Christopher Wilmarth
1943 - 1987
Shmuel Shapiro (1924 - 1983)
Shmuel Shapiro
1924 - 1983
Clyfford Still (1904 - 1980)
Clyfford Still
1904 - 1980
Jan Julianovich Kryzhevsky (1948)
Jan Julianovich Kryzhevsky
1948
Abigail Nieriker (1840 - 1879)
Abigail Nieriker
1840 - 1879
Grant Wood (1891 - 1942)
Grant Wood
1891 - 1942

Creators Realism

Nikita Petrovich Fedosov (1939 - 1992)
Nikita Petrovich Fedosov
1939 - 1992
Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen (1813 - 1886)
Johann Georg Meyer von Bremen
1813 - 1886
Alexey Kuzmich Denisov-Uralsky (1864 - 1926)
Alexey Kuzmich Denisov-Uralsky
1864 - 1926
Johann Friedrich Voltz (1817 - 1886)
Johann Friedrich Voltz
1817 - 1886
Igor Vladimirovich Pchelnikov (1931 - 2021)
Igor Vladimirovich Pchelnikov
1931 - 2021
Charles Wheeler (1881 - 1977)
Charles Wheeler
1881 - 1977
Karl Theodor Boehme (Böhme) (1866 - 1939)
Karl Theodor Boehme (Böhme)
1866 - 1939
Eugène Lavieille (1820 - 1889)
Eugène Lavieille
1820 - 1889
William Blamire Young (1862 - 1935)
William Blamire Young
1862 - 1935
Heinrich Heinlein (1803 - 1885)
Heinrich Heinlein
1803 - 1885
William Raymond Dommersen (1859 - 1927)
William Raymond Dommersen
1859 - 1927
Giovanni Migliara (1785 - 1837)
Giovanni Migliara
1785 - 1837
Zef Kolombi (1907 - 1949)
Zef Kolombi
1907 - 1949
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834 - 1903)
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
Hans Weidmann (1918 - 1997)
Hans Weidmann
1918 - 1997
Dody Weston Thompson (1923 - 2012)
Dody Weston Thompson
1923 - 2012
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