Panel Study for St. George, The Angel of Victory Triptych
Datec. 1941
Artist
Violet Oakley
(American painter and illustrator, 1874–1961)
MediumTempera and oil on Masonite ™ panel
Dimensions48 × 32 in. (121.9 × 81.3 cm)
frame: 51 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (131.4 × 90.8 cm)
frame: 51 3/4 × 35 3/4 in. (131.4 × 90.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 2012
Object number2012-31
On View
On viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextImmediately upon completion the altarpieces were shipped to their wartime destinations, before they could be viewed by the public at home. These large oil studies and the numerous associated drawings allowed Oakley to display her work on American soil. Oakley exhibited her preparatory studies frequently, at the annual exhibitions of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Corcoran Museum of Art, in addition to opening her studio regularly. This suggests her work for the war effort was central to both her personal artistic vision and her professional aspirations.
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