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Violet Oakley : an artist's life /
This is the first full-length biography of the only major female artist of the beaux-arts mural movement in the United States. It traces her career in mural painting but also in illustration, stained glass, and portraits, as well as extensive publications. Oakley was a role model for many younger fe...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newark :
University of Delaware Press,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Author's Note; Preface: London, 1912; Ch01. A Goodly Heritage, 1874-1894; Ch02. The Magic Door, 1894-1897; Ch03. 1523 Chestnut Street, 1897-1902; Ch04. The Romance of the Red Rose, 1902-1905; Ch05. Controversy and Triumph, 1905-1906; Ch06. Building the House of Wisdom, 1906-1910; Ch07. Endings and Beginnings, 1911-1912; Photospread; Ch08. The Painter and the Architect, 1912-1915; Ch09. The Creation and Preservation of the Union, 1915-1917; Ch10. The Holy Experiment, 1917-1923; Ch11. The Opening of the Book of the Law, 1923-1927.
- Ch12. Geneva and Florence, 1927-1929Ch13. The Geneva Drawings, 1929-1937; Ch14. The Pilgrimage of a Painter, 1937-1961; Appendix 1. Violet Oakley's Illustrations, 1896-1908; Appendix 2. Violet Oakley's Murals in the Pennsylvania State Capitol; Appendix 3. List of Violet Oakley's World War II Altarpieces; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.