Art larger than life. Murals, mostly historical in theme. American. Violet Oakley, artist (1874-1961). First American woman to receive a public mural commission. Did a set of murals for the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, two of which are included here.

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Mural in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. ca. 1902.
Mural in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. ca. 1902. Image © 2019 Library of the Senate of Pennsylvania. Fair use license. via https://www.library.pasen.gov/Exhibitions/Spirit-Substance-100-Years-of-Violet-Oakley-Capitol-Muralist.cfm
"Unity." Mural located in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. ca. 1902.
“Unity.” Mural located in the Pennsylvania State Capitol. ca. 1902. Image © 2019, WITF. Fair use license. via https://www.witf.org/arts-culture/2016/03/violet-oakley-art-and-legacy.php
"Youth and the Arts." Lunette, part of the "Building the House of Wisdom" set of murals commissioned by Charlton Yarnall for his mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1911.
“Youth and the Arts.” Lunette, part of the “Building the House of Wisdom” set of murals commissioned by Charlton Yarnall for his mansion in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1911. Image © 2019 Woodmere Art Museum. Fair use license. via https://woodmereartmuseum.org/explore-online/collection/youth-and-the-arts

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On a voyage to see how much mileage I can get from the creative ability and eye for images that my family thought was useless. On line art curator, fiction writer and now blogger. Historian's daughter. Follow me . . .even I have no idea where I'm going next.

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