Study for The Fourth Liberty Loan poster
Date
c. 1935Medium
Graphite on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
12 1/8 x 9 in.Description & Inscriptions
[poster headline in graphite]: The Fourth / Liberty Loan / Campaign - Third Federal Reserve; [above tree illustrations in graphite]: The tree / of / life; [below illustration in graphite]: Buy Liberty Bonds for the Breaking of all other Bondage / With your Gold, pave the Way / For the Unity and Life of the World...; [bottom left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [bottom right in red ink]: stamped signature
The illustration replicates Oakley's personification of Unity from the mural series The Creation and Preservation of the Union, Senate Chamber, Harrisburg
The illustration replicates Oakley's personification of Unity from the mural series The Creation and Preservation of the Union, Senate Chamber, Harrisburg