Study for Ex Libris
Date
Date unknownMedium
Pen and ink on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
7 ½ x 5 ½ in.Description & Inscriptions
Oakley designed her own ex libris, a bookplate or decorative label inscribed to show the name of the book's owner. In this sketch, she depicts St. George slaying a dragon, a reference to her friend George Woodward, who she called “St. George.”