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Study for Ex Libris

Date
Date unknown
Medium
Pen and ink on paper
Credit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Dimensions
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.”

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