"The Family Solicitor, from time to time," presentation folder for drawings
Date
1930Medium
White and sanguine pastel on blue paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
23 x 15 1/2 in.Description & Inscriptions
[front cover in white pastel]: The / Family Solicitor / from Time / to Time
Joseph Lester, a cousin of Elizabeth Shippen Green, was an attorney who helped Oakley and her friends lease the Red Rose Inn near Villanova. For his service, the women affectionately referred to Lester as their “Family Solicitor” and themselves as the “Lawful Heirs.” Lester remained Oakley’s attorney, financial adviser and friend until his death in 1938.
Joseph Lester, a cousin of Elizabeth Shippen Green, was an attorney who helped Oakley and her friends lease the Red Rose Inn near Villanova. For his service, the women affectionately referred to Lester as their “Family Solicitor” and themselves as the “Lawful Heirs.” Lester remained Oakley’s attorney, financial adviser and friend until his death in 1938.
