Title page for “The Family Solicitor: from time to time,” a collection of studies and portraits presented to Joseph Lester
Date
1930Medium
Pen and ink and graphite on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
22 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.Description & Inscriptions
[top center in black ink]: To / Joseph Green Lester / Gratefully / inscribed / by / Violet Oakley, [Solicitee] /Cogslee / December 24th / 1930 / [design]
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.
