Elevation study for three murals above fireplace, from the series "Great Women of the Bible," First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, PA
Date
c. 1945–48Medium
Pastel on brown paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
19 x 24 1/2 in. (sheet)Description & Inscriptions
This elevation study is for Oakley’s last mural series, Great Women of the Bible, commissioned by the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown. Produced over a four-year period from 1945 to 1949 when she was in her seventies, the work was created in collaboration with Edith Emerson.
Great Women of the Bible is Oakley’s only commission for a church that has survived in its original location; the murals have been maintained in excellent condition for nearly seventy years and over one hundred studies are preserved in the collection of the La Salle University Art Museum.
Great Women of the Bible is Oakley’s only commission for a church that has survived in its original location; the murals have been maintained in excellent condition for nearly seventy years and over one hundred studies are preserved in the collection of the La Salle University Art Museum.
