Study for "Christ Stilling the Storm" World War II portable altarpiece, for USS Seattle; USS Langley; USS Massachusetts; USS Piedmont; and United States Merchant Marine Academy
Date
1942–44Medium
Pen and ink and graphite on cardboardCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
11 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.Description & Inscriptions
[bottom center in graphite]: Christ Stilling the Storm; [lower left in graphite]: Violet Oakley, Philadelphia; [bottom left in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [verso in graphite]: Violet Oakley / Citizens Committee for the Army & Navy nc / 36 E 36 St NYC; [verso in ink]: Please return to / Violet Oakley / St. George's Road, West of McCallum St. / Philadelphia, 19-
This is a study for Christ, center panel. "Christ Stilling the Storm" is also known as "Christ Stilling the Waves" and "Christ and the Sea."
This is a study for Christ, center panel. "Christ Stilling the Storm" is also known as "Christ Stilling the Waves" and "Christ and the Sea."
