Study for head of widow's son, "Widow of Nain" World War II portable altarpiece, for Norfolk Naval Hospital (US Naval Hospital Portsmouth, VA); Halloran Hospital, Staten Island, NY; Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, TN
Date
1943Medium
Charcoal and white pastel on blue paper, mounted on gray paper on strathmore boardCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
21 x 16 in.Description & Inscriptions
[lower right in graphite]: Violet Oakley / 1943
The "Widow of Nain" is also known as "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion," "Reunion of Mother and Son," and "And He that Was Dead Sat Up."
The "Widow of Nain" is also known as "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion," "Reunion of Mother and Son," and "And He that Was Dead Sat Up."
