Composition study for mural panels, Senate Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol
Date
c. 1911–17Medium
Graphite on paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
18 x 24 ¼ in.Description & Inscriptions
[centered above Unity figure in graphite]: Victory of Peace / The Holy Experiment & Law Triumphant; [left of Unity figure in graphite]: The Holy Experiment / The Founding of the / State of Liberty [illegible] / and / The Creation And / Preservation Of The / Union; [right of Unity figure in graphite]: Law Triumphant / The Opening Of The / Book Of The Law / and / The Miracle / of / Geneva; [below the Unity figure in graphite]: A Pure River Of Water │Unity │Of Life [illegible]; [below Unity inscription in graphite]: When She Had Finished Her Task Violet Oakley / Had Raised In The Pennsylvania Capitol An / Altar To The Victory Of Law Over Force