Portrait study of Frank Buchman, founder, Moral Re-Armament
Date
c. 1949Medium
Pastel on blue paperCredit Line
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015Dimensions
25 5/8 x 19 3/4 in.Description & Inscriptions
[verso in graphite]: Dr. Buchman
Frank Buchman (1878-1961) was a Christian evangelist and founder of the Oxford Group, which by 1938 was known as the Moral Re-Armament. Buchman first met Oakley in 1928 when Queen Sophia of Greece brought him to the artist’s studio in Florence, Italy. Nearly thirty years later, at Buchman’s request, Oakley presented a study for a mural planned for the MRA headquarters at Mackinac Island, Michigan. The project was never completed.
Frank Buchman (1878-1961) was a Christian evangelist and founder of the Oxford Group, which by 1938 was known as the Moral Re-Armament. Buchman first met Oakley in 1928 when Queen Sophia of Greece brought him to the artist’s studio in Florence, Italy. Nearly thirty years later, at Buchman’s request, Oakley presented a study for a mural planned for the MRA headquarters at Mackinac Island, Michigan. The project was never completed.
