Violet Oakley | Philadelphia

PAFA - In celebration of the acquisition of Violet Oakley’s stained glass lancet windows The Wise and Foolish Virgins and Tiffany Studios’ Saint Cornelius and Angel, PAFA presents a selection of religious art by Oakley from the vast holdings of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation at the Academy [Thru July 11].  Included are sensitively drawn studies for various ecclesiastical projects, the full-scale oil cartoons for The Wise and Foolish Virgins, and examples of Oakley’s World War II altarpieces. (Read All)