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Beatrice Harrison, "The Lady of the Nightingales" [Woman with Cello]
Beatrice Harrison, "The Lady of the Nightingales" [Woman with Cello]

Beatrice Harrison, "The Lady of the Nightingales" [Woman with Cello]

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Object Details

Title:
Beatrice Harrison, "The Lady of the Nightingales" [Woman with Cello]
Date:
Date unknown
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
44 ½ x 35 in.
Classification
Paintings
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[verso label 1 of 2 pre-printed National Academy of Design members' form-exempt]: [Title:] Beatrice Harrison "The Lady / of the Nightingales" / [Artist:] Violet Oakley / [Address:] St. George's Road, Allens Lane / Philadelphia / [Owner:] The Artist / [Agent:] Artists Packing and Shipping Company / 139 West 54th Street, N.Y.C.; [verso label 2 of 2 printed]: Oakley, Violet (1874-1961) / [Woman With Cello]. 44 / 1/2 x 35. A52FBeatrice Harrison (1892-1965) was a British cellist who performed during the first half of the 20th century. Some of Harrison’s “live performances,” which were broadcast by the BBC radio, took place in the gardens of her home in Oxted. During these broadcasts, the nightingales that frequented the garden would sing along. Hence, Oakley's title.

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