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Composition study for "Man and Science" lunette, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House
Composition study for "Man and Science" lunette, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House

Composition study for "Man and Science" lunette, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House

Yarnall House, "The House of Wisdom"
,
Philadelphia, PA

Object Details

Title:
Composition study for "Man and Science" lunette, from the mural series "The Building of the House of Wisdom," Charlton Yarnall House
Date:
c. 1910
Artist:
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 x 54 in.
Classification
Murals
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2012
Description

Oakley’s widowed mother Cornelia Swain Oakley posed for the figure of the seated older woman dressed in black.

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