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Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy]
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Illustration study of Page [6] Frontispiece for Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy, 1939]
Illustration study of Page [6] Frontispiece for Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy, 1939]

Illustration study of Page [6] Frontispiece for Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy, 1939]

Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy]
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Object Details

Title:
Illustration study of Page [6] Frontispiece for Christ, My Refuge, One of Seven Hymns by Mary Baker Eddy, illustrated by Violet Oakley [Boston: The trustees under the will of Mary Baker Eddy, 1939]
Date:
c. 1939
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on tracing paper with grid lines in graphite
Dimensions
14 x 11 in.
Classification
Books
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[bottom right in graphite]: illumination for Poem / by Mary Baker EddyAs published, the illuminated caption to the illustration reads, "O'er waiting harpstrings of the mind."_x000D__x000D_Designed as an illuminated manuscript, Christ My Refuge demonstrated the artist’s mastery of calligraphy and her ability to create visually compelling contemporary images with a medieval art form._x000D_

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