Portrait study of Edith Emerson Lecturing [at] Lake George

Edith Emerson

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Date:

c. 1935

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Oil on canvas

Dimensions

35 x 45 in.

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Credit Line:

Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2012

Description

In this portrait, Oakley depicts her life partner, Edith Emerson, giving a lecture on Greek art. A commanding presence, she turns her head as if to answer a question and is caught in the dramatic light of a projector. Emerson taught art history at the Agnes Irwin School, organized lecture evenings at Cogslea, and was a frequent speaker at Woodmere, where she served as director.

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