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Study for the Philadelphia Award Casket (Front)
Study for the Philadelphia Award Casket (Front)

Study for the Philadelphia Award Casket (Front)

Philadelphia Award
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Philadelphia, PA

Object Details

Title:
Study for the Philadelphia Award Casket (Front)
Date:
c. 1921
Artist:
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
12 x 17 1/2 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

Douglas Gilchrist, an instructor of metalwork at the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Design, executed Oakley's design for the casket.

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