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Works in Woodmere’s Collection

Cathedral of Compassion: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams, 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Cathedral of Compassion: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams, 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Cathedral of Compassion: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams, 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Cover illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Cover illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Cover illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of "Women of the World" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of "Women of the World" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of "Women of the World" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "The Mill Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "The Mill Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "The Mill Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Washington" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "Washington" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "Washington" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "She goes in Peace" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration guidelines for "She goes in Peace" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration guidelines for "She goes in Peace" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [9] "The Mill" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [9] "The Mill" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [9] "The Mill" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [14] "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [14] "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [14] "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [31] "The Bull-Ring" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illlustration study of Page [15] "The Tree of Knowledge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illlustration study of Page [15] "The Tree of Knowledge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illlustration study of Page [15] "The Tree of Knowledge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [27] "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [27] "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [27] "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [36] "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
Illustration study of Page [36] "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
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Illustration study of Page [36] "Arnold Toynbee" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
Illustration study of Page [37] "Coat of Arms of Oxford University" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [37] "Coat of Arms of Oxford University" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [37] "Coat of Arms of Oxford University" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [38] "The Tree of Life" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [38] "The Tree of Life" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Page [38] "The Tree of Life" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Page [49] "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
Illustration study of Page [49] "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
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Illustration study of Page [49] "Hull House" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955])
Illustration study of Pages [25, 77] "The Mill-Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Pages [25, 77] "The Mill-Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Pages [25, 77] "The Mill-Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illlustration study of Pages [17, 69] "The Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illlustration study of Pages [17, 69] "The Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illlustration study of Pages [17, 69] "The Wheel" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Cover and Page [59] "Rose Window" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Cover and Page [59] "Rose Window" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Cover and Page [59] "Rose Window" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies with captions for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies with captions for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration studies with captions for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration and text studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration and text studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration and text studies for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Cover design for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Cover design for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Cover design for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Title Page monogram for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illustration study of Title Page monogram for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
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Illustration study of Title Page monogram for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955]
Illuminated text study of quote by William Penn
Illuminated text study of quote by William Penn
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Illuminated text study of quote by William Penn

Works in Other Collections

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Portrait of Jane Addams, 1934, by Violet Oakley (Courtesy of the Drexel Collection, Drexel University)|Cover design for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Illustration study of Cover and Page [59] "Rose Window" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Cover illustration study for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Illustration study of Page [14] "The Forge" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Illustration study of Page [38] "The Tree of Life" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Illustration study of Page [27] "Ulm Cathedral" for Cathedral of Compassion: Dramatic Outline of the Life of Jane Addams 1860-1935 [Philadelphia, 1955], c. 1955, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

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Related Works in Woodmere’s Collection

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The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania, 1922, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of Mr. Charles N.H. Dodge and Mrs. Pierre C. Fraley, 1975)
Books
Books
The Book of the Words: Westchester County Historical Pageant: 1614, 1846 [Philadelphia?]
The Book of the Words: Westchester County Historical Pageant: 1614, 1846 [Philadelphia?]
The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications]
The Holy Experiment: A Message to the World from Pennsylvania [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio Publications]
The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio]
The Holy Experiment: Our Heritage from William Penn, 1644-1944 [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio]
Law Triumphant: The Opening of the Book of the Law and the Miracle of Geneva [Philadelphia, 1933] by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum)
Law Triumphant: A Portfolio in Two Parts Containing the Opening of the Book of the Law and The Miracle of Geneva [Philadelphia]
Law Triumphant: A Portfolio in Two Parts Containing the Opening of the Book of the Law and The Miracle of Geneva [Philadelphia]
Canticle of the Fountain “Design for a fountain of the Water of Life" (Mock-Up for a Special Edition Book),  page 2, including a Drawing of Eve at the Feet of Mary (Proposal for a Fountain) (Philadelphia and Rome, 1937), by Violet Oakley (Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Theodore T. Newbold and Helen Cunningham, 2009, https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/306554.html?mulR=942421592|1#)
Canticle of the Fountain “Design for a fountain of the Water of Life" (Mock-Up for a Special Edition Book) including a Drawing of Eve at the Feet of Mary (Proposal for a Fountain) [Philadelphia and Rome]
Canticle of the Fountain “Design for a fountain of the Water of Life" (Mock-Up for a Special Edition Book) including a Drawing of Eve at the Feet of Mary (Proposal for a Fountain) [Philadelphia and Rome]
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] (Woodmere Art Museum)
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]
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]
Samuel F.B. Morse: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy and the Founder of The National Academy of Design [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio, 1939], by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum)
Samuel F.B. Morse: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy and the Founder of The National Academy of Design [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio]
Samuel F.B. Morse: A Dramatic Outline of the Life of the Father of Telegraphy and the Founder of The National Academy of Design [Philadelphia: Cogslea Studio]
Cover design for Appointed to be Read in Churches (Mock-up for a special edition, unpublished book) [Cogslea Studio], date unknown, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
Appointed to be Read in Churches (Mock-up for a special edition, unpublished book) [Cogslea Studio]
Appointed to be Read in Churches (Mock-up for a special edition, unpublished book) [Cogslea Studio]
Illumination of Psalm XIX: 14 ["Let the words of my mouth…"], 1942, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Estate of Helen F. Faust, 2012)
Illuminated Texts
Illuminated Texts