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Works in Woodmere’s Collection

Illustration sketches [of Daniel and the lions and resurrection of Christ?] in part for Christian Science Monitor (August 1934)
Illustration sketches [of Daniel and the lions and resurrection of Christ?] in part for Christian Science Monitor (August 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration sketches [of Daniel and the lions and resurrection of Christ?] in part for Christian Science Monitor (August 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Cover illustration study for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illuminated initial: A, cover design element [?] for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illuminated initial: A, cover design element [?] for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illuminated initial: A, cover design element [?] for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Illustration study for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Periodicals
Illustration study for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Detail study of hands for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Detail study of hands for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Periodicals
Detail study of hands for “Recovery,” Christian Science Monitor (January 1934) p.2
Headline study [?]: Illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Headline study [?]: Illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Headline study [?]: Illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Study of scribe seated within illuminated initial “W,” from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Study of scribe seated within illuminated initial “W,” from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Study of scribe seated within illuminated initial “W,” from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Study of seated scribe from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Study of seated scribe from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Study of seated scribe from illuminated letters “WHY is the economic world falling to pieces?” for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of camels and riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of camels and riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of camels and riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of man in loincloth carrying banana bunch over his shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of man in loincloth carrying banana bunch over his shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of man in loincloth carrying banana bunch over his shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of men hoisting bales onto ship for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of men hoisting bales onto ship for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of men hoisting bales onto ship for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of bearded man with monkey on his back and two peacocks perched on a basket for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of bearded man with monkey on his back and two peacocks perched on a basket for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of bearded man with monkey on his back and two peacocks perched on a basket for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration sketch of men carrying sacks over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration sketch of men carrying sacks over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration sketch of men carrying sacks over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of row of men carrying bundles over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of row of men carrying bundles over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of row of men carrying bundles over their shoulders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration studies of men with and without bundles for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration studies of men with and without bundles for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration studies of men with and without bundles for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of wharf activity combining various study details for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of wharf activity combining various study details for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of wharf activity combining various study details for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of wharf activity with separate band of laboring elephants below for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of wharf activity with separate band of laboring elephants below for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of wharf activity with separate band of laboring elephants below for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study of laboring elephants with riders for Christian Science Monitor (January 1934)
Portrait study of Mary Oakley for illustration in Christian Science Monitor
Portrait study of Mary Oakley for illustration in Christian Science Monitor
Periodicals
Portrait study of Mary Oakley for illustration in Christian Science Monitor
Illustration study detail of "[Drafting of the Covenant of] A League of Nations…" for Christian Science Monitor (May 1934)
Illustration study detail of "[Drafting of the Covenant of] A League of Nations…" for Christian Science Monitor (May 1934)
Periodicals
Illustration study detail of "[Drafting of the Covenant of] A League of Nations…" for Christian Science Monitor (May 1934)

Works in Other Collections

Study for "From Her Fayre Eyes He Took Commandëment," Christian Science Monitor, August 22, 1934 by Violet Oakley (Delaware Art Museum: Gift of the Violet Oakley Foundation, 1982, http://emuseum.delart.org:8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:2124)|Portrait study of Mary Oakley for illustration in Christian Science Monitor, c. 1930, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Illustration study for Christian Science Monitor, January 1934, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Historical Images

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Related Works in Woodmere’s Collection

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)

Illustration study of a rose-filled vase for a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, c. 1934, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Illustration study of a Greek-style vase for a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, c. 1934, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Illustration study of rosebuds for a poem by Mary Baker Eddy, c. 1934, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

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Illustrations

"The Spirit of the Ministry," from "The Light of the World: Two Christmas Pictures," Century Magazine, December 1903, by Violet Oakley (Collection of Patricia Likos Ricci)
Century Magazine
Century Magazine
Cover Design for the Christian Science Journal, June 1934, by Violet Oakley (Courtesy of the Drexel Collection, Drexel University)
Christian Science Journal
Christian Science Journal
Christian Science Sentinel Cover, June 10, 1934, 1934 (Courtesy of the Drexel Collection, Drexel University)
Christian Science Sentinel
Christian Science Sentinel
Cover, Collier's Illustrated Weekly, June 21, 1902, illustration by Violet Oakley (Collection of Patricia Likos Ricci)
Collier's
Collier's
June, c. 1902, by Violet Oakley, Cover for Everybody’s Magazine, June 1902 (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Henry D. Gilpin Fund,https://www.pafa.org/collection/june)
Illustrations for Additional Projects
Illustrations for Additional Projects
Illustration study of woman in gown and coat, tying scarf around head, for an unidentified project, date unknown, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
Illustrations for Unidentified Projects
Illustrations for Unidentified Projects