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Church: Mystery Projects

Works in Woodmere’s Collection

Study for an inscription for a door of an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an inscription for a door of an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for an inscription for a door of an unidentified altarpiece
Study for doors for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for doors for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for doors for an unidentified altarpiece
Composition sketch for two unidentified altarpieces
Composition sketch for two unidentified altarpieces
No items found.
Composition sketch for two unidentified altarpieces
Composition sketches for two unidentified altarpieces
Composition sketches for two unidentified altarpieces
No items found.
Composition sketches for two unidentified altarpieces
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for naval hymn inscriptions for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study for an unidentified altarpiece
Study of mother (or Christ) and children for an unidentified altarpiece
Study of mother (or Christ) and children for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study of mother (or Christ) and children for an unidentified altarpiece
Sketch for a mother and child, possibly for an unidentified altarpiece
Sketch for a mother and child, possibly for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Sketch for a mother and child, possibly for an unidentified altarpiece
Study of Christ for an unidentified altarpiece
Study of Christ for an unidentified altarpiece
No items found.
Study of Christ for an unidentified altarpiece
Study of donor inscription [possibly for war triptych] [Mrs. Chester Alwyn Braman (Mary Richards Butler Braman)]
Study of donor inscription [possibly for war triptych] [Mrs. Chester Alwyn Braman (Mary Richards Butler Braman)]
Drawings-watercolors
Study of donor inscription [possibly for war triptych] [Mrs. Chester Alwyn Braman (Mary Richards Butler Braman)]
Detail sketches for an unidentified stained glass window
Detail sketches for an unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Detail sketches for an unidentified stained glass window
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window with notations for color
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window with notations for color
No items found.
Detail sketch for an unidentified stained glass window with notations for color
Sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
Sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Sketch for an unidentified stained glass window
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
No items found.
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
No items found.
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with the inscription "Faith at Work"
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with a Gothic style arch
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with a Gothic style arch
No items found.
Study for an unidentified stained glass window with a Gothic style arch
Studies for an unidentified stained glass window
Studies for an unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Studies for an unidentified stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
No items found.
Composition study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
No items found.
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
No items found.
Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
No items found.
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
No items found.
Study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window
Annotated study for an unidentified stained glass window
Annotated study for an unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Annotated study for an unidentified stained glass window
Study of woman holding open book for unidentified stained glass window
Study of woman holding open book for unidentified stained glass window
No items found.
Study of woman holding open book for unidentified stained glass window
Study for an unidentified lancet stained glass window depicting a young woman in a landscape (possibly All Angels Church, New York, c. 1900-1903)
Study for an unidentified lancet stained glass window depicting a young woman in a landscape (possibly All Angels Church, New York, c. 1900-1903)
No items found.
Study for an unidentified lancet stained glass window depicting a young woman in a landscape (possibly All Angels Church, New York, c. 1900-1903)
"Vision of a Sibyl in the Vatican"
"Vision of a Sibyl in the Vatican"
Drawings-watercolors
"Vision of a Sibyl in the Vatican"
"I saw the Lord standing upon the altar…"
"I saw the Lord standing upon the altar…"
Drawings-watercolors
"I saw the Lord standing upon the altar…"

Works in Other Collections

No items found.
Study of Christ for an unidentified altarpiece, c. 1940, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Composition sketch for an unidentified altarpiece, c. 1940, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Study for an unidentified altarpiece, c. 1940, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Composition sketch for two unidentified altarpieces, c. 1942-45, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Composition study for an unidentified four-panel stained glass window, before 1920, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)|Composition study for an unidentified six-panel stained glass window, before 1920, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)

Historical Images

No items found.

Related Works in Woodmere’s Collection

No items found.

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The Church

Chancel of All Angels Episcopal Church, date unknown. Wurts Bros., New York/Museum of the City of New York, X2010.71.1015, https://collections.mcny.org/Collection/All%20Angels%20Protestant%20Episcopal%20Church.%20Chancel.-2F3XC50RZP.html)
All Angels Episcopal Church, "The Heavenly Host," Chancel Murals, "The Ascension," Design for Mosaic Reredos
All Angels Episcopal Church, "The Heavenly Host," Chancel Murals, "The Ascension," Design for Mosaic Reredos
The Wise Virgins and Foolish Virgins, 1908-9, by Violet Oakley (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia. John S. Phillips Fund, https://www.pafa.org/collection/wise-and-foolish-virgins)
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, "The Wise Virgins and Foolish Virgins" Stained Glass Lancet Windows
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, "The Wise Virgins and Foolish Virgins" Stained Glass Lancet Windows
First Church of Christ Scientists, interior (built 1911, Carrere and Hastings architects), 1958 (University Archives, University of Pennsylvania) Photograph by Arthur C. Gilbert
Christian Science Church
Christian Science Church
"Redemption," from the mural series Great Women of the Bible, 1949, by Violet Oakley (First Presbyterian Church in Germantown) Photograph by Joe Routon
First Presbyterian, "Great Women"
First Presbyterian, "Great Women"
Philadelphia Naval Base Chapel, "Christ the Carpenter" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Philadelphia Naval Base Chapel, "Christ the Carpenter" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Traveling Altarpiece, 1944, by Violet Oakley (Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Joseph Flom and Martin Horwitz, 1975, https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/70111.html?mulR=867822235|1)
World War II Portable Altarpieces
World War II Portable Altarpieces
"Christ the Carpenter" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Christ the Carpenter" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"David and Goliath" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"David and Goliath" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Study for widow, "Widow of Nain" World War II portable altarpiece, c. 1943, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
"Widow of Nain" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion" aka "Reunion of Mother and Son"
"Widow of Nain" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "The Compassionate Christ: Symbol of Reunion" aka "Reunion of Mother and Son"
The Angel of Victory Triptych, 1941, by Violet Oakley (Delaware Art Museum: Gift of Joseph Flom and Martin Horwitz, 1975, http://emuseum.delart.org:8080/emuseum/view/objects/asitem/items$0040:6276) © Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
"Angel of Victory" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Angel of Victory" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Traveling Altarpiece," 1944, by Violet Oakley, USS Cebu (Philadelphia Museum of Art: Gift of Joseph Flom and Martin Horwitz, 1975-180-1, https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/70111.html?mulR=867822235|1)
"Traveling Altarpiece ['Christ Walking on Water']" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "Christ Walking on the Sea" aka "Jesus Walking on the Sea"
"Traveling Altarpiece ['Christ Walking on Water']" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "Christ Walking on the Sea" aka "Jesus Walking on the Sea"
Maquette for the "Madonna of the Crusaders" Triptych, c. 1942-45, by Violet Oakley (Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts: Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, https://www.pafa.org/collection/maquette-madonna-crusaders-triptych)
"Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Madonna of the Crusaders" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Madonna of the Sea, 1944, by Violet Oakley (William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut)
"Madonna of the Sea" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Madonna of the Sea" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Composition study for "Madonna of the Ship" World War II portable altarpiece, c. 1945, by Violet Oakley Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
"Madonna of the Ship" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Madonna of the Ship" World War II Portable Altarpiece
An "Ascension" World War II Portable Altarpiece
An "Ascension" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"Christ Stilling the Storm" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "Christ Stilling the Waves" aka "Christ and the Sea"
"Christ Stilling the Storm" World War II Portable Altarpiece aka "Christ Stilling the Waves" aka "Christ and the Sea"
"Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable Altarpiece
"Christ at the Pool of Bethesda" World War II portable Altarpiece
"The Fulfilling of the Law" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"The Fulfilling of the Law" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"The Whole Armor of God" World War II Portable Altarpiece
"The Whole Armor of God" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Study for emblem for a "Resurrection" World War II portable altarpiece, c. 1940, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
A "Resurrection" World War II Portable Altarpiece
A "Resurrection" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Composition study for an "Adoration of the Magi (or The Epiphany)" World War II portable altarpiece, c. 1941-45, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
An "Adoration of the Magi (or The Epiphany)" World War II Portable Altarpiece
An "Adoration of the Magi (or The Epiphany)" World War II Portable Altarpiece
Study for "Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" proposed fountain, 1936-37, by Violet Oakley (Woodmere Art Museum: Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 2015)
Church: Other Related Projects
Church: Other Related Projects
"Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" Proposed Fountain
"Eve at the Feet of the Virgin Mary" Proposed Fountain
"Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" Stained Glass Window
"Vision of Saint Hubert in the Wood" Stained Glass Window
A "Resurrection" Stained Glass Window
A "Resurrection" Stained Glass Window
An "Ascension" Altarpiece
An "Ascension" Altarpiece
A "Virtuous Woman" Stained Glass Window
A "Virtuous Woman" Stained Glass Window
"Boy Christ among the Doctors" Stained Glass Window
"Boy Christ among the Doctors" Stained Glass Window
A "Madonna and Child and Infant John the Baptist" Mural
A "Madonna and Child and Infant John the Baptist" Mural
A "Scenes from the Life of Christ" Stained Glass Window
A "Scenes from the Life of Christ" Stained Glass Window
A "Baptism of Jesus" Glass Mosaic
A "Baptism of Jesus" Glass Mosaic

The Violet Oakley Experience is funded by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation.
For her expertise and scholarship on The Violet Oakley Experience, Woodmere thanks Patricia Likos Ricci. The foremost authority on Oakley, she is the Director of the Department of Fine Arts, Associate Professor of the History of Art, and a member of the Women and Gender Studies faculty at Elizabethtown College.
Woodmere’s website infrastructure and the digitization of the Museum’s collection are made possible by the generous support of Lisa Kabnick and John McFadden.