Oakley
VIOLET, American painter and designer; born in New York, 1874.
Studied at Art Students' League, Penn.
Academy of Fine Arts, and in Paris under Aman Jean, Collin, and Lazar.
First important work was painting 13 panels, illustrating "Founding of the State of Spiritual Liberty," for the Governor's reception room, State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa. Decorated the churches All Souls and All Saints, New York, the Pennsylvania Academy, and many private residences. Awarded gold medal St. Louis Exposition, 1904. Medal of Honor Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915.