Information - Paintings - Drawings - Home Information Violet Oakley (1874-1961) was America's greatest woman muralist in early 20th century. She became famous for her murals in 1905 in the Pennsylvania state capital. That success led to many commissions and an international reputation as a painter of moral and idealistic subjects. She painted the first delegates of the League of Nations and the ...

First Presbyterian Church in Germantown Murals by Violet Oakley: Great Women of the Bible About the Artist Violet Oakley (1874-1961) was perhaps the greatest woman muralist the United States has produced. She grew up in Bergen Heights, NJ and began studying art at age 18. She studied art in Philadelphia and England. She came from a family of artists. Both her grandfathers were members of The ...