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Mural decoration.

 File — Box: 49, Folder: 7

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

Directly following her participation in "Philadelphia: Three Centuries of American Art", Ann Percy, Curator of Drawings, embarked upon research for an exhibition featuring Philadelphia illustrators from the 1880s to the early 1900s. The show was never realized, but in 1979 Percy co-curated an exhibition on Violet Oakley, a prominent Philadelphia illustrator and muralist. Percy's Philadelphia Illustrators records include artist files on Oakley as well as Maxfield Parrish, Henry McCarter, Felix O. C. Darley, and their many contemporaries. He subject files include research by genre, medium, technique, or location. Also included in the subject files are preparatory materials and planning documents for the unrealized exhibition.

Dates

  • 1976-1982

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Series: 3.75 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library and Archives Repository

Contact:
Philadelphia Museum of Art
PO Box 7646
Philadelphia PA 19101-7646 United States