Mary Baker Eddy, Christian Science Journal Cover Sketch, 1934
Entry/Object ID
5346
Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Edith Emerson, Philadelphia
Notes
Date: August 1982
Credit Line: Bequest of Edith Emerson
Means of Accession: Bequest
Made/Created
Artist
Violet Oakley
Date made
1934
Place
City
Philadelphia
State
Pennsylvania
Country
United States
Continent
North America
Dimensions
Dimension Description
Framed
Height
28-1/2 in
Width
22 in
Dimension Description
Unframed
Height
20-7/8 in
Width
14-1/4 in
Interpretative Labels
Label Type
Exhibition Label
Label
Violet Oakley continued to create covers and frontispieces for the Christian Science Church well after she stopped taking on commissions for illustrations. This frontispiece depicts Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of Christian Science, seated in a library.
