Born: 10 June 1874, United States
Died: 25 February 1961
Country most active: United States
Also known as: NA
From Famous Women: An Outline of Feminine Achievement Through the Ages With Life Stories of Five Hundred Noted Women. Written by Joseph Adelman, published 1926 by Ellis M Lonow Company:
Violet Oakley, an American illustrator and designer, born in New York City. She is best known for her mural paintings, which include the series of thirteen panels on the Founding of the State of Spiritual Liberty in the State Capitol at Harrisburg, Pa.; and her decorations for the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, and the Church of All Souls and All Angels, New York City.
Miss Oakley was awarded gold medals at the St. Louis Exposition (1904) and at the Pennsylvania Academy (1905) and in 1915 she received a medal of honor at the Panama-Pacific Exposition.