Howard Pyle was an American illustrator, painter, and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy.
Howard Pyle
The Battle of Bunker Hill, Howard Pyle, 1897, showing the second British advance up Breed's Hill. This painting's whereabouts are unknown as it was probably stolen from the Delaware Art Museum in 2001.
The Battle of Nashville, c. 1906, Governor’s Reception Room at the Minnesota State Capitol
Sir Kay breaketh his sword at ye Tournament, one of Pyle's Arthurian illustrations
Violet Oakley was an American artist. She was the first American woman to receive a public mural commission. During the first quarter of the twentieth century, she was renowned as a pathbreaker in mural decoration, a field that had been exclusively practiced by men. Oakley excelled at murals and stained glass designs that addressed themes from history and literature in Renaissance-revival styles.
Violet Oakley, date unknown
Violet Oakley
Violet Oakley (June 10, 1874 – February 25, 1961) Penn meets the Quaker, public mural from the Capitol building in Harrisburg
Lithograph by Oakley for The Lotos Library (1896)
