Permanent Collection

The Oak Park Art League’s Permanent Collection of paintings is made up of works donated by Artist Members from  as early as 1912.
Several paintings in the Art League’s permanent collection are in need of restoration and preservation. If you wish to make a donation toward this effort, please note the receptacles provided in the gallery.

Untitled, ca. 1940’s, oil

Cornelia M. Weyburn 1878 – 1972

Weyburn graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and taught there for 6 years. She was one of the first exhibitors at the Art League and taught the Tuesday still-life class for 4 years. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the All-Illinois Society of Fine Arts, and the Findley Galleries.

Ireland, ca. 1920’s, oil

Virginia Noyes
Noyes studied at The Art Institute of Chicago and Gussow and Julien Academy in Paris. She maintained a studio in Chicago doing portraits, oils and pen and ink work. She became a member of the League in the 1930’s and was represented in the school loan collection.

The Last of Winter, 1916, oil

Charles Dalgreen 1864 – 1955
Dahlgreen studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1909, he went abroad to study the European old masters and exhibited in the Paris Salon in 1910. He received many awards in his lifetime and is represented in the Smithsonian Institute, the Library of Congress, and worldwide private collections.

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