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University of Cincinnati chemists, geologists and art historians are collaborating to help area art museums answer questions about masterpieces and detect fakes — and teaching students about their methods.

Fakes and forgeries are part of art collections around the world, and Cincinnati’s museums are no exception.

The Great Wonder: Violet Oakley and the Gothic Revival on view at Vassar For the opening of Vassars Alumnae House in 1924, Violet Oakley created the large-scale triptych The Great Wonder: A Vision of the Apocalypse. POUGHKEEPSIE, NY .- Violet Oakley (1874–1961) was a pathbreaking American artist and social activist during the first half of the twentieth century. Her eloquent narrative paintings, colorful stained-glass designs, and otherworldly book illustrations conveyed morally uplifting mess...