1895-1896 School Circular

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1895

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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Of THE FINE J!.RTS
PERMISSION

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Committee on Instruction

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SCHOOLS
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
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PHILADELPHIA

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FOUNDED 1806

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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
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SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
F ACULTY.

JOHN H. PA CKARD, M.D. , Chairnlan.
TH OMA S P. ANSHUTZ .
JOSEPH DE CAMI'.

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CECILIA BEAU X .
HENRY TH O URON.
WILL S. ROBINSON .
JOHN J. BOYLE.
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GEORGE McCLELLAN, M.D.

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EDWARD H. COATES , Presid ent.
HARRISON S. MORRIS, Manag ing Direc tor.
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secr etary of th e Faculty.
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CO MMITTEE
ON
INSTRUCTI ON.

JOHN H . PA CKARD , M .D., Chairlll an .
CHARLES HENRY HART .
CHARLES HARE HUTCHINSON.
HENRY WHELEN , JR .
FRANCIS W. LEWIS, M.D .
EDWARD H . COATES, ex-offi cio.
JOHN D. PIERCE,
Sec retary of th e Committ ee.

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The ninetieth year of th ese sc hools will begin
on Monday , Oc tober 7, 189 5, a nd will continue
until S;lturcby, May 30, 1896. Th e sc hool year
is divided into tw o te rms of seventee n weeks
eac h, th e first term beginnin g Monday, October
7,1 895, and closing Saturd a y, F e bruary I, 1896 ;
th e seco nd term beginnin g Mo nda y, Febru a ry
3, 1896, a nd cl osin g S;]turday, Ma y 30, 18<)6.
The sc hool s a re cl osed o n Sunday s , Th:lIlk sgivin g Day, Christm as, New Year' s j):1 Y, ;lnt!
vVashin gton'5 Birthday.
The sch ool s are uncler th e imm ediate dire cti on of the Faculty, with th e supervisio n of th e
Committee on Instru cti o n.
The sch ools a re open from 9 o'cloc k, A . M.,
until 5 o' clock, P.M ., cl:1il y, e xce pt S und :1Y .
E venin g cla sses are o pen fro m 4.30 o 'cloc k ,
P.M., until 10 o'cl oc k, P.M.
The courses of the schools are as follows:

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C I.A SSE S .
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C LASSES.

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Thomas P. Anshut z.

Still ·life Paintin g .

Joseph De Ca mp.

M od e llin g from Cast.

J ohn J . Boyle .

P rac ti cal Pe rspec tiv e.

Will S . Robin so n .

ANT IQI,J E

Hugh H . Breck e nrid ge.

CO U RSE.

Lectu res in A na to m y . George M cCle ll a n,M.D .
CLASSES.
NIG HT LI F E

Draw in g fro m F ig ure .

COU RSE.

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INST RlIC T OR S .

J ose ph D e Ca mp.

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Henry Thouro n.
INSTRU C T O RS .

Draw in g from Ca st.

Thom as P . A nshutz.

M odellin g fro m Cast.

J ohn J . B oy le .

ELEC TI VE
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Th o m a s P. i\n s hutz.
M od e llin g fro m F ig ure . John J. B oy le.

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IN S T RUC T OR S .

Dra win g fr om Ca st.

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i\ d e ta iled sc h e dul e o f c lasses w ill h e fo unt!
o n p age 10 .

Dr:1win g and P a intin g
fro m H ead.
C ec ilia Beau x.

I'll od elli ng fro m F ig ure
John J. Boy le .
a n d Head .
Co m positi o n .
H e nr y Th o uro n.

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sc hools, but are require d in th ose co urses und e r
whi c h the y a re m e nti o n e d a b ove .

INSTRU C T ORS.

Dr aw in g a nd Pa intin g
from Fig ure.
J ose ph D e Camp .

Co mpositi o n , An:1to m y, a nd Perspec tive m ay
electe d by a n y of the students o f th e

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PENNS'l\.'Vi\NIA AC!l.DEM'l Of 'tHE fiNE ARTS
00 NOI REPROOUCE Wl1\-\OUl PERMISSION

Appli cati o n s for a dmi ss io n will be ac ted up o n
b y th e Fac ult y , with th e co n c urre nce o f th e
Co mmittee o n In stru cti o n , a t the reg ul a r m ee tin gs h e ld on th e Thursd a y be fo re th e last \Ned n es d ay o f each 1I1 0 nth, exce ptin g th e m o nth s
o f Jun e , Jul y, and A ug ust.
All appli cati on s mu st be o n fil e o n th e <la y
before the meetin g o f the Faculty.
Th os e d es iri ng to e nte r th e i\ nti q ue Co urses
mu st prese nt sig ned s pec im e ns o f th e ir wo rk
d raw n from th e so lid o bject a n d execu te d express ly for the purpose b y th e ap pli ca nt.
S tu de nt s w ill b e a dmi tte d to th e L ife a nd
H ead Co urse o nl y b y th e ac ti o n o f the F:1 c ult )'
a fte r a n examin:1 tio n o f th e ir wo r k in D r:1 l1'in g .
P a intin g , Mode llin g , Pe rs pec ti ve, :1nd A n ato lll Y.
N e w s tu de nts a dmitt ed direc tl y to th e Life
a nd H ea d Co urse , a nd th ose w ho h a ve en te red
the S ch o.o ls too late in th e p rev io us yea r to t:1k e
the e ntire co urse in M od e lling, Still - Life , P e rs pec ti ve , and An a to m y , h a ve o n e ye ar in whi ch
to co m plete th ese bran c h es , a nd m ay b e :1t!mitte d to th e Life a nd H ead Co urse o n thi s
co nditi o n .
D ay Life and Il e:1 d Co urse st ud e nt s :1 re pri vi-

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ADMISSIONS.

PARTIAL"
COURSES.

CONCOURS.

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leged to work in all the classes of the school,
including the evening classes.
Day Antique Course students may work in
the Night Antiqu~ classes without extra charge.
Students desiring partial courses, including
one or more of the above classes, will be required to make a special application to the
Faculty;, but in this case they will not be entitled to the privileges or rates of tuition accorded to those taking'the full course.
Two Concours are held during the year.
These will occur at the close of each term, z'. e.,
with the weeks beginning on Monday, January
20, 1896, and on Monday, May 4, 1896.
Students will not be eligible to compete for
Honors," Prizes, or the Travelling Scholarship
without having completed both of these COftcom'S in all the following subjects:
Day Life and Head Course: Drawing from
Figure, Painting from Head, Modelling from
Life, and Composition.
Day Antique Course: Drawing from Cast,
Modelling from Cast, Painting from Still-life,
Perspective, and Anatomy.
Night Life Course: Drawing from Figure,
Modelling from Figure, and Composition.
Night Antique Course: Drawing from Cast
and Modelling [rom Cast.
Travelling Scholarship: all of the above
branches except Modelling from Cast.

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Through the liberality of a member of the
Board of Directors, a Travelling Scholarship
of $800, providing one year's study abroad,
has for the last five years been offered to
students of the Academy.
The Committee on Instruction announces
that a similar scholarship for the year 189~7
has been extended to the schools by the same
member of the Board.
In order to compete for this scholarship, students of the Academy must enter the two
annual COflcours of both the Antique and the
Life and Head Courses. The monthly work of
students will also be considered in determining
the award of the Scholarship.
The Charles Toppan prizes of $200 and $100
respectively, were established in 1881 by the
gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Tappan, and Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to students
who have worked regularly in the Academy
Schools for at least two years, one of which
must be the year of the competition.
According to the positively expressed terms
of the gift, the drawing of the pictures will
receive the first attention of the judges.
The works submitted must be original paintings dealing with subjects named by the Committee on Instruction, and all works in competition must be presented on or before the first
Monday in May.

TRAVELLING
SCHOLARSHIP.

CIIARLES
TOPPAN
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The subjects chosen for the year 1895-96 are
Prosperity and :Adversity. Competitors may
adopt either or combine both in one picture.
The size' of canvases must be not less than
twelve inches nor more than thiJ1y-six inches.
Pictures receiving the awards may become the
property of the Academy at its option.
No work will be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
no obligation to awar<~ a prize if in the opinion
of the Committee no work submitted is of sufficient merit.
For these prizes partiCipation in the C01tCOUrs
is not required.

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PRIZES.

Prizes and Academy Scholarships are awarded
to the students in the various classes having the
highest standing in monthly work and in the,
Concours.
All prizes will be awarded at the opening of
the Spring Exhibition of the Students.

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Exhibitions of the students' work are held
each year in the Spring and Fall.

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FEES FOR REGULAR COURSES.
FEES.

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Life Course .
Antique Course

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. $15.00 per term.
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FEES.

HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
, Secretary of the Faculty.
BROAO STREET, ABOVE ARCH,
PHILADELPHIA.

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$30.00 per term.
15.00

FEES FOR NIGHT COURSES.

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Life and Head Course
Antique Course

FEES FOR SPECIAL CLASSES.

Painting from Head
$25.00 per term.
Drawing from Figure.
20.00
Drawing from Antique
15.00
Modelling from Life, Day, 20.00
" Night, 15.00
Antique. 15,00
Still-Life Painting
10.00
Composition
10.00
Perspective
100.00
Anatomy .
5.00 per course.
All new students entering the Academy will
be required to pay a matriculation fee of $5.00.
No reduction from these rates will be made
on account of absence .
A payment of one dollar is required for the
use of lockers. 'Materials for study must be
provided by the students. All articles required
in the classes are for sale in the schools at
lowest prices.
Payments must be made, strictly in advance,
to John D. Pierce, Curator.
A student's ticket entitles the holder to the
use of the Galleries, the Library, the Print Collection, and the valuable courses of Lectures
given under the auspices of the Academy.
Blank forms of application, and any further
information, may be obtained by addressing

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