1900-1901 School Circular

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1900

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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THE PEN NSYLVAN l A ACADEMY
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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS

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AC.ADEMY

GEORGE McCLELLAN,lvLD.
FHANK~nLES DAV.
ED\VARD II. CO.ATES, President.

II:\RRISO~" S. :~JORRIS, :,\Ianagillg Director.
JOHN D. PIERCE, Curator.
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,

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JOHN H. P!\CKA.RD, M.D., CbairnJaJl.
CIL\RLE,'1 HARE In.:TCln"SoX
FR.'\YCJ.S \Y. LEWIS,:\LD.

THEOPHILrrs .1'. CIIAl\T>LER.
CIIARLES ROBERTS.

'fhe nind.y·lifLh year of these :;chouh will
begin on Monday, ()clober 1, J9'?o, and will
contil11.l~. until Salurd,IY, :'\1ay ':~5, 190L The
school YE'ar i~ divided into two terms of SE'veu·
teen weeks each, the (1r5t term besinl1ill!~ ?lIon
day, October 1, 1900, and c1o:;ing Saturday,
J<lllllary 26, 190 I; the "ecund tel'lll beginning
NTond;lY, January 28, 1901, and c1osini~ Satur
day', lVI~lY :'~5, J9 0L

The schools are open from 9 0' clock, ,\. ~L,
until 5 o'clock, F.M., daily, (~xcejlt SUllday_
j\fternooll and evenjof( c];;lsses are ()pen 1rOll1
4.3 0 u'clock, 1'.~L, uutil JO o'clock, P.oL

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Secretary of th" COllunitlce.

OF THE FINE APTS

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CHARLES GHAFLY.

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SCHC)OLS OF THI:: PENNSYLVANIA

TOHN H. PACKARD,.\LD., Chainnal1.
IVILJIlI.]"! :\1. ClIAS.E.
CECILIA BE!\UX.
lIENRY

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The schools are closed on Sunday,;, Thank;·
giying Day.. Chri;;tmas, l\iew 'Year's Day, ;m<.l
\Vashington's Bilthday.

H·n.IDAYS.

The schools are under the i.rnmediate direc·
1.ion of tbe Faculty, with the ;;upervi;;;on of the
Cortlll1ittcc 011 Insl.ructioll.

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COURSES.

Th e courses of the schools a re as fo llows:

IN Sl;"RUCTORS.

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DAY
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Draw ing and Painting
W illia m M. Chase.
from Figure.
Draw ing a ncf Pa in ting
from H ead.
Hu gh H. Breckenridge.
F irst Section.
Second Section. Ceci lia Beaux.
Wi llia m M. Chase.
Modelling fro m F ig ure
Charl es Graft y.
a nd Head.
Henry J. ThOll ron .
Co mpositi on.
Lectlll'es o n Perspective.
Frank Mil es Day.
Lectu res on Anatomy. Geo rgeMcC le ll a n, 1'1 . ]).

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Drawing from F igure.
Modell ing from Figllre,
Compositio n.
Lectures o n Perspective.
Lectures on Anatomy.
CLASSES.

Draw ing from Figure.
Modelling fro m F igure.
Composition.
L ec tures on Perspective.
L ectures on Anatomy.
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Draw ing from' Cast.
F irst Section.
Second Secti on.
Still -li fe Pain ti ng.
First Section.
Second Sectio n.
Modelling fro m Cast.
Composition.
Lectures on Perspecti,·e.
Lec tures on Anatomy.

H ug h H . Breckenridge.
T homas P. Ans hutz.
Hu gh H. Breckenrid ge.
'vVilliam M. Chase.
Cha rl es G rafty .
H enry] . Thouro n.
pra nk I\lil es Day.
George McC lell an, M. I).

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DO NOT REPRODUCE WITHOUT PERMISSION

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Drawing fro m Cast.
1\10delling from Cast.
Composition.
Lec tures o n Pe rspective.
Lectures on Anatomy.

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W illiam M. Chase.
Cha rl es G ra ft y.
Henry J. Thouron.

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F ra nk Mil es Day.
Geo rge McC le ll an, i\ l. n.
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Thomas P. A nshutz.
Cha rl es Crafty.
H e nry] . Thouron.

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Frank Mil es Day.
C eo rge McC le ll an, M. D.
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Thomas P. }\nshllt z.
Cha rles C ran ),.
H enry ] . Tho uro n.

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F ran k Mi les Day.
George McC lell an, M. D.

Tn addi ti o n to th e classes nam ed in th e
schedul e, Mr. vV illiam M. Chase wi ll conduct
his class in 'Painting from Life, fo r artists and
adva nced stude nts o nl y, to be held three afternoons wee k ly.
Ad missio n to the second sect io n of the Portra it

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Class is subject to the approval of the Instructors, and the number is limited.

day of each month, excepting the months of
June, July, and August. All admissions and
promotions are on probation and subject to
reconsideration at the discretion of the Faculty.
Pupils may enter the school~ at any time, but
are not permanently assigned to classes until the
first Faculty meeting after their entrance.
All applications must be on file the day before the meeting of the Faculty.
No specimens of work are required for admission to the First Section of the Day Antique
Course, or to the Night Antique Course.
Those desiring to enter the Second Section
of the Day Antique Course must present signed
specimens of their work drawn or painted from
the solid object.
Students will be admitted to the Life and
Head Classes only by the action of the Faculty
after an examination of their work in Drawing
from the Figure.
Students admitted to a Day Life Class require
no further examination for admission to ,the
First Section of the Head Class.
Color work in a Life Class or a Head Class
will be permitted subject to the approval of the
instructor in charge.
Specimens of modelling of sufficient merit
are ,required for' admission or promotion to the
Life Modelling Classes.
Day Life and Head Course students are privileged to work without extra charge in all the

The Costume Sketch Class, open free to all
the ,regular students of the schools, will be
under the direction of Mr. Thomas P. Anshutz. '
ILLUSTRA.TION.

MR. CB:ASB'S
TALICS.

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ANTIQUE
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ANATOMY
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Announcement will be made later as to the
regular class in Illustration.

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The talks, to' students given by Mr. Chase
during the past year have been a feiiture of the
course, and will be continued for the coming
season.
It is understood that the First Sections of the
Antique Drawing and Still Life Painting Classes
are preparatory ones, intended as a suitable
introduction to "the higher study of art in the
Academy's courses.

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The Lectures on Anatomy and Perspective
begin in the second week of November.

SPECTIVE.

A detailed schedule of classes will be found
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All applications' for admission and for pro, motion to higher classes will be acted upon by
the Faculty, with the concurrence of the Committee on Instruction, at the regular meetings
held on the Thursday before the last vVednes-

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NIGHTLIFE
MODItLLlNG

PARTIAL

COURSRS.

CONCOURS.

TRAVELLING
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classes .of the schools, including the evening
classes.
Day Antique Course students may work in
the Night Antique Classes without extra charge.

Participation in the annual Concours of both
the Antique and the Life and Head Courses will
also be required, as follows: Drawing from the
Figure on paper of Academy size, Painting
from Bead, Modelling from Life, Composition,
Drawing from Cast, Painting from Still-life,
Perspective, and Anatomy.

The Night Life Modelling Cla..<;ses will be
continued unless the attendance should fall
below six in any class.
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.
During the second term general Concours
will be held in all the regular classes on successive dates to be announced.
Through the liberality of a member of the
Board of Directors, a Travelling Scholarship
of $800, providing for one year's study abroad,
has, for the last ten years, been offered to
students of the Academy.
The Committee on Instruction announces
that a similar scholarship for the year I90I-I902
·has been extended to the schools by the same
member of the Board.
The work required each month from students
will be the principal factor in determining the
award of this Scholarship. Candidates failing
to submit such work will be ineligible.

The Charles Toppan prizes of $200 and $100
respectively were established in I88! by the gift
of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, 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 dmwitlg of the pictures will
receive the first attention. of the judges.
The works submitted must be original paintings dealing with the subject or subjects named
. by the Committee on Instruction, and all works
in competition must be presented on or before
Monday, May 6, I90I.
The subjects chosen for the year 1900-1901 are
A Letter or A Game. The size of canvas must
be not less than twelve inches nor more than
thirty-six inches. Pictures receiving the awards
shall become the property of the Academy.
No work wiII be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
no obligation to award a prize if in the opinion

TRAVELLIKG
SCHOLARSHIP.

CHARLES

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.of the ComI1littee n.one of the works subPlitted
is of sufficie1lt merit.
For these prizes participation in the Concpurs
is not required.

work the c-ompetitor shall place a corresponding number upon the study submitted to the
Jury of Award. When the subject is in high
relief, position in the competition room shall be
determined by lot. No one except the competitors shall 'be admitted to the competition
room at any time during the days of the competition, nor shall any person except the judges
be present' during their inspection of the
studies.
The Judges or Jury of Award shall be three
professional sculptors, having no official connection with the Academy, or school or schools
whose pupils may have taken part in the competition. vVhen the successful number shall
have been announced by the Judges, the Secretary shall, in the presence of one or more of
the Directors of the Academy, open the sealed
envelopes, and declare the name of the successful competitor. If no study be satisfactory to .the Judges, the prize may, in their
discretion, be withheld; and when no award is
made, the amount of the prize may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the
Academy, be added to the principal of the
prize fund, or distributed with future prizes.
The clay models offered in competition must
be kept standing in good condition until otherwise ordered, and figures cast by the Academy
become its property.
The c.ompetition for the year 1901 will take
place on May 20, 21, and 22.

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 1901-1902.

For the school year ISJOI-ISJ02 the Toppan
prizes witt be increased to $500 and $zoo respectively.
The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hun, dred Dollars,in the Department of Sculpture,
will be awarded for the second time at the close
of the school year.
This is an annual prize, to be competed for
by the students. of the Academy with such
pupils of oilier art schools as are acceptable to
the Committee.on Instruction.
The subject for the competition shall be a
full-length figure from the Antique or Life,
either in the round or in relief, and will be
announced by the Committee on Instruction
on the first day of the competition.
Studies shall not be less than two feet six
inches in height and not more than three feet
in height, and shall be made within. eighteen
hours, during three consecutive days, iJ;l. six
sessions 'of three hours each.
Each competitor shall privately draw by lot a
number, and shall enc1ose'the same with his or
her name in a se~ed envelope to the Secretary
of the Academy. 'Upon completion of the

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For the two best series of studies from animals
in the Zoological Garden, made in any medium,
two members of the Board of Directors have
generously offered annual prizes.
EXHIBITIONS.

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Exhibitions of the Students' work are held
each year in the Fall and Spring.
The Travelling Scholarship and other prizes
will be awarded at the opening of the Spring
" Exhibition of the Students.

Day Life and Head Course. . * $30.00 per term.
Day Antique Course .
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Women's Afternoon Life
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Men's Night Life Course
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Night Antique Course. .
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Painting from Head
Drawing from Figure.
Drawing from Antique
Modelling from Life, Day .
Modelling from Life, Night
Modelling from Antique
Stil1~Life Painting

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* Including any Antique or Night Life Classes desired ..
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Perspective
Anatomy

FEES FOR REGULAR COURSES.

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A reduction of twenty-five per cent. from the
above rates wiII be made to students working
in two courses or two special classes.
No reduction from these rates will be made
on account of absence.
All new students upon entering the Academy
will be required to pay a matriculation fee of
$5. 00 •
A student's ticket entitles the holder during
and after attendance at the schools to the
use of the Galleries, Special Exhibitions, the
Library, the Print Collection, and the valuable
Lectures given from time to time under the
auspices of the Academy.
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.
Blank forms of application, and any further
information, may be obtained by addressing
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.
BROAD STREET, ABOVr: ARCH,

PHILADELPHIA.

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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.
TUESDAY.

WEDNESDAY.

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Men's Life
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Modelling.
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lCtiticlolJls.!lIl the _olld ';'uesdaY.of each aoat\ at .. ~.M., and 00 die last Tuesday of each month at 8 p.Il•.
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