1901-1902 School Circular

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Committee on Instruction

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SCHOOLS
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS

BROAD STREET ABOVE ARCH

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PHILADELPHIA

FOUNDED 1806

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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.

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FACULTY .

C ECILIA BEAUX.

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THOMAS P. ANSHUTZ.

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JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D., Chairman.
WILLIAM M. CHASE.

HENR Y

J. THOU RON.

GEORGE !1fcCLELLAN, M.D .
FRANK MILES DAY .
EDWARD II. COATES, President.
HARRISON S. MORRIS, Managing Director.
JOHN D. PIERCE, Curator.
llU GH II. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.

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INSTR L'CTI ON.

JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D., Chail111an.
CHARLES HARE HUTCHINSON.
FRANCIS W. LEW IS, M.D.
THEOPHI I.US P. C HANDLER.
CHARLES ROBERTS.
EDW ARD H. COATES,

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JOHN D. PIERCE,
Secretary of the Committee.

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SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE

FINE ARTS

1901-1902

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CHARLES GRAFLY.

COMMITTEE

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Th e nin ety-s ix th year o f t hese schoo ls will
begin o n Monday, October 7,· T90 T, and wi ll
cont i'nu e until Saturday, May 31, J902 . The
school year is divided into two te rms of seventee n weeks each, th e lirst te rm beginning Monday, Octobe r i, J90T, a nd clos ing Saturday,
F ebru a ry I, 1902; tl;e seco ncl te rm beginning
Monday, F e bruary 3, '902, a nd c losi ng Satu rday, May 31, 1902.
The schools a re ope n frum 9 o'c lock, A. ~I.,
until 5 o'clock , P.~I., daily, e xcep t Sunday.
Afternoon and evening c lasses a re open fro m
4.30 o'clock, P.M., until 10 o'c loc k, P.M.

THE
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YEAR.

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The sch oo ls are closed o n Su nda ys, Thanksg iving Day, Christmas, Ne w Yea r' s Day, a nd
vV as hingto n's Birthday.
The schoo ls are under th e imm ed iate direction of th e Faculty, with th e s uperv ision o f the
Committee o n Instruction.

!\1A NAG I!;l\ IENT.

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COL' RS"'S.

C L ASSES.
DAY

1.1 FE A N D
I'IEAD

COURSE.

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Drawin g: from Cast.
First Sectio n .
Second Section.
Still -life Painting.
F irst S e ctio n .
S eco nd Sec ti o n.
Mod elling from Cast.
Co mpos iti o n.
L ectures o n Pe rspecti ve.
L ectures o n An<1to m y .

C L ASSES .

])rawing Iro m Fi g·ure .
M.ode llin gfro m Figure.
Co mpos iti o n .
L ectures o n P e rspecS
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Hu g h H . Breck e nrid ge.
Th o mas P. Anshutz ,

I NSTRUC T ORS.

Drawing 11'0 111 Figure. William M. C hase.
Mo d e llingfro lll F ig ure . Charl es G ra ft y.
H e nry J. Thomon.
Compositio n .
Lec tures o n Pe rspecti ve.
Fra nk Mil es Day.
Lectures o n Anatomy. George McC le ll a n, !VI. I).

I NSTRUCTORS .

Drawin g and Paintin g
fr o m Figure.
,.villiam M. C hase .
D raw in g" a nd Painting
fro m H ead.
Hu g h H. Brecke nrid ge.
First S ection.
S eco nd Sec ti o n. \;Villiam M. C hase.
Cec ili <1 Be<1ux.
Mocl e llill g fro m Fi g ure
C harles G ra ft y .
a nd H ea d.
Com pos iti o ll .
H e nry J. Th o m o n.
Lectures 0 11 Pe rspec.
t ive .
Fra nk Mil es Da y.
I .ec tllre~ o n A nato m y. Geo rge J\ lcC le llan, M.I).

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C L ASSES.

The cn llrses of the sch oo ls are as fonow s :

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C U SS E S .

Drawing' fro m C as t,
Mod e ll in g fro m Cas t.
Co mpos itio n .
L ec tmes o n Pe rspecti ve.
L ectures o n A nato m y.

W Ol\ IE N'S
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IN S TRU C TO RS.

Thom as P. A ns hutz.
C ha rl es Grall y .
H e nry J. Thomo n.

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N I (; II T LIFE
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prank Miles D a)' .
Geo rge J\lcC le llan , 1\1. D.
1 NSTJ.{ I ' C TORS.

Th u ma s P. A ns hutz.
C har les e ra fly.
I-[pmy J. TI]()m" n.

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Frank 1\'1il es Th y.
Geo rge 1\l cC le ll;)l1, 1\1 I ).

Hu g h H . Breck e nridge .
Willi am M. C hase.
C harl es G ra fty .
H e nry J. Th o uro n.

In additi o n to th e classes naill e d in th e
schedul e , Mr. \ ,Villi<11ll M. C hase w ill condu ct
hi s clilss in Painting from Life, fo r a rti sts and
advanced stud e nts o nl )( •. to he he ld three afternoon s wee kl y.

Frank Mil es I)<1 Y.
Geo rge McC le llan , M. D .

Th e Costum e Sk e tc h C la ss lV il l be Linde r th e
directi o n o f Mr. Th o ill as P. A ns hutz.

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Il.LU5TRATION.

M1l. CHASE'S
TALKS.

ANATOMY
AND PER-

SPECTIVE.

The Class in IlIul?tration this year, as last, will
be upder the instruction of Mr. Henry McCarter.
The talks to students given by Mr. Chase
during the past year have been a feature of the
course, and will be continued for the coming
season.
The Lectures on Anatomy and Perspective
. begin in the second week of November.
A detailed schedule of classes will be found
on page 14-

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ANTIQUE
COURSE.

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It is understood that the First Sections of the
Antique Drawing and Still Life Painting ClasseS,
with the Night Antique Class, are preparatory
ones, intended as a suitable introduction to the
higher study of art in the Academy's courses.
No specimens of work are required for admission to these classes.

All applications for admission and for promotion 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 Wednesday 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. Before making application to the Faculty
for transfer from one class to another, students
must secure approval of such application from

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the instructor of the class -in which they are
working.
Pupils may enter the schools 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.
It is an imperative rule that all work submitted
for examination for any purpose must be signed,
otherwise it will not be considered.
Those desiring to enter the Second Section
of the Day Antique Class must present signed
specimens of their work drawn from the solid
object. Those desiring to enter the Second
Section of the Still Life Painting Class must
present signed specimens of their work 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

ADMISSIONS.

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NIGHT LIFE
MODELLING

PARTIAL

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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 COllcours':"of both
the Antique and tlle Life and Head Courses wiII
also be required, as follows: Drawing from the
Figure on paper of Academy size, Painting
from Head, Modelling from Life, Composition,
Drawing from Cast, Painting from Still-life,
Perspective, and Anatomy.

TRAVELLfXG

The Charles Toppan Prizes for the year 1901will be, respectively, $500 and $200.
These prizes were established in 1881 by the
gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, and Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to student,>
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 drawillK of the pictures will
receive the first attention of the judges.
The works submitted must he orig-inal paintings dealing with the subject or suhjects named
by the Committee on Instruction, and all works
in competition must be presented on or before
Monday, May ,12, 1902.
The subjects chosen for the year 1901-1902 are
A Cup 0./ Tea or A Bowl 0./ Soup. 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.

CHARLES

The Night Life Modelling Classes 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 wiII not be entitled to the privileges or rates of tuition accorded to those taking the full course.

CONCOURS..

During the second term general Concollrs
will be held in all the regular classes on successive dates to be announced.

TR.AVELLING

Throug-h 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 eleven years, been offered to
students of the Academy.
The Committee on Instruction announces
that a similar scholarship for the year 1902-1903
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.

SCHOLARSHIP.

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TOPPAN
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$500 AND $200.

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TOPPAN
PRIZES.

No work will be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
no obligation to award a prize if in the opinion
of the Committee none of the works submitted
is of sufficient merit.
For these prizes participation in the Concours
is not required.

EDMUND

The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hundred Dollars, in the Department of Sculpture;
will be awarded for the third time at the close
of the school year.
This is an annual prize, to be competed for
by present students of the Academy with such
pupils of other art schools as are acceptable to
the Committee on Instruction. Having once received this award, a student becomes ineligible
for future competitions.
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, in six
sessions of three hours each.
Each competitor shall privately draw by lot a'
number, and shall enclose the same with his "or
her name in a sealed envelope to the Secretary

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of the Academy. Upon completion of the
work the competitor 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. When 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 competition for the year I902 will take
place on May 26, 27, and 28.

EDMUND
STEWARDSON PRIZE.

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ZOOLOGICAL

PRIZES.

EXHIBITIONS.

AWARDS.

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 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.
FEES FOR REGULAR COURSES.

FEES.

Day Life and Head Course. * $30.00 per term.
Day Antique Course.
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'Vomen's Afternoon Life
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Men's Night Life Course
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Night Antique Course .
12.00
FEES FOR SPECIAL COURSES.

Painting from Head
. $2S.00 per term.
Drawing from Figure . .
20.00
Drawing from Antique
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Modelling from Life, Day
20.00
Modelling"from Life, Night
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Modelling from Antique.
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Still-Life Painting. . . . .
10.00

* Including any Antique or Night Life Classes desired.

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Composition
Perspective.
Perspective.
Anatomy . .

10.00 per term.
S·OO
10.00 per course.
10.00

A reduction of twenty-live per cent. from the
above rates will 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
wiII be required to pay a matriculation fee Of
$S·oo.
. 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 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, ABOVE ARCH,
PHII.ADELPHIA.

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SCHEDULE OF' CLASSES.
TUESDAY.

MONDAY.
Women's Life
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Men's Life
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Women's Life
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Modelling.
Men's Life
Drawing from
Modelling.
Drawing from
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Drawing
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Cast, .d.
Still· Life Painting,
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Miss Beaux's
Head Class.

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Drawing from
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Drawing from
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Drawing from
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Women's Life
Drawing.
Drawing.
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Men's Life
Modelling.
Modelling.
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Cast, 1St.
Head Class.
Still-Life Painting, Costume Sketch -<0Class.
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Modelling.
Drawing
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Modelling
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Men's Life
Drawing.
Drawing.
Women's Life
Head Class I Women's Life
ModeUing.
Drawing from I
Modemng.
Advanced Life I
Cast, 1st.
,Advanced Life II
Painting.
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Painting.
Still-Life Painting, I Drawing from /iStill.LifePainting,
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Cast, 2d.
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Drawing from I
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Lecture.

Men's Life
Drawing.

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Drawing.
t Mell's Life

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WEDNESDAY.

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Drawing.

Men'. Life
Modelling.

Men's Life
Drawing.

Men's Life
Modelling.

Drawing from

Drawing from

Drawing from

Modelling
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