122nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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122nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1927
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A111'IUAL REPORT
Te the
Sto~kholders:-
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania
(
Academy of the Fine Arts have the honor to
present ..,t heir l22nd Annual Report.
Your stockholders Tickets for the calendar year 1928
were maileo. to you on Deeember 31, 1927.
These tickets will
admit the stoekl;1olders to all entertainments and lectures
given by the Academy or under its auspices, whether admission
be charged to the public or not.
T~e P~esident
and Directors
will be most gratified by the frequent use of these tickets.
EXHIBITIONS
The l23rdAnnual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
opened to the public on Sunday, January 29th and continues
•
I
th:r:<lmgh Sunday, March 18th, 1928.
This exhibition is made up
of examples of current American Art, in which the various phases
of painting is represented by distinguished examples. '
'F-l3:~~est
Celebrated artists of the country show their great interest in
the exhibition by being represented through the best examples
of their work, and the exhibition has already taken its place
as one of the most interesting groups of paintings shown in an
Annual Exhibition.
Th(;;exlaibition is in the hands of the Jury of Selec- '
tion of eleven painters and three sculptors who judged all the
work submitted.
(
The Hanging
Co~uitteeJ consisting
of the Chair-
man, and two other Jurors together with the President, Ex-Officio,
arranged the groups for the
e~ibition.
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The canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of
Selection cons:i..sting 01':Daniel Garber, Chairman
(
Frederick Andrew Bosley
Ross E. Braught
Charles W. Hawthorne
Aldro T. Hibbard
Francis Speight
Wayman ..:r Adar-as
Emi 1 CC.a r Is ell
Ercole Cartotto
John E. Costigan
Burtis Baker
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of
Selection consisting 01':Char le:s~ .Grafly
.,
(unab le to
EJ?eder,i ck G.• "K., Roth(attend)
.j..
~
, ~.
P. Jennewein
'.}
A large port ion of the paintirlgs in .;. ,tFle . exhibition
are for sale and are suitable for hanging in private houses.
Thes Ex-nibition of Sculpture contains much that is suitable for
the decorating of interiors as well as for gardens.
The 122nd Annual Exhibition opened according to schedule
on January 30th, 1927.
The awards of medals in this exhibition
were made by the 1927 Juny of Selection and were as follows:The Temple Gold Medal was awarded to Leon Kroll
for the best paintin irrespective of subject for
his canvas entitled wMy Wife's Family."
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape
in the exhibition was awarded to John R. Grabach for
his canvas entitled 1I0ctober."
The Carol H. Beck Gold Medal for the best portrait
in the exhibition was awarded to J0hn C. Johansen
f or his canvas entitled . ffHon. Elihu Root. fI
The Sculptors Jury of Selection awarded the George
D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal to Katherine VifeLane
for her piece entitled "Narcisse Noir.1f
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The James E. McClees Prize was awarded to Jess Lawson
Peacey for her piec.e entitled "Kids. If
The
fO~l~~j.ng
:prizes were awarded by the Committee 0E.
Exhibitic>n cons~sting of m.embers of the Board of Directors:-
Tke Walter LippincGtt Prize was award.ed to Guy
Brown Wiser for his canvas entit.led "PortI'ait
of an Old Lady. 11
Tlae Mary Smith Prize for the best work by a
Pkiladelphia Woman was awarded to Pearl Aiman
Van Sciver for her canvas en"t itled "New Hope."
Tae. Edward. T. St otesbury Prize for the painting or
group of paintings giving the greatest d.'i stinction.
to the exhibition was awarded to Leslie p. Thompson
for his canvas estitled "Red and Silver.~~'
Tl'le Locust Club Medal carrying with it the purchase
of the selected work was awarded for the fifth time
by the Art Co~nittee of t11l.e Locust Club. The work
selected was the canvas by George Euks entitled
"Polish. Dancer."
.
The exhibitipn consisted (;)f 396 paintings ami!. 120 works
of sculpture; 355 artists were represented.
Tke total attendance
for this exhibition was 25,874.
Durilil.g the last week of this exhibition" Caricatures
mad.e by students in the, school, of work shown in this exhibition
were put on view in the frint Room of the Academy and prizes
contributed by the President of the Academy were awarded as follows:First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Ralph A:Ji:tleck '
Lawrence Kriteher
CharlesW. Ward
$5.00 Gold
1$1.00 Silver
.01 Copper
Immediately after the close of the 122nd Annual Exhibition
the Perll1anelil.t Collection was put in place in the galleries and
on May 16th tJae galleries F, G, H, tb.e NortJa Transept" the east
and west galleries and the rotunda were occupied by an e}:mibition
of work by our students in competition for
Travelling Scholarships and minor
opene~
(
~chool
t~e
Emlen Cresson
prizes.
This exhibition
to tlae public on May 26th when tl!le stud,a nts and their
friends were
ad~ressed
by Mr. William F. Gray" Principal
William Pem.n High SGhool.
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the
Mr •. John Frederick 'Lewis,Presiderat
o£ the Academy announced the awards.
Eighteen groups of work
reeO:ml!lellded by the Faculty and ratified by the Board of' Directors
- 4 were awarded Travelling Scholarships.
Th0se to whom tln.e
SCholarships were awarded are as follows:Lucius Kutchill
Eleanor S. PerQt
Virgil McCoy Reader
Char les H. Rudy
Allan A. F. Thomas
Mari~a Timoshenko
D0rotl1y L. Van Loan
Edith Longstreth Wood
Thelma Mae Zohe
Walter I. Anderson
Emidio Angelo
Sylvia> Borst
Henry Cooper
Hen.ry Ewertz
William H. Ferguson
Fred Ii.:. Flanigan.
Margaret R. Gest
James House, Jr.
On October 22nd the galleries were dismanteled for the
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In.anging Qf the 25th Annual Water Color Exkibition, the 26th
A1'll1.ual Miniatm"'e Exhibition, the 11th E.xl1.ibition of work done at
jl;he Academy's School at Chester Springs, and a special group by
William F. Boogar, of water colors, and drawings selected, hung
and shovm by the Management of the Academy.
The examples of the
Boogar group were records made by the'artist while with the
MCMillan Expedition in Greenland, Labrador and Baffin Land under
the auspices of the Field Museum, 1926.
These exhibitions were
open to the public from ' November 6th, 1927 until December lltll,
1927.
The Jury of Selection for the.Water Color Exhibition
c 0~s1s ted of :,-
Howard Giles ,
EDler 'I; on He it land
W. A. Hof'stettor
Robert Riggs
Edward Howard Suyda'l11
Edward Warwick
W.
The exhipition was hUl!l.g by Edward Warwick, Edwal"d Howard. Suydam,
and ex-officio, the President of' the Academy, and the President
and the Secretary of the Philadelphia water Color Club.
exhibition contained
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338 Water Color Artist's.
The
paintings and. drawings, representing
The Jury awarded the following prizes:-
The Philadelphia Water Color Prize was aWal."'ded to
Paul L. Gill for hisgnDup of' Water Colors as being
. , the strongest group.
The Dana Gold Medal ,,;"fas awarded to M. Lois Murphy
for her group of water colors.
Tke Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to Frederick G.
Hall for his etching entitled. "Houses on t.he
Tiber t1 •
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Th.e Charles W. Beck Prize ·for Vlork which hael been.
reproduced in color was awarded to Janles Preston
for his canvas entitled "Franklin in London. 1t
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The Jury also awarded the John Frederick Lewis Caricature Prizes.
Tke firs'!; prize was awarded to William. Auerbach-Levy.
for his group of caricatures. '
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The .second prize was awarded to Ben Messick for his
group of caricatures.
The Jury of Selection. for the 26th Annual Miniature
Exhibition consisted sf ::f!.ulabee Dix Becker
Johanna M. Boericke
Berta Carew
Charles Graply
Florence Greene Huey
Harry L. Jo~nson
The exhibition was hung by:Ellen W. Allrens
Johanna M.Boericke
Mary . Vi. Bons all
The Jury awarded the Bron.ze Me'dal
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Saraia. McFadden Boyle
Rebecca B. Peale Patt.erson
Elizabeth F. Washington
of
Honor to Rebeqca
Burd Peale Patterson. for her ministure entlhtled "Costume A La
, Hollandaise". , This exldbition contained 115 pictures representing 62 a,rtists.
In the Chester Springs " Exiibition the Ccnumi ttee on
Instruction wh.ich is a part of t11.e Beard of Directol"s of the
awarded the following prlzes:-
A cadel~J
First paintting prize of $100.00 was awarded to Julia Higgins for
her ' group.
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Second pa1Jll,t1n.g prize of ,$50.00 was awarded to Lawre'nce , B. Kritcker,
Jr,_ for 11is . giI'OUp of pai:nt ings and drawiJ1!l.g.s, inc luding Ii thograp1n.
dr~:w:in,gs .•
Th."ird p~l:l'l:ti:ng prize of $25.00 was ~warded to Sad.ie Beas<l)l1l f 'o r
her ' gr,q)up . '
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A s,peeial p;raize in sculpture 'was awarded to Robert M. Crolllb'a cla.
This p~ize w~s $50.00.
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On November 22nd a group of 178 drawings from 22
different art schools of the country were shown in the Print Room
of the Academy.'\.. 'l'Jaese drawings were in. competition for the
Charles M. Lea Prizes, and the awards were made by the Water Color
Jury of Selection as fo1Iows:First prize of $200.00 to Henry Cooper of the
Penl1sy1vania Academy of the Fin~ Arts.
Second prize of $150.00 to Edward R. StrawbriQge
of the Pel'Ll1sy1va..'I1.ia Museum and School of Industrial
Ar"li •
Third prize of $100.00 to Robert VGlz of the
PennsylV&lia Academy of tke Fine Arts.
This ex..h.ibi tion was of such importance that it seemed advisable
to
contll~ue
it in the galleries for a short period.
examples of painting
from th.e
curl~ent
A dozen
group of students at the
Chester Springs School were added to this exhibition and met
with considerable appreciation.
At the close of these exhibitions the galleries were
again hung with. the Permanent Collection until
J~luary
9th when
they were dismanteled for the 123rd Annual Exhibition.
SCHOOLS
The sckools of the Acaaemy had avery successful year
with a total ' registration of 266
students.
Instruc "l;ion, ,in the
scl'H?ols is given by a Faculty of recognized standing in the
Art World consisting of:-
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Hugh H. Breckenridge
Daniel Garber
Char le s Gr af ly
Philip L. Hale
Ge orge Harding
John F. Harbeson
J,.
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Albert Laessle
, Henry McCarter
Roy C. Nuse
Joseph T. Pearson, Jr.
Henry R. Poore
~ran.cis Speight
The school is under the management of the Conunittee on Instruction
which consists of members of the Board of Directors.
The Chadrman
, of the Committee is Arthur H. Lea, who is also Chairman,
ex-o~ficio,
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The SCRool is under the direct management 0f the
Curator, Ele8laor A. Fraser.
Solaool enrollment is new going "' on "'f "or
this .t erm.
Su~mer
The Acaaemyts
School at Chester Springs of which
Mr. D. Roy Miller is Resident 'Manager , was open from April to
October and criticisms were given by the fellowing artists:Albert Laessle
Geerge Harding
:R,a...~ie 1
Garbe:!;'
Joseph T. Pearson, Jr.
The total number of students enr011ed this season was 159.
Tae succe.s s of tke Summer School kas lead the Malllagerl1en.t
to believe that it would be advisable to keep tke school open
dux'hllg the winter anGl in carrying out the idea a
s~eam
heating
plant was il41stalled in the Sculptors S:budi0 anGl a resident 11qstl'uctor
*l!l
in etch:tFlg.
paiJ:lting and drawimg was engaged, also an instructor
Tke stuElents 11ave, however, the privilege of submitting
their work to the instructors engaged in teaching in the Academy's
Philaa_elp~ ia
Solaool.
From the beginning of t:m.is wi:l:lter seas Ola,
namely October 1st, until Fe1?ruary
regist.ered ~ . 12 "" C>:fr~:,whom
.r students
2Rd.,2 ~
have beem
have beeR takim,g instJ:'uction $ince Oct0ber
1st ana tl1,e remainder have taken :Lnstruction to various dates
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du.ring thms ::..ilaterv.al.
Duri~g
the year the buildings have been kept properly
repaired wher.e ver repairs were mecessary whether in reple.chlg
olGl c0l,lstruetion or in painti:mg.
T.h e sewage disposal plant has
iMAA:.t:t..•l.l.i.i
been imspected in eonforIllity with. the requirements of the Board
o~Health
goverming the district.
RREE CONCERTS
Free 8~d;ay Com.certs unaer t1ae managemel1lt of a special
c omIDi t tee of ~hi6h Nuos. Herber'l; L. Clarke lis nlal'l.ager, were
given
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the
Acaa~my
during Nevember and December of 1927.
These
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concerts were omitted in the spring of 1927 for lack of funds and
the question. of continuing these concerts after the present Annual
Exhibition is closed is yet undecided.
T~e
total number of visitors .to the Academy during the year
of 1927 was 73,801.
ACQUISITIONS
BY GIFT
A Sou-Chow Lacquered Box and · a Chinese Green Vase w.as
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presemted by Mrs. Edward Horner Coates.
A lithograph by Albert Rosenthal after the John Neagle
portrait of Gilbert stuart was presented by Albert Rosenthal.
A catalogue of the Edward L. Carey Collection of
paintings was presented by Mr. Arthur H. Lea.
A wood block print entitled ,"Chinatown; New Yprk" by
Edward Howard Suydam, awarded the Alice McFadden Eyre Gold ·Medal
in. the 24th water Color Exhibition was presented to the Academy
by Mrs. Eyre.
Two cloisoruae va.ses and a collection of 15 Kaka-Monas
were presented by· Mrs. J .. Norman Henry and l'vTr. Hem'Y C. Gibson.
A medal in celebration or the IOOth Anniversary of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wa.s presented by the Officers of the
road.
A portrait of the sculpt or, Thorwalds en by S. B. Waugh
was presel'lted by Mrs. Shillard-Smith.
A list of 28 books as follows was presented by Mr. Hen.ry
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C. Gibson:
I volume Royal Gall,ery of British Art
It
The Turaer Gallery
4
It
Selected pictUres from the &alleries and Private
Collec,tions of Great Bri'cain
I
IvIusee
(Ecole Allemende)
"II Musee Francais
1
Franea~s (Ecole ±talienne)
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1 voltUlle Musee Fr~~cais (Ecole . Francais)
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Musee Francais (Statues)
11
Le Muses Royal
.The Secretan Collec tion
Le Scaffale - st. Maria Delle Grazie at Mil~n
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Art Art Treasures of America
3
of Industrial Art· and Sculpture at the
3
" Masterpieces
International Exhibition 1862
II
Meister Works of German Art
2
11
4
Galerie de Florence
II
1.
The Chefs - D'Oeuvre D'Art of the Paris Universal
Exhibition 1878
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Raphael
1
II
Gruner's Ornamental Art (Plate)
1
1
2
Two marble busts and three peaestals were presented by Mrsj
Mabel E. Reeves.
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A self portrait of Mrs. Margaret Leslie Bush-Brown was
presented by the artist.
BY BEQUEST
By bequest of the late William B. Rawle, a painting of .the
UVirgin and Child fl said to be by Murillo, a gold framed miniat.1!lre
~ortrait
of his grandfather William Rawle the younger, painted by
Sir William John N'e wton, and the miniatu..t'e portraits in gold frames
of his father, William Wallace Brooke and of his mother.
Beqy.est of $5000.00 continuing the
WJa.~per
Lippincott Prize )
t:itvmrdecl s 11i C8 1894.
BY PURCHASE
"New Hope" by Edward W. Redfield was purchased from the
Temple Fund for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The Lambert Committee purchased for the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts from the l22nd Annual Exhibition, the
followin g : -
1"'1,
Ul'ulips and Anemones 11 by Julius T. Bloch
"The Red Sail" by Tod Lindenmuth
UStill Life" by Julian E. Levi
"Down the Rivarll by Richs.I'd Lahey
"Still Life lt by Esther Estelle Pressoir
"Still Life fl by Frank HOl-'owitz
- 10,BUILDINGS
The glass
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the sky lights of the roof has'C' been
carefully examined and has 0been sealed into place with musliE. strips
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and plastic roofing compound, which so far, has held the j oi:nts
water tight.
No repairs have been made on the gallery floor ex-
cepting the large window
OIl
Broad street front. in which about one
third of the glass of the entire surfaC'e has been re:t:il,ewed.
On the street floor the lobby, the large office, the Print
Room and. the Lectul"e Room have been repainted..
The school rooms have
been freshly calcimined and the woodwork repainted.
The basement has been white washed.
The casting room has
been changed from the front of the building to the middle section
so the students would have more easy access to it.
In the front of
the basement, one of the old store rooms us ::bee:n made into a fire
proof vault.
The sidewalk of Broad Street and Cherry Street
whic~
had
been 'partly destroyed by the Subway Construction Company, has been
relaid with concrete in accordance with their agreement with the
City Authorities.
The Treasurer's report iR detail is submitted.
The thanks of the Management of the Academy is extended
to the 'Hol'lorable, the Mayor of Philadelphia, to the Mayor's Cabinet
and to the Cotincil for their continued sympathy and their support,
and to the PresiCl.ent and members of the Board of Education in sending
to our school, students who wish to stUdy art.
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We also acknowledge our debt to the Press of Philadelphia
which has given to
t~e
Academy and to the causes of Art,
eritlcisms of all th.e exhibitions we have had.
intellige~t
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We also make grateful acknowledgemen.t to the employees
of the Academy for the fait:b.:ful perfol'mance of th.eir duties.
Respectfully submitted.
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Secretary.
JANUARY 1st, 1927 to DECEMBER 31st, 1927
RECEIPTS
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Balance December 31. 1926.
Instruction
Supplies
.. Annual Membership
Lile ' Membership
w. L. Elkins "Scholarships
George D. Widener Scholarships
,
Interest
Exhibitions & Catalogues
Sales
-- Investments Paid Off
''''''''' Lega6ies & Special Contributions
" Sales of Reproductions
Exhibition Prlzes
Cresson Beques'G Scholarships
Income from Investments
City of Phila. Mayor! s Appro.
Espenses
Total Receipts
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56 550 46
54 915 71
5 117 68
15 460 00
300 00
1 000 00
1 000 00
1 393 10
6 923 75
23 541 00
~ l 000 00 v'
"'''1!' 14 146 85 v
94, 50
1 885 40
. ,· 20 700 00'
37 705 5'1
5 000 00
321 32
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190 504 82
,
24'1 055 28
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DISBURSEMENTS
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General Espense
Ins.t ruc t ion
Supplies
. stamps
Life 8: Annual Membersh.ip-Com.rn. & Exp ..
Cresson Bequest & Schb1arships
Cresson Bequj3st Expense '
'
Exhibi tions,':& Catalogues
Sales
Prizes, Medals & Pictul"'es
Reproductions
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"Total
Disbursements
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,3 1
71
3
2
17'
23
20
7
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Balance December 51. 1927
General Deposit
Sundry Trusts
Toppan Income
Life Membership
Temple Income
Petty Ca's h
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177 906 51
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074 50
862 13
584 36
601 68 79 43
037 . 50 "'1
155 ' 40"~~
530 41
613 25
350 65
17 20
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14
46
2,
3
2
228
756
594
030
480
58
07
68
68
08
91
35
69 148 77
247 055 28
Te the
Sto~kholders:-
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania
(
Academy of the Fine Arts have the honor to
present ..,t heir l22nd Annual Report.
Your stockholders Tickets for the calendar year 1928
were maileo. to you on Deeember 31, 1927.
These tickets will
admit the stoekl;1olders to all entertainments and lectures
given by the Academy or under its auspices, whether admission
be charged to the public or not.
T~e P~esident
and Directors
will be most gratified by the frequent use of these tickets.
EXHIBITIONS
The l23rdAnnual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
opened to the public on Sunday, January 29th and continues
•
I
th:r:<lmgh Sunday, March 18th, 1928.
This exhibition is made up
of examples of current American Art, in which the various phases
of painting is represented by distinguished examples. '
'F-l3:~~est
Celebrated artists of the country show their great interest in
the exhibition by being represented through the best examples
of their work, and the exhibition has already taken its place
as one of the most interesting groups of paintings shown in an
Annual Exhibition.
Th(;;exlaibition is in the hands of the Jury of Selec- '
tion of eleven painters and three sculptors who judged all the
work submitted.
(
The Hanging
Co~uitteeJ consisting
of the Chair-
man, and two other Jurors together with the President, Ex-Officio,
arranged the groups for the
e~ibition.
- 2 -
The canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of
Selection cons:i..sting 01':Daniel Garber, Chairman
(
Frederick Andrew Bosley
Ross E. Braught
Charles W. Hawthorne
Aldro T. Hibbard
Francis Speight
Wayman ..:r Adar-as
Emi 1 CC.a r Is ell
Ercole Cartotto
John E. Costigan
Burtis Baker
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of
Selection consisting 01':Char le:s~ .Grafly
.,
(unab le to
EJ?eder,i ck G.• "K., Roth(attend)
.j..
~
, ~.
P. Jennewein
'.}
A large port ion of the paintirlgs in .;. ,tFle . exhibition
are for sale and are suitable for hanging in private houses.
Thes Ex-nibition of Sculpture contains much that is suitable for
the decorating of interiors as well as for gardens.
The 122nd Annual Exhibition opened according to schedule
on January 30th, 1927.
The awards of medals in this exhibition
were made by the 1927 Juny of Selection and were as follows:The Temple Gold Medal was awarded to Leon Kroll
for the best paintin irrespective of subject for
his canvas entitled wMy Wife's Family."
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape
in the exhibition was awarded to John R. Grabach for
his canvas entitled 1I0ctober."
The Carol H. Beck Gold Medal for the best portrait
in the exhibition was awarded to J0hn C. Johansen
f or his canvas entitled . ffHon. Elihu Root. fI
The Sculptors Jury of Selection awarded the George
D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal to Katherine VifeLane
for her piece entitled "Narcisse Noir.1f
(
The James E. McClees Prize was awarded to Jess Lawson
Peacey for her piec.e entitled "Kids. If
The
fO~l~~j.ng
:prizes were awarded by the Committee 0E.
Exhibitic>n cons~sting of m.embers of the Board of Directors:-
Tke Walter LippincGtt Prize was award.ed to Guy
Brown Wiser for his canvas entit.led "PortI'ait
of an Old Lady. 11
Tlae Mary Smith Prize for the best work by a
Pkiladelphia Woman was awarded to Pearl Aiman
Van Sciver for her canvas en"t itled "New Hope."
Tae. Edward. T. St otesbury Prize for the painting or
group of paintings giving the greatest d.'i stinction.
to the exhibition was awarded to Leslie p. Thompson
for his canvas estitled "Red and Silver.~~'
Tl'le Locust Club Medal carrying with it the purchase
of the selected work was awarded for the fifth time
by the Art Co~nittee of t11l.e Locust Club. The work
selected was the canvas by George Euks entitled
"Polish. Dancer."
.
The exhibitipn consisted (;)f 396 paintings ami!. 120 works
of sculpture; 355 artists were represented.
Tke total attendance
for this exhibition was 25,874.
Durilil.g the last week of this exhibition" Caricatures
mad.e by students in the, school, of work shown in this exhibition
were put on view in the frint Room of the Academy and prizes
contributed by the President of the Academy were awarded as follows:First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Ralph A:Ji:tleck '
Lawrence Kriteher
CharlesW. Ward
$5.00 Gold
1$1.00 Silver
.01 Copper
Immediately after the close of the 122nd Annual Exhibition
the Perll1anelil.t Collection was put in place in the galleries and
on May 16th tJae galleries F, G, H, tb.e NortJa Transept" the east
and west galleries and the rotunda were occupied by an e}:mibition
of work by our students in competition for
Travelling Scholarships and minor
opene~
(
~chool
t~e
Emlen Cresson
prizes.
This exhibition
to tlae public on May 26th when tl!le stud,a nts and their
friends were
ad~ressed
by Mr. William F. Gray" Principal
William Pem.n High SGhool.
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Mr •. John Frederick 'Lewis,Presiderat
o£ the Academy announced the awards.
Eighteen groups of work
reeO:ml!lellded by the Faculty and ratified by the Board of' Directors
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Th0se to whom tln.e
SCholarships were awarded are as follows:Lucius Kutchill
Eleanor S. PerQt
Virgil McCoy Reader
Char les H. Rudy
Allan A. F. Thomas
Mari~a Timoshenko
D0rotl1y L. Van Loan
Edith Longstreth Wood
Thelma Mae Zohe
Walter I. Anderson
Emidio Angelo
Sylvia> Borst
Henry Cooper
Hen.ry Ewertz
William H. Ferguson
Fred Ii.:. Flanigan.
Margaret R. Gest
James House, Jr.
On October 22nd the galleries were dismanteled for the
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In.anging Qf the 25th Annual Water Color Exkibition, the 26th
A1'll1.ual Miniatm"'e Exhibition, the 11th E.xl1.ibition of work done at
jl;he Academy's School at Chester Springs, and a special group by
William F. Boogar, of water colors, and drawings selected, hung
and shovm by the Management of the Academy.
The examples of the
Boogar group were records made by the'artist while with the
MCMillan Expedition in Greenland, Labrador and Baffin Land under
the auspices of the Field Museum, 1926.
These exhibitions were
open to the public from ' November 6th, 1927 until December lltll,
1927.
The Jury of Selection for the.Water Color Exhibition
c 0~s1s ted of :,-
Howard Giles ,
EDler 'I; on He it land
W. A. Hof'stettor
Robert Riggs
Edward Howard Suyda'l11
Edward Warwick
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The exhipition was hUl!l.g by Edward Warwick, Edwal"d Howard. Suydam,
and ex-officio, the President of' the Academy, and the President
and the Secretary of the Philadelphia water Color Club.
exhibition contained
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338 Water Color Artist's.
The
paintings and. drawings, representing
The Jury awarded the following prizes:-
The Philadelphia Water Color Prize was aWal."'ded to
Paul L. Gill for hisgnDup of' Water Colors as being
. , the strongest group.
The Dana Gold Medal ,,;"fas awarded to M. Lois Murphy
for her group of water colors.
Tke Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to Frederick G.
Hall for his etching entitled. "Houses on t.he
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Th.e Charles W. Beck Prize ·for Vlork which hael been.
reproduced in color was awarded to Janles Preston
for his canvas entitled "Franklin in London. 1t
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The Jury also awarded the John Frederick Lewis Caricature Prizes.
Tke firs'!; prize was awarded to William. Auerbach-Levy.
for his group of caricatures. '
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The .second prize was awarded to Ben Messick for his
group of caricatures.
The Jury of Selection. for the 26th Annual Miniature
Exhibition consisted sf ::f!.ulabee Dix Becker
Johanna M. Boericke
Berta Carew
Charles Graply
Florence Greene Huey
Harry L. Jo~nson
The exhibition was hung by:Ellen W. Allrens
Johanna M.Boericke
Mary . Vi. Bons all
The Jury awarded the Bron.ze Me'dal
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Saraia. McFadden Boyle
Rebecca B. Peale Patt.erson
Elizabeth F. Washington
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Honor to Rebeqca
Burd Peale Patterson. for her ministure entlhtled "Costume A La
, Hollandaise". , This exldbition contained 115 pictures representing 62 a,rtists.
In the Chester Springs " Exiibition the Ccnumi ttee on
Instruction wh.ich is a part of t11.e Beard of Directol"s of the
awarded the following prlzes:-
A cadel~J
First paintting prize of $100.00 was awarded to Julia Higgins for
her ' group.
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Second pa1Jll,t1n.g prize of ,$50.00 was awarded to Lawre'nce , B. Kritcker,
Jr,_ for 11is . giI'OUp of pai:nt ings and drawiJ1!l.g.s, inc luding Ii thograp1n.
dr~:w:in,gs .•
Th."ird p~l:l'l:ti:ng prize of $25.00 was ~warded to Sad.ie Beas<l)l1l f 'o r
her ' gr,q)up . '
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A s,peeial p;raize in sculpture 'was awarded to Robert M. Crolllb'a cla.
This p~ize w~s $50.00.
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On November 22nd a group of 178 drawings from 22
different art schools of the country were shown in the Print Room
of the Academy.'\.. 'l'Jaese drawings were in. competition for the
Charles M. Lea Prizes, and the awards were made by the Water Color
Jury of Selection as fo1Iows:First prize of $200.00 to Henry Cooper of the
Penl1sy1vania Academy of the Fin~ Arts.
Second prize of $150.00 to Edward R. StrawbriQge
of the Pel'Ll1sy1va..'I1.ia Museum and School of Industrial
Ar"li •
Third prize of $100.00 to Robert VGlz of the
PennsylV&lia Academy of tke Fine Arts.
This ex..h.ibi tion was of such importance that it seemed advisable
to
contll~ue
it in the galleries for a short period.
examples of painting
from th.e
curl~ent
A dozen
group of students at the
Chester Springs School were added to this exhibition and met
with considerable appreciation.
At the close of these exhibitions the galleries were
again hung with. the Permanent Collection until
J~luary
9th when
they were dismanteled for the 123rd Annual Exhibition.
SCHOOLS
The sckools of the Acaaemy had avery successful year
with a total ' registration of 266
students.
Instruc "l;ion, ,in the
scl'H?ols is given by a Faculty of recognized standing in the
Art World consisting of:-
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Hugh H. Breckenridge
Daniel Garber
Char le s Gr af ly
Philip L. Hale
Ge orge Harding
John F. Harbeson
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Albert Laessle
, Henry McCarter
Roy C. Nuse
Joseph T. Pearson, Jr.
Henry R. Poore
~ran.cis Speight
The school is under the management of the Conunittee on Instruction
which consists of members of the Board of Directors.
The Chadrman
, of the Committee is Arthur H. Lea, who is also Chairman,
ex-o~ficio,
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The SCRool is under the direct management 0f the
Curator, Ele8laor A. Fraser.
Solaool enrollment is new going "' on "'f "or
this .t erm.
Su~mer
The Acaaemyts
School at Chester Springs of which
Mr. D. Roy Miller is Resident 'Manager , was open from April to
October and criticisms were given by the fellowing artists:Albert Laessle
Geerge Harding
:R,a...~ie 1
Garbe:!;'
Joseph T. Pearson, Jr.
The total number of students enr011ed this season was 159.
Tae succe.s s of tke Summer School kas lead the Malllagerl1en.t
to believe that it would be advisable to keep tke school open
dux'hllg the winter anGl in carrying out the idea a
s~eam
heating
plant was il41stalled in the Sculptors S:budi0 anGl a resident 11qstl'uctor
*l!l
in etch:tFlg.
paiJ:lting and drawimg was engaged, also an instructor
Tke stuElents 11ave, however, the privilege of submitting
their work to the instructors engaged in teaching in the Academy's
Philaa_elp~ ia
Solaool.
From the beginning of t:m.is wi:l:lter seas Ola,
namely October 1st, until Fe1?ruary
regist.ered ~ . 12 "" C>:fr~:,whom
.r students
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have beem
have beeR takim,g instJ:'uction $ince Oct0ber
1st ana tl1,e remainder have taken :Lnstruction to various dates
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du.ring thms ::..ilaterv.al.
Duri~g
the year the buildings have been kept properly
repaired wher.e ver repairs were mecessary whether in reple.chlg
olGl c0l,lstruetion or in painti:mg.
T.h e sewage disposal plant has
iMAA:.t:t..•l.l.i.i
been imspected in eonforIllity with. the requirements of the Board
o~Health
goverming the district.
RREE CONCERTS
Free 8~d;ay Com.certs unaer t1ae managemel1lt of a special
c omIDi t tee of ~hi6h Nuos. Herber'l; L. Clarke lis nlal'l.ager, were
given
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Acaa~my
during Nevember and December of 1927.
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concerts were omitted in the spring of 1927 for lack of funds and
the question. of continuing these concerts after the present Annual
Exhibition is closed is yet undecided.
T~e
total number of visitors .to the Academy during the year
of 1927 was 73,801.
ACQUISITIONS
BY GIFT
A Sou-Chow Lacquered Box and · a Chinese Green Vase w.as
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presemted by Mrs. Edward Horner Coates.
A lithograph by Albert Rosenthal after the John Neagle
portrait of Gilbert stuart was presented by Albert Rosenthal.
A catalogue of the Edward L. Carey Collection of
paintings was presented by Mr. Arthur H. Lea.
A wood block print entitled ,"Chinatown; New Yprk" by
Edward Howard Suydam, awarded the Alice McFadden Eyre Gold ·Medal
in. the 24th water Color Exhibition was presented to the Academy
by Mrs. Eyre.
Two cloisoruae va.ses and a collection of 15 Kaka-Monas
were presented by· Mrs. J .. Norman Henry and l'vTr. Hem'Y C. Gibson.
A medal in celebration or the IOOth Anniversary of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad wa.s presented by the Officers of the
road.
A portrait of the sculpt or, Thorwalds en by S. B. Waugh
was presel'lted by Mrs. Shillard-Smith.
A list of 28 books as follows was presented by Mr. Hen.ry
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C. Gibson:
I volume Royal Gall,ery of British Art
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The Turaer Gallery
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Selected pictUres from the &alleries and Private
Collec,tions of Great Bri'cain
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IvIusee
(Ecole Allemende)
"II Musee Francais
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Franea~s (Ecole ±talienne)
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1 voltUlle Musee Fr~~cais (Ecole . Francais)
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Musee Francais (Statues)
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Le Muses Royal
.The Secretan Collec tion
Le Scaffale - st. Maria Delle Grazie at Mil~n
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Art Art Treasures of America
3
of Industrial Art· and Sculpture at the
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" Masterpieces
International Exhibition 1862
II
Meister Works of German Art
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4
Galerie de Florence
II
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The Chefs - D'Oeuvre D'Art of the Paris Universal
Exhibition 1878
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Raphael
1
II
Gruner's Ornamental Art (Plate)
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2
Two marble busts and three peaestals were presented by Mrsj
Mabel E. Reeves.
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A self portrait of Mrs. Margaret Leslie Bush-Brown was
presented by the artist.
BY BEQUEST
By bequest of the late William B. Rawle, a painting of .the
UVirgin and Child fl said to be by Murillo, a gold framed miniat.1!lre
~ortrait
of his grandfather William Rawle the younger, painted by
Sir William John N'e wton, and the miniatu..t'e portraits in gold frames
of his father, William Wallace Brooke and of his mother.
Beqy.est of $5000.00 continuing the
WJa.~per
Lippincott Prize )
t:itvmrdecl s 11i C8 1894.
BY PURCHASE
"New Hope" by Edward W. Redfield was purchased from the
Temple Fund for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The Lambert Committee purchased for the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts from the l22nd Annual Exhibition, the
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Ul'ulips and Anemones 11 by Julius T. Bloch
"The Red Sail" by Tod Lindenmuth
UStill Life" by Julian E. Levi
"Down the Rivarll by Richs.I'd Lahey
"Still Life lt by Esther Estelle Pressoir
"Still Life fl by Frank HOl-'owitz
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The glass
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the sky lights of the roof has'C' been
carefully examined and has 0been sealed into place with musliE. strips
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and plastic roofing compound, which so far, has held the j oi:nts
water tight.
No repairs have been made on the gallery floor ex-
cepting the large window
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Broad street front. in which about one
third of the glass of the entire surfaC'e has been re:t:il,ewed.
On the street floor the lobby, the large office, the Print
Room and. the Lectul"e Room have been repainted..
The school rooms have
been freshly calcimined and the woodwork repainted.
The basement has been white washed.
The casting room has
been changed from the front of the building to the middle section
so the students would have more easy access to it.
In the front of
the basement, one of the old store rooms us ::bee:n made into a fire
proof vault.
The sidewalk of Broad Street and Cherry Street
whic~
had
been 'partly destroyed by the Subway Construction Company, has been
relaid with concrete in accordance with their agreement with the
City Authorities.
The Treasurer's report iR detail is submitted.
The thanks of the Management of the Academy is extended
to the 'Hol'lorable, the Mayor of Philadelphia, to the Mayor's Cabinet
and to the Cotincil for their continued sympathy and their support,
and to the PresiCl.ent and members of the Board of Education in sending
to our school, students who wish to stUdy art.
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We also acknowledge our debt to the Press of Philadelphia
which has given to
t~e
Academy and to the causes of Art,
eritlcisms of all th.e exhibitions we have had.
intellige~t
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We also make grateful acknowledgemen.t to the employees
of the Academy for the fait:b.:ful perfol'mance of th.eir duties.
Respectfully submitted.
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JANUARY 1st, 1927 to DECEMBER 31st, 1927
RECEIPTS
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Balance December 31. 1926.
Instruction
Supplies
.. Annual Membership
Lile ' Membership
w. L. Elkins "Scholarships
George D. Widener Scholarships
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Interest
Exhibitions & Catalogues
Sales
-- Investments Paid Off
''''''''' Lega6ies & Special Contributions
" Sales of Reproductions
Exhibition Prlzes
Cresson Beques'G Scholarships
Income from Investments
City of Phila. Mayor! s Appro.
Espenses
Total Receipts
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56 550 46
54 915 71
5 117 68
15 460 00
300 00
1 000 00
1 000 00
1 393 10
6 923 75
23 541 00
~ l 000 00 v'
"'''1!' 14 146 85 v
94, 50
1 885 40
. ,· 20 700 00'
37 705 5'1
5 000 00
321 32
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190 504 82
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DISBURSEMENTS
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Ins.t ruc t ion
Supplies
. stamps
Life 8: Annual Membersh.ip-Com.rn. & Exp ..
Cresson Bequest & Schb1arships
Cresson Bequj3st Expense '
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Exhibi tions,':& Catalogues
Sales
Prizes, Medals & Pictul"'es
Reproductions
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"Total
Disbursements
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Balance December 51. 1927
General Deposit
Sundry Trusts
Toppan Income
Life Membership
Temple Income
Petty Ca's h
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862 13
584 36
601 68 79 43
037 . 50 "'1
155 ' 40"~~
530 41
613 25
350 65
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46
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3
2
228
756
594
030
480
58
07
68
68
08
91
35
69 148 77
247 055 28