128th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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February 6, 1933
THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts have the honor~o ·present their 127th Annual Report.
Stockholders' tickets for 1933 were issued on December 31st, 1932.
These tickets will admit the Stockholders to all lectures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under. the auspices of the .A cademy,
whether an admission is charged to the public or not.
The President
and Directors will be greatly gratified by the frequent use of these
.
\'
,tickets •
It is our very sad duty to announce the death of dohn Frederick
Lewis who had served the Academy as its twelfth President, from
du.n e 3rd, 1907 until his death on December 24th, 1932.
Directors at their
meet~ng
The Board of
on danuary 4th, 1933, unanimously passed
the following Resolution:
"In much sorrow and with deep appreciation of the service
rendered to the Academy by Mr. Lewi s during the twenty-five
years of his presidency, the Board of Directors record by
this Minute their sense of irreparable loss.
Elected a Director on danuary 8, 1906, and the twelfth
President on dune 3, 1907, Mr. Lewis brought to the service
of the Academy his tremendous energy, his knowledge of art,
his progressive thought, and his leadership. He enriched
the galleries with many gifts, and his foresight laid the
foundation of special collections which will become priceless.
He developed the City Schools, and created the Country School
at Chester Springs, unique in its opportunities for landscape
and animal painting and sculpture. Generous with his means,
he was unsparing of himself. He was leader in an extraordinary
number of organizations for the benefit of the community, an
unselfish man, a great citizen. His sorrowing associates will
hold him in lasting remembrance and grateful esteem."
,
RESOLVED, that this Memorial be spread on the Mi nutes,and
that a copy be sent to the Family of Mr. Lewi s.
The Board at that meeting elected Arthur H. Lea, President
of the Academy, to fill the unexpired term of the late President,
Mr. Lewis, until the next election.
Annual Report,Feb.6,1933.
#2
It is also our painful duty to announce the death on
.January 24th, ,1933 of Mr. Eli Kirk Price, a member of the Board
of Directors from November 6th, 1916 to .January 24tn, 1933.
'I'I
EXHIBITIONS
The l2'S th Annual Exhi b i tion in Oil and Sculpture was opened
to the public on January 29th, 1933, and was preceded by a Private
View on Saturday evening, .January 28th, to continue through Sunday,
March 19th, 1933.
The motive dominating the gathering together
of this Exhibition has been strictly educational.
To obtain this
result, the management of the Academy selected a Chairman and a
Jury who wepe known to be sufficiently broad-minded to appreoiate
the excellence and sincerity of the work presented for their judgment, regardless of the type under which the work might be classified.
The result is that an unusually comprehensive idea of work being
done at this time by American artists is shown.
Art critics hav;e
so favorably written about the exhibition that the attendance, so
far, has been decidedly increased over that of recent years.
The
.Jury of Selection consisted of eleven painters and three sculptors.
The Hanging Committee consisted of the Chairman of the Jury and
three other .Jurors.
Thedanvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection,
consisting of -
Ern f3s t Lawson, Chairman
Abram Poole
Hugh H. Breckenridge
Francis Speight
.John C. Johansen
Carroll S. Tyson
Leon Kroll
Stanley W. Woodward
Richard Lahey
Charles Morris Young
Antonio P. Martino
Annual Meeting
F.eb. 6, 1933
#3
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of ·Selection, consisting of Albert Laessle,Chairman
A. Stirling Calder
James Earle Fraser
\
Most of the paintings in the Exhibition are for sale and
there are many that are suitable for hanging in private houses
or apartments.
The Sculpture Exhibition contains much that can
.be used for the decorating of interi0rs as well as placing in the
open.
The 127th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to schedule on .Tanuary 24th, 1932.
The awards of medals
were as follows:
The Temple Gold Meda l awarded to Paul Bartlett for the best
painting regardless of subject, for h i s canvas entit l ed
"Sand Barge tl •
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape awarded
to ' Rockwell Kent for his canvas entitled ttAdirondacks " .
The Carol H. Beck Gold Medal for the best portrait in the
Exhibition a warded to Saul Kovner for his canvas entitled
"Child with Instrument".
The Sculptors' .Tury ' of Seledtion awarded the George D. Widener
Gold Medal to C.P.Jennewein for his exhibit entitled "Indian
and Eagle tt • (Most meritorious work in sculpture)
The James E. McClees' Prize, a iliso awarded by Sculptors' Jury
of Selection, to A. Stirling Calder for his exhibit entitled
"Model for the Shakespeare Memorial". (Most meritorious composition)
The following prizes were awarded by the Committee on Exhibition,
consisting of members of the Board of Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to Hilda Belcher for her
canvas entitled "Portrait by Night" (best figure piece painted
in Oil)
The Mary Smith Prize for the best work by a Philadelphia woman
awarded to Virginia Armitage McCall for her canvas entitled
tl Waldron Academy, Overbrook".
The Exhibition consisted of 534 paintings and 95 exhibits of
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Feb. 6, 1933
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sculpture.
Four hundred and
eighty~six
artists were represented.
The total attendance at this Exhibition was 17,417.
Immediately
after the close, the permanent collection was restored to place in
I'
\
'-'I
the galleries.
On May 16th, Galleries F, G, H, the North
Tr~nsept,
the East
and West Central Galleries, and the Rotunda were occupied by an
Exhibition of work by our students in competition for the William
Emlen Cresson Memorial Travelling Scholarships and minor sch001 prizes.
This Exhibition was opened to the public on May 25th, when the students
and their friends were addressed by Dr. Warren P. Laird, Dean of the
School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania.
Steel announced the awards.
Mr. A.G.B.
On recommendation of the Faculty, ap':
proved by the Board of Directors, Travelling Scholarships were l
/
awarded to the following eighteen students:..
Fortunato Amat(!)
Randolph Arnold
Robert Atwood
Dacre F. Boulton
Ramon E. Bermudez
Allison Farmer
Grace M. Green
Leora Heyman
Fr,-ancis Hartnett
~
Edward Mansky
Roberta Norton
Naney Pemberton
Herman Renger
.Tane Spaeter
Charlotte Tuke
Ellsbeth C. Walther
George E. C. Wiggins
Belle Worsham
~
The Exhibition was open to the public for two weeks, after
which the galleries were hung with the permanent collection for the
Summer months.
During the period of the School Exhibition, an
Exhibition of the first and second prize freehand drawings sent in
from various high school s and private schools in Philadelphia and
vicinity ;was also held.
(
These prizes were awarded by the Academy
to the work as nominated by the art instructor in each school
sented.
repre~
These drawings after beimg put on exhibition were awarded
First, second and third prizes by the Academy's Faculty, as follows:-
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Annual Meeting
Feb • . 6, 1933
1st prize ----Marcella Bronde
Overbrook High School
2nd prize
-~--Rudolf ' Freund
Simon Gratz High School
3rd prize ---·- Peggie MacGregor
Miss Sayward's Bchool, Overbrook
During one week in the month of April the Composition Class
held an exhibition of work in the Lecture Room of the Academy.
Their
given subject was Courage, as drawn from Ancient History, from the
\'
Bible or Mythology; and from Modern Life.
,'\
Mr. Henry R. Poore,
instructor in the Composition Class, gave the following prizes as
I
\
awarded by a special committee of his selection:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
prize- - - - Herman Renger
prize Jane Neill
JohnCondax
prize Georgia B. Shearer
prize -
Honorable Mention t e
Harold Sittig
Minnie D. Steele
P. M. Battaglia
Graham Holmes
Anne Eshner
The Vice President a warded prizes to Anne Eshner, Leora Heyman,
Priscilla L. Garrett and Doreen Delbridge
On October 17th, all of the ga lleries with the exception of
B, the Sou th Transept, C, and D, were dismantled for the 30th Annultil
Water Color Exhibition, the 31st Miniature Exh ibition and the 16th
Exhibition of work done at the Academy's School at Chester Springs.
These Exhibitions were open to the public from November 6th to
December 11th, 1932.
The Jury of Selection for the Water Color Ex-
hibition consisted of (
Rich ard E. Bishop
Constance Cochrane
W. A. Hofstetter
Henry C. Pitz
Catharine Morris Wrigh t
M. W~ Zimmerman
February 6, 1933
Annual Meeting
Page
1/6
The Hanging Committee consisted of Henry C. Pitz
Catharine Morris
Ex-officio - the
President of the
Secretary of the
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Wright
President of the Academy and the
Philadelphia Water Color Club
Philadelphia Water Color Club
The Exhibition consisted of 810 exhibits representing 344 water
color artists.
The Jury awarded the following prizes: -
Philadelphia Water Color Club Prize - Walt Louderback for
hi-8 group of water colors as being the strongest
in the exhibition.
The Dana Water Color Medal - Howard Giles for his Group
for simplicity and frankness of work.
The Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to Robert Riggs for his
Lithograph entitled "Out", as being the best print.
in the Exhibition.
The Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal was awarded to Miss Violet
OaRley for her Group,for Achievement in the Graphic
Arts.
The Jury of Selection and Award for the 31st Annual Miniature
Exhibition consisted of Johanna M. Boericke .
Richard Blossom Farley
Emma Hess Ingersoll
Harry L. Johnson
Edna Heustis Simpson
The Exhibition was hung by Johanna M. Boerieke
Mary W. Bonsall
Mary Hitchner de Moll
Violet Thompson Smith
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Jury awarded the Bronze Medal of Honor to Mary McMillan
for her Miniature enti tIed "The Green Gown n
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The Mi:l!lfua1:Jare .' uuryalso
awarliedc :the D. ;r. McCarthy Prize to MarthaB. Wilson Day for her
Miniature entitled "Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt, Jr. and Herbert, 111 11 •
~his
Exhibition consisted of 149 Miniatures representing 79 artists.
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Feb. 6, 1933
#7
In the Chester Springs Exhibition, the Committee on Instruction
which is part of the Board of Directors of the Academy, awarded the
foliliowing prizes:
(
First Prize of $100. was awarded to Oscar Reidner for
his painting in Oil entitled "Harvest tt •
Second Prize of ~~50. was awaraed to Sara J"ane Blakeslee
for her painting in Oil entitled "Portrait of J"ohn".
Third Prize of $25. was awarded to Robert Atwood for his
painting in Oil entitled uLandscape".
Four Julian B. Slevin Prizes of equal value were awarded as
follows:To Dorothy L. McEntee for her lNa ter Color .e nt i tIed "Still Life"
Pasquale Battaglia for his Water Color entitled ~ 'Along the
Canal"
Elsbeth Walther for her ~ortrait sketch in plaster entitled
I1Portrai t, Kendal n
Elizabeth Taylor for her portrait sketch in plaster entitled
nPortrait, Norman
On November 17th, an Exhibition was opened in the Print Room
showing 111 (one hundred and eleven) drawings representing 20 art
schools in competition for the Charles M. Lea Prizes.
The Prizes
were awarded as follows:
1st Prize to A. Boyd Cruise
2nd Prize to Antonio Cortizas
3rd prize to George R. Kingsley
(all students of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts)
These awards were made by the J"ury of Selection for the 30th Annual
Water Color Exhibition.
The Total number of visitors to the Galleries for the year
1932 was 61,677.
SCHOOLS
The Schools of the
had a suoeessful year, 1931-32,
AcadeIll:~.
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\
with a total registration of 259. ) Instruction in the School is
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given by a faculty of the following eminent artists:-
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Feb. 6, 1933 '
#8
Hugh H. Breckenridge
Daniel Garber
Walker Hancock
George Harding
John F. Harbeson
Albert Laessle
. Henry McCarter
Roy C. Nuse '
Joseph T. Pearson
Henry R. Poore
Francis Speight
The School is
the Committee on Instruc -
tion, consisting of members of the Board of Directors.
The School
is under the direc t management of the Curator, Eleanor A. Fraser.
School enro l1men.t '- fo r the Spring season 1932-33 is now going on.
O~r
students are bringing great credit to their instructors and
to the Academy through 80eeptance of their work by JUries selecting
work submitted for the most important general exhibitions of the
country.
Our country school at Chester Springs also had a successful
year during
1931~32.
It proved sufficientl y well attended to warrant
continuance as an all year round sch ool.
It is under the direct
management of D. Roy Miller as Resident Manager.
by
a
Instruction is g iven
regular faculty as follows:
Al bert Laessle
GeolVge Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Joseph T. Pearson
Francis Speight
Mildred B. Miller
As a means of special stimulus, out standing artists from elsewhere
have been invited to give a limited number of criticisms.
At this
date, February 6th, 1933, 46 students are enrolled at Chester Springs.
The total enrollment for the calendar year 1932 was 196.
the year the buildings were adequately maintained.
During
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Feb. 6, 1933
#9
FREE CONCERTS
",
Through Mr. Drinker of the Board of Eirectors, free Sunday
afternoon concerts were given in the galleries of the Academy beginning Sunday, March 27th, 1932, and continuing through Sunday,
April 24th, 1932.
The music"ians contributed their services and the
p-iano was lent by the Wanamaker Store.
ACQUISITIONS
By Purchase
nPortrait by Night" by Hilda Belcher for the Temple Collection from
the 127th Annual Exhibition
From the same Exhibition, recommended for purchase by the Lambert
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, the following list:""Ent;rance to Kingston by Hobson Pi tman
"Landscape"
by Biagio Pinto
tlStill Life"
by Jack Greitzer
"Juggler"
by Raphael Sabatini
"The Waiftt
by Clinton Lockwood
ttMonomoy't
by Katharine L. Farrell
"Waldron Academy,Overbrook" by Virginia A. McCall
"From the Brake"
by Charles
T. Coiner
'.l
"(]}angwaytt
by May 'rodd
Aaron
"Farm Pattern"
by Margaret R. Gest
It is with regret that the announcement is made of the theft
of the painting "Portrait by Night" by Hilda Belcher,
the 127th Annual Exhibition.
by someone unknown.
aequi~ed
from
The painting was cut from its frame
The case was placed in the hands of the city
detectives but as yet the thief has not been apprehended.
By Gift
Copy of "The PortfoliorJ: presented by Julius Bloch
Book entitled tfNew Castle Sketches" presented by Earle Hartman of
the Julian B. Slevin Company
Volume entitled nScience and Literature" by Charles W. Macfarlane
presented by Mrs. Macfarlane
Portrait Bust of a Child by J. Bailly, presented by Mrs. Daniel Stillwell Ewing
By Bequest
Portrait entitled "My Mothertt painted by John Neagle and bequeathed
by the late Joseph Ripley Chandler Ward
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Feb. 6, 1933
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Portrait of Mr. Wm.'Montgomery and Portrait of Mrs. Wm. Montgomery
both by Gilbert Stuart, bequeathed by the late Annie M. Wilcox.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The sum of $100.00 by the Fellowship of the Academy towards the general
expenses of the Academy
The sum of $150.00 by the Philadelphia Water Color Club towards the
general expenses of the Academy
The sum of $1,050.63 by Mrs. John Frederick Lewis refunding the Academy
for the expense of the refrigeration plant at the Chester Springs
School
BUILDING
Minor repairs were necessary to the roof gutters and down
spouts.
All the lockers in the school were painted • . The floors in
the Painting Classes were painted and in the Sculpture Classes the
floors were oiled.
The wa+ls and ceilings were given a coat of
fresh calcimine and the woodwork a fresh coat of paint where necessary.
The walls of the storeroom, the stairway +obby, the entrance lobby,
the Print Room, the large front office and the Secretary's office
were washed down and the woodwork of the last named office given a
coat of paint and the floors of both offices were painted.
In the
basement, all the fire doors were painted and all the walls whitewashed
'l'he steam plant was overhauled and put in order for the Winter.
fire extinguishers in the building were emptied and refilled.
All
At
the annex at 1834 Arch Street, the interior walls were calcimined
and the woodwork painted.
All the work mentioned above was done
by our own employees.
The Treasurer's report in detail is submitted.
The thahks of the Management of the Academy are extended to
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the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for their
support in the past . and to the Prestdent and members of the
Board of Education for sending promising students to our schools.
Annual Meeting
Feb. 6, 1933
#11
Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers of Philadelphia for their
intelligent criticisms.
We also make acknowledgment to the employees
of the Academy for faithful performance of their duties.
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PENNSYLVAI~IA ACADEfu~
OF THE FINE ARTS
Treasurer's Annual Report
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER $lst, 1932
December 31, 1931 Balance
70 433 82
Receipts:
. Instruction
67
Supplies
1
Income from Investments
61
8
Annual Memberships
Life Memberships
Interest
Sales of Reprdductions
Sales of p'a intings
5
Wm. L. Elkins Scholarship
1
1
Geo. D.Widener
"
Exhibitions & Sale Catalogues 3
Investments Paid
Legacies, Special Contributions
Creijson Scholarships
19
Pri~es, Medals, etc.
1
Miscel.laneous
529
927
905
955
61
16
14
637
86
758
000
000
467
96
87 72
00
00
18
((}O
200 00
39 085 94
4 652 09
800 00
242 26
828 56
174 138 46
TOTAL
Disbursements:
34-441
General Exp ense
Instruction
79 474
Supplies
1 207
Stamp Accoun t
1 306
Cresson Bequest Scholarships 19 800
Cresson Expense _
142
Exhibitions & Catalogues
15 .350
3 374
Sales
/
2 662
Prizes, Medals, e t c.
Investments Purchased
224
Accrued Interest
Investments (Real Estate Costs 8285
Miscellaneous
144
288 510 31
42
80
30
07
00
75
84
47
71
45 409 03
03
83
65
THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts have the honor~o ·present their 127th Annual Report.
Stockholders' tickets for 1933 were issued on December 31st, 1932.
These tickets will admit the Stockholders to all lectures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under. the auspices of the .A cademy,
whether an admission is charged to the public or not.
The President
and Directors will be greatly gratified by the frequent use of these
.
\'
,tickets •
It is our very sad duty to announce the death of dohn Frederick
Lewis who had served the Academy as its twelfth President, from
du.n e 3rd, 1907 until his death on December 24th, 1932.
Directors at their
meet~ng
The Board of
on danuary 4th, 1933, unanimously passed
the following Resolution:
"In much sorrow and with deep appreciation of the service
rendered to the Academy by Mr. Lewi s during the twenty-five
years of his presidency, the Board of Directors record by
this Minute their sense of irreparable loss.
Elected a Director on danuary 8, 1906, and the twelfth
President on dune 3, 1907, Mr. Lewis brought to the service
of the Academy his tremendous energy, his knowledge of art,
his progressive thought, and his leadership. He enriched
the galleries with many gifts, and his foresight laid the
foundation of special collections which will become priceless.
He developed the City Schools, and created the Country School
at Chester Springs, unique in its opportunities for landscape
and animal painting and sculpture. Generous with his means,
he was unsparing of himself. He was leader in an extraordinary
number of organizations for the benefit of the community, an
unselfish man, a great citizen. His sorrowing associates will
hold him in lasting remembrance and grateful esteem."
,
RESOLVED, that this Memorial be spread on the Mi nutes,and
that a copy be sent to the Family of Mr. Lewi s.
The Board at that meeting elected Arthur H. Lea, President
of the Academy, to fill the unexpired term of the late President,
Mr. Lewis, until the next election.
Annual Report,Feb.6,1933.
#2
It is also our painful duty to announce the death on
.January 24th, ,1933 of Mr. Eli Kirk Price, a member of the Board
of Directors from November 6th, 1916 to .January 24tn, 1933.
'I'I
EXHIBITIONS
The l2'S th Annual Exhi b i tion in Oil and Sculpture was opened
to the public on January 29th, 1933, and was preceded by a Private
View on Saturday evening, .January 28th, to continue through Sunday,
March 19th, 1933.
The motive dominating the gathering together
of this Exhibition has been strictly educational.
To obtain this
result, the management of the Academy selected a Chairman and a
Jury who wepe known to be sufficiently broad-minded to appreoiate
the excellence and sincerity of the work presented for their judgment, regardless of the type under which the work might be classified.
The result is that an unusually comprehensive idea of work being
done at this time by American artists is shown.
Art critics hav;e
so favorably written about the exhibition that the attendance, so
far, has been decidedly increased over that of recent years.
The
.Jury of Selection consisted of eleven painters and three sculptors.
The Hanging Committee consisted of the Chairman of the Jury and
three other .Jurors.
Thedanvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection,
consisting of -
Ern f3s t Lawson, Chairman
Abram Poole
Hugh H. Breckenridge
Francis Speight
.John C. Johansen
Carroll S. Tyson
Leon Kroll
Stanley W. Woodward
Richard Lahey
Charles Morris Young
Antonio P. Martino
Annual Meeting
F.eb. 6, 1933
#3
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of ·Selection, consisting of Albert Laessle,Chairman
A. Stirling Calder
James Earle Fraser
\
Most of the paintings in the Exhibition are for sale and
there are many that are suitable for hanging in private houses
or apartments.
The Sculpture Exhibition contains much that can
.be used for the decorating of interi0rs as well as placing in the
open.
The 127th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to schedule on .Tanuary 24th, 1932.
The awards of medals
were as follows:
The Temple Gold Meda l awarded to Paul Bartlett for the best
painting regardless of subject, for h i s canvas entit l ed
"Sand Barge tl •
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape awarded
to ' Rockwell Kent for his canvas entitled ttAdirondacks " .
The Carol H. Beck Gold Medal for the best portrait in the
Exhibition a warded to Saul Kovner for his canvas entitled
"Child with Instrument".
The Sculptors' .Tury ' of Seledtion awarded the George D. Widener
Gold Medal to C.P.Jennewein for his exhibit entitled "Indian
and Eagle tt • (Most meritorious work in sculpture)
The James E. McClees' Prize, a iliso awarded by Sculptors' Jury
of Selection, to A. Stirling Calder for his exhibit entitled
"Model for the Shakespeare Memorial". (Most meritorious composition)
The following prizes were awarded by the Committee on Exhibition,
consisting of members of the Board of Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to Hilda Belcher for her
canvas entitled "Portrait by Night" (best figure piece painted
in Oil)
The Mary Smith Prize for the best work by a Philadelphia woman
awarded to Virginia Armitage McCall for her canvas entitled
tl Waldron Academy, Overbrook".
The Exhibition consisted of 534 paintings and 95 exhibits of
Annual Meeting
Feb. 6, 1933
#4
sculpture.
Four hundred and
eighty~six
artists were represented.
The total attendance at this Exhibition was 17,417.
Immediately
after the close, the permanent collection was restored to place in
I'
\
'-'I
the galleries.
On May 16th, Galleries F, G, H, the North
Tr~nsept,
the East
and West Central Galleries, and the Rotunda were occupied by an
Exhibition of work by our students in competition for the William
Emlen Cresson Memorial Travelling Scholarships and minor sch001 prizes.
This Exhibition was opened to the public on May 25th, when the students
and their friends were addressed by Dr. Warren P. Laird, Dean of the
School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania.
Steel announced the awards.
Mr. A.G.B.
On recommendation of the Faculty, ap':
proved by the Board of Directors, Travelling Scholarships were l
/
awarded to the following eighteen students:..
Fortunato Amat(!)
Randolph Arnold
Robert Atwood
Dacre F. Boulton
Ramon E. Bermudez
Allison Farmer
Grace M. Green
Leora Heyman
Fr,-ancis Hartnett
~
Edward Mansky
Roberta Norton
Naney Pemberton
Herman Renger
.Tane Spaeter
Charlotte Tuke
Ellsbeth C. Walther
George E. C. Wiggins
Belle Worsham
~
The Exhibition was open to the public for two weeks, after
which the galleries were hung with the permanent collection for the
Summer months.
During the period of the School Exhibition, an
Exhibition of the first and second prize freehand drawings sent in
from various high school s and private schools in Philadelphia and
vicinity ;was also held.
(
These prizes were awarded by the Academy
to the work as nominated by the art instructor in each school
sented.
repre~
These drawings after beimg put on exhibition were awarded
First, second and third prizes by the Academy's Faculty, as follows:-
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#5
Annual Meeting
Feb • . 6, 1933
1st prize ----Marcella Bronde
Overbrook High School
2nd prize
-~--Rudolf ' Freund
Simon Gratz High School
3rd prize ---·- Peggie MacGregor
Miss Sayward's Bchool, Overbrook
During one week in the month of April the Composition Class
held an exhibition of work in the Lecture Room of the Academy.
Their
given subject was Courage, as drawn from Ancient History, from the
\'
Bible or Mythology; and from Modern Life.
,'\
Mr. Henry R. Poore,
instructor in the Composition Class, gave the following prizes as
I
\
awarded by a special committee of his selection:
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
prize- - - - Herman Renger
prize Jane Neill
JohnCondax
prize Georgia B. Shearer
prize -
Honorable Mention t e
Harold Sittig
Minnie D. Steele
P. M. Battaglia
Graham Holmes
Anne Eshner
The Vice President a warded prizes to Anne Eshner, Leora Heyman,
Priscilla L. Garrett and Doreen Delbridge
On October 17th, all of the ga lleries with the exception of
B, the Sou th Transept, C, and D, were dismantled for the 30th Annultil
Water Color Exhibition, the 31st Miniature Exh ibition and the 16th
Exhibition of work done at the Academy's School at Chester Springs.
These Exhibitions were open to the public from November 6th to
December 11th, 1932.
The Jury of Selection for the Water Color Ex-
hibition consisted of (
Rich ard E. Bishop
Constance Cochrane
W. A. Hofstetter
Henry C. Pitz
Catharine Morris Wrigh t
M. W~ Zimmerman
February 6, 1933
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The Hanging Committee consisted of Henry C. Pitz
Catharine Morris
Ex-officio - the
President of the
Secretary of the
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Wright
President of the Academy and the
Philadelphia Water Color Club
Philadelphia Water Color Club
The Exhibition consisted of 810 exhibits representing 344 water
color artists.
The Jury awarded the following prizes: -
Philadelphia Water Color Club Prize - Walt Louderback for
hi-8 group of water colors as being the strongest
in the exhibition.
The Dana Water Color Medal - Howard Giles for his Group
for simplicity and frankness of work.
The Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to Robert Riggs for his
Lithograph entitled "Out", as being the best print.
in the Exhibition.
The Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal was awarded to Miss Violet
OaRley for her Group,for Achievement in the Graphic
Arts.
The Jury of Selection and Award for the 31st Annual Miniature
Exhibition consisted of Johanna M. Boericke .
Richard Blossom Farley
Emma Hess Ingersoll
Harry L. Johnson
Edna Heustis Simpson
The Exhibition was hung by Johanna M. Boerieke
Mary W. Bonsall
Mary Hitchner de Moll
Violet Thompson Smith
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Jury awarded the Bronze Medal of Honor to Mary McMillan
for her Miniature enti tIed "The Green Gown n
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The Mi:l!lfua1:Jare .' uuryalso
awarliedc :the D. ;r. McCarthy Prize to MarthaB. Wilson Day for her
Miniature entitled "Mrs. Herbert L. Pratt, Jr. and Herbert, 111 11 •
~his
Exhibition consisted of 149 Miniatures representing 79 artists.
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In the Chester Springs Exhibition, the Committee on Instruction
which is part of the Board of Directors of the Academy, awarded the
foliliowing prizes:
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First Prize of $100. was awarded to Oscar Reidner for
his painting in Oil entitled "Harvest tt •
Second Prize of ~~50. was awaraed to Sara J"ane Blakeslee
for her painting in Oil entitled "Portrait of J"ohn".
Third Prize of $25. was awarded to Robert Atwood for his
painting in Oil entitled uLandscape".
Four Julian B. Slevin Prizes of equal value were awarded as
follows:To Dorothy L. McEntee for her lNa ter Color .e nt i tIed "Still Life"
Pasquale Battaglia for his Water Color entitled ~ 'Along the
Canal"
Elsbeth Walther for her ~ortrait sketch in plaster entitled
I1Portrai t, Kendal n
Elizabeth Taylor for her portrait sketch in plaster entitled
nPortrait, Norman
On November 17th, an Exhibition was opened in the Print Room
showing 111 (one hundred and eleven) drawings representing 20 art
schools in competition for the Charles M. Lea Prizes.
The Prizes
were awarded as follows:
1st Prize to A. Boyd Cruise
2nd Prize to Antonio Cortizas
3rd prize to George R. Kingsley
(all students of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts)
These awards were made by the J"ury of Selection for the 30th Annual
Water Color Exhibition.
The Total number of visitors to the Galleries for the year
1932 was 61,677.
SCHOOLS
The Schools of the
had a suoeessful year, 1931-32,
AcadeIll:~.
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with a total registration of 259. ) Instruction in the School is
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given by a faculty of the following eminent artists:-
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Hugh H. Breckenridge
Daniel Garber
Walker Hancock
George Harding
John F. Harbeson
Albert Laessle
. Henry McCarter
Roy C. Nuse '
Joseph T. Pearson
Henry R. Poore
Francis Speight
The School is
the Committee on Instruc -
tion, consisting of members of the Board of Directors.
The School
is under the direc t management of the Curator, Eleanor A. Fraser.
School enro l1men.t '- fo r the Spring season 1932-33 is now going on.
O~r
students are bringing great credit to their instructors and
to the Academy through 80eeptance of their work by JUries selecting
work submitted for the most important general exhibitions of the
country.
Our country school at Chester Springs also had a successful
year during
1931~32.
It proved sufficientl y well attended to warrant
continuance as an all year round sch ool.
It is under the direct
management of D. Roy Miller as Resident Manager.
by
a
Instruction is g iven
regular faculty as follows:
Al bert Laessle
GeolVge Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Joseph T. Pearson
Francis Speight
Mildred B. Miller
As a means of special stimulus, out standing artists from elsewhere
have been invited to give a limited number of criticisms.
At this
date, February 6th, 1933, 46 students are enrolled at Chester Springs.
The total enrollment for the calendar year 1932 was 196.
the year the buildings were adequately maintained.
During
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FREE CONCERTS
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Through Mr. Drinker of the Board of Eirectors, free Sunday
afternoon concerts were given in the galleries of the Academy beginning Sunday, March 27th, 1932, and continuing through Sunday,
April 24th, 1932.
The music"ians contributed their services and the
p-iano was lent by the Wanamaker Store.
ACQUISITIONS
By Purchase
nPortrait by Night" by Hilda Belcher for the Temple Collection from
the 127th Annual Exhibition
From the same Exhibition, recommended for purchase by the Lambert
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, the following list:""Ent;rance to Kingston by Hobson Pi tman
"Landscape"
by Biagio Pinto
tlStill Life"
by Jack Greitzer
"Juggler"
by Raphael Sabatini
"The Waiftt
by Clinton Lockwood
ttMonomoy't
by Katharine L. Farrell
"Waldron Academy,Overbrook" by Virginia A. McCall
"From the Brake"
by Charles
T. Coiner
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"(]}angwaytt
by May 'rodd
Aaron
"Farm Pattern"
by Margaret R. Gest
It is with regret that the announcement is made of the theft
of the painting "Portrait by Night" by Hilda Belcher,
the 127th Annual Exhibition.
by someone unknown.
aequi~ed
from
The painting was cut from its frame
The case was placed in the hands of the city
detectives but as yet the thief has not been apprehended.
By Gift
Copy of "The PortfoliorJ: presented by Julius Bloch
Book entitled tfNew Castle Sketches" presented by Earle Hartman of
the Julian B. Slevin Company
Volume entitled nScience and Literature" by Charles W. Macfarlane
presented by Mrs. Macfarlane
Portrait Bust of a Child by J. Bailly, presented by Mrs. Daniel Stillwell Ewing
By Bequest
Portrait entitled "My Mothertt painted by John Neagle and bequeathed
by the late Joseph Ripley Chandler Ward
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Portrait of Mr. Wm.'Montgomery and Portrait of Mrs. Wm. Montgomery
both by Gilbert Stuart, bequeathed by the late Annie M. Wilcox.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The sum of $100.00 by the Fellowship of the Academy towards the general
expenses of the Academy
The sum of $150.00 by the Philadelphia Water Color Club towards the
general expenses of the Academy
The sum of $1,050.63 by Mrs. John Frederick Lewis refunding the Academy
for the expense of the refrigeration plant at the Chester Springs
School
BUILDING
Minor repairs were necessary to the roof gutters and down
spouts.
All the lockers in the school were painted • . The floors in
the Painting Classes were painted and in the Sculpture Classes the
floors were oiled.
The wa+ls and ceilings were given a coat of
fresh calcimine and the woodwork a fresh coat of paint where necessary.
The walls of the storeroom, the stairway +obby, the entrance lobby,
the Print Room, the large front office and the Secretary's office
were washed down and the woodwork of the last named office given a
coat of paint and the floors of both offices were painted.
In the
basement, all the fire doors were painted and all the walls whitewashed
'l'he steam plant was overhauled and put in order for the Winter.
fire extinguishers in the building were emptied and refilled.
All
At
the annex at 1834 Arch Street, the interior walls were calcimined
and the woodwork painted.
All the work mentioned above was done
by our own employees.
The Treasurer's report in detail is submitted.
The thahks of the Management of the Academy are extended to
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the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for their
support in the past . and to the Prestdent and members of the
Board of Education for sending promising students to our schools.
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Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers of Philadelphia for their
intelligent criticisms.
We also make acknowledgment to the employees
of the Academy for faithful performance of their duties.
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PENNSYLVAI~IA ACADEfu~
OF THE FINE ARTS
Treasurer's Annual Report
YEAR ENDING DECEMBER $lst, 1932
December 31, 1931 Balance
70 433 82
Receipts:
. Instruction
67
Supplies
1
Income from Investments
61
8
Annual Memberships
Life Memberships
Interest
Sales of Reprdductions
Sales of p'a intings
5
Wm. L. Elkins Scholarship
1
1
Geo. D.Widener
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Exhibitions & Sale Catalogues 3
Investments Paid
Legacies, Special Contributions
Creijson Scholarships
19
Pri~es, Medals, etc.
1
Miscel.laneous
529
927
905
955
61
16
14
637
86
758
000
000
467
96
87 72
00
00
18
((}O
200 00
39 085 94
4 652 09
800 00
242 26
828 56
174 138 46
TOTAL
Disbursements:
34-441
General Exp ense
Instruction
79 474
Supplies
1 207
Stamp Accoun t
1 306
Cresson Bequest Scholarships 19 800
Cresson Expense _
142
Exhibitions & Catalogues
15 .350
3 374
Sales
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2 662
Prizes, Medals, e t c.
Investments Purchased
224
Accrued Interest
Investments (Real Estate Costs 8285
Miscellaneous
144
288 510 31
42
80
30
07
00
75
84
47
71
45 409 03
03
83
65