129th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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February 5, 1934
THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
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The President and DirecdiQ;rs of the Pennsylvania Academy of
I
the Fine Arts have the honor to present their l28th Annual Report.
I
Stockholders' tickets for 1934 were issued on December
13, 1933.
These tickets will admit the Stockholders to all lec-
tures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under the auspices
of the Academy, whether an admission is charged to the public or not.
The President and Directors will be gre\a t1y gratified by the frequent use of these tickets.
At the last Annual Meeting of the
Stockhold~rs,
Lea was elected President of the Academy.
Mr. Arthur
H~
He}' served with distinc-
tion until May 24, when he resigned from the Presidency on account
of pressure of his many other interests.
The Board then electea
Alfred G. B. Steel, President of the Academy to fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Lea until tne next general election.
EXHIBITIONS
The 129th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture was opened
to the) public on January 28, 1934, preceded by a Private View on
Saturday evening, .January 27, The Exhibiti on continues through
Sunday, February 25th, 1934.
The mGtive dominating the gathering
together of this Exhibition has been strictly educational.
tain this r esul t, the management of the Ace. demy s el ected '"
a!l,~w~ J~~r.;l.~,~y
To obC~ha ,;iJrmen
who were known to be suff'iciently broad-minded to aPI?rec-
iate the excellence and sincerity of the work presented for thmir
{'
,
jUdgment, regardless of the type under which the work might be
classified.
The result is tha t an unusually comprehensi ve idea of
I
work being done at this time by American artists is shovm.
Art cr'- '
I
A nnual Meeting
February 5, 1934
P.A.F~A.
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have so favorably written about the Exhibition that the attendance
so :far has been
/
somewhat~
increased over that of last year.
The.Tur-
<Tf,e.ST of Selection consisted of eleven painters and three sculptors.
'/
The Hanging Committee consisted
Ju~y
o~
the Chairman of the Painters'
and the Chairman of the Sculptors' Jury and Messrs. Bates and
Bloch.
The canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection,
c onsi sting of Charles Hopkinson, Chairman
Alexander Brook
Kenneth Bates
Geroge Harding
Thomas H. Benton
Bernard Karfiol
Julius Bloch
Eugene Speicher
Adolphe Borie
Maurice Sterne
"-,
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of Selection
consisting of -
Walker Hancock, Chairman
Albin Eolas:ek
William Zorach
Most , of the paintings in the Exhi bi ti on are for sale and there
are many that are sui ta ble for . hanging in pri va te houses or apartments.
The Sculpture Exhibition contains much that can be used for the decorating of interiors as well as placing in the open.
The 128th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according
(
"
to schedule on January 29th, 1933
The awards of medals were as follows:
Annual Meeting
5, 1934
~ebruary
The Temple, Gold Medal awarded to S. Walter Norris r or
the best Painting regardless of subject, for his canvas entitled "Pool at llk.n
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape
awarded to Georgina Klitgaard for her canvas entitled
"Winter Wheat."
The Carol H. Beck Gol d Medal for the; best portrait
in the Exhibition awarded to William Glackens for
his canvas entitled "Girl in Black and White."
The Sculptors' Jury of Sel ection awarded the George
D. Widener Gold Medal to :roM. Gregory for his piece
entitled "Lyric Love."
The James E. McClees' Prize was awarded to Edmond
Amateis for his piece entitled "Circe."
The following prizes were awarded by the Committee on Exhibition, consisting of members of the Board of' Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to Wayman Adams
for the best figure piece in oil for his canvas entitled ftJerome Myers. U
The Mary Smith Prize for t he best work by a Philadelphia woman awarded to Cafuharine Morris Wright for her
canvas entitled "After Lunch."
The EyJlibi tion consisted of 452 paintings and 98 pieces
or sculpture.
Four hundred and firty-four artists
were represented.
The total attendance at this Exhib-
ition
Immedtatelyafter the close, the
wa,st'20Q~Q ;: .
pernianent collection was restored to place in the
galleries.
On May 15th, the Galleries F, G, H, the North
Transcept, the East and West Central Galleries, and
the Rotunda were occupied by an E:lItbibition of work
by our students in competition for the William Erolen Cresson Memorial Travelling Scholarships and
minor school prizes.
This Exhibition was opened
to the public on May 24th, When the students and
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Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
their frie,nds were addressed by George Simpson Koyl, Dean of the
School of Fine Arts, of the University of Pennsylvania.
(
Alfred G. B. Steel announced the awards.
Mr.
On recommendation of
the Faculty, approved by the Board of Directors, Travelling Scholarships were awarded to the following cs,1 :xteen students:Sarsfi Jane Blakeslee
Fred B. Geasland
, T. Harrison Gibbs
Philip Jenney
Harry Levit
LeRoy Lehnen
G. Carter Morningstar
Edward Mansky
.Tane A. Neill
Flora Petrie
Peggy Peplow
Walter Rotan
Minnie D. Steele
Charlotte Tuke
William Temple
Gardner Tyrell
The Exhibiti on was open to the public for two weeks, after
which the galleries were hung with the permanent collection for
the SUIDIne'r months.
During the period of the School Exhibition, an
Exhibition of the first and second prize freehand drawings sent in
from various high schools and private schools in Philadelphia and
vicini ty was also held.
These prizes were awarded by the Academy
to the work as nominated by the art instructor in each school represented.
These drawings after being put on E':xhib i tion v.rere awarded
First, second and third prizes by the Academyts Faculty, as follows:1st prize -----
Miriam Erb - $25.
Beave:r College
2nd prize -----
Henry Rothman - $15.
Overbrook High School
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Victor Trasorf - $10. >i,/ILA.-I.....;:-.,., , "-~':~,"'0,-;{;.';O
Gratz High School.
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CQ/,.-eA"';"'~" "'- "--,~
During one week in the month of April the Composition Class
3rd Pri ze -----
held an exhi bi tion of work in the Lect:d:;re room of the Aca demy.
given subject was Pro Patria, as drawn from Ancient History.
Their
Mr.
Henry R. Poore, instructor in the ComposGtion Class, gave the follow:tng prizes as awarded by a special committee of his selection:-
Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
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In Painting:;y ohn Ri ch ards on
1st prize - Harry Simpson
2nd prize - 3rd prize - - - - James Turnbull
Honorable Mention to
Jack Bool{binder
Ann Eshner
Irving Gould
. On October 16th, all of the galleries with the exception
of B, the South Transept, C, and D, were dismantled for the
30th Annual Water Color Exhib i ti on, the 32nd Minia ture Exhibition and the 17th Exhibition of work done at the Academyts .
School
at Checter Springs.
These Exhibitions were open to
the public from November 5th to December 10th, 1933.
The
Jury of Selection for the Water Color Exhibition consisted of J. Frank Copeland
Edi th Emerson
Paul L. Gill
Margaretta S. Hinchman
Robert Riggs
Ernest D. Roth
The Hanging Committee consisted of -
J. Frank Copeland
Margaretta S. Hinchman
Ex~officio - the President of the Academy
and the President of the Philadelphia
Water Color Glub and Secre t ary of the
Philadelphia Water Color Club.
The Exhibition consisted of 1189 exhibits representing 130
water color artists.
The Jury awarded the
followi~g
prizes:-
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February 5, 1934
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Philadelphia Wat er Color Club Prize - Earl Horter
for his group of wate r colors as being the
strongest in the Exhibitione
.(
The Dana Water Color Medal - Henry C. Pitz for his
Group for simplicity and frankness of work.
The Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to stow Wengenroth
for hi~ Lithograph entitled "Rock; Eastport", as
being the best print in the Exhibition.
The Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal was awarded to Joseph T. Pears on, for his Group, ;f&rtd f6r "AChfevemen";t in
the Graphic Arts.
The Jury of Selection and Award for the 32nd Annual Miniature Exhibition consisted of Rosina C. Boardman
Mary Page Brown
Elsie Dodge Patee
Alice Kent Stoddard
Edward Warwick
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Exhibition was hung by Johanna M. Boe~icke
Sarah Y. McF.Boyle
Mary Hitchner De Moll
Elizabeth vVh ite McCarthy
RebeGcaB. Peale Patterson
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Jury awarded the Bronze Medal of Honor to Betsy
Flagg Melcher for her Miniature entitled "Carl A. de
Gersdorff".
The Miniature Jury also awarded the D.
J. McCarthy Prize to Emma Hess Ingersoll for her Miniature entitled "Carleton " .
This Exhibiti on consisted of
116 Miniatures representing 67 artists.
In the Chester Springs Exhibition, the dommittee
(
Instruction which is part of the Board of Directors of
the Academy, awarded the following prizes:-
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Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
First Prize of $moo.oo was awarded to SarahJ. Blakeslee
for h~1 painting in Oil entitled "Portrait"
.(
Second 3.Prize of $50 was awarded to Theodore F. Hussa , Jr.
his painting in Oil entitled "Frosty Morning".
-
Third Prize of $2 5. was awarded to D. Vincent Redding
for his painting in Oil entitled "The Wind ow."
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).
,
1 '
J 'c;, ::>
\
~r
JUlian B. Slevin Prizes of
as follows:-
~"
';' ~ ~ ~
&eJ.'tca:~ o-value
were awarded
To Louis Globensky for his vVate r Color entitled "Miles'
House" - $50.
Elsbeth Walthe r for her Group of three pieces of
sculpture - $50.
The total attendance at this Exhib i tion was 10,259.
C; J s"'s
The total number of visitors to the Galleries for th~?" 111 f
ttw ,
year 1933 wa s 62, 791.
The Schools of the Academy had a successful year,
1932-33, with a total registration of 259.
Instruction
in the School is given by a faculty of the following eminent artists: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
Just in Pardi
Francis Speight
The School is under the management of the Committee
on Instructm:.:m, consi 's t ing of members of the Board of
Directors.
The School is under the direct management
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Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
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of the Curator, Eleanor A. Fraser.
.;
season 1933-34 is now going on.
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School enrollment for the Spring
Our students are bringing great cred-
it to their instructors and to the . Academy through acceptance o f their
work by . duries selecting work submitted for the most important general Exhibitions of the country.
In the 129th Annual Exhibition there are
69 former and present stllldents of the Academy represented.
,
.The country school at Chester Springs has had a sucessfully artistic season during 1932-33.
Owing to the financial situation, the pol-
icy of continuing it as an all year round s .o.hool has been discontinued.
It is planned to
':p,p~.n
it in 1934 for the summer months only.
It is
under the direct management of D. Roy Miller as Resident Manager.
struction is given by a regular facul ty as follows:
Albert Laessle
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
doseph T. Pearson
Francis Speight
Milffired B. Miller
The Total Enrollment for the calendar year of 1933 to the closing
date of Octoqer 15th, was 106.
,1>'
During the ye.ar the buildings were
adequately maintained.
ACQUISITI ONS
By Purchase
"Portrai t of William T. Richards" by .John McClure Hamilton •
..th
From t ,he i.2S~ EXhibi tion, recommended for purchase by the Lambert
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, the following
list:William H. Ferguson
Myer Wattman
Gertrude R. Capoline
Francis Speight
Doris Porter
Nicolai Cikovsky .
Arthur M. Young
uWater Towers ll
"Landscape"
"Parkway?!
"Center Street??
nstill Life tt
"The Hargor tf
tt Steamboml.t, Venice tt
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February 5111 1934
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Werner Drewes
Helen M. Berry
Saul Schary
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"Red House, New Hope"
"Dock at Peggy's"
"Portrait or E. R."
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By Gift
205 portraits generously presented by Mrs • .John Frederick Lewis
in memory of the. late .John Frederick Lewis. Also a Collection
of Engravings and other examples of Graphic Arts, a collection
of 220 volumes, 18 folios and 27 catalogues forming the .John
Frederick Lewis Memorial Art Library.
A Painting by Robert Craig entitled ttFairmount Park, 1870"
presented by Mr. Alfred G. B. Steel.
A Collection of magazines of' art, extending over a number of years
presented by Miss Mary Butler.
A book entitled " Winning the King's Cup" by Ellen M. Bell
presented by Mr. W. B. Bell of New York City.
A 'book entitled "Thomas Spry; Lawyer and Physician" by .John Frederick Lewis, presented by .John Frederick LeWis, .Jr.
By Contribution
$18,000 presented by Mrs • .John Frederick Lewis for general use.
Also, $1,000 for free scholarships at Chester Springs.
$300 presented by Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel for two schola'rships for
two s,tudents recommended by the Board of' Educati on.
$150 present ed by the; Philadelphia Water Color Club.
By
Bequest
$20,000 under the will of the
]a
te Arthur Peter-son.
$750 on account of the $5,000 bequeathed under the will of the
late Henry G. Bryant.
Building
i\!f.:Pnd-:@ repairs were necessary to the roof gutters.
The old
cOiFerings of the walls of Gallery E. were removed, the wood back(
ing put in good order and a plastic composition was applied as an
experiment in resurfacing, it is claimed that by using this surfacing these walls can be kep-t repaired at small cost, thereby keeping
the walls cl ean and attractive ghd at the same time giving a satisfactory background to the paintings hung there.
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Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
The cloth covered walls in the remaining galleries have been
made as clean as is possible with vacuum cleaners.
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The walls
of the entrance lobby, the stairway lobby, the Board Room, the
large front office and the Secretary's office were repainted.
The wood wODkof the last named office given a coat of paint
and the floors of both offices were painted.
The classrooms
and all the rooms of the school were calcimined or painted
where necessary.
Also the public toilets.
The plumbing has
been renewed ' in the men's public toilets and the men's schools
toilets.
Fire shutters were repaired and repainted.
The base-
ment was thoroughly cleaned and white washed and repainted where
necessary .
The steam plant was overhauled and put in order
for the wirt ere TJfieeF:li:re Extinguishers in the building were
emptied and refilled.
The Annex at 1834 Arch street, the in-
terior walls were calcimined and the floors painted.
All the
work mentioned above was done by our own employees excepting
the renewal of the plumbing fixtures in the men's dressing
rooms.
A We stingh ouse Drinking Fountain has been placed in
the stairway lobby for the use of the
pu~lic,
and also one
was placed in the school for the use of the students.
The Treasurer's report in detail is submitted.
The thanks of the manag ement of the Academy are extended
to the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for
their su pport in the pas t and to the Pr esident a nd members of
the Board of Educ a tion for sending promising students to our
schools.
Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers of Phi1ad-
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nelphia for their intelligent criticisms.
Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
We also make
aCknowledgment to the employees of the Academy for faithful
l.'
performance of their duties.
Attest:
February 5, 1934
THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
(
The President and DirecdiQ;rs of the Pennsylvania Academy of
I
the Fine Arts have the honor to present their l28th Annual Report.
I
Stockholders' tickets for 1934 were issued on December
13, 1933.
These tickets will admit the Stockholders to all lec-
tures and entertainments given by the Academy, or under the auspices
of the Academy, whether an admission is charged to the public or not.
The President and Directors will be gre\a t1y gratified by the frequent use of these tickets.
At the last Annual Meeting of the
Stockhold~rs,
Lea was elected President of the Academy.
Mr. Arthur
H~
He}' served with distinc-
tion until May 24, when he resigned from the Presidency on account
of pressure of his many other interests.
The Board then electea
Alfred G. B. Steel, President of the Academy to fill the unexpired
term of Mr. Lea until tne next general election.
EXHIBITIONS
The 129th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture was opened
to the) public on January 28, 1934, preceded by a Private View on
Saturday evening, .January 27, The Exhibiti on continues through
Sunday, February 25th, 1934.
The mGtive dominating the gathering
together of this Exhibition has been strictly educational.
tain this r esul t, the management of the Ace. demy s el ected '"
a!l,~w~ J~~r.;l.~,~y
To obC~ha ,;iJrmen
who were known to be suff'iciently broad-minded to aPI?rec-
iate the excellence and sincerity of the work presented for thmir
{'
,
jUdgment, regardless of the type under which the work might be
classified.
The result is tha t an unusually comprehensi ve idea of
I
work being done at this time by American artists is shovm.
Art cr'- '
I
A nnual Meeting
February 5, 1934
P.A.F~A.
#2
have so favorably written about the Exhibition that the attendance
so :far has been
/
somewhat~
increased over that of last year.
The.Tur-
<Tf,e.ST of Selection consisted of eleven painters and three sculptors.
'/
The Hanging Committee consisted
Ju~y
o~
the Chairman of the Painters'
and the Chairman of the Sculptors' Jury and Messrs. Bates and
Bloch.
The canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection,
c onsi sting of Charles Hopkinson, Chairman
Alexander Brook
Kenneth Bates
Geroge Harding
Thomas H. Benton
Bernard Karfiol
Julius Bloch
Eugene Speicher
Adolphe Borie
Maurice Sterne
"-,
The sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of Selection
consisting of -
Walker Hancock, Chairman
Albin Eolas:ek
William Zorach
Most , of the paintings in the Exhi bi ti on are for sale and there
are many that are sui ta ble for . hanging in pri va te houses or apartments.
The Sculpture Exhibition contains much that can be used for the decorating of interiors as well as placing in the open.
The 128th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according
(
"
to schedule on January 29th, 1933
The awards of medals were as follows:
Annual Meeting
5, 1934
~ebruary
The Temple, Gold Medal awarded to S. Walter Norris r or
the best Painting regardless of subject, for his canvas entitled "Pool at llk.n
The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal for the best landscape
awarded to Georgina Klitgaard for her canvas entitled
"Winter Wheat."
The Carol H. Beck Gol d Medal for the; best portrait
in the Exhibition awarded to William Glackens for
his canvas entitled "Girl in Black and White."
The Sculptors' Jury of Sel ection awarded the George
D. Widener Gold Medal to :roM. Gregory for his piece
entitled "Lyric Love."
The James E. McClees' Prize was awarded to Edmond
Amateis for his piece entitled "Circe."
The following prizes were awarded by the Committee on Exhibition, consisting of members of the Board of' Directors:
The Walter Lippincott Prize awarded to Wayman Adams
for the best figure piece in oil for his canvas entitled ftJerome Myers. U
The Mary Smith Prize for t he best work by a Philadelphia woman awarded to Cafuharine Morris Wright for her
canvas entitled "After Lunch."
The EyJlibi tion consisted of 452 paintings and 98 pieces
or sculpture.
Four hundred and firty-four artists
were represented.
The total attendance at this Exhib-
ition
Immedtatelyafter the close, the
wa,st'20Q~Q ;: .
pernianent collection was restored to place in the
galleries.
On May 15th, the Galleries F, G, H, the North
Transcept, the East and West Central Galleries, and
the Rotunda were occupied by an E:lItbibition of work
by our students in competition for the William Erolen Cresson Memorial Travelling Scholarships and
minor school prizes.
This Exhibition was opened
to the public on May 24th, When the students and
#4
Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
their frie,nds were addressed by George Simpson Koyl, Dean of the
School of Fine Arts, of the University of Pennsylvania.
(
Alfred G. B. Steel announced the awards.
Mr.
On recommendation of
the Faculty, approved by the Board of Directors, Travelling Scholarships were awarded to the following cs,1 :xteen students:Sarsfi Jane Blakeslee
Fred B. Geasland
, T. Harrison Gibbs
Philip Jenney
Harry Levit
LeRoy Lehnen
G. Carter Morningstar
Edward Mansky
.Tane A. Neill
Flora Petrie
Peggy Peplow
Walter Rotan
Minnie D. Steele
Charlotte Tuke
William Temple
Gardner Tyrell
The Exhibiti on was open to the public for two weeks, after
which the galleries were hung with the permanent collection for
the SUIDIne'r months.
During the period of the School Exhibition, an
Exhibition of the first and second prize freehand drawings sent in
from various high schools and private schools in Philadelphia and
vicini ty was also held.
These prizes were awarded by the Academy
to the work as nominated by the art instructor in each school represented.
These drawings after being put on E':xhib i tion v.rere awarded
First, second and third prizes by the Academyts Faculty, as follows:1st prize -----
Miriam Erb - $25.
Beave:r College
2nd prize -----
Henry Rothman - $15.
Overbrook High School
f
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'
,'r~·
1\ )
J (
n,r:-)
Victor Trasorf - $10. >i,/ILA.-I.....;:-.,., , "-~':~,"'0,-;{;.';O
Gratz High School.
G
CQ/,.-eA"';"'~" "'- "--,~
During one week in the month of April the Composition Class
3rd Pri ze -----
held an exhi bi tion of work in the Lect:d:;re room of the Aca demy.
given subject was Pro Patria, as drawn from Ancient History.
Their
Mr.
Henry R. Poore, instructor in the ComposGtion Class, gave the follow:tng prizes as awarded by a special committee of his selection:-
Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
#5
In Painting:;y ohn Ri ch ards on
1st prize - Harry Simpson
2nd prize - 3rd prize - - - - James Turnbull
Honorable Mention to
Jack Bool{binder
Ann Eshner
Irving Gould
. On October 16th, all of the galleries with the exception
of B, the South Transept, C, and D, were dismantled for the
30th Annual Water Color Exhib i ti on, the 32nd Minia ture Exhibition and the 17th Exhibition of work done at the Academyts .
School
at Checter Springs.
These Exhibitions were open to
the public from November 5th to December 10th, 1933.
The
Jury of Selection for the Water Color Exhibition consisted of J. Frank Copeland
Edi th Emerson
Paul L. Gill
Margaretta S. Hinchman
Robert Riggs
Ernest D. Roth
The Hanging Committee consisted of -
J. Frank Copeland
Margaretta S. Hinchman
Ex~officio - the President of the Academy
and the President of the Philadelphia
Water Color Glub and Secre t ary of the
Philadelphia Water Color Club.
The Exhibition consisted of 1189 exhibits representing 130
water color artists.
The Jury awarded the
followi~g
prizes:-
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Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
6
Philadelphia Wat er Color Club Prize - Earl Horter
for his group of wate r colors as being the
strongest in the Exhibitione
.(
The Dana Water Color Medal - Henry C. Pitz for his
Group for simplicity and frankness of work.
The Eyre Gold Medal was awarded to stow Wengenroth
for hi~ Lithograph entitled "Rock; Eastport", as
being the best print in the Exhibition.
The Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal was awarded to Joseph T. Pears on, for his Group, ;f&rtd f6r "AChfevemen";t in
the Graphic Arts.
The Jury of Selection and Award for the 32nd Annual Miniature Exhibition consisted of Rosina C. Boardman
Mary Page Brown
Elsie Dodge Patee
Alice Kent Stoddard
Edward Warwick
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Exhibition was hung by Johanna M. Boe~icke
Sarah Y. McF.Boyle
Mary Hitchner De Moll
Elizabeth vVh ite McCarthy
RebeGcaB. Peale Patterson
Elizabeth F. Washington
The Jury awarded the Bronze Medal of Honor to Betsy
Flagg Melcher for her Miniature entitled "Carl A. de
Gersdorff".
The Miniature Jury also awarded the D.
J. McCarthy Prize to Emma Hess Ingersoll for her Miniature entitled "Carleton " .
This Exhibiti on consisted of
116 Miniatures representing 67 artists.
In the Chester Springs Exhibition, the dommittee
(
Instruction which is part of the Board of Directors of
the Academy, awarded the following prizes:-
0
n
#7
Annual Meeting
February 5, 1934
First Prize of $moo.oo was awarded to SarahJ. Blakeslee
for h~1 painting in Oil entitled "Portrait"
.(
Second 3.Prize of $50 was awarded to Theodore F. Hussa , Jr.
his painting in Oil entitled "Frosty Morning".
-
Third Prize of $2 5. was awarded to D. Vincent Redding
for his painting in Oil entitled "The Wind ow."
\
).
,
1 '
J 'c;, ::>
\
~r
JUlian B. Slevin Prizes of
as follows:-
~"
';' ~ ~ ~
&eJ.'tca:~ o-value
were awarded
To Louis Globensky for his vVate r Color entitled "Miles'
House" - $50.
Elsbeth Walthe r for her Group of three pieces of
sculpture - $50.
The total attendance at this Exhib i tion was 10,259.
C; J s"'s
The total number of visitors to the Galleries for th~?" 111 f
ttw ,
year 1933 wa s 62, 791.
The Schools of the Academy had a successful year,
1932-33, with a total registration of 259.
Instruction
in the School is given by a faculty of the following eminent artists: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
Just in Pardi
Francis Speight
The School is under the management of the Committee
on Instructm:.:m, consi 's t ing of members of the Board of
Directors.
The School is under the direct management
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of the Curator, Eleanor A. Fraser.
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season 1933-34 is now going on.
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School enrollment for the Spring
Our students are bringing great cred-
it to their instructors and to the . Academy through acceptance o f their
work by . duries selecting work submitted for the most important general Exhibitions of the country.
In the 129th Annual Exhibition there are
69 former and present stllldents of the Academy represented.
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.The country school at Chester Springs has had a sucessfully artistic season during 1932-33.
Owing to the financial situation, the pol-
icy of continuing it as an all year round s .o.hool has been discontinued.
It is planned to
':p,p~.n
it in 1934 for the summer months only.
It is
under the direct management of D. Roy Miller as Resident Manager.
struction is given by a regular facul ty as follows:
Albert Laessle
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
doseph T. Pearson
Francis Speight
Milffired B. Miller
The Total Enrollment for the calendar year of 1933 to the closing
date of Octoqer 15th, was 106.
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During the ye.ar the buildings were
adequately maintained.
ACQUISITI ONS
By Purchase
"Portrai t of William T. Richards" by .John McClure Hamilton •
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From t ,he i.2S~ EXhibi tion, recommended for purchase by the Lambert
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors, the following
list:William H. Ferguson
Myer Wattman
Gertrude R. Capoline
Francis Speight
Doris Porter
Nicolai Cikovsky .
Arthur M. Young
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"Landscape"
"Parkway?!
"Center Street??
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"The Hargor tf
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Werner Drewes
Helen M. Berry
Saul Schary
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"Red House, New Hope"
"Dock at Peggy's"
"Portrait or E. R."
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By Gift
205 portraits generously presented by Mrs • .John Frederick Lewis
in memory of the. late .John Frederick Lewis. Also a Collection
of Engravings and other examples of Graphic Arts, a collection
of 220 volumes, 18 folios and 27 catalogues forming the .John
Frederick Lewis Memorial Art Library.
A Painting by Robert Craig entitled ttFairmount Park, 1870"
presented by Mr. Alfred G. B. Steel.
A Collection of magazines of' art, extending over a number of years
presented by Miss Mary Butler.
A book entitled " Winning the King's Cup" by Ellen M. Bell
presented by Mr. W. B. Bell of New York City.
A 'book entitled "Thomas Spry; Lawyer and Physician" by .John Frederick Lewis, presented by .John Frederick LeWis, .Jr.
By Contribution
$18,000 presented by Mrs • .John Frederick Lewis for general use.
Also, $1,000 for free scholarships at Chester Springs.
$300 presented by Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel for two schola'rships for
two s,tudents recommended by the Board of' Educati on.
$150 present ed by the; Philadelphia Water Color Club.
By
Bequest
$20,000 under the will of the
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te Arthur Peter-son.
$750 on account of the $5,000 bequeathed under the will of the
late Henry G. Bryant.
Building
i\!f.:Pnd-:@ repairs were necessary to the roof gutters.
The old
cOiFerings of the walls of Gallery E. were removed, the wood back(
ing put in good order and a plastic composition was applied as an
experiment in resurfacing, it is claimed that by using this surfacing these walls can be kep-t repaired at small cost, thereby keeping
the walls cl ean and attractive ghd at the same time giving a satisfactory background to the paintings hung there.
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The cloth covered walls in the remaining galleries have been
made as clean as is possible with vacuum cleaners.
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The walls
of the entrance lobby, the stairway lobby, the Board Room, the
large front office and the Secretary's office were repainted.
The wood wODkof the last named office given a coat of paint
and the floors of both offices were painted.
The classrooms
and all the rooms of the school were calcimined or painted
where necessary.
Also the public toilets.
The plumbing has
been renewed ' in the men's public toilets and the men's schools
toilets.
Fire shutters were repaired and repainted.
The base-
ment was thoroughly cleaned and white washed and repainted where
necessary .
The steam plant was overhauled and put in order
for the wirt ere TJfieeF:li:re Extinguishers in the building were
emptied and refilled.
The Annex at 1834 Arch street, the in-
terior walls were calcimined and the floors painted.
All the
work mentioned above was done by our own employees excepting
the renewal of the plumbing fixtures in the men's dressing
rooms.
A We stingh ouse Drinking Fountain has been placed in
the stairway lobby for the use of the
pu~lic,
and also one
was placed in the school for the use of the students.
The Treasurer's report in detail is submitted.
The thanks of the manag ement of the Academy are extended
to the Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors, and Council for
their su pport in the pas t and to the Pr esident a nd members of
the Board of Educ a tion for sending promising students to our
schools.
Acknowledgments are due to the newspapers of Phi1ad-
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nelphia for their intelligent criticisms.
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We also make
aCknowledgment to the employees of the Academy for faithful
l.'
performance of their duties.
Attest: