134th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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134th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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February 6th, 1939
THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
Th~ Pres~dent and Direotors of The Pennsylvania
Aoademy of the Fine Arts have the honor to present their 133rd Annual
Report:
At the last Annual Meeting of the Stookholders,
the following four Direotors were elected to serve for three years:
Joseph E, W~dener
.Thomas S. Gates
John B. Thayer, 3rd
Mal'shail S. Morgan
We annoUnee with great ' regret the death of Mr,. ·
John Andrew Myers, Secretary of the Academy for twenty-five years, and
report the election by the Board of Direotors at their meeting on Ootober
l3, 1938, of Mr. Joseph T. Fraser, Jr. as Secretary. At this meeting;
1~, Henry Hotz, Jr_, was elected by the Board as CUrator of the Schools.
It is with deep sorrow that we also announo~
the death of Mr. Edward T .. Stotesbury, a member of the Board of Dir~o
tors for thirty-six years, which ooeured on May 16, 1938.
In the passing of these two loyal friends of
this Institution, the Academy has lost a faithful and. helpful Seoretary
and Director.
on December 31st, 1938,
Tpe stockholders' Tickets for 1939 were issued
EXHIBITIONS
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The 134th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
was opened to the public on January 29th, 1939, preceded by a Private Viewing on Saturday evening, January 28th,l939. The Exhibition continues
through Sunday,Mal'ch 5th.
rrhe canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection cOIns ist il;lg
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Franklin Watkins, Chairman
Antonio .M artino
Arnold Blanch
Jon Corbino
Guy Pene DuBo~s
Carroll S. Tyson
Daniel Garber
The Sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of Selection consisting
of:~
c. P. Jennewein, Chairman
Arthur tee
Joseph Kiselewski
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The Exhibition consists of 237 paintings ' and 87 exhibits of sculpture,
and 334 artists are represented. The total attendance at this l';xhibi tion
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to date has been:
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i±7.4'5·
The l35rd Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to
schedule on January 3@th, 193~.
The canvases were selected by the Painters" Jury of Selection, consisting
of:
James Chawin, Chairman
Reginald Marsh
Edward Hopper
Andrew Winter
Hobson Pittman
Leon Kroll
'Randall Davey
The sculpture' was selected by the Sculptors" Jury of Selection, consisting
of:
Walker Hancock, Chairman
Lee Lawrie
John Gregory
The Exhibition consisted of 508 paintings and 117 exhibits of sculpture,
and 391 artists were represented. The Total attendance at this ~xhibition
was 13,719.
Most of the paintings and ,sculpture accepted were off'ere'd for sale and
the Academy purchased twelve oil paintings and ' <bJ;'l:§ " piece ' 0f scp.lpture,
and there were sold four oil paintings to the public, and one piece of
sculpture.
.
The Exhibition closed on Sunday, Iv'Iarch 6th,1938, and on March 7th,
Galleries H and I, which contain the Gibson Collection were opened to
the public and the two National Portraiture Galleries of J and K as well,
The ~~emaining galleries were hung with the Temple, the Gd.lp~n, and Lambert Collection and opened to the public on March lOth,1938.
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The Galleries continued ' in that position until the latter part of May.,
when they were dismantled and rehung with the Exhibition of Student
Work in competition for the Cresson Foreign Traveling Scholarships.
The Student Exhibition was opened to the public on May 25th,l938, at
4 P. M. and the students and their friends were addressed by :tv1'r .• Forbes
Watson.
Mr. Steel, announced the awardes given on recommendation of the Faculty
and approved by the Board of Dlirect9rs. Seventeen Cresson Traveling
Scholarships were awarded to students in the Schools,
During the perio~ of the School Exhibition, an Exhibition of the first
and soond prize freehand drawings sent in from various high schools
and private schools in Philadelphia and vicinity was held in the Print
Room. These prizes were awarded by the Academy to the work as nominated
by the art instructor in the Schools represented. The drawings after
being put on Exhibition were awarded First, Second, and Third Prize
by the Academy's Faculty.
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The Exhibition of Student Work closed on Sunday, June 12th, and all of the
Galleries were rehung with the Pemmanent Collection and continued in that
position until they were dismantled for the 36th Water Color Exhibition
and the 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures, which opened on october
23, 1938, preceded by a Private Viewing on Saturday evening, October 22nd.
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The Jury of Selection for the Water Color Exhibition consisted Ofi
Harry Leith-Ross
Antonio :Martino
Krik Merrick
Fred deP. Rothermel
Catherine Morris Wright
Andrew Wyeth
The Jury of Selection for Black and Vfuite, by the Point, and Colored
Prints:
Lewis C. Daniel
Benton Spruance
Herbert Pullinger
The Hanging Committee consisted of Herbert Pullinger and Andrew Wyeth, who
in turn were supervised by the President of the Academy and the President
and Secretary of the Philadelphia Water Color Club.
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The Exhibition consisted of 596 ~:x:hibits, and 315 artists were represented.
In this Exhibition 15 ·water colors were sold to the public and 4 black
and whites.
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The Jury of Selection and Award for the 37th Miniature Exhibition consisted
of:
Margaret Foote Hawley
George Gibbs
1furia Judson strean
Eva Springer
R~ry Hitchner De Moll
The Hanging Committee consisted of:Violet Thompson Chase
Johanna M. Boericke
:Mary Hitchner de Moll
Mary Bonsall
The Exhibition consisted 'of 107 exhibits
and 57 artists were represinted.
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During the -W-ater Color and Miniature Exhibitions, the Exhibition o/f Selected Work of St.udents at the Summer School at Chester Springs was on .
view in Gallery G and the West Central Gallery and continued until th~
close of the former Exhibitions on November 27th, 1938.
The paid attendance at the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition was: 1,057The total attendance at the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition was:7,144
'r he total attendance in the Galleries for the year 1938 was:
49,489
The Exhibition closed on November 27th after a five weeks'duration.
Z )Galleries were then hung with an Exhibition of the Lambert Collection,
I,
The
a one-man Show of the work of Henry McCarter, an Exhibition of etchings
by Lewis C. Daniel illustrating Walt Whitman's ffSong of the Open Road",
an Exhibition of Litho graphs by Joseph Pennell known as I1The Panama Canal Series tl together with the Academy's Permanent Collection.
The Galleries remained in that position until January 9th when they were dsmantled
and the 134th Annual Exhibition was hung, beginning January 16th.
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S.CHOOLS
Schools qf the Academy had a
total enrollment of 201.
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successf~l
year, 1938-39,
wit~
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The Oountry School at ChesterSpr1ngs has had a successful artistic
season dur 1938. The total enrollment for the seasen of IVfay:'-te
September,1938, was 105.
The Schoels are under the direct Management of the Curator,Henry
Hetz, Jr~ and the Winter School is under the Managment of the COmmittee on In~truction, consisting of members of the Academy's Board
of Direetors. School enrellment fer the Spring Season,1939, is now
going on.
CONTRIBUTIONS
$
ROBERT BRADFORD
1120.00
A.G.B.STEEL
300.00
1ffiS. A.G.B.STEEL
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS,
PHIL..~DELPHIA
15.00
JR~
WATER CO LOR CLUB
FENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF MINIATURE PAINTERS
WOMEN'S COMIVIITTEE OF CIillSTER SPRINGS
MARY B. WARNER
2000.00
200.00
50~OO
9.24
5.00
$ 3699.24
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BUILDING
During the summer months the floors and walls in the Main Office,
the Secretary's ~ffice and School Office were painted; an~ the
walls in the entrance lobby were washed. The walls and floors
throughout the School were painted ~
The large canva~ entitled ftThe Bal 11fa.$que!' by Charles Hermans
was removed from Gallery G 'and afte~ having been cleaned and re~
varnished and removed from its frame, it was placed in 't he Main
Office and a narrow white frame built around it, giving the effect
of a mural decoration, This painting has been ~he subjeot of much
admiration in its new position.
The proposed plan for painting the entire gallery was inaugurated
this summer by the removing of the burlap in ~ the West Central Gallery and placing on the walls ply board over which was applied grey
paint. This work was done by our own men, and it is earnestly
hoped that eventually the entire gallery may be refinished in this
manner.
\,
The Treasurer's Report in detail is respectfully submitted.
The nhanks of the Management of the Academy ar,e extended to the
Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors~ and Council for their support
in the past, and the President and members of the Board of Education
for sending promising students to our Schools. Acknowledgements are
due to the newspapers of Philadelphia for their intelligent criticisms~
We also, make acknowledgements to the employees of the Academy for
faithful performance of their duties.
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Attached to this report is a list of the Prize Awards in the l3l:i7li ~L i~ (~({;
Annual Exhibition; the Prize Awards in the 36th Water Color Exhibition
and th~ 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures, the names of the students
to whom Cresson 'Ilraveling Scholarships were awarded in 1938; the
Prize Awards for Work Exhibited by the Students of ~ the Academy's Summer School; the list of Instructors on the Faculty in the City School
and the Country School, together with a list of the paintings and
sculpture acquired by purchase and by gift.
ATTEST:
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADID,ff OF THE FINE ARTS
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Prizes and Awards made in the 133rd Annual
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Painters'
~ury
Exhibition,193~:-
awarded the following medals:-
Temple Medal - Eugene Speicher for his "N'J8.rianna n as being the
best painting regardless of subjeet
Jennie Sesnan Medal ... Anton-lo p. Martino for his "Leverington Avenue"
as being the best landsca]>e in the Exhibition.
Carol H. Beck Medal - Arnold Blanoh for his "Portrait of a Man" as
being the best portrait
Sculptors' Jury awarded the follomng medal:George D. Widener Medal - Anthony D. Francisci for his ftGilda ft
The Committee on Exhibition awarded the following prizes:
Walter Lippincott Prize - Jon Corbino for his "Bathers' Pienie l1
as being the best figure piece in oil
:Mary Smith Prize - Irene Denney for his "Five and Tenflas being
the best work by a Philadelphia woman
-Edward T. Stotesbury Prize - George M. Harding for his "Panel for
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Vlashington Post Office"
Prizes
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Awards made in the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition,1938:
.Phila. Water Color Prize - Barse Miller for his tt~JIain Line Tragedy"
as being the strongest picture- in the
Exhibition executed in water color
Dana Water Color Medal - Carolyn John for heF- "Group" for simplicity .
and frankness of work.
Eyre Medal: Armin Landeck for his "Housetops; 14th Street" as being
the best print in black and white
Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal ~ Emil Ganso for his group for ~chieve~
ment in the Graphic Arts
' Dawson Water Color Medal - Eleanor R. Copeland for her "Group" for
distinction in painting or drawing of
flowers or of gardens.
Prizes and Awards made in the 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures,1938
\. Miniature Paint era Medal of Honor to Virginia Hollinger Stout for
\ ffManchu Lady"
\ JD.J. McCarthy Prize - :Mabel R. Welch for "The Old Actor"
~ize:~~·' awarded in the Exhibition of Selected Work of Students at
the Stl.mmer School at Chester Springs, Pennsylvania •
.b\.CADElv.r.r AWARDS:
lstr ~oil Wa~ton Battershall
2nd Oil Alioe E. Whitten
$ 50.00
30.00
SUPPLEMENT TO ,ANNUAL RF,pORT
'1.'0 THE STOCKHOLDERS - page two
$20.00
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Julian B. Slevin Awards
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1st Sculpture,Elmore Cave
2nd Sculpture,Donala. Lancaster
Drawing,G. Pillow Lewis
Water Color - Karl Wolfe
WILLIAM
EMEEN
$ 40.00
30.00
15.00
15.00
CRESSON 'rRAVELING SOHOLJiRSHIPS
Cl&ra Bratt
Barbara N. Doan
Michael Floriglio
Irving F. Goldstein
Richard c. Hickson
Allan D. Jones, Jr.
AWARDED TO:
Leslie Judd
Robert T. Lippincott
Charles E. Marks
Harry Meth
Francis A. Millott
Oliver W. Nuse
Fredrik L. Ottesen
Charles Protas
Henry L. Rothman
Gilbert H. Switzer
Katherine von Voigtlander
STIMSON PRIZE .4..WARDED TO:
Elmore Cave
Honorable Mention: Georgia Shearer
STEWARDSON PRIZE AWARDED 'ro:
Gilbert H. Switzer
Honorable Mention: Piero Iannaocone
Prizes awarded to freehand drawings submitted from the various higher
schools of Philadelphia .and vicinity
First Prize - Vernon Huppi
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(OlneyHighS.)
Second Prize -Helen F •. Stroud
,.
(Gtn.Friends)
Third Prize - Charles Taylor
(C entral High)
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Daniel Garber
Walker Hancock
George Harding
John F. Harbeson
Albert , L~a~Gle
Henry McCarter
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$25.00
15.00
10.00
Roy C, Nusa
Justin A. Pardi
Francis Speight
James Ohapin
William Temple
Philip Aliano
Charles Rudy
George E~ c. Wiggins
George Deme~rios
Wi~liam M. Campbell
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE
REPORT
STOCKHOLDERS
ANNUAI,.
TO THE
Page three
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INSTRUCTORS ON FACULTY
OF .SUMMER
SCHOOL AT CHESTER SPRINGS ,
.
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Francis Speight
ACQUISITIO~S
DanIel Garber
Florenoe V. Cannon
Nathaniel Choate
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Charles Rudy
- BY PURCHASE AND BY GIFT - 1938
Purohased by the Academy for the Temple Collection:
"Doris f' by .Tames Chapin
Purohased by the Aoademy for the Gilpin Collection:
"Bathers' Pionic" by.Ton Corbino
nYoung Woman" by Isabel Bishop
t'Levering"ton Avenue" by Antonio P. Martino
ttThe Bather n by Edward MoCartan
Purchased by the Academy for the Lambert Fund:
,ttLandscape" by Herbert Barnett
!fSeated Figure lt by Gladys Rockmore Davis
ttThe Five ' and Ten" by Irene Denney
nstill Life" by Richard Hickson
n,Somewhat Rheumatic" by Alice T. Roberts
I.fDolomite Q.uarry; Edge Hilltl by Henry Rothman
"An American Cityn by Fred Wagner
.
ttpennsylvania's Broad il..cres rt by Henry McCarter
BY .GIFT
Low Portrait relief of Thomas Anshutz by Adam Pietz, presented
by the A:r;-tist.
Marble copy of well-known ttPsyche" with marble stand - gift of
Miss Mary Roberts Gales.
Plaster - '' 'Spirit of Justice" by C• .p, Jennewein, presented to
the Academy by the artist.
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Portrait of "Thomas Skelton Harrison"by J. L. Stuart, presented
by Miss Marion L. Harvey of Pomfret Centre, Conn.
Gift from Mrs. John F. LewiS, through John F. Lewis, Jr. of the
following:
"William IIIlfbyJohann Vollevens
"Susan Campbell" by Thomas Sully
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE
REPORT TO
THE STOCKHOLDERS
A]IT~AL
Page four
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"Elizabeth Johnson Hamilton" by A. Wertmuller
'.'Portrait of a Girl" by rrhomas Sully
IV'lI's. Elizabeth Grange tl b~ Gilbert Stuart
tlAndrew Hamilton" by Adolph Wertmuller
Gift from Mrs. Robert Harvey of Chicago, Illinois, of a picture
entitled "August; Lanesville tt by the late Yarnall Abbott, her , father.
Gift pf Mrs. HughH. Breckenridge of the following;
frCity Hall Tower at Night" by Hugh H. Breckenridge
Books:- Lalanne on Etching
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The Engravings of William Blake by Russell
Primitive Negro Sculpture by Guillanme and Munro
one small printing press
two chairs
Gift of !~. Herbert A. Hirsh of 51 W. 10th St., New York City of canvas by his late sister, Alice Hirsh, entitled "Overlooking the East
Rivertt.
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THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
Th~ Pres~dent and Direotors of The Pennsylvania
Aoademy of the Fine Arts have the honor to present their 133rd Annual
Report:
At the last Annual Meeting of the Stookholders,
the following four Direotors were elected to serve for three years:
Joseph E, W~dener
.Thomas S. Gates
John B. Thayer, 3rd
Mal'shail S. Morgan
We annoUnee with great ' regret the death of Mr,. ·
John Andrew Myers, Secretary of the Academy for twenty-five years, and
report the election by the Board of Direotors at their meeting on Ootober
l3, 1938, of Mr. Joseph T. Fraser, Jr. as Secretary. At this meeting;
1~, Henry Hotz, Jr_, was elected by the Board as CUrator of the Schools.
It is with deep sorrow that we also announo~
the death of Mr. Edward T .. Stotesbury, a member of the Board of Dir~o
tors for thirty-six years, which ooeured on May 16, 1938.
In the passing of these two loyal friends of
this Institution, the Academy has lost a faithful and. helpful Seoretary
and Director.
on December 31st, 1938,
Tpe stockholders' Tickets for 1939 were issued
EXHIBITIONS
';.
The 134th Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture
was opened to the public on January 29th, 1939, preceded by a Private Viewing on Saturday evening, January 28th,l939. The Exhibition continues
through Sunday,Mal'ch 5th.
rrhe canvases were selected by the Painters' Jury of Selection cOIns ist il;lg
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of:/'
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Franklin Watkins, Chairman
Antonio .M artino
Arnold Blanch
Jon Corbino
Guy Pene DuBo~s
Carroll S. Tyson
Daniel Garber
The Sculpture was selected by the Sculptors' Jury of Selection consisting
of:~
c. P. Jennewein, Chairman
Arthur tee
Joseph Kiselewski
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The Exhibition consists of 237 paintings ' and 87 exhibits of sculpture,
and 334 artists are represented. The total attendance at this l';xhibi tion
\
'\
\ .
- 2 -
to date has been:
(
i±7.4'5·
The l35rd Annual Exhibition in Oil and Sculpture opened according to
schedule on January 3@th, 193~.
The canvases were selected by the Painters" Jury of Selection, consisting
of:
James Chawin, Chairman
Reginald Marsh
Edward Hopper
Andrew Winter
Hobson Pittman
Leon Kroll
'Randall Davey
The sculpture' was selected by the Sculptors" Jury of Selection, consisting
of:
Walker Hancock, Chairman
Lee Lawrie
John Gregory
The Exhibition consisted of 508 paintings and 117 exhibits of sculpture,
and 391 artists were represented. The Total attendance at this ~xhibition
was 13,719.
Most of the paintings and ,sculpture accepted were off'ere'd for sale and
the Academy purchased twelve oil paintings and ' <bJ;'l:§ " piece ' 0f scp.lpture,
and there were sold four oil paintings to the public, and one piece of
sculpture.
.
The Exhibition closed on Sunday, Iv'Iarch 6th,1938, and on March 7th,
Galleries H and I, which contain the Gibson Collection were opened to
the public and the two National Portraiture Galleries of J and K as well,
The ~~emaining galleries were hung with the Temple, the Gd.lp~n, and Lambert Collection and opened to the public on March lOth,1938.
(
The Galleries continued ' in that position until the latter part of May.,
when they were dismantled and rehung with the Exhibition of Student
Work in competition for the Cresson Foreign Traveling Scholarships.
The Student Exhibition was opened to the public on May 25th,l938, at
4 P. M. and the students and their friends were addressed by :tv1'r .• Forbes
Watson.
Mr. Steel, announced the awardes given on recommendation of the Faculty
and approved by the Board of Dlirect9rs. Seventeen Cresson Traveling
Scholarships were awarded to students in the Schools,
During the perio~ of the School Exhibition, an Exhibition of the first
and soond prize freehand drawings sent in from various high schools
and private schools in Philadelphia and vicinity was held in the Print
Room. These prizes were awarded by the Academy to the work as nominated
by the art instructor in the Schools represented. The drawings after
being put on Exhibition were awarded First, Second, and Third Prize
by the Academy's Faculty.
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The Exhibition of Student Work closed on Sunday, June 12th, and all of the
Galleries were rehung with the Pemmanent Collection and continued in that
position until they were dismantled for the 36th Water Color Exhibition
and the 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures, which opened on october
23, 1938, preceded by a Private Viewing on Saturday evening, October 22nd.
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"
The Jury of Selection for the Water Color Exhibition consisted Ofi
Harry Leith-Ross
Antonio :Martino
Krik Merrick
Fred deP. Rothermel
Catherine Morris Wright
Andrew Wyeth
The Jury of Selection for Black and Vfuite, by the Point, and Colored
Prints:
Lewis C. Daniel
Benton Spruance
Herbert Pullinger
The Hanging Committee consisted of Herbert Pullinger and Andrew Wyeth, who
in turn were supervised by the President of the Academy and the President
and Secretary of the Philadelphia Water Color Club.
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The Exhibition consisted of 596 ~:x:hibits, and 315 artists were represented.
In this Exhibition 15 ·water colors were sold to the public and 4 black
and whites.
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The Jury of Selection and Award for the 37th Miniature Exhibition consisted
of:
Margaret Foote Hawley
George Gibbs
1furia Judson strean
Eva Springer
R~ry Hitchner De Moll
The Hanging Committee consisted of:Violet Thompson Chase
Johanna M. Boericke
:Mary Hitchner de Moll
Mary Bonsall
The Exhibition consisted 'of 107 exhibits
and 57 artists were represinted.
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During the -W-ater Color and Miniature Exhibitions, the Exhibition o/f Selected Work of St.udents at the Summer School at Chester Springs was on .
view in Gallery G and the West Central Gallery and continued until th~
close of the former Exhibitions on November 27th, 1938.
The paid attendance at the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition was: 1,057The total attendance at the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition was:7,144
'r he total attendance in the Galleries for the year 1938 was:
49,489
The Exhibition closed on November 27th after a five weeks'duration.
Z )Galleries were then hung with an Exhibition of the Lambert Collection,
I,
The
a one-man Show of the work of Henry McCarter, an Exhibition of etchings
by Lewis C. Daniel illustrating Walt Whitman's ffSong of the Open Road",
an Exhibition of Litho graphs by Joseph Pennell known as I1The Panama Canal Series tl together with the Academy's Permanent Collection.
The Galleries remained in that position until January 9th when they were dsmantled
and the 134th Annual Exhibition was hung, beginning January 16th.
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S.CHOOLS
Schools qf the Academy had a
total enrollment of 201.
~he
(
successf~l
year, 1938-39,
wit~
a
The Oountry School at ChesterSpr1ngs has had a successful artistic
season dur 1938. The total enrollment for the seasen of IVfay:'-te
September,1938, was 105.
The Schoels are under the direct Management of the Curator,Henry
Hetz, Jr~ and the Winter School is under the Managment of the COmmittee on In~truction, consisting of members of the Academy's Board
of Direetors. School enrellment fer the Spring Season,1939, is now
going on.
CONTRIBUTIONS
$
ROBERT BRADFORD
1120.00
A.G.B.STEEL
300.00
1ffiS. A.G.B.STEEL
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS,
PHIL..~DELPHIA
15.00
JR~
WATER CO LOR CLUB
FENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF MINIATURE PAINTERS
WOMEN'S COMIVIITTEE OF CIillSTER SPRINGS
MARY B. WARNER
2000.00
200.00
50~OO
9.24
5.00
$ 3699.24
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BUILDING
During the summer months the floors and walls in the Main Office,
the Secretary's ~ffice and School Office were painted; an~ the
walls in the entrance lobby were washed. The walls and floors
throughout the School were painted ~
The large canva~ entitled ftThe Bal 11fa.$que!' by Charles Hermans
was removed from Gallery G 'and afte~ having been cleaned and re~
varnished and removed from its frame, it was placed in 't he Main
Office and a narrow white frame built around it, giving the effect
of a mural decoration, This painting has been ~he subjeot of much
admiration in its new position.
The proposed plan for painting the entire gallery was inaugurated
this summer by the removing of the burlap in ~ the West Central Gallery and placing on the walls ply board over which was applied grey
paint. This work was done by our own men, and it is earnestly
hoped that eventually the entire gallery may be refinished in this
manner.
\,
The Treasurer's Report in detail is respectfully submitted.
The nhanks of the Management of the Academy ar,e extended to the
Mayor of Philadelphia, the Directors~ and Council for their support
in the past, and the President and members of the Board of Education
for sending promising students to our Schools. Acknowledgements are
due to the newspapers of Philadelphia for their intelligent criticisms~
We also, make acknowledgements to the employees of the Academy for
faithful performance of their duties.
. ,
Attached to this report is a list of the Prize Awards in the l3l:i7li ~L i~ (~({;
Annual Exhibition; the Prize Awards in the 36th Water Color Exhibition
and th~ 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures, the names of the students
to whom Cresson 'Ilraveling Scholarships were awarded in 1938; the
Prize Awards for Work Exhibited by the Students of ~ the Academy's Summer School; the list of Instructors on the Faculty in the City School
and the Country School, together with a list of the paintings and
sculpture acquired by purchase and by gift.
ATTEST:
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADID,ff OF THE FINE ARTS
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Prizes and Awards made in the 133rd Annual
oF
Painters'
~ury
Exhibition,193~:-
awarded the following medals:-
Temple Medal - Eugene Speicher for his "N'J8.rianna n as being the
best painting regardless of subjeet
Jennie Sesnan Medal ... Anton-lo p. Martino for his "Leverington Avenue"
as being the best landsca]>e in the Exhibition.
Carol H. Beck Medal - Arnold Blanoh for his "Portrait of a Man" as
being the best portrait
Sculptors' Jury awarded the follomng medal:George D. Widener Medal - Anthony D. Francisci for his ftGilda ft
The Committee on Exhibition awarded the following prizes:
Walter Lippincott Prize - Jon Corbino for his "Bathers' Pienie l1
as being the best figure piece in oil
:Mary Smith Prize - Irene Denney for his "Five and Tenflas being
the best work by a Philadelphia woman
-Edward T. Stotesbury Prize - George M. Harding for his "Panel for
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Awards made in the 36th Annual Water Color Exhibition,1938:
.Phila. Water Color Prize - Barse Miller for his tt~JIain Line Tragedy"
as being the strongest picture- in the
Exhibition executed in water color
Dana Water Color Medal - Carolyn John for heF- "Group" for simplicity .
and frankness of work.
Eyre Medal: Armin Landeck for his "Housetops; 14th Street" as being
the best print in black and white
Joseph Pennell Memorial Medal ~ Emil Ganso for his group for ~chieve~
ment in the Graphic Arts
' Dawson Water Color Medal - Eleanor R. Copeland for her "Group" for
distinction in painting or drawing of
flowers or of gardens.
Prizes and Awards made in the 37th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures,1938
\. Miniature Paint era Medal of Honor to Virginia Hollinger Stout for
\ ffManchu Lady"
\ JD.J. McCarthy Prize - :Mabel R. Welch for "The Old Actor"
~ize:~~·' awarded in the Exhibition of Selected Work of Students at
the Stl.mmer School at Chester Springs, Pennsylvania •
.b\.CADElv.r.r AWARDS:
lstr ~oil Wa~ton Battershall
2nd Oil Alioe E. Whitten
$ 50.00
30.00
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1st Sculpture,Elmore Cave
2nd Sculpture,Donala. Lancaster
Drawing,G. Pillow Lewis
Water Color - Karl Wolfe
WILLIAM
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$ 40.00
30.00
15.00
15.00
CRESSON 'rRAVELING SOHOLJiRSHIPS
Cl&ra Bratt
Barbara N. Doan
Michael Floriglio
Irving F. Goldstein
Richard c. Hickson
Allan D. Jones, Jr.
AWARDED TO:
Leslie Judd
Robert T. Lippincott
Charles E. Marks
Harry Meth
Francis A. Millott
Oliver W. Nuse
Fredrik L. Ottesen
Charles Protas
Henry L. Rothman
Gilbert H. Switzer
Katherine von Voigtlander
STIMSON PRIZE .4..WARDED TO:
Elmore Cave
Honorable Mention: Georgia Shearer
STEWARDSON PRIZE AWARDED 'ro:
Gilbert H. Switzer
Honorable Mention: Piero Iannaocone
Prizes awarded to freehand drawings submitted from the various higher
schools of Philadelphia .and vicinity
First Prize - Vernon Huppi
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Second Prize -Helen F •. Stroud
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Third Prize - Charles Taylor
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Daniel Garber
Walker Hancock
George Harding
John F. Harbeson
Albert , L~a~Gle
Henry McCarter
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Roy C, Nusa
Justin A. Pardi
Francis Speight
James Ohapin
William Temple
Philip Aliano
Charles Rudy
George E~ c. Wiggins
George Deme~rios
Wi~liam M. Campbell
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George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Francis Speight
ACQUISITIO~S
DanIel Garber
Florenoe V. Cannon
Nathaniel Choate
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- BY PURCHASE AND BY GIFT - 1938
Purohased by the Academy for the Temple Collection:
"Doris f' by .Tames Chapin
Purohased by the Aoademy for the Gilpin Collection:
"Bathers' Pionic" by.Ton Corbino
nYoung Woman" by Isabel Bishop
t'Levering"ton Avenue" by Antonio P. Martino
ttThe Bather n by Edward MoCartan
Purchased by the Academy for the Lambert Fund:
,ttLandscape" by Herbert Barnett
!fSeated Figure lt by Gladys Rockmore Davis
ttThe Five ' and Ten" by Irene Denney
nstill Life" by Richard Hickson
n,Somewhat Rheumatic" by Alice T. Roberts
I.fDolomite Q.uarry; Edge Hilltl by Henry Rothman
"An American Cityn by Fred Wagner
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ttpennsylvania's Broad il..cres rt by Henry McCarter
BY .GIFT
Low Portrait relief of Thomas Anshutz by Adam Pietz, presented
by the A:r;-tist.
Marble copy of well-known ttPsyche" with marble stand - gift of
Miss Mary Roberts Gales.
Plaster - '' 'Spirit of Justice" by C• .p, Jennewein, presented to
the Academy by the artist.
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Portrait of "Thomas Skelton Harrison"by J. L. Stuart, presented
by Miss Marion L. Harvey of Pomfret Centre, Conn.
Gift from Mrs. John F. LewiS, through John F. Lewis, Jr. of the
following:
"William IIIlfbyJohann Vollevens
"Susan Campbell" by Thomas Sully
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"Elizabeth Johnson Hamilton" by A. Wertmuller
'.'Portrait of a Girl" by rrhomas Sully
IV'lI's. Elizabeth Grange tl b~ Gilbert Stuart
tlAndrew Hamilton" by Adolph Wertmuller
Gift from Mrs. Robert Harvey of Chicago, Illinois, of a picture
entitled "August; Lanesville tt by the late Yarnall Abbott, her , father.
Gift pf Mrs. HughH. Breckenridge of the following;
frCity Hall Tower at Night" by Hugh H. Breckenridge
Books:- Lalanne on Etching
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The Engravings of William Blake by Russell
Primitive Negro Sculpture by Guillanme and Munro
one small printing press
two chairs
Gift of !~. Herbert A. Hirsh of 51 W. 10th St., New York City of canvas by his late sister, Alice Hirsh, entitled "Overlooking the East
Rivertt.
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