135th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE PEN}TS YL VANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO
STOCKHOLDERS
TH:B~
February 5th , 1940
('
The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts have the honor to present their 134th Annual Report .
This report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards , acquisitions and purchases
as supplementary data.
The Treasurer's Report in detail is respectfully submitted herewith.
1)
CONTRI BUTIONS
1
I Alfred G. B~ Steel
2
/ John Frederick Lewis
< Mrs. Alfred G~ B. Steel
Penna.S ociety of Miniature Painters
Phila. Water Color Club
( Griffin Gribbel
j ( William L . Van Alen
FOR PURCBj\.SE
j I ;Lessing J. Rosenwald
OF
.. .I. (\ Nfrs. George F. Tyler
PICTURE
./ (Henry T. NlcIlhenny
.) (Joseph E . Widener
./ ( Wi lli am Clar ke NIason
(
-./ ( R s Sturgis In gersoll
dl,
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450· 00 /
300 00 ,/
80 00
50
200
25
100
100
100
100
100
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EXIHBITIONS
2)
The 134th Annual l!.xhibi tion of Painting an d Sculpture was held in the
Galle ries January 29th through March 5th, 1939, v'1 i th a Pri vate View
on Saturday evening, January 28th. Co-incident with this Exhi bi tion
was a special Exhibition of mural designs executed un de r the United
States Treasury Department, Section of Fine Arts •
.A Special Memorial Exhibition of the work of the late Sergeant Kendall
was held in Gallery F from March 14th 1;0 May 11th.
A special Exhibition of sculptures by Anna Hyatt Huntington was held
in ,the Rotunda and Galleries J and E from April 5th to April 26th.
Through the duration of these two special Exhibitions the , remaining
Galleries were hung wi th selected works from the Academy's Permanent
Collect ion6
(
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the competition fo r
the Cresson 'E'tltnd>lnea:n,),I'raveling Scholarships was on view in Galleries
the East and West Central Galleries
.
C , D, E F , G the Rotunda and
from May 24th to June 9th.
,
,
.:
.
~.
AN:r:ro.ALREPORT
February 5, 1940
Oo-incident with the Student Exhibition was a Showing of Freehand Drawings
from the high schools of ~hiladelphia and vicinity in competition for the
advertised Academy awards.
.
All of the Galleries were , hung with selections from the Permanent Collection from June 9th until Octpber 7th.
An Exhibit ion of selected work from the exhibits of the competing students
for European Traveling Scholarships was hung in the front two studios of
the .SchoQl on the first f loor of the Academy from June 30th to Labor Day.
The 37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion and the 38th Annual
Exhibition of Miniat ures were hung in all of the Gal:!.eries with the exception of the West Central Gallery and Galleries G,H,I,K, and N from
October 22 nd through November 26th with a Private ' View on October 21st ..
I
Oo-incident with this Exhibition the . exhibit of selected works of the
students from. the Summer School at Ohester Springs was on view in Gallery
G and the West Central Gallery. Selections from the Permanent Collection
were again hung in the Galleries from the ti me of the closing of these
previous Exhibitions to complete the year. Galleries C and D,however,
were hung with print s from the Le\'\'1s and Phillips Oollections covering
the work of Albrecht Durer and the German HLittle IIJ1:asters.tI
SCHOOLS
3)
The winter School session not being co-incident in dates with this Annual
Report, a general statement is made reporting successfully active departments both Winter and Summer with few chang es in curriculum, but
I
"
J
improved management and physical conditions.
BUILDING
4)
.A consistant program over the entire year was carried forward relative
to general cleaning and painting in all s :e ctions of the main building
at Broad and Cherry Streets and also the Annex at 1834 Arch Street ,
Galleries J and the East Central Gallery were completely redecorated.
The student's plaster casting room was reconstructed and enlarged and
new indirect lighting was installed in the life sculpture studio.
All of this work plus a very considerable amount of re pai ring and paint ing on the Chester Sprfng~ property was accomplished wi th the use of
our own crew of mene
GENERAL
5)
A special note is included in this record that for the entire year 1939
an employee was j.ncluded in the payr\Oful into whose hands the responsibility for all publicity was placed. The results of this office were grat ifying,
.
I
Beginning May lOth$1939 J at first gratfu1tollsly and later on a small
salary a regular Librartan has been in attendance in the Academy's Library
under whos e direct ion the ent ire Library has been r e-catalogued so that
it is now a vital adjunct of the School. The work of ~ '; creat j.ng an
artists' file has been begun particularly stressing Alner~; can a r~ ists,
which has splendid potentialities as a record, vital to th e entlre country.
AN1~AL
REPORT
February 5, 1940
The thanks of the Management of the Academy are ext ended to the Mayor
of Philadelphia, the Virectors and Council for their cooperation and
the President and Members of the Board of Education for the sending of
promising students to our Schools, and to the n ewspapers for their intelligent criticisms and general inclusion of items of news relative to
the Academy. Acknowledgment is also made to a ll the employees of the
Academy for the faithful performance of their duties.
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT_
(
.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANNUAL
REPORrr TO THE S':;:'OCKHOLDERS
rrH}1; PENNSYLVANIA. ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
(
1)
CONTRI BUTIONS
Note! $100 v from each of the first ' two items and the last seven
items in the list of ' c o ntributions made possible the purchase of
a picture by Charles S heeler entitled "Clapboards" and was the re sult of a movement instigated by Mr~ Sturg is Ingersoll for friends
of the Academy to show their interest in this way.
AC Q,UISITIONS
BY PURCH.ASE: by the Academy for the Temple Collection from l34th
Annual Exhibition.1939
"Cafe Tablesl! by Stephen Etnier
"De ep Cove Lo bst er Man" by N. c. Wyet h
"Sleepy Girl" by Gladys Ed g erly Bates
UPortrai t of My 'YHfe" b y Leon Karp
"Hina Hapa tf by Harry Rosin
"Ami sh Man" by Adla i s . Har d in
by the Academy for the Gilpin Collection from 134th
Annual Exhibit ion , 1939
"Club Meetingfl by Guy Pene du Bois
" rr he Spinster tl by Hobson P ittman
"Neighbor Blevins" by Roy C. Nuse
by the Academy for the J:'ambe rt Fund from l34th
Annual Exhibition , 1939
~ c'"• ~/./
J
1tHilah" by Henry Ro.thman (;pb")
..",. 0,XcJi?q·Y:>f}<
!QCU, j,--:t::r~ ,' ,L;D II0 't-~ ff..
n
"Blue and St ill Life" by William Erno IVIa k ey ~~~ 'I'th '{; h ~~~; ) ~
"Springtime Not es!l by Michael Fioriglio
q
)"b {(
l-.,"South Street Corner tt by Alice E. 1Nhitten
"Black Boats" by Copeland Burg
"Sprj.ng in M0nsey" by Waldo P eirce
tfGray River" by Francis Chapin
1J ' ' ,
BY GIFT :
The following paintings through the will of the late ~.iT:0s ~ John
Fre derick LewiS, presented by John Fe Lewis , Jr.:
ARTIST
TITLE
Geo rge Was h in g ton
Eli zabeth Claypoole
Martha Washing ton
Washin gton f s Fa:m:i. ly at Mt. Vernon
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
- 1 -
Unknown
James Peale
Rembrandt Peale
Edward Savage
Asher B. Durand
Asher B. Durand
')
(paintings thr ough will of the late I\iIrs. John Frederick Le wis - cont inued from page 1)
TITLE
ARTIST
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Washington
Unkno 1m
Jean Pierre Henri Elouis
Book entitled "Life of William T. Richards" for the Academy 's Library
presented by Harrison S. Morris.
TWSR.ty-two books received thro ugh the generosity of Art Alliance for
th e Ac.ad.emy's Library.
Painting by William Emlen Cresson presented by Mrs. Joseph Bancroft
of Wi lmington, Delaware.
Five ' books of pho'tographs, two volurJE3s of Acad.emy Catal ogues of
for mer Exhibitions) thirty-eight art reference books, presented by
. 1iIrs. Paul C. Wolff of Pittsburgh, Pen nsylvani a .
BY LO.AN:
Polychrome figure IIQ,uest n by Sergeant Kendall loaned by MTS. Sergeant Kendall, subject to return by the Academy or recall by rATS.
Kendall.
Deposit by IVJr e Lynford Bidd:).e of Chestnut Rill, Philadelphia J a
Landscape by Ce F. Daubigny as an indefinite loan.
Deposit by Mrs. duBois Miller of Germanto 'wn , Philadelphia of the
three portraits as follows:
flJames McMurtrie lf s ai d to be by Henry Inman
"Rebecca Mifflin IvlcM\.lrtrie" said to be by Henry Inman
" J ames llJIcII,[urtrie II said to be by J os eph Wood
ieft with the Academy for safekeeping, but at t h e ovvner ' s risk and
subject to her recall at any time~
2)
EXHIBITIONS
l34th Annual Exhibition in Painting and Sculpture
Painters' Jury of selection
Franklin Watkins, Chairman
Antonio JVIar tino
Arnold Blanch
Jon Corbino
Guy Pene DuBoi s
Carroll S. Tyson
Daniel Ga rber
Sculptors ' Jury of selection
C. P. Jennewein,Cha,irman
Arthur Lee
.
Joseph Ki se lewski
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Prizes and Awards
Paint ers' Jury a.warded the following:
TElVlPLE IVlEDAL - Henry McCarter for his nPinnacle" as being the best
pa i nting regardless of subject
JENNIE SESN.A.L'J MEDAL - Francis Chapin fo ·r his "Grey Ri ver Tl as being
the best landscape in the Exhibition
CAROL H. BECK MEDAL - Leon Karp for I-tPortrai t of My VVife" as being
the best portrait
THE J ~ HENRY SCHEIDT MEMOH IAL PRIZE - Arthur Carles for - his . "Still
Li fe'll as being of special impor t ance in the Exhibitione
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Sculptors~ J ury awarded" the following:
GEORGE D. vVIDEI\fEB MEDAL - , Harry Rosin for "Hina Rapa II
The COrDmi tt ee on Exhi bit ion, awarded the following:
WALTER LIPPINCO'IT PRIZE :t Maurice Sterne for "Marcella" as being the
best figure piece in oil
MA.RY mliITH PRIZE - Mary Townsend l\1ason for ":From School House Hill",
as being 'the best work by a Philadelphia woman~
The Ex hi bi tion cons isted of 237 paintings and 87 exhi bits of sculpture,
and 334 ar t ists were represented . The Academy purchased thirteen oil
paintings and three pie c es of sculpt ure and two oil painting s and two
pieces of sculp;ture were sold to the public , making a total of t wenty
items ' sold from the Exhibition (plus the one oil painting, noted under
acquisitions, purchased through funds raised by friends of the Academy)
Paid attendance:
Total attendance:
2426
14 , 703
William Sergeant Kendall Memorial Exhib i tion
The Exhibition consisted of
Tot.al att endanc e:
39 paintings; 6 pieces of sculpture; total 45
6787
A!lna': Hyatt Huntington Exhibition
The Exhibition consi s ted of
Total atten dance:
69 pieces of sculpture,
2933
Student Exhibition in Competition f o r Cresson S'cholarships
An address was mad e in Gallery F by Arnold Blanch before the awarding
of the Cresson SchoJ,,?r s h ips.
PRIZES
\Ni lliam Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships:
Franklin Boggs
Edward T. Ho lder
James Bonelli, Jr 0
M:organ Milton Hull
E l more Ca ve
Allan Dudl~y Jones,Jr.
Frances Cowan '"..,
Wavne DeWit t Larabee
Willi am Eisenhar~"'~ Gideon Pillow Lewis
John William Grigg
Leonard M. Nelson
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Janet v. Syrmnes
Robert C.Turner
Alice Uh lmann
Katherine stubbins Wi ggins
stimson Prize awarded to:
Ale xander Kricheff
Honorable Mention: Sylvia Bernstein
Stewardson Prize awarded to:
Sylvia Bernstein
Honorable Mention: Elmore Cave
Prizes awarded to Freehand Drawings submitted from the various
hig her schools of Philadelphia and vicinity
First Prize - Harry Black
(Olney Hi gh School)
Second Prize - Catherine E. Ba bcock
(.Ger rra ntown friends school)
Third Prize - Anne Borie
(Agnes Irwin Schoo], )
Total attendance:
$ 25 .00
15.00
10.00
2458
~
J ohn F .. Lewis, Jr. Monthly Concours awards at Chester Spr ings
Summer School
June: 1st painting:
2nd painting
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
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painting:
Painting:
Sculpture:
Sculpture:
Mike Fiorillo
Morris Hervey and Mary Ross
Sidney Simon
Iv'Ia ry Ross
Don Lancaster
Clara Bratt
August: 1st painting: Karl Wolfe
2nd painting: Walton Battershall
Sept.:
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
painting: John Koomar
painting: Rosemary Applegate
sculpture:Clara Bratt
Sculpture:Anne Worth
37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion
Jury of Selection:
Charles Burchfield
Ross Braugh t
William A. Hofstetter
Earl Hart er
Robert Ri ggs
George E.CeWiggins
Prizes and Awards:
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Phila. Water Color Prize - Millard Sheets for his group 'as being
the strongest in the Exhib ition executed
in water color
Dana Water Color Medal
- Phil Paradise for his Group for simplici ty and frankness of work .
Eyre Medal
- Ben ton Spruance for his "Pass to the
- 4 -
Eyre Medal ( cont inued)
Flat" as being the best print
in black and white
Ben Shahn for his group for
achievement in the Graphic Arts
for his "Sunday Football"
Margaret ill. Patterson for her
l'Poppies and Convolvulus II for
distinction in painting o~
drawing of flowers or of gar dens.
Joseph Pennell Mem.Medal
/
.
Dawson Memorial Merdal:
I
The Ex hibition consisted of 485 e:xhibits, and 262 artists
were represented.
? water colors were sold to the public and 5 black and vmites.
38th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures
Jury of Selection:
John J. Dull
Jean Payne Johnson
Betsy Flagg Melcher
Matilda He Turner
Elizabeth F. Washington
Prizes and Awards:
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Soc i etyt s Medal of Honor ------Lydia East wic k Longacre for "My Father!!
Ds J. McCarthy Prize
- - - - -----Elsie Dodge Pattee for "Alisont!
Howell Tracy Fisher Mem.. Prize--Eulabee Dix for "My Children; 192?tf
Em.ily Drayton 'raylor Gold Medal-A. rv.fargaretta Archambault
The Exhibition consisted of 114 exhibits and 62 artists were represented
2 Miniatures were sold to the public.
Exhibi tion of Selected 'Norks b y Stud ents of Ohester Springs Summer School
Jury of Award: '
Cormnittee on Chester Springs
)John F. ]~ewis,Jr""
)William Clarke Mason
)Sydney L. Wrt ght
Awards :
Academy Award
Academy Award
Ac ademy Award
Julian B. S levin
JUlian B.Slevin
Julian B Slevin
Julian B. S levin
$
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Fir st Prize in , Pa inting
Second Prize in Painting
Third Prize in Painting
First Prize in Sculpture
S econd Prize in Sculpture
Water Color Prize
Drawing Prize
Walton Battershall
Sidney Simon
Al lan D. Jones,Jr.
Don Lancaster
John Hoppe
Myrtle Cobb
Elizabeth Langsdo rf
The Exhibi tion consi s ted of 126 exhibits and 60 students were represented.
1 oil painting was sold to the public .
- 5 -
The paid at tendance at the 37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhibition;
the 38th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures; and the Exhibition of Selec ted work from the Chester Springs Summer School was:
818
The total attendance was:
6 520
THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN THE GALLERIES FOR THE YEJI-R 1 939 was
49 t 362
SCHOOLS
3)
Wi nter School enrollment - F$bruary , 1939 through May, 1939 (second
term of seaSon 1938 ~ 39)was:
191
(Total enrollment Winter Season 1938- 39 - Oc tober to May
.~:VZr
Enrollment at Chester SprihgsSummer ' School - M.ay through September) 1939
was: 87
Winter School enrollment - October, 1939 to J anuary 1 , 1940 (first
term of season 1939 - 40)was:
213
FACULTY
Philadelphia School - February, 1939 through May, 1939
Henry McCarter
Daniel Garber .
Alb ert Laess Ie
George Hard ing
Roy G. Nuse
Francis Speight
George E. C. Wiggins
Peter C. Suffredini
Walker Hanco ck
J ames Chapin
William G. Temple
John F. Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
George Demetrios
William M. Campbell
Phi Ii 1) Aliano
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Chester Springs Summer School .- May , 1939 through September , 1939 :
Daniel Garber
George Harding
Philadelphia Sohool
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Roy C. Nuse
Francis Speight
Henry C. Pitz Barse Miller
Albert Laessle 8harlesBudy
October, 1939 to January 1 , 1940:
George E. C. Wiggins
Henry Mcdarter
Roswell Weidner
Daniel Garber
John F. Harbeson
George Harding
George Demetrios
Roy C. Nuse
William M. Camp bell
Francis Speight
Philip Aliano
Walker Hanco 0 k
Edmond J. Farris
James Chapin
Peter C. Suffredini
BUILDING
No additional
cow~ent.
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GENERAL
5)
Publicity Agents:
From J anuary 16 , 1939 until June 1, 1939, - Miss Olive Cranston
From JQDe 26, 1939 to January 1, 1940
- Miss May Schupack
From May lOth$ 1939 to January 1, 1940 - Miss Dorothy Jones has
been actin g as Librarian.
(
,
STOCKHOLDERS
TH:B~
February 5th , 1940
('
The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts have the honor to present their 134th Annual Report .
This report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards , acquisitions and purchases
as supplementary data.
The Treasurer's Report in detail is respectfully submitted herewith.
1)
CONTRI BUTIONS
1
I Alfred G. B~ Steel
2
/ John Frederick Lewis
< Mrs. Alfred G~ B. Steel
Penna.S ociety of Miniature Painters
Phila. Water Color Club
( Griffin Gribbel
j ( William L . Van Alen
FOR PURCBj\.SE
j I ;Lessing J. Rosenwald
OF
.. .I. (\ Nfrs. George F. Tyler
PICTURE
./ (Henry T. NlcIlhenny
.) (Joseph E . Widener
./ ( Wi lli am Clar ke NIason
(
-./ ( R s Sturgis In gersoll
dl,
~
450· 00 /
300 00 ,/
80 00
50
200
25
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
'
4 805 00
EXIHBITIONS
2)
The 134th Annual l!.xhibi tion of Painting an d Sculpture was held in the
Galle ries January 29th through March 5th, 1939, v'1 i th a Pri vate View
on Saturday evening, January 28th. Co-incident with this Exhi bi tion
was a special Exhibition of mural designs executed un de r the United
States Treasury Department, Section of Fine Arts •
.A Special Memorial Exhibition of the work of the late Sergeant Kendall
was held in Gallery F from March 14th 1;0 May 11th.
A special Exhibition of sculptures by Anna Hyatt Huntington was held
in ,the Rotunda and Galleries J and E from April 5th to April 26th.
Through the duration of these two special Exhibitions the , remaining
Galleries were hung wi th selected works from the Academy's Permanent
Collect ion6
(
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the competition fo r
the Cresson 'E'tltnd>lnea:n,),I'raveling Scholarships was on view in Galleries
the East and West Central Galleries
.
C , D, E F , G the Rotunda and
from May 24th to June 9th.
,
,
.:
.
~.
AN:r:ro.ALREPORT
February 5, 1940
Oo-incident with the Student Exhibition was a Showing of Freehand Drawings
from the high schools of ~hiladelphia and vicinity in competition for the
advertised Academy awards.
.
All of the Galleries were , hung with selections from the Permanent Collection from June 9th until Octpber 7th.
An Exhibit ion of selected work from the exhibits of the competing students
for European Traveling Scholarships was hung in the front two studios of
the .SchoQl on the first f loor of the Academy from June 30th to Labor Day.
The 37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion and the 38th Annual
Exhibition of Miniat ures were hung in all of the Gal:!.eries with the exception of the West Central Gallery and Galleries G,H,I,K, and N from
October 22 nd through November 26th with a Private ' View on October 21st ..
I
Oo-incident with this Exhibition the . exhibit of selected works of the
students from. the Summer School at Ohester Springs was on view in Gallery
G and the West Central Gallery. Selections from the Permanent Collection
were again hung in the Galleries from the ti me of the closing of these
previous Exhibitions to complete the year. Galleries C and D,however,
were hung with print s from the Le\'\'1s and Phillips Oollections covering
the work of Albrecht Durer and the German HLittle IIJ1:asters.tI
SCHOOLS
3)
The winter School session not being co-incident in dates with this Annual
Report, a general statement is made reporting successfully active departments both Winter and Summer with few chang es in curriculum, but
I
"
J
improved management and physical conditions.
BUILDING
4)
.A consistant program over the entire year was carried forward relative
to general cleaning and painting in all s :e ctions of the main building
at Broad and Cherry Streets and also the Annex at 1834 Arch Street ,
Galleries J and the East Central Gallery were completely redecorated.
The student's plaster casting room was reconstructed and enlarged and
new indirect lighting was installed in the life sculpture studio.
All of this work plus a very considerable amount of re pai ring and paint ing on the Chester Sprfng~ property was accomplished wi th the use of
our own crew of mene
GENERAL
5)
A special note is included in this record that for the entire year 1939
an employee was j.ncluded in the payr\Oful into whose hands the responsibility for all publicity was placed. The results of this office were grat ifying,
.
I
Beginning May lOth$1939 J at first gratfu1tollsly and later on a small
salary a regular Librartan has been in attendance in the Academy's Library
under whos e direct ion the ent ire Library has been r e-catalogued so that
it is now a vital adjunct of the School. The work of ~ '; creat j.ng an
artists' file has been begun particularly stressing Alner~; can a r~ ists,
which has splendid potentialities as a record, vital to th e entlre country.
AN1~AL
REPORT
February 5, 1940
The thanks of the Management of the Academy are ext ended to the Mayor
of Philadelphia, the Virectors and Council for their cooperation and
the President and Members of the Board of Education for the sending of
promising students to our Schools, and to the n ewspapers for their intelligent criticisms and general inclusion of items of news relative to
the Academy. Acknowledgment is also made to a ll the employees of the
Academy for the faithful performance of their duties.
ATTEST:
PRESIDENT_
(
.
SUPPLEMENT TO THE ANNUAL
REPORrr TO THE S':;:'OCKHOLDERS
rrH}1; PENNSYLVANIA. ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
(
1)
CONTRI BUTIONS
Note! $100 v from each of the first ' two items and the last seven
items in the list of ' c o ntributions made possible the purchase of
a picture by Charles S heeler entitled "Clapboards" and was the re sult of a movement instigated by Mr~ Sturg is Ingersoll for friends
of the Academy to show their interest in this way.
AC Q,UISITIONS
BY PURCH.ASE: by the Academy for the Temple Collection from l34th
Annual Exhibition.1939
"Cafe Tablesl! by Stephen Etnier
"De ep Cove Lo bst er Man" by N. c. Wyet h
"Sleepy Girl" by Gladys Ed g erly Bates
UPortrai t of My 'YHfe" b y Leon Karp
"Hina Hapa tf by Harry Rosin
"Ami sh Man" by Adla i s . Har d in
by the Academy for the Gilpin Collection from 134th
Annual Exhibit ion , 1939
"Club Meetingfl by Guy Pene du Bois
" rr he Spinster tl by Hobson P ittman
"Neighbor Blevins" by Roy C. Nuse
by the Academy for the J:'ambe rt Fund from l34th
Annual Exhibition , 1939
~ c'"• ~/./
J
1tHilah" by Henry Ro.thman (;pb")
..",. 0,XcJi?q·Y:>f}<
!QCU, j,--:t::r~ ,' ,L;D II0 't-~ ff..
n
"Blue and St ill Life" by William Erno IVIa k ey ~~~ 'I'th '{; h ~~~; ) ~
"Springtime Not es!l by Michael Fioriglio
q
)"b {(
l-.,"South Street Corner tt by Alice E. 1Nhitten
"Black Boats" by Copeland Burg
"Sprj.ng in M0nsey" by Waldo P eirce
tfGray River" by Francis Chapin
1J ' ' ,
BY GIFT :
The following paintings through the will of the late ~.iT:0s ~ John
Fre derick LewiS, presented by John Fe Lewis , Jr.:
ARTIST
TITLE
Geo rge Was h in g ton
Eli zabeth Claypoole
Martha Washing ton
Washin gton f s Fa:m:i. ly at Mt. Vernon
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
- 1 -
Unknown
James Peale
Rembrandt Peale
Edward Savage
Asher B. Durand
Asher B. Durand
')
(paintings thr ough will of the late I\iIrs. John Frederick Le wis - cont inued from page 1)
TITLE
ARTIST
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Washington
Unkno 1m
Jean Pierre Henri Elouis
Book entitled "Life of William T. Richards" for the Academy 's Library
presented by Harrison S. Morris.
TWSR.ty-two books received thro ugh the generosity of Art Alliance for
th e Ac.ad.emy's Library.
Painting by William Emlen Cresson presented by Mrs. Joseph Bancroft
of Wi lmington, Delaware.
Five ' books of pho'tographs, two volurJE3s of Acad.emy Catal ogues of
for mer Exhibitions) thirty-eight art reference books, presented by
. 1iIrs. Paul C. Wolff of Pittsburgh, Pen nsylvani a .
BY LO.AN:
Polychrome figure IIQ,uest n by Sergeant Kendall loaned by MTS. Sergeant Kendall, subject to return by the Academy or recall by rATS.
Kendall.
Deposit by IVJr e Lynford Bidd:).e of Chestnut Rill, Philadelphia J a
Landscape by Ce F. Daubigny as an indefinite loan.
Deposit by Mrs. duBois Miller of Germanto 'wn , Philadelphia of the
three portraits as follows:
flJames McMurtrie lf s ai d to be by Henry Inman
"Rebecca Mifflin IvlcM\.lrtrie" said to be by Henry Inman
" J ames llJIcII,[urtrie II said to be by J os eph Wood
ieft with the Academy for safekeeping, but at t h e ovvner ' s risk and
subject to her recall at any time~
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EXHIBITIONS
l34th Annual Exhibition in Painting and Sculpture
Painters' Jury of selection
Franklin Watkins, Chairman
Antonio JVIar tino
Arnold Blanch
Jon Corbino
Guy Pene DuBoi s
Carroll S. Tyson
Daniel Ga rber
Sculptors ' Jury of selection
C. P. Jennewein,Cha,irman
Arthur Lee
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Joseph Ki se lewski
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Prizes and Awards
Paint ers' Jury a.warded the following:
TElVlPLE IVlEDAL - Henry McCarter for his nPinnacle" as being the best
pa i nting regardless of subject
JENNIE SESN.A.L'J MEDAL - Francis Chapin fo ·r his "Grey Ri ver Tl as being
the best landscape in the Exhibition
CAROL H. BECK MEDAL - Leon Karp for I-tPortrai t of My VVife" as being
the best portrait
THE J ~ HENRY SCHEIDT MEMOH IAL PRIZE - Arthur Carles for - his . "Still
Li fe'll as being of special impor t ance in the Exhibitione
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Sculptors~ J ury awarded" the following:
GEORGE D. vVIDEI\fEB MEDAL - , Harry Rosin for "Hina Rapa II
The COrDmi tt ee on Exhi bit ion, awarded the following:
WALTER LIPPINCO'IT PRIZE :t Maurice Sterne for "Marcella" as being the
best figure piece in oil
MA.RY mliITH PRIZE - Mary Townsend l\1ason for ":From School House Hill",
as being 'the best work by a Philadelphia woman~
The Ex hi bi tion cons isted of 237 paintings and 87 exhi bits of sculpture,
and 334 ar t ists were represented . The Academy purchased thirteen oil
paintings and three pie c es of sculpt ure and two oil painting s and two
pieces of sculp;ture were sold to the public , making a total of t wenty
items ' sold from the Exhibition (plus the one oil painting, noted under
acquisitions, purchased through funds raised by friends of the Academy)
Paid attendance:
Total attendance:
2426
14 , 703
William Sergeant Kendall Memorial Exhib i tion
The Exhibition consisted of
Tot.al att endanc e:
39 paintings; 6 pieces of sculpture; total 45
6787
A!lna': Hyatt Huntington Exhibition
The Exhibition consi s ted of
Total atten dance:
69 pieces of sculpture,
2933
Student Exhibition in Competition f o r Cresson S'cholarships
An address was mad e in Gallery F by Arnold Blanch before the awarding
of the Cresson SchoJ,,?r s h ips.
PRIZES
\Ni lliam Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships:
Franklin Boggs
Edward T. Ho lder
James Bonelli, Jr 0
M:organ Milton Hull
E l more Ca ve
Allan Dudl~y Jones,Jr.
Frances Cowan '"..,
Wavne DeWit t Larabee
Willi am Eisenhar~"'~ Gideon Pillow Lewis
John William Grigg
Leonard M. Nelson
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Janet v. Syrmnes
Robert C.Turner
Alice Uh lmann
Katherine stubbins Wi ggins
stimson Prize awarded to:
Ale xander Kricheff
Honorable Mention: Sylvia Bernstein
Stewardson Prize awarded to:
Sylvia Bernstein
Honorable Mention: Elmore Cave
Prizes awarded to Freehand Drawings submitted from the various
hig her schools of Philadelphia and vicinity
First Prize - Harry Black
(Olney Hi gh School)
Second Prize - Catherine E. Ba bcock
(.Ger rra ntown friends school)
Third Prize - Anne Borie
(Agnes Irwin Schoo], )
Total attendance:
$ 25 .00
15.00
10.00
2458
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J ohn F .. Lewis, Jr. Monthly Concours awards at Chester Spr ings
Summer School
June: 1st painting:
2nd painting
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
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painting:
Painting:
Sculpture:
Sculpture:
Mike Fiorillo
Morris Hervey and Mary Ross
Sidney Simon
Iv'Ia ry Ross
Don Lancaster
Clara Bratt
August: 1st painting: Karl Wolfe
2nd painting: Walton Battershall
Sept.:
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
painting: John Koomar
painting: Rosemary Applegate
sculpture:Clara Bratt
Sculpture:Anne Worth
37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion
Jury of Selection:
Charles Burchfield
Ross Braugh t
William A. Hofstetter
Earl Hart er
Robert Ri ggs
George E.CeWiggins
Prizes and Awards:
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Phila. Water Color Prize - Millard Sheets for his group 'as being
the strongest in the Exhib ition executed
in water color
Dana Water Color Medal
- Phil Paradise for his Group for simplici ty and frankness of work .
Eyre Medal
- Ben ton Spruance for his "Pass to the
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Eyre Medal ( cont inued)
Flat" as being the best print
in black and white
Ben Shahn for his group for
achievement in the Graphic Arts
for his "Sunday Football"
Margaret ill. Patterson for her
l'Poppies and Convolvulus II for
distinction in painting o~
drawing of flowers or of gar dens.
Joseph Pennell Mem.Medal
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Dawson Memorial Merdal:
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The Ex hibition consisted of 485 e:xhibits, and 262 artists
were represented.
? water colors were sold to the public and 5 black and vmites.
38th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures
Jury of Selection:
John J. Dull
Jean Payne Johnson
Betsy Flagg Melcher
Matilda He Turner
Elizabeth F. Washington
Prizes and Awards:
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Soc i etyt s Medal of Honor ------Lydia East wic k Longacre for "My Father!!
Ds J. McCarthy Prize
- - - - -----Elsie Dodge Pattee for "Alisont!
Howell Tracy Fisher Mem.. Prize--Eulabee Dix for "My Children; 192?tf
Em.ily Drayton 'raylor Gold Medal-A. rv.fargaretta Archambault
The Exhibition consisted of 114 exhibits and 62 artists were represented
2 Miniatures were sold to the public.
Exhibi tion of Selected 'Norks b y Stud ents of Ohester Springs Summer School
Jury of Award: '
Cormnittee on Chester Springs
)John F. ]~ewis,Jr""
)William Clarke Mason
)Sydney L. Wrt ght
Awards :
Academy Award
Academy Award
Ac ademy Award
Julian B. S levin
JUlian B.Slevin
Julian B Slevin
Julian B. S levin
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Fir st Prize in , Pa inting
Second Prize in Painting
Third Prize in Painting
First Prize in Sculpture
S econd Prize in Sculpture
Water Color Prize
Drawing Prize
Walton Battershall
Sidney Simon
Al lan D. Jones,Jr.
Don Lancaster
John Hoppe
Myrtle Cobb
Elizabeth Langsdo rf
The Exhibi tion consi s ted of 126 exhibits and 60 students were represented.
1 oil painting was sold to the public .
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The paid at tendance at the 37th Annual Water Color and Print Exhibition;
the 38th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures; and the Exhibition of Selec ted work from the Chester Springs Summer School was:
818
The total attendance was:
6 520
THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN THE GALLERIES FOR THE YEJI-R 1 939 was
49 t 362
SCHOOLS
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Wi nter School enrollment - F$bruary , 1939 through May, 1939 (second
term of seaSon 1938 ~ 39)was:
191
(Total enrollment Winter Season 1938- 39 - Oc tober to May
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Enrollment at Chester SprihgsSummer ' School - M.ay through September) 1939
was: 87
Winter School enrollment - October, 1939 to J anuary 1 , 1940 (first
term of season 1939 - 40)was:
213
FACULTY
Philadelphia School - February, 1939 through May, 1939
Henry McCarter
Daniel Garber .
Alb ert Laess Ie
George Hard ing
Roy G. Nuse
Francis Speight
George E. C. Wiggins
Peter C. Suffredini
Walker Hanco ck
J ames Chapin
William G. Temple
John F. Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
George Demetrios
William M. Campbell
Phi Ii 1) Aliano
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Chester Springs Summer School .- May , 1939 through September , 1939 :
Daniel Garber
George Harding
Philadelphia Sohool
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Roy C. Nuse
Francis Speight
Henry C. Pitz Barse Miller
Albert Laessle 8harlesBudy
October, 1939 to January 1 , 1940:
George E. C. Wiggins
Henry Mcdarter
Roswell Weidner
Daniel Garber
John F. Harbeson
George Harding
George Demetrios
Roy C. Nuse
William M. Camp bell
Francis Speight
Philip Aliano
Walker Hanco 0 k
Edmond J. Farris
James Chapin
Peter C. Suffredini
BUILDING
No additional
cow~ent.
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GENERAL
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Publicity Agents:
From J anuary 16 , 1939 until June 1, 1939, - Miss Olive Cranston
From JQDe 26, 1939 to January 1, 1940
- Miss May Schupack
From May lOth$ 1939 to January 1, 1940 - Miss Dorothy Jones has
been actin g as Librarian.
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