137th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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137th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1942
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ·ARTS - J0lliUAL REPORT TO THE
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February 2, 1942
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 136th Annual Reporte This report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, ACQuisitions and Purchases as
supplementary datae .
The TREASURER'S REPOR'r in detail is respectfully submitted herewi the
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CONTRI BUTIONS
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AMOUNT
CON'rRIBUCJ!ORS
/ William Clarke Mason
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270 .. 00 "
2 100cOO /
A. G. B. Steel
P.A~F.A. Fellowshin
350.00
5eOO
Mrs. Janet McPhedran
50eOO
Pa. Society of Miniature Painters
1 100.00
-/ John F. Lewis, Jr.
75.00
/ Mrs. A. G. B. Steel
200 .. 00
Phila. Water Color Club
$ 4 150.00
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EXHIBI'I'IONS
The 136th Annual Exhibiti on of Painting and Sculpture was held in
the Galleries January 26th through March 2nd, 1941, with a Private
View on Saturday evening, January 25th at nine o'clock.
The Fellowsh ip Annual Exhi-bi tion of WaterColoJ1!,-? and Prints was held
in Galleries B,C, and D from March 13th through March 30th,19L,,1, opening
with a Tea on March 13th from 4 to 60 t clock •
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Oil Paint i ngs and Sculpture was
held in Galleries B, C, and D from April 3rd through April 20th,1941
opening with a tea on April 3rd from 4 to 6 o'clock.
During both of these Exhibitions, the Permanent Collection was on
vi ew in the remaining Galleri es • .
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the competition for
the Cr esson ~1l1aveling Scholarships was on view in Galleries C,D,E,F,G,
the Rotunda and West Central Galleries from May 22nd through Jun e 16th,
1941. Co-incid ent with the Student Exh i bition was a ShulNing of Freehand Drawings from the High Schools of Philadelphia and vicinity in
competition for the advert is ed Academy awards.
During the summer months all of the Galleries vvere hung with selections
from the Permanent Collection and were dismantled on October 20,1941
to prepare for the hanging of the 39th Annual Water Color and Print Ex-
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hibition.
The 39th Annual Water Color and Print Exhibition and the 40th Annual
Exhibition of Mini atures were hung in all of the Galleries with the
exception of the Galleries G, H, I, K and the West Central Gallery,
from November 2nd through December 7th,1941, vvith a Private View
on the evening of November 1st at nine o'clock.
Concurrent with these Exhibitions was held an exhibition of the work
of students in the Chester Springs Suramer School in Gall ery G and
the West Central Gallery, and in Gallery K, an Exhibition of Murals ~
sponsored by the Federal Government in competititon for the Carville,
Louisiana , Marine Hospital. Galleries H and I were hung with examples
from the Academy's Permanent Collectione
EXHIBITIONS HELD I N THE PRINT ROOM ON IlflAI N FLOOR
Exhi bi tion of prints by the 'ri epolo, Goya, Manet and others from
March 11th trhough April 2nd,194l
Exhibition of Collaborative Problems in competition for the Rome Prize
held from March 25th - 29th,1941
Martin Hyman Photographic Exh i bition held from April 6 - 27th,194l ,
vvi th a Pri vat.e View on April 6th from 4 to 6 0 t clock.
Exhibition of Woodcuts from the Academy's Lewis, Phillip and Morris
Collections and moderns pre~ented by Mr. and Mrse A. G& B. Steel
from April 29 through ~ay 18, 1941e
Sketches of Guatemala by Allan Jones for the Washington Office of the
United Fruit Company held from Iv:ay 20 - June 19,1941
Exhibition of Engravings, etchings, aquatints, woodcuts, li thographs
by Durer, Rembrandt, Reni and others from Octob er 10 through October 31
1941.
Exhibition of prints loaned by the Buchholz Gallery, New York City
from November 2 - 20th, 19~_1
Exhibition of advertising illustrations and reproductions showing
different media employed by the ma gazines to produce various effects
in advertfus ing, prBsented through the cooperation of the Fellowship
and particularly Mrs. Janet Smalley, a coramercial artist, from December
1 through December 7,1941
Exhibition of original etchings and lithographs l oaned by Charles Sessler
bookshop
De cember 9 through 22,194l~
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SCHOOLS
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 continued management
and good physical conditionse
BUILDING
Main Building:" Bro.§:d &_Q.herry Streets.
As in past years, the chief period of ln~ensive cleaning and renova~lons
is in the surrnner months e 11 hi8 summer in addition to the regular painting
of i'loors on the First Floor and walls of the studios and }:lri vate Office,
the Lecture Room wa s completely renovated. i11he floors ·were refinished,
walls stripped and lined with masonite to a height of 8'0", walls and
ceilings painted; series of murals' cleaned, restretched and framed with
light mold and new stage curt ain s. The student art supply store wa s
moved from the Cura tor's Office to n ewly constructed and much more
a dequate quarters in the rear of the School ..
The addition of an outside wtnd6w and other general renovations al lowed
the dressing room connect ed with the large painting studio to be used
as a new g.irls' rest room ..
Readjustment of storage s:pace in the basement provides a vault for
sculpture sufficient in size to house all of our present Coll e ction and
ample room for expansion.
General repairs - no major chan g e.
Summer_School - Chester
S1?X~}1g§..,-.R!2g.!!syl'yani.§:
General upkeep and rep E-ii i consisting of the follovving major items:
plumbing replacements and interior painting in Boys' Building (ha l l s, Washington Hoom, brick-floored room); n ew shingle roof on Curator' s house;
outside paintin g, roof and · all v-mod wo rk - Guest House; roof painted on
Exhibition Buildinge
Labor for all of the above, except shingled roof, furnished by ACEldemy
crevv.
G:E1\fERAL
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A sp e ci a l note is included in this record that for the period of J anuary
1 to May 3, 19L. l, and from October 6 to December 13,1941, an employee
was included in the payroll int o whose hands t he respons i bility fo r all
pUblicity wa s pl a ced.
Beginni n~ with Uctober
1,1941, the Curator of Prints, Miss Bertha von Mos 6hzisker, was pl aced on a monthly salary basis. Previous to this date,
Miss ~ on Moschzisker had offered her services grat is.
Beginning with August 1,1941, the Membership Campa i gn wa s continued
under the direction of an employee j.l1cluded in the payroll, and statistics
for this campa i gn are reported in the Supplement to this Hep or t.
Thr:ough the generosity of Mr. William Clarke lVl ason the Academy offered two
c a sh prizes of $100. each in conneution with the Philadelphi~Flower Show,
March 24-29,1941.
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LIBRARY -
The Libra rian reports the purcha se of seventeen volumes a t a cost
of $54.48 and the receipt of thirty-five a dditi on a l volumes thr ou gh
gifts.
A clipp ing file on arti~ts ha s increased t o a representation of over
2500 artists. A separate clipping file of contempo r ary illustra tors
ha s been organ ized. 1550 photo g r a~p hs of anim als an d miscell aneous
sub-j ects hav e been collected for a reference file, supplemented by
newspaper and ma gazine clipping s.
PRINT COLLECTION
'rhe p rint collection purcha sed thirteen p rints and vilaS g iven sixtyseven prints and four books illustrat ed with litho gr a phs or woodcuts.
The thanks of the Manag ement of the Ac a demy are extended to the Mayor of
Ph i l a delphi a , the Direct(j)rs and Council for their cooperation and
the Pr esident and Members of the Boa rd of Educ a tion for the sending
of promising students to our Schools, and to the n ewsp apers for their
intelli g ent criticisms and g enera l inclusion of ti ems of n ews relative
to the Academy. Acknowled gment is a lso ma de to all the employ e es of the
Academy for the faithful performance of their duties.
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SUPPLE1VIEI\IT TO THE
ANNUAL REPORT rro
THE STOCKHOLDERS
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'rHE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF 'rIiE FINE ARTS
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No additional comment.
ACQUIsrrIONS
BY PURCHASE: 'by the Academy for t'he Templ e Collection from the 136th
Annual Exhibition, 1941
"Red Table-Cover" by Albert B.. Serwa zi
by the Ac a demy for the Gilpin Coll ect ion from the
136th Annual Exhibition,1941
"Faun u by Bruce Moore
"Herbert" by -Walter Rotan
"Reclining Girl" by Charles Rudy
by the Academy for the Lambert Collection from the
136th Annual Exhibiton,1941
"Pennsylvania Farmland" by John He Wright
"American Community" by Alice G" Ulhmann
"Along the River u by Sarah Bl akeslee
"Shooting Gallery!! by Louis Bouche
"Avian Tragedy" by Margaret Chrystie
"Brook Trout" by J ames Fosburgh
"Winter; Long Island City" by F. Lyder Frederickson
exchanged for "Still Life with Corn ", plus $ 50$00
by the Academy through the Gilpin Fund Reserve from
Mrs. Adolphe Borie of New Ymrk City:
"The Picture Book" by Adolphe Borie
BY GIFT:
Copy of "The Waqfiyah of 'Ahmed Pasa" by Simsar for
the Library from Mr. John- F. Lewis, Jr.
Five volumes of liThe Nude in Art I I , ten volumes of
"Masterpieces of Frenc'h Art" and on e portfolio of
photographs of masterpieces from Mrs. Henry G. Brock
Statuette of Thomas Eakins by Samuel Murray, gift
of the artist
Canvas "Attic Window; Morgant olA1D." by Henry Mc Carter
from F ellowship for Permanent Coll e ct, ~on
Three engravings by St. Memin and one etching by
J oseuh Pennell, from Miss Mary Bonsall for inclusion
in Academy's Print Collection.
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SUPPLEMENT TO ·ANNUAL REPORT, 1941
BY GIFT: (continued)
BeQuest of Mary J" . Sitgreaves of a
miniature of her grandfather~ Hon®
Samuel Si tgre.aves by Bone of London.
Marble medallion of lVlr~ and Mrs ..
Wayne MacVeagh by Augustus St. Gaudens from Captain Stuart FarrarSmith ·
Photogravures "The Domestic Architecture of England of Tudor Period "
by Garner and Stratton from Mr" W..
Ellis Scull for the Library
Lithograph "Twilight"(#495 in 39th
Annual vVater Color and Print Ex.,)
by Merritt Mauzey for the Perraan =
en t Coll ection
Grand piano ' for Lecture Ro om fr om
Mr. and Mrse Henry C. Gibson
Lithographs "Meeting House" by Stow
Wengenroth; !IBackst a ge l! by Carl
E. Pickhardt and "Children Playihg"
by Riva Helfond from Mr .. A. G. B. Steel
for the Print Collection
Two miniatures in cases, one of Charles
H. Temple and one of Lewis E~ Temple,
both painted as children, artist unknovvn
and steel engraving of their father,
Joseph E" Temple fro.ruMiss Lillian M..
Bratten.
EXIUBITIONS
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136th Annual Exhi obi tion in Painting and Scul-ptuT'e
PAINfJ.'ERS' JURY OF SEL~CTION:
Leon Kroll, Chairman
Thomas Bent on
John Carroll
Paul Samnle
Francis Speight
JURY OF SELECTION:
Mahonri Young, Chairman
Edward McCartan
Charles Rudy
SCU~PTORS'
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PRIZJi:S. AND AWJc:..RDS
Pain t ers' Jury avmrded the follovving:
TE1:v1J?LE MEDAL - Max Weber -f or his flReadin g t' as being the best painting
regardless of subject
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JEl.'JNIE S ESNAJ.~ MEDAL - John Steuart Curry for his "Wisconsin Landscape"
as being the best landsc ap e in the Exhibition
CAROL He BECK I\I1EDAL - Franklin Watkins for his "Misses M. and M.. de Sf!
as being the best p ortrait
THE J'. HENRY SCHEIDT MNVIORI AL PHIZE - Albert B. S e rwazi for his fiRed
Table-Cover" as being of s p ecial ' i mp ortance in the Exhibition
Sculp tors' Jury aWSl_rded the followtrl,g:
GEORGE D. WiDENER MEMORLAL MEDAL - Dorothea Greenbaum. for her "Tin y"
as being the most meritorious work in sculp ture
The COI!Elli tte.e . on Exhi bi tion awarded the f oll mdng:
1NALTER LIPPINC011ir PRI ZE.;,. Daniel Serra for his ITEvelyne t' as being the
best fi gure piece in oil
MARY SliIIITH PRIZE - Sarah Blakeslee for her "Along the River" as being
the best vwrk by a Philadelp hia ~lOr!lan
A special Jury consisting of John F. Lewis, Jr9, Harold West , LibrG
of the Mercantile Library and Mrs., Starr L. Cornelius, NIgr. of the
Centaur Book Shop . awardee!. the follov!,.i ng:
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LAYM]i'N 'S PRIZE FOR BEST CONiPOSIT10N ON THE EXHIBITION(prize g iven ($50.)
by Mr. J. . ewis) - Ruth Lawrence for her compsoi tion on t''rlhe Fountain"! by
George Demetrios. Special honorable mentions to Karl G. Mi ller for
his paper on nThe Lone Sycamore tt by Daniel Gar-ber and to Richard Y.
Fisher for a g eneral criticism.
POPULAR PRIZ]~ - Daniel Garber for his "Lone Sycamore lf as being the
item in the Exhibition to receive the most nllifiber of popular votes
by visitors to the Galleries.
(Pri.ze also donated through Mr. John
F . Lewis, Jre - fp 200~)
The Exhibition consisted of lli paintings and 132 exhibits of sculp ture
and }gQ artists were repres entede
The Academy purchased 8 oils and 1. p ieces of sculpture and 2 nieces
of sculp ture were sold to the p ublic, makin g a tot.al of 12 items sold
from the Exhibition.
PAID ATT~~\TDANCE: 1 927
'rorrAL ATrrENDAJ.\TCE: 1-0 246
FellowshiP Ann-gal Exhi b i tion of Water Colors and Prints
PRIZES:
H.A.RRISON S. MORRIS PRIZE - James L. Green for !tRolling Hills"
WATEH COLOR PRIZE ( $ 25.) - Marcella Broudo for nCoal and OiP'
HONORABLE IVIENTIONB: - Morman Carton for 11Fire at Natchez" ; John J
for "Spanning the Flood lt ; Mary Loud for "Olive Grove; Palestine!!
TOTAL A'I111}1~D.ANCE:
2 613
G
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F e llowshin Annual Exhibition of Oil and Sculpture
PRIZES:
IvLAY AUDUBON POST PRIZE - E. Richard Duh..me for TfBoy and Calf n
HONOHABLE rvIENrrI o.NS
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B
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and G·lPi_d.ys
"Mother Love"
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REPORT - 4
Fellowship Annual Exhi bi t-ion of Oil and Scul-p ture
PRIZES (continu ed )
-FE'LLOWSHIP GOLD MEDAL - Henry McCarter for lfOld Trap pe Chui'ch"
HONORABLE MEi"iJTIONS - Kenneth Bates for lfLeaves and Grasses if
and Alice Lindborg for I1Bridge in June fl
TOTAL ATTENDAlIJCE; 4 444
STUD~~T
EXHIBITION'IN CONwETITION FOR CRESSON
SCHOLP~SHIPS:
" An address wa s me,de in Gallery F by C. Paul Jennewein before the
award ing of the Cresson Scholarships.
PlRIZES:
WILLI AM EtVILEN CRESSON TRAVELING SCHOJ.J_ARSHIPS
Richard ;Baldwin
Walton Ford Battershall
Jean Cr aig
Robert Morris Hervey
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John Michael Kunik
Harriet Hose
Richard Lesseraux
Robert C.Spurgeon
J ames Cook McKell,Jre
Willi am Tal bot
Charles Kinghorn Redfern James M. Waldron
John Heritage Wri ght
Topp an Prize
John L. ,Koomar (First)
Helen S. Smith ( 2nd )
Michael Fiorillo (Hon. Men.)
Al ice Uhlmann ( Hon • Men e )
Hamborger Prize
Leonard Ko ch
Packard Prize
Charles B. Semser (First)
, Theresa Di Marco (Sec ond )
Thouron Prize
Frank K. Wallace (Vote of Faculty)
Paul Lore
(Sutdents )
(1st Instructor)
Oliver Grimley
Madeleine Robertson (2nd Instructor)
Prizes awarded Higher Scbool of Philadelphia
Free Tuition Scholarship:
Money Prizes:
Hugh Weiss of West J:?h il a .. High School
Harold Smul inson of Olney High School
Es ther Louise Coppack of Westtovvn School
39TH ANNUAL WATER COLOR AiIJD PRINT EXHIBITION
JURY OF' SELECTION
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SUPPLEMENT T.o Ai\JNUAL REPORT - 5
Prizes
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Philae Water Color Prize - Paul Froelich for his TlCircus; No.1"
as being the strongest in the Exhibition executed in water color.
Dana Water Color Medal and frankness of work
Reginald Marsh for his group for s i mplicity
Eyre Medal
Dorothy P. Lathrop for her TlPixie; a Flying
Squirrel" as being the best print in black and white.
Jo se-ph Pennell Melle Jjleda~ Clare Leighton fo r her "The Apple Tree" for
Ahievement in the Graphic Arts
Dawson Memorial Medal
Cynthi a Iliff for her "Christmas in Charleston,
S ~ C.. " for di s tinctio-n in painting or drawing of flo wers or of garden s.
The Exhibition consisted of 62,1 exhibits and
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artists were represented
2 water colors and 21 black and whit es "vere sold to the public.
~OthAi~NU~ _EXIllBITION
OF MINIATURES
JURY OF SELECTION: (and Jury of Award of Society's Medal of Honor)
Katharine Borda
Grace E. Daggett
Rebecc a Be Pe Patterson
J. Frank Copeland
Margaret B. S. Molony
JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J. MCCAR1'HY PRIZE A..T\fD THE HOWELL 'TRACY FISHER
MElVIORIAL PRIZE
Margaret S. B. Molony
J~ Frank Copeland
Re becca B. P. Patterson
Prizes and Awards
Society's Medal of Honor
Ruby W. Usher for "Dreaming "
D. J~ McCarthy Prize
John J. Dull for "Industri a l"
Howell Tracy Fisher Mem.Pr. Mable Welsh for "Refugee "
Exhibition consisted of 138 exhibits and
1. miniatures vv-ere sold tOthe public
M artists
were represented.
Exhi bi tion of Stlected W()r}<:s by: Student§.. Of Che ster Springs Sumner School
JURY OF AWARD
(Jommittee on Chester Springs
)John F. ~ewis, Jr.
)William Cl arke Mason
)William L. Van Alen (now resigned)
AWARDS
ACADEMY AWARDS:
1st Prize in Painting;
2nd Prize .in Painting
3rd Prize in Painting :
Sidney A. Simon
James Goings
John Lehman
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REPORT - 6
Julian B., Slevin - First Priz e in SCull)ture - Angel o Frudakis
William Cl a rke Ma son Contribution - 2nd Prize in Sculp ture - Suzanne
Clark
J-ulian B. Slevin - First Prize in Water Color - Marian Holland
Julian Be Slevin - First Prize in Lithography
William Brown McNett
The Exhibition consisted of 163 exhibits and 62 students were repressented.
pastel drawing wa~ sold to the public.
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PAID ATTENDAl'JCE - 39th Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion
.40th A...'1nual Miniature Exhibition
Chester Springs Exhibition
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TO'lIAL ATTEND.ANCE IN THE
GALLERIJ~S
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5 738
.41 572
FOR TffE YEAR 19.41 INAS:
SCHOOLS
Winter School enrollment - FebruarY,194l through May,194l (second
term of season 1940-41) was: 190
(Total enrollm.ent 'Winter Season 1940-L. l;October to Mary: 396)
Enrollment at Chester Springs Summer School - May through September,
1941 was 196
(Day students - 10)
Winter School enrollment - October,194l to January 1 , 1942 (first
term of season 194·1-42) ' was: 196
PRIZES
Cresson awards and others as announced a t the time of the Cr e sson
' Exhibition have been mentioned above. Other School Awards a re
listed below:
STI llSON PRIZE - J'ohn Paul Hoppe
STEWARDSON PRIZE - Alice C. Frayer
Hon. Mention: 1st: Dorothy A~ g ove
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2nd: Faye Simon
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR. CONCOUHS AWARDS AT CHESTER SPRI NGS SulVlWiER SCHOOL
July: 1st Painting : Dan Kaldor
August: 1st Pain ting : J eanette Schnoll
2nd Painting : Marian Holland
2nd Painting : Ral ph Dornsife
1st Sculpture : Margaret Curr®ins
1st Sculpture: Suzanne Clark
2nd Sculp tur e: Louise Martin
(2nd Sculp ture: Angelo Frudakis
( prize divided- John Pe Hoppe
FIRST PRIZE COLLABORATIVE 'rEAM 1940-41 COMPE'rITION
Sy~via Bernstein, Mural Decora tor
Alexander Kricheff, Sculptor.
AMERICAr' ACADEMY I N ROME
William H. M. '1'al bot
SCULP1~URE
PRIZE, 1941
. EDVVIN AUSTIN ABBEY SCHOLAR IN MURAL DECOR£tTI ON
Sidney Simon
' FAC U~'l'Y
Philadelphia School - Februa ry, 1941 through May, 1941:
Henry McCarter
Daniel Garber
George Harding ,
Roy C. I\Ius e
Francis Spei ght
Walker 'Hancock
~ ~or~ ~ E~ C. ~i~~ ins
Ro s\ti~ll - Weidner
~6hri F~
Harbes on
George Deme trios
Will i aru.i . Camp bell
Phili p Ali s.no
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Chester S-prings Summer School - May,1941 through September,1941
Daniel Garber
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
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lloswell weidner, Resldent Instructor
Walker Hancod:;:, Guest Instructor
Barse Miller, Guest Instructor
Francis Speight
Henry Co .__ Pi tz
Charles Hudy
Philadelphia School - October 1941 to January 1,1942
Same Faculty engaged as for
plus Harry Rosin
per~od
February,1941 through May,1941
BUILDING
No additional commente
-GENERAL
Publicity Afents:
From January 1,1941 to May 3, 1941 - Mrs. E., Clinton Rhoads
From Uctober 6, 1941 to December 13,1941 - Miss Edith W. Po-well
From August 1, 1941, the Membership Campaign has been continued
under the direction of the Librarian,Miss Dorothy A. Jones.
Total :M emberships received since beginning of campaign:
Annual Members:
4
JURY OF AWARD FOR SCULPTURE IN PHILADELPHIA FLOViER SHOW:
Wheeler VVilliams, Henry Kreis, and Harry Rosin
AWARDS:
Garden in the Garden Club Exhibition which made the most ideal use of
intimate sculpture: "The Gardeners" ,Whitemarsh, . Pa.
Best Piece of intima te garden sculpture: Ramon Bermudez
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LiBRARY
Books purchased for the -LibraI';[ 1941
Goya: Die Schrecknisse des Krieges
Renoir by Florissoon
- Dau.mier by Lassaigne
Manet
EIGreco
Italian Painting of the IJ-;-tl1 and 15th Centuries
]lifore Details from the Na ti onal Gallery
Vermeer
Donatellots Sculpture
Degas
Saint Gaudens: The Ameri can Artist and His Time
Art Director's Annua l of Advertising Art
Putnam: The Sculptor's Way
Michel angelo's Pa intings
La ver, J.: Adventur es in Monochrome
PRICE PAID
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4
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LIBRARY(continued)
Cheney, Sheldon: The Story of llilodern Art
$ 4.00
Carried forwd . 50.48
4.00
$
54~ 48
Gifts for the Library:
tfThe Waqfiyah of 'Abmed Pasa" by. Simsar, from Mr. John F. Le1Jl!is,Jre
Five volumes of "The Nude in Art", ten volumes of 1TMasterpieces of
French Artt' and one p ortfolio of photo graphs of masterp ieces from
Mrs. Henry G. Brock
Photogravures tfThe Domest ic Architecture of 1i.:ngland of the Tudor
Period lf by Garner and Stratton, from Mr. W. Ellis Scull.
The Art Digest (bound) volume s four to fifteen; Derain, Hyperion
Press; Vlaminck, Hyperion Press; \Naldo Peirce, Hyperion Press;
Picasso, Hyp erion Press; Etrusc an Sculpture, Phai don Edi tion; Indian Art
of the United States, Museum of Modern Art Public a tion, from Mr. A. G. B.
Steel .
1,550 photographs of animals and miscell ane ous subjects for the
reference file, from photo graph ers, zoos, corporati ons , indivi dLla ls.
PRINT COLLEC'l'ION
Purchased for the Print Collection:
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9 lithographs by Daumi e r
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etching by
etching by
litho graph
color by Rouault
Picasso
Kaethet Kollwitz
by Lemabruck
$ 73.50
35.00
35.00
30.00
15.00
$ 188.50
Gifts for the Print Collection:
PRIl\f'rS
From Mr. A.G.B.Steel:
10 woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger presented by Mr. A. G. B. Steel
1 silk screen print by Rita Helfond
1 lithog raph by Ca rl Pickardt
2 litho gra phs by Stow VVengenroth
1 etching by Jol1":'rl Taylor Arms
1 drypoint by Frank W. Benson
1 etching by Besnard
1 e tchin g by Brockhurst
2 etchings by Cha rles W. Cain
1 w oodcut.t~ by Florence V. Cannon
2 aqu a tints by Florence v. Cannon
1 litho graph by Ado l f Dehn
1 lithograph by Paul Froelich
1 dryp oint by Martin Hardie
1 etching by Troy Kinney
1 drypoint by Laura Kn i ght
1 drypoint by W. D. II/Ia clo ed
1 lithograp h by Ma tisse
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PRINTS
By GiftFrom Mr. Steel (contintied)
1 etching by Martin Levvis
1 et ching by Meilatz
1 etching by Joseph Pennell
1 mezzotint by Max Pietschmann
1 etching by Herbert Pullinger
2 etc hings by Renoir
1 etching by Eil e en Soper
1 etching by Walter H. Sweet
1 etching by Gordon Wa rlow
1 etching by Vifhistler
3 etching s by Anders Zorn
6 etchings by Ernest Roth
1 lithograph by I:vIerri tt .lli.1.auzey presented by the artist
3 lithogr aphs by Leopoldo lViendez presented by Bertha von Moschzisker
2 wood cuts by Lanke s
6 litho gr aph s by Benton Spruance p resented by the artist
1 color litho gr aph by Kandinsky presented by memb ers of the s taff and
student body
1 etching by Stephan Parrish presented by the Fellowship
1 etch ing by St .. Memin presented by Mary Bonsall
1 etching by J'oseph Pennell pr esented by Mary Bonsall
BOOKS
By Gift Kobes, illustrated with litho graphs by Geo r ge Grosz presented by
Mr. A. G. B. Steel
Du Noir au B l an~, illustra ted with woodcuts by Frans Masereel
presented. by Mr. A. G. B. Steel
Virginia woodcuts, illustrated by Lankes, pr eaenied by Bertah von
Moschzisker
Four Hedges , illustra ted wi-th woodcut's by Cl are Leighton pr es ented by
Bertha von Moschzisk er
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ·ARTS - J0lliUAL REPORT TO THE
S'l'OCKHOLDERS .
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February 2, 1942
The President and Directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 136th Annual Reporte This report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, ACQuisitions and Purchases as
supplementary datae .
The TREASURER'S REPOR'r in detail is respectfully submitted herewi the
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CONTRI BUTIONS
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AMOUNT
CON'rRIBUCJ!ORS
/ William Clarke Mason
$
270 .. 00 "
2 100cOO /
A. G. B. Steel
P.A~F.A. Fellowshin
350.00
5eOO
Mrs. Janet McPhedran
50eOO
Pa. Society of Miniature Painters
1 100.00
-/ John F. Lewis, Jr.
75.00
/ Mrs. A. G. B. Steel
200 .. 00
Phila. Water Color Club
$ 4 150.00
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EXHIBI'I'IONS
The 136th Annual Exhibiti on of Painting and Sculpture was held in
the Galleries January 26th through March 2nd, 1941, with a Private
View on Saturday evening, January 25th at nine o'clock.
The Fellowsh ip Annual Exhi-bi tion of WaterColoJ1!,-? and Prints was held
in Galleries B,C, and D from March 13th through March 30th,19L,,1, opening
with a Tea on March 13th from 4 to 60 t clock •
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Oil Paint i ngs and Sculpture was
held in Galleries B, C, and D from April 3rd through April 20th,1941
opening with a tea on April 3rd from 4 to 6 o'clock.
During both of these Exhibitions, the Permanent Collection was on
vi ew in the remaining Galleri es • .
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the competition for
the Cr esson ~1l1aveling Scholarships was on view in Galleries C,D,E,F,G,
the Rotunda and West Central Galleries from May 22nd through Jun e 16th,
1941. Co-incid ent with the Student Exh i bition was a ShulNing of Freehand Drawings from the High Schools of Philadelphia and vicinity in
competition for the advert is ed Academy awards.
During the summer months all of the Galleries vvere hung with selections
from the Permanent Collection and were dismantled on October 20,1941
to prepare for the hanging of the 39th Annual Water Color and Print Ex-
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hibition.
The 39th Annual Water Color and Print Exhibition and the 40th Annual
Exhibition of Mini atures were hung in all of the Galleries with the
exception of the Galleries G, H, I, K and the West Central Gallery,
from November 2nd through December 7th,1941, vvith a Private View
on the evening of November 1st at nine o'clock.
Concurrent with these Exhibitions was held an exhibition of the work
of students in the Chester Springs Suramer School in Gall ery G and
the West Central Gallery, and in Gallery K, an Exhibition of Murals ~
sponsored by the Federal Government in competititon for the Carville,
Louisiana , Marine Hospital. Galleries H and I were hung with examples
from the Academy's Permanent Collectione
EXHIBITIONS HELD I N THE PRINT ROOM ON IlflAI N FLOOR
Exhi bi tion of prints by the 'ri epolo, Goya, Manet and others from
March 11th trhough April 2nd,194l
Exhibition of Collaborative Problems in competition for the Rome Prize
held from March 25th - 29th,1941
Martin Hyman Photographic Exh i bition held from April 6 - 27th,194l ,
vvi th a Pri vat.e View on April 6th from 4 to 6 0 t clock.
Exhibition of Woodcuts from the Academy's Lewis, Phillip and Morris
Collections and moderns pre~ented by Mr. and Mrse A. G& B. Steel
from April 29 through ~ay 18, 1941e
Sketches of Guatemala by Allan Jones for the Washington Office of the
United Fruit Company held from Iv:ay 20 - June 19,1941
Exhibition of Engravings, etchings, aquatints, woodcuts, li thographs
by Durer, Rembrandt, Reni and others from Octob er 10 through October 31
1941.
Exhibition of prints loaned by the Buchholz Gallery, New York City
from November 2 - 20th, 19~_1
Exhibition of advertising illustrations and reproductions showing
different media employed by the ma gazines to produce various effects
in advertfus ing, prBsented through the cooperation of the Fellowship
and particularly Mrs. Janet Smalley, a coramercial artist, from December
1 through December 7,1941
Exhibition of original etchings and lithographs l oaned by Charles Sessler
bookshop
De cember 9 through 22,194l~
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SCHOOLS
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 continued management
and good physical conditionse
BUILDING
Main Building:" Bro.§:d &_Q.herry Streets.
As in past years, the chief period of ln~ensive cleaning and renova~lons
is in the surrnner months e 11 hi8 summer in addition to the regular painting
of i'loors on the First Floor and walls of the studios and }:lri vate Office,
the Lecture Room wa s completely renovated. i11he floors ·were refinished,
walls stripped and lined with masonite to a height of 8'0", walls and
ceilings painted; series of murals' cleaned, restretched and framed with
light mold and new stage curt ain s. The student art supply store wa s
moved from the Cura tor's Office to n ewly constructed and much more
a dequate quarters in the rear of the School ..
The addition of an outside wtnd6w and other general renovations al lowed
the dressing room connect ed with the large painting studio to be used
as a new g.irls' rest room ..
Readjustment of storage s:pace in the basement provides a vault for
sculpture sufficient in size to house all of our present Coll e ction and
ample room for expansion.
General repairs - no major chan g e.
Summer_School - Chester
S1?X~}1g§..,-.R!2g.!!syl'yani.§:
General upkeep and rep E-ii i consisting of the follovving major items:
plumbing replacements and interior painting in Boys' Building (ha l l s, Washington Hoom, brick-floored room); n ew shingle roof on Curator' s house;
outside paintin g, roof and · all v-mod wo rk - Guest House; roof painted on
Exhibition Buildinge
Labor for all of the above, except shingled roof, furnished by ACEldemy
crevv.
G:E1\fERAL
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A sp e ci a l note is included in this record that for the period of J anuary
1 to May 3, 19L. l, and from October 6 to December 13,1941, an employee
was included in the payroll int o whose hands t he respons i bility fo r all
pUblicity wa s pl a ced.
Beginni n~ with Uctober
1,1941, the Curator of Prints, Miss Bertha von Mos 6hzisker, was pl aced on a monthly salary basis. Previous to this date,
Miss ~ on Moschzisker had offered her services grat is.
Beginning with August 1,1941, the Membership Campa i gn wa s continued
under the direction of an employee j.l1cluded in the payroll, and statistics
for this campa i gn are reported in the Supplement to this Hep or t.
Thr:ough the generosity of Mr. William Clarke lVl ason the Academy offered two
c a sh prizes of $100. each in conneution with the Philadelphi~Flower Show,
March 24-29,1941.
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LIBRARY -
The Libra rian reports the purcha se of seventeen volumes a t a cost
of $54.48 and the receipt of thirty-five a dditi on a l volumes thr ou gh
gifts.
A clipp ing file on arti~ts ha s increased t o a representation of over
2500 artists. A separate clipping file of contempo r ary illustra tors
ha s been organ ized. 1550 photo g r a~p hs of anim als an d miscell aneous
sub-j ects hav e been collected for a reference file, supplemented by
newspaper and ma gazine clipping s.
PRINT COLLECTION
'rhe p rint collection purcha sed thirteen p rints and vilaS g iven sixtyseven prints and four books illustrat ed with litho gr a phs or woodcuts.
The thanks of the Manag ement of the Ac a demy are extended to the Mayor of
Ph i l a delphi a , the Direct(j)rs and Council for their cooperation and
the Pr esident and Members of the Boa rd of Educ a tion for the sending
of promising students to our Schools, and to the n ewsp apers for their
intelli g ent criticisms and g enera l inclusion of ti ems of n ews relative
to the Academy. Acknowled gment is a lso ma de to all the employ e es of the
Academy for the faithful performance of their duties.
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ANNUAL REPORT rro
THE STOCKHOLDERS
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'rHE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF 'rIiE FINE ARTS
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No additional comment.
ACQUIsrrIONS
BY PURCHASE: 'by the Academy for t'he Templ e Collection from the 136th
Annual Exhibition, 1941
"Red Table-Cover" by Albert B.. Serwa zi
by the Ac a demy for the Gilpin Coll ect ion from the
136th Annual Exhibition,1941
"Faun u by Bruce Moore
"Herbert" by -Walter Rotan
"Reclining Girl" by Charles Rudy
by the Academy for the Lambert Collection from the
136th Annual Exhibiton,1941
"Pennsylvania Farmland" by John He Wright
"American Community" by Alice G" Ulhmann
"Along the River u by Sarah Bl akeslee
"Shooting Gallery!! by Louis Bouche
"Avian Tragedy" by Margaret Chrystie
"Brook Trout" by J ames Fosburgh
"Winter; Long Island City" by F. Lyder Frederickson
exchanged for "Still Life with Corn ", plus $ 50$00
by the Academy through the Gilpin Fund Reserve from
Mrs. Adolphe Borie of New Ymrk City:
"The Picture Book" by Adolphe Borie
BY GIFT:
Copy of "The Waqfiyah of 'Ahmed Pasa" by Simsar for
the Library from Mr. John- F. Lewis, Jr.
Five volumes of liThe Nude in Art I I , ten volumes of
"Masterpieces of Frenc'h Art" and on e portfolio of
photographs of masterpieces from Mrs. Henry G. Brock
Statuette of Thomas Eakins by Samuel Murray, gift
of the artist
Canvas "Attic Window; Morgant olA1D." by Henry Mc Carter
from F ellowship for Permanent Coll e ct, ~on
Three engravings by St. Memin and one etching by
J oseuh Pennell, from Miss Mary Bonsall for inclusion
in Academy's Print Collection.
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BY GIFT: (continued)
BeQuest of Mary J" . Sitgreaves of a
miniature of her grandfather~ Hon®
Samuel Si tgre.aves by Bone of London.
Marble medallion of lVlr~ and Mrs ..
Wayne MacVeagh by Augustus St. Gaudens from Captain Stuart FarrarSmith ·
Photogravures "The Domestic Architecture of England of Tudor Period "
by Garner and Stratton from Mr" W..
Ellis Scull for the Library
Lithograph "Twilight"(#495 in 39th
Annual vVater Color and Print Ex.,)
by Merritt Mauzey for the Perraan =
en t Coll ection
Grand piano ' for Lecture Ro om fr om
Mr. and Mrse Henry C. Gibson
Lithographs "Meeting House" by Stow
Wengenroth; !IBackst a ge l! by Carl
E. Pickhardt and "Children Playihg"
by Riva Helfond from Mr .. A. G. B. Steel
for the Print Collection
Two miniatures in cases, one of Charles
H. Temple and one of Lewis E~ Temple,
both painted as children, artist unknovvn
and steel engraving of their father,
Joseph E" Temple fro.ruMiss Lillian M..
Bratten.
EXIUBITIONS
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136th Annual Exhi obi tion in Painting and Scul-ptuT'e
PAINfJ.'ERS' JURY OF SEL~CTION:
Leon Kroll, Chairman
Thomas Bent on
John Carroll
Paul Samnle
Francis Speight
JURY OF SELECTION:
Mahonri Young, Chairman
Edward McCartan
Charles Rudy
SCU~PTORS'
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PRIZJi:S. AND AWJc:..RDS
Pain t ers' Jury avmrded the follovving:
TE1:v1J?LE MEDAL - Max Weber -f or his flReadin g t' as being the best painting
regardless of subject
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JEl.'JNIE S ESNAJ.~ MEDAL - John Steuart Curry for his "Wisconsin Landscape"
as being the best landsc ap e in the Exhibition
CAROL He BECK I\I1EDAL - Franklin Watkins for his "Misses M. and M.. de Sf!
as being the best p ortrait
THE J'. HENRY SCHEIDT MNVIORI AL PHIZE - Albert B. S e rwazi for his fiRed
Table-Cover" as being of s p ecial ' i mp ortance in the Exhibition
Sculp tors' Jury aWSl_rded the followtrl,g:
GEORGE D. WiDENER MEMORLAL MEDAL - Dorothea Greenbaum. for her "Tin y"
as being the most meritorious work in sculp ture
The COI!Elli tte.e . on Exhi bi tion awarded the f oll mdng:
1NALTER LIPPINC011ir PRI ZE.;,. Daniel Serra for his ITEvelyne t' as being the
best fi gure piece in oil
MARY SliIIITH PRIZE - Sarah Blakeslee for her "Along the River" as being
the best vwrk by a Philadelp hia ~lOr!lan
A special Jury consisting of John F. Lewis, Jr9, Harold West , LibrG
of the Mercantile Library and Mrs., Starr L. Cornelius, NIgr. of the
Centaur Book Shop . awardee!. the follov!,.i ng:
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LAYM]i'N 'S PRIZE FOR BEST CONiPOSIT10N ON THE EXHIBITION(prize g iven ($50.)
by Mr. J. . ewis) - Ruth Lawrence for her compsoi tion on t''rlhe Fountain"! by
George Demetrios. Special honorable mentions to Karl G. Mi ller for
his paper on nThe Lone Sycamore tt by Daniel Gar-ber and to Richard Y.
Fisher for a g eneral criticism.
POPULAR PRIZ]~ - Daniel Garber for his "Lone Sycamore lf as being the
item in the Exhibition to receive the most nllifiber of popular votes
by visitors to the Galleries.
(Pri.ze also donated through Mr. John
F . Lewis, Jre - fp 200~)
The Exhibition consisted of lli paintings and 132 exhibits of sculp ture
and }gQ artists were repres entede
The Academy purchased 8 oils and 1. p ieces of sculpture and 2 nieces
of sculp ture were sold to the p ublic, makin g a tot.al of 12 items sold
from the Exhibition.
PAID ATT~~\TDANCE: 1 927
'rorrAL ATrrENDAJ.\TCE: 1-0 246
FellowshiP Ann-gal Exhi b i tion of Water Colors and Prints
PRIZES:
H.A.RRISON S. MORRIS PRIZE - James L. Green for !tRolling Hills"
WATEH COLOR PRIZE ( $ 25.) - Marcella Broudo for nCoal and OiP'
HONORABLE IVIENTIONB: - Morman Carton for 11Fire at Natchez" ; John J
for "Spanning the Flood lt ; Mary Loud for "Olive Grove; Palestine!!
TOTAL A'I111}1~D.ANCE:
2 613
G
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F e llowshin Annual Exhibition of Oil and Sculpture
PRIZES:
IvLAY AUDUBON POST PRIZE - E. Richard Duh..me for TfBoy and Calf n
HONOHABLE rvIENrrI o.NS
C
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B
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and G·lPi_d.ys
"Mother Love"
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REPORT - 4
Fellowship Annual Exhi bi t-ion of Oil and Scul-p ture
PRIZES (continu ed )
-FE'LLOWSHIP GOLD MEDAL - Henry McCarter for lfOld Trap pe Chui'ch"
HONORABLE MEi"iJTIONS - Kenneth Bates for lfLeaves and Grasses if
and Alice Lindborg for I1Bridge in June fl
TOTAL ATTENDAlIJCE; 4 444
STUD~~T
EXHIBITION'IN CONwETITION FOR CRESSON
SCHOLP~SHIPS:
" An address wa s me,de in Gallery F by C. Paul Jennewein before the
award ing of the Cresson Scholarships.
PlRIZES:
WILLI AM EtVILEN CRESSON TRAVELING SCHOJ.J_ARSHIPS
Richard ;Baldwin
Walton Ford Battershall
Jean Cr aig
Robert Morris Hervey
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John Michael Kunik
Harriet Hose
Richard Lesseraux
Robert C.Spurgeon
J ames Cook McKell,Jre
Willi am Tal bot
Charles Kinghorn Redfern James M. Waldron
John Heritage Wri ght
Topp an Prize
John L. ,Koomar (First)
Helen S. Smith ( 2nd )
Michael Fiorillo (Hon. Men.)
Al ice Uhlmann ( Hon • Men e )
Hamborger Prize
Leonard Ko ch
Packard Prize
Charles B. Semser (First)
, Theresa Di Marco (Sec ond )
Thouron Prize
Frank K. Wallace (Vote of Faculty)
Paul Lore
(Sutdents )
(1st Instructor)
Oliver Grimley
Madeleine Robertson (2nd Instructor)
Prizes awarded Higher Scbool of Philadelphia
Free Tuition Scholarship:
Money Prizes:
Hugh Weiss of West J:?h il a .. High School
Harold Smul inson of Olney High School
Es ther Louise Coppack of Westtovvn School
39TH ANNUAL WATER COLOR AiIJD PRINT EXHIBITION
JURY OF' SELECTION
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Prizes
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Philae Water Color Prize - Paul Froelich for his TlCircus; No.1"
as being the strongest in the Exhibition executed in water color.
Dana Water Color Medal and frankness of work
Reginald Marsh for his group for s i mplicity
Eyre Medal
Dorothy P. Lathrop for her TlPixie; a Flying
Squirrel" as being the best print in black and white.
Jo se-ph Pennell Melle Jjleda~ Clare Leighton fo r her "The Apple Tree" for
Ahievement in the Graphic Arts
Dawson Memorial Medal
Cynthi a Iliff for her "Christmas in Charleston,
S ~ C.. " for di s tinctio-n in painting or drawing of flo wers or of garden s.
The Exhibition consisted of 62,1 exhibits and
ill
artists were represented
2 water colors and 21 black and whit es "vere sold to the public.
~OthAi~NU~ _EXIllBITION
OF MINIATURES
JURY OF SELECTION: (and Jury of Award of Society's Medal of Honor)
Katharine Borda
Grace E. Daggett
Rebecc a Be Pe Patterson
J. Frank Copeland
Margaret B. S. Molony
JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J. MCCAR1'HY PRIZE A..T\fD THE HOWELL 'TRACY FISHER
MElVIORIAL PRIZE
Margaret S. B. Molony
J~ Frank Copeland
Re becca B. P. Patterson
Prizes and Awards
Society's Medal of Honor
Ruby W. Usher for "Dreaming "
D. J~ McCarthy Prize
John J. Dull for "Industri a l"
Howell Tracy Fisher Mem.Pr. Mable Welsh for "Refugee "
Exhibition consisted of 138 exhibits and
1. miniatures vv-ere sold tOthe public
M artists
were represented.
Exhi bi tion of Stlected W()r}<:s by: Student§.. Of Che ster Springs Sumner School
JURY OF AWARD
(Jommittee on Chester Springs
)John F. ~ewis, Jr.
)William Cl arke Mason
)William L. Van Alen (now resigned)
AWARDS
ACADEMY AWARDS:
1st Prize in Painting;
2nd Prize .in Painting
3rd Prize in Painting :
Sidney A. Simon
James Goings
John Lehman
SUPPLEMENT TO
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Julian B., Slevin - First Priz e in SCull)ture - Angel o Frudakis
William Cl a rke Ma son Contribution - 2nd Prize in Sculp ture - Suzanne
Clark
J-ulian B. Slevin - First Prize in Water Color - Marian Holland
Julian Be Slevin - First Prize in Lithography
William Brown McNett
The Exhibition consisted of 163 exhibits and 62 students were repressented.
pastel drawing wa~ sold to the public.
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PAID ATTENDAl'JCE - 39th Water Color and Print Exhi bi tion
.40th A...'1nual Miniature Exhibition
Chester Springs Exhibition
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TO'lIAL ATTEND.ANCE IN THE
GALLERIJ~S
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.41 572
FOR TffE YEAR 19.41 INAS:
SCHOOLS
Winter School enrollment - FebruarY,194l through May,194l (second
term of season 1940-41) was: 190
(Total enrollm.ent 'Winter Season 1940-L. l;October to Mary: 396)
Enrollment at Chester Springs Summer School - May through September,
1941 was 196
(Day students - 10)
Winter School enrollment - October,194l to January 1 , 1942 (first
term of season 194·1-42) ' was: 196
PRIZES
Cresson awards and others as announced a t the time of the Cr e sson
' Exhibition have been mentioned above. Other School Awards a re
listed below:
STI llSON PRIZE - J'ohn Paul Hoppe
STEWARDSON PRIZE - Alice C. Frayer
Hon. Mention: 1st: Dorothy A~ g ove
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2nd: Faye Simon
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR. CONCOUHS AWARDS AT CHESTER SPRI NGS SulVlWiER SCHOOL
July: 1st Painting : Dan Kaldor
August: 1st Pain ting : J eanette Schnoll
2nd Painting : Marian Holland
2nd Painting : Ral ph Dornsife
1st Sculpture : Margaret Curr®ins
1st Sculpture: Suzanne Clark
2nd Sculp tur e: Louise Martin
(2nd Sculp ture: Angelo Frudakis
( prize divided- John Pe Hoppe
FIRST PRIZE COLLABORATIVE 'rEAM 1940-41 COMPE'rITION
Sy~via Bernstein, Mural Decora tor
Alexander Kricheff, Sculptor.
AMERICAr' ACADEMY I N ROME
William H. M. '1'al bot
SCULP1~URE
PRIZE, 1941
. EDVVIN AUSTIN ABBEY SCHOLAR IN MURAL DECOR£tTI ON
Sidney Simon
' FAC U~'l'Y
Philadelphia School - Februa ry, 1941 through May, 1941:
Henry McCarter
Daniel Garber
George Harding ,
Roy C. I\Ius e
Francis Spei ght
Walker 'Hancock
~ ~or~ ~ E~ C. ~i~~ ins
Ro s\ti~ll - Weidner
~6hri F~
Harbes on
George Deme trios
Will i aru.i . Camp bell
Phili p Ali s.no
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Daniel Garber
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
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Walker Hancod:;:, Guest Instructor
Barse Miller, Guest Instructor
Francis Speight
Henry Co .__ Pi tz
Charles Hudy
Philadelphia School - October 1941 to January 1,1942
Same Faculty engaged as for
plus Harry Rosin
per~od
February,1941 through May,1941
BUILDING
No additional commente
-GENERAL
Publicity Afents:
From January 1,1941 to May 3, 1941 - Mrs. E., Clinton Rhoads
From Uctober 6, 1941 to December 13,1941 - Miss Edith W. Po-well
From August 1, 1941, the Membership Campaign has been continued
under the direction of the Librarian,Miss Dorothy A. Jones.
Total :M emberships received since beginning of campaign:
Annual Members:
4
JURY OF AWARD FOR SCULPTURE IN PHILADELPHIA FLOViER SHOW:
Wheeler VVilliams, Henry Kreis, and Harry Rosin
AWARDS:
Garden in the Garden Club Exhibition which made the most ideal use of
intimate sculpture: "The Gardeners" ,Whitemarsh, . Pa.
Best Piece of intima te garden sculpture: Ramon Bermudez
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LiBRARY
Books purchased for the -LibraI';[ 1941
Goya: Die Schrecknisse des Krieges
Renoir by Florissoon
- Dau.mier by Lassaigne
Manet
EIGreco
Italian Painting of the IJ-;-tl1 and 15th Centuries
]lifore Details from the Na ti onal Gallery
Vermeer
Donatellots Sculpture
Degas
Saint Gaudens: The Ameri can Artist and His Time
Art Director's Annua l of Advertising Art
Putnam: The Sculptor's Way
Michel angelo's Pa intings
La ver, J.: Adventur es in Monochrome
PRICE PAID
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4
3
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3
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78
78
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18
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Cheney, Sheldon: The Story of llilodern Art
$ 4.00
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Gifts for the Library:
tfThe Waqfiyah of 'Abmed Pasa" by. Simsar, from Mr. John F. Le1Jl!is,Jre
Five volumes of "The Nude in Art", ten volumes of 1TMasterpieces of
French Artt' and one p ortfolio of photo graphs of masterp ieces from
Mrs. Henry G. Brock
Photogravures tfThe Domest ic Architecture of 1i.:ngland of the Tudor
Period lf by Garner and Stratton, from Mr. W. Ellis Scull.
The Art Digest (bound) volume s four to fifteen; Derain, Hyperion
Press; Vlaminck, Hyperion Press; \Naldo Peirce, Hyperion Press;
Picasso, Hyp erion Press; Etrusc an Sculpture, Phai don Edi tion; Indian Art
of the United States, Museum of Modern Art Public a tion, from Mr. A. G. B.
Steel .
1,550 photographs of animals and miscell ane ous subjects for the
reference file, from photo graph ers, zoos, corporati ons , indivi dLla ls.
PRINT COLLEC'l'ION
Purchased for the Print Collection:
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9 lithographs by Daumi e r
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color by Rouault
Picasso
Kaethet Kollwitz
by Lemabruck
$ 73.50
35.00
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15.00
$ 188.50
Gifts for the Print Collection:
PRIl\f'rS
From Mr. A.G.B.Steel:
10 woodcuts by Lyonel Feininger presented by Mr. A. G. B. Steel
1 silk screen print by Rita Helfond
1 lithog raph by Ca rl Pickardt
2 litho gra phs by Stow VVengenroth
1 etching by Jol1":'rl Taylor Arms
1 drypoint by Frank W. Benson
1 etching by Besnard
1 e tchin g by Brockhurst
2 etchings by Cha rles W. Cain
1 w oodcut.t~ by Florence V. Cannon
2 aqu a tints by Florence v. Cannon
1 litho graph by Ado l f Dehn
1 lithograph by Paul Froelich
1 dryp oint by Martin Hardie
1 etching by Troy Kinney
1 drypoint by Laura Kn i ght
1 drypoint by W. D. II/Ia clo ed
1 lithograp h by Ma tisse
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PRINT COLLECTION (cont.)
PRINTS
By GiftFrom Mr. Steel (contintied)
1 etching by Martin Levvis
1 et ching by Meilatz
1 etching by Joseph Pennell
1 mezzotint by Max Pietschmann
1 etching by Herbert Pullinger
2 etc hings by Renoir
1 etching by Eil e en Soper
1 etching by Walter H. Sweet
1 etching by Gordon Wa rlow
1 etching by Vifhistler
3 etching s by Anders Zorn
6 etchings by Ernest Roth
1 lithograph by I:vIerri tt .lli.1.auzey presented by the artist
3 lithogr aphs by Leopoldo lViendez presented by Bertha von Moschzisker
2 wood cuts by Lanke s
6 litho gr aph s by Benton Spruance p resented by the artist
1 color litho gr aph by Kandinsky presented by memb ers of the s taff and
student body
1 etching by Stephan Parrish presented by the Fellowship
1 etch ing by St .. Memin presented by Mary Bonsall
1 etching by J'oseph Pennell pr esented by Mary Bonsall
BOOKS
By Gift Kobes, illustrated with litho graphs by Geo r ge Grosz presented by
Mr. A. G. B. Steel
Du Noir au B l an~, illustra ted with woodcuts by Frans Masereel
presented. by Mr. A. G. B. Steel
Virginia woodcuts, illustrated by Lankes, pr eaenied by Bertah von
Moschzisker
Four Hedges , illustra ted wi-th woodcut's by Cl are Leighton pr es ented by
Bertha von Moschzisk er