139th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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139th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE 138TH
ANNUAL REPORrr 'ro THE srrO CKHOLDERS
THE P:ENNSYLVANIA ACADEIviY OF rrHE FINE AR'rs
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THE Plli1NSYLVANIA ACADNvIT OF THE FINE ARTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDEBS
Febru§£Y 7, 1944
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The Presid.ent and. Directors of 'rhe Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 13Sth Annual Report~ This
Report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as
supplementary data.
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THE "rREASURER' sdSldltC_
REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted herewithe
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'1'he 138th Annual Exhibition of Painting and SCUlpture was held. in the
gall eri es from J anuary 24th through JTebruary 28th, 1943 , with a
Private View on Saturday afternoon, Janua ry 23rd from 3 to 5:30 P. M.
The Fellowship Annual J:!Jxhibition of Water Colors and Prints was held
in Galleries C. and D from March 7 to March 21,1943, opening with a
Tea on March 6th from 3 to 5 P. M.
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Oil Painting and Sculpture was
held in Galleri es A,B,C, and D from March 28 to April 11, opening with
a 'r ea on Mar ch 27, from 3 to 5 P e M.
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During both of these Exhibitions the Permanent Collecti on was on view
in the remaining Galleries.
An Exhibition of Inter-American Photographs, obtained through the
Pan-American Union, was held from April 8 -25th in three galleri es ,
including the work of 200 photographers of 18 of the American Republics selected as a result of National competition under the auspices
of the Pan-P...merican Union and was possibly the larges t and most comprehensive assembly of Inter-P..m.erican photographic Art ever shown.
Gallery M was hung with 37 chiaroscuros from the Academy's PrintCollection, and Gallery A with 30 etchings by Rembrandt from the Acad emy's
Print Collection, and Gallery N with 9 Vvar posters by Norman Rockwell,
Anton Otto Fischer, Robert Sloan, E. McKnight KaUffer and B. Perlin on
April 26th.
A Special Exhi bi tion _of Naval Defense Acti vi ties - Drawings and Water
Colors by Vernon Howe bailey was on vi ew from April 11 - May 2,1943.
This Exhibition was procured through the Office of Public Relations
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of the United' States Navy
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the Competition for
the Wil l iam Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships was on vieVIT in
Galleries D,E,F, from IVlay 20th through June 6,194.3, opening with
exercises for the students and their friends on the afterncon of
May 19, at 4 P. M.
During the SUIillTier months all of . the Galleri es were hung with selections
from the Permanent Collection and were dismantled on October 11th to
prepare for the h ang ing of the ~.lst Annual W&t,~er Color and Print
Exhibition and the 42nd Annual EllChibition of Miniatures.
The 41st Annual Water Color B.nd Print Exhi bit i on and the 42nd Annual
Exhi bi t i on of Mi ni:m.tures were hung i n all of' the Galleri es wi th the
exception of Galleri e s G,H,I,K, and the Wes t Central Gallery from
October 24th through November 28th, opening wi th a Private Vi ew on
Saturday afternoon , Octo-bel' 23rd, from .3 to 5: 30 P. M.
An Exhibition of British American War Cartoons, sponsored by the
English-Sp eaking Union was hung in Gallery F from November 24th
through December 5th, opening witha' Tea on November 2.3rd, and a
dinrler that evening for the members of the English-Speaking Union in
the Academy's Gall ery G~
A Memorial Exhi bi tion of the work of Henry IVicCl:trter was held in
Galle ri es C,D,E, and F frOID December 12 through January 9,1944, opening \lvi th a Te@ on December 11th from .3 to 5: 30 P Me
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, .EXHIBITIONS HELD IN TH]2, PRIN1' ROOM. ON NtAIN FLOOR
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Exhibition of Original Illustrations made for Li ne
January 2-10,1943.
rep~oductions,
Silk Screen Exhibition , procured from Silk Screen Group , New York,
J-anuary 11-21,1943.
Exhibition of Student Work , sales from which for the benefit of
Americ an Red Cro ss , J anuary 23-31,19430
Exhibition of Original Illustrations which have appeared in current
issues of N ~ ti onal magazines , showing technique su it able for halftone engraving, February 1-7,1943.
Exhibition of sketches made during summer ,194 2, by winners of
Willi am Eml en Cresson 'rraveling Scholarship s , including: Geral dine Funk,
John Hanlen, Katherine Gallagher, Jeannette Kohn , Samuel Gholson ,
and Madelein e Robertson, Febru a~J 11-23,1943.
Exhibition of Collaborative .2roblems - Americ an Alurrini in Rome Competition
March 24-27,1943.
Exhi bi tion of St u dent Vvork, sales , from which for benefi t Ameri can Red
Cross, March 28-April 12,1943.
Exhibition of Block Prints from American Color Print Soc i ety , arranged
by Vocational and Print Committee of Fellowship, April 13-18,1943.
Silk Screen Exhibition from Vct ober 9th continuing for two weeks.
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Exhibition of student work, sales for benefit o f Am erican Red Cross,
Decemb e r 6- 20 , 1943.
SCHOOLS ,
The Winter School ses sion not being co-incident in da tes with th i s
Annual Report, a general st atemen t is made repor ting successfully
a cti ve dep a rtments with good PflYsical conditi on s.
The Chester Sp rin gs Summer School was not opened in th e season of
1943 , due t o War conditions ., but a 6-week Summer School was held a t
. Broad and Cherry Streets from June 21st to July 31 st , 1943.
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Annex, 1834 Arch Street
No ma j or renovations were necessary at Broad an d Cherry St r eets or a t
1831;, Ar ch Street , and only general ma i ntenanc e a nd normal repairs 'were
ac compl ish ed .
Ch ester Springs, Pennsylv an i a
Men from the basement crew accompli s h ed the pa i nting of the outside
of the Girls' Build i ng and the roofs of t h e Boy s ' Buildi ng and the
McNeal House , and the sky-light of the studio on .the hill, in the
spring of 19 43 .
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GENERAL
A sp ecial not e i s i ncl uded th a t the publicity h as been retained
in the h ands of the Campbell-Wirtz Assoc i ates of 329 Walnu t Street ,
Phila delphi a , which firm has 'been handling it since January 28 ,1942.
'rhe Acting Cura t or of the Schools) II/1iss J.)orotl1y i ... Jones, resigned
September 1,1943, to ac c ept a pos ition in t he Colurnbus Gallery of
Art, Columbus , Oh io, and J.\i~rs. Louise Bowen Ba lling er was appo inted
Cura t or of the Schools.
It is wi th regret th at we note here th e deatl1 of Mr. Joseph E.
Widen er on October 26 , 194-3 . Mr . Widener was a member of the Board
of Directors for thirty-on e years.
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LIB R
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The clipping file on ar tists has b een continued through the y ear ,1 9 /-1'3
as has also th e reference file of photographs of animals and mi scell alil eous subjects , suppl emented by newspaper an d magazine clippings .
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7, 1944
P R I N T
COL L ' E C T ION
Since the loss of the Curator of Prints , the ~rint Collection has
been inact ive, with the exception of the purchase of ~ prints.
rEhe thanks of the Management of the Ac ad.emy are extended to the
President and members of the Board o f Education for sending promis ing
s tudents to our Schools , and to the newsp apers for their intelligent
criticisms and general inc lusion o f items of nevIs relative to the
Academy.
Acl\:nowledgement is also made t o all the employees of the Academ.y
for the faithful performance of their duties.
ATTEST:
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SUPPLEl\lIEL\JT TO THE ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
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FEBRUARY 7,1944
1) No additional comment.
ACQUISI'I'IONS
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the Academy for the Temple Collection from the 138th
Annua! ~Xhlbltlon: 1943:
"Aaron " by Thomas Benton
"AcDDn Squash" by Henry Lee McFee
by the Academy for the Gilpin -Collection from the 138th
Annual Exhi bition, 1943:
'iJuliusf! by Richmond Barthe
"Kangaroo U by Katharine Lane
"Rhoan Antelope" by Nat Choate( exchanged later for
Moroccan goat, which had been exhibited in 133rd
"Oakda le Ave. at l'ilight" - by Aaron Bohrod
Ann~E:x:.
by the Academy for the Lambert Collecti on from the
138th Annual Exhibition, 1943:
!'Skating in the Park" by Louis Bosa
"Zebras ll by lVlartyl
"John Brown Going to His Hanging" by rtorace .2ippin
HFallen Angels in a Hostile -World!! by Fed erico Castellon
"Return of the Hunter" by Harry Leith-Ross
"Osier's Cove" by Paul Wescott
by the Academy for Permanent Collection:
"Peopl e" by Guy Fene duBois purchased from St.Mark's Church-in-theBouwerie, New York City
"Portrait of an Unknown Female SubjeetU by J. B ~ Ord purchased from
F. K. Richards of the Richards Gallery, Philadelphia
Exhhange of canvas in Lambert Coll ect ion ent:i.t1ed "'Center Street!!
for "Late Afternoon '! , both by Francis Speight, plus ad.ditional
sum.
BY GIFT:
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Two 'tzJronzes by Beatrice Fenton !!Shoebill Stork" and Wattled
Crane" from the Fel lowship of the Academy.
Etching by Brockhurse for Print Collecti on from Mr.
Alfred G. B. Steel
Art Journals for 1875,1876,1877,1878, and 1879 from
Mrs. Frank Miles Day of Ch estnut Hi ll, Pa.
Book entitled "The Baronet and the Butterflyll by J.
McNeil Wr.istler from 1Vlr. A.G.B.Steel for Library
A tiped copy of "Eractic al Hints for Art StUdents by
Charles Lasar from Mrs .. Helen 0u.ssman.
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oil on canvas_.r !!~sle of. D£;stinylT by Arthur B. D vies,
from Mr. and Mr ~ . A. G. b. UtBel.
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SUPPLEMENl1 TO
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REPOH1' FEBRUARY 7; 1944
ACQ,UISITIONB BY GIFT (c ontinued )
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Book entitled "Robert Henri; His Life and
Works" ed it ed by William Yarrow and Louis
Bouche · for the Library fromMre A. G~ B. Steel.
Book on the Life of Cecili a Beaux by Thornton
Oakley for the Liorary from the author
Book entitled ITThirteen Historic a l Marine
Paintings ll by 'rh eodore Sutro, presented to
the Academy IS Li'orary by Mr . Pa ul c>utro
Gift of the gold medals belonging to Miss
Cecilia Beaux and receiv,ed by her in her life as
a portrait painter, the medals t o be photographed and
the photographed retained by the Academy, and the
medals then to be sol d as gold to est a blish a fund
as a memorial to lVli;ss Beaux, the income from which
is to used each year a s a ,prize to be awarded for
the most outstand i ng portrait accomplished within
that school y ear. ( to b e r e c ei v~)
Under the Viill of Annie v. Wiltbank, Dec'd
$10 , 000. tiThe net i ncome only to be used by the
Board of Directors in e stablishing on e or more
scholarships i n the Academy, to be known as the
' George M. Wiltbank Schol a rships'; or to be
applied to the maintenance and genera l support
of the institution) to be known as the 'G eorge
M. VJiltbank Fund'." (to be r e c~iv e d)
One portrait in oil of J'arnes .htl. Beck by Leopold
Seyffert, and a study by' Carol H. beck from Mrs.
J~mes M. Beck of Washing ton, D.C.
One portrait in oil of a Mrs. Doyle by Manuel
Joachim de Franca from ~il.rs .E. M. Bolles, Dec I d.
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EXHIBITIONS
118th ANNUAL EXHI;B£CI,ON IN PAINrrING AND SCULPTUR.E
PAINTERS JURY OF AWARD:
Heginald Marsh, Chairman
James Chapin
Jerry Farnsworth
o. Louis Guglielmi
Maurice Sterne
SCULP'rORS JURY OF AWARD
Paul Me~ship, Chainnan
Jo Davidson
Janet De Coux
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REPORT FEBRUARY 7, 1944
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PRIZES Al\lD AWARDS : ?aint ers' Jury awarded the following:
TEMPL E MEDAL -Rfippael So}n.~.r for his "The Waiting RoomlT as being the
best painting regardless of subject.
JJ1J.'iINI E SESNAN MEDAL - Doris Lee for her "Shore Leave" as being the
best landscape in the Exhibition .
CAROL H. BECK lVl:B.;DAL - rrhomas Benton for his !!Aaron !T as being the best
portrait in o il.
THE J. EHNRY SCHEDIT MEMORIAL PRIZE - Hobson .t'ittman" for his "Spring
F estival" as being of special importance in the Ey,hibition.
Sculptors' Jury awarded the following:
GEORGE D. WIDENER IvlEM.DORIAL M}:I;Djl..J... - henry .... reis for his "The Birth
of a Nation" as being the most Ineritorious work in sc ulpture.
Commi ttee on Exh i bit ion awarded the following:
WAurER LIPPINCOTT PRIZE - Franklin C. Watkins for his "Mi ss Ros emRI'"'J
Thompson" as being the best figure piece in oil.
MARY S1UTH PRIZE - Margaretta S. Hinchman for her flI Knmv the Lord
~aid His Hand on Me" as being the best work by·a Philadelphia woman.
The Exhibition consisted of ~_p aint in gs and
and 346artists were represented.
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exhibits of sculpture
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The Academy purchased 2-oils and 1 sculptures and 1 oils and 1 scul pture
were sold to the public, making a total of 16 items sold from the
Exhibition.
FELLOWSHIP llNNUAL :t;XHI:ta'I'IuN OF WAT :ER COLORS AND .PRnrrS
HARRISUN S. Iv'lOHRIS PRIZE - .t's.ul Froelich for "Bowman 's Hill, Bucks CO. IT
CHARLES EDlvWND DANA PRIZE - 11elen L. Roberts fortlService Fl ag"
FIRST HON. MEl'iiTION (no connectio'n with any prize) Vernon K. Newswanger
for !TRed Barn with Hex Signs"
SECOND HON. MENTION (no conn ection with a ny prize) Ethel V. Ashton
for "Park Scene"
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ATTENDA.t""ilCE: 1688
FELLOWSHIP ANNUAL EXHIBlrrI ON OF OIL AND SCULPTURE
GOLD MEDAL AWARD - Q,uita Brodhead for "Woman HaVing T a
NlAY AUBUBON POST PRIZE - J ean Wa tson for "St ormy Sea"
HON. MEt\JTION ( no connection wi th any pri ze) Eli za beth R. Hoffman TlFi sh e rman t sHouse"
TOTAL ATTJ1J.'iIDANCE..: 1887
STUDENT KXBIBI'rIGN IN COMPETll'ION FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS;
An address was made in Gallery Fby John Taylor Arms) Prominent Etcher,
before the awarding of the Cre s 's on Scholarships and othe r prizes;
PRIZES
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WILLIAlVi EMLEN CRESSON 'I1RAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
rrhomson Achenb~oh, Helen Fellows Fitch, Paul AnthoI;ly Greenwo(bd
John hanlen, Jeanne Huey lV1cLavy, Helen Omasky, Gertrude 'Emily Schobinger
SUPPL:EMENT TO ANNUAL REPORT
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CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS ( continued)
Eli zabeth Smyser ,a n d Helen Virgini a Stone
RANIBORGER PRIZE IN DRAWING
Fi lomena Del l aripa $25.00
TOPPAN PRIZE
No First Award Granted
No Second Award Granted
Four -Honorable 1Vientions of $150.00 each were granted: Geraldine Inez Funk ,
Katherine Gal lagher , John Hanl en, and J:i.i.adeleine Robert s on
PACKARD PRI.ZE
Doris Wel l er - 1st pri ze $10.00
Marsha ricker 2nd prize $ 5 .00
Ei leen Clair Ei chman - 1st Hon. Men. for Usteology
Loui se Hunt - 1st Hon. lV.Len for Myology
THOURON PRIZE
holland ( Faculty $ 50 .00)Charles Bernard Semse;r (St udents - ~l>2 5 . ( 0)
Margie Catherine Ir . Englebrech (Mr~ Chapin ' s Award $50.00)
Janet Sanns Benton (Mr. Chapin's Award $25.00)
SPECIAL PRIZE IN PERSPECTIVE CLASS AWAgJ2;§;Q_!JY Il\JSTRU.9TQB-,--M-I.!-__ ~QlJ.n F.!..
Mary Elizabeth Gardiner
Mention;
Amelie Maria Zell
BACHELOR OF FIN E ARTS DEGREES FROM UNIVERSrry OF J?lGJ.\lNSYLVAl'iJIA:
in Paint i ng: Mary El i zabeth Gardin er
Gerald i ne uylvia Greenberg
Elizabeth V. ~cNett
Gertrude bmily ~chobinger
IVJAST:GR OF FINE ARTS DETREE FROM UNIV:GRSITY OF PEl\f.NSYLViu"JIA:
Geraldine Inez Fu...nk for a Thesis in Compos i t i on
PRIZES AWARDED HIGH SCHOOLS OF PHILADEL~HIA
William F • .h.reamer - Central High ~chool - Free Tui tion Scholarship
( did not accept i t)
Evelyn Henry, Sha ron Hill High - Second Prize $25.00
William E. Dui cho, Sharon Hill High School - Third Prize $15.00
4-lst ANNUAL WA'r~R __90LOR Ju\JD PRINrr NlliIBITION
J URY OF AWARD
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J on Corbino
Gladys Rockmore
Armin Landeck
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James hirk Merri ck
Edward R. Strawbridge
Edward VVarwick
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PRIZ:E;S AND AWARDS .:
Phila. Water Qolor Prize - Phil P a r ad ise for his " Gol eta Va l l ey" as
being the strongest in t he Exh ib i tion execut ed in water color
Dan a Wa ter Color Medal - Millard Sheets for his "Brassy DaylT for
siIllplici ty a nd f rankJ.;le ss of wo rk.
Eyre M~da l - Clare Leighton for her "Corn Shuck in g lT as be ing the
best n rint in bl a ck and white.
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Jos e ph Pennell Memorial .l.lti.edal - Stow Wengenroth for his IfFi ve Owls" and
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his ffGrouse" for achievement in the Graphic Arts
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Dawson Memo rial Medal· - Elizabeth Steven s Laverty for her "Lilium
, Candidum lT for distinction in painting or drawing of flower s or o f gardens.
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The Exhibition consisted of
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exhibits and
206 artists were represented.
l ,wat er colors and l i prints were sold to the p ublic
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k :2nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF MININrURES
JURY OF SELECTIOE: ( and Jury of Award for Soci ety's Medal of Honor)
Elizab eth White McCarthy
Ca tharine Morris Wright
Bertha Coolidge Slade
Elizabeth F ~ Washin g ton
J. F rank Cop e l an d
JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J. lVICCARTHY PRIZE AND THE HOWELL TRACEY FI SHER
MEMORIAL PRIZE
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.;,,'-, J. Frank Copel and,
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Cath a rin e ~o rris Wri g ht,
Eliza b eth F. Washin gton
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:;!i Society ' s lv'ledal of Honor -Jane Mumford Pearson for "Old J-an, the Fisherman lT
:i: D" J. McCarthy ..t'rize - Walter Emerson Baum for " Landscape"
Howell Tracy Fisher Prize - Betsy Flagg 1V1elch e r for "David"
;:, Exhibition consisted of 90 exh i bits and
";:,: b. mini atures were sold. tothe public.
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arti s t s we r e repr esent ed .
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42nd Annual Exhibition of Miniatur es
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" TOTAL ATTENDANCE
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,', TOT.A~ ATTENDANCE IN 'l'HE G.A.L~ERIES FOR THE YEAR 1943: 35 , 307
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SCHOOLS
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WINTER SCHgOL .El.~ROkLMJiNT - February; 194 3 thr ough May, 1943 ( second term
of season 1942-43 was;
124
(Total enrollment Winter Season 194 2- 43 : October to May: 264
October, 1943 to January 1,1944 (first
term of season 19 43 -44) was fu4 5
SUMIViER . SC£iUOL ENROLLMENT June 21-July 31st,1943
PRIZES
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Cresson awards and others as announced at the time of the Cresson Exhibit.'ion have been mentioned aboveOt.her School Awards are list.ed below:
STIMSON PRIZE - Eda Kassel
STEWARDSON PRIZE -
J ohn Paul Hoppe; Honorable
~\l.i.ention(Eda
Kassel
(Amelie Zell
ACADEMY IN ROME - Collaborat ive Problem _. P •.A.Fe A.. and Univ. of Pa.
Team received one of t.he two First Mentions granted; the team consisting of:
George Felton, Architect
John Hanlen, Painter
an d
Amel i e Maria Zell, Sculptor
with special honorable mention for his scuipture to
Paul Ant.hony Greenwood
FACULTY
WINTER SCHOOL - February 1943 through May, 1943, and October,19 43 to J anuary
1,1944
SillfliViER SCHOOL FACULTY ( 6-week session at
Daniel Garber
Bro d & Cherry Sts.)
Roy C. Nuse
June 21-July 31st
Roy C. N11se
Francis Speight
Francis Speight
1943
James Chapin
}l~dvvard Shenton
Harry Rosin
Harry Hosin
Edward Shenton
Paul lVianship
Franklin C. Watkins
John F. Harbeson
William M. Camp bell
Philip Aliano
Edmond J. Farris
As noted in t.he annual Report, t.he Summer School at Chester Springs, Pac
was authorized to be closed for t.he duration of t.he present War.
BUI LDING
No add iti onal
comt~ent.
GEl\lERAL
Annual M.embership
1 0 new member s;
2Jx. deceased 36 resigned
2'l, del i nqllent
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ill~NUAL REPORT SUPLN~N~T
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Life IV1embersbip
1943
2. new member; k
TOTALS:
deceased
Annual Members
Life Members
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LIBRARY
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Gifts for the_Li brag
From Mr. A. G" B. Steel
"The baronet and the ButterflyTT 'by J" lV~cl\ie il Whi stler
"Ro bert Henri; His Li fe and Works", edited by Willi am Yarrow an d
i..ouis Bouche
From Mr" (rl~Ql!i:n ton _. \J akl ey
"Life of Cecilia Beaux" by Thornton Uakley
From Mr. ~aul Sutro
fTTh irteen Hfstorical iV1ari ne .l:'aintings!l byl'heodore Sutro
From Mrs. Helen Sussman
"Typed c opy of !!.t>raCtical hints for Art Students!! by Charles Lasar
From lVl.r s" Frank Mil es Pax.
Art Journals for 1875,76,77,78 and 79
Disbursements,
19L~3
Annual Dues, 1943-44 - Phila. Metropolitan Library
Council
Con tri bution for 194LI' toward support of Union
Lib r ary Catalogue
$
1.50
25.00
PRIN'rs
Purchased by Academy for Print Collection: (f rom 'rhe SiU;:Screen Group
of New York Ci ty)
1 silk screen print "Cant ankerous Colttf by Bernard Steffen
8. ()0
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tlRiver View" by Edward .Landon
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Less 25% ins titutional Disc.
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ANNUAL REPORrr 'ro THE srrO CKHOLDERS
THE P:ENNSYLVANIA ACADEIviY OF rrHE FINE AR'rs
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THE Plli1NSYLVANIA ACADNvIT OF THE FINE ARTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO STOCKHOLDEBS
Febru§£Y 7, 1944
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The Presid.ent and. Directors of 'rhe Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 13Sth Annual Report~ This
Report is accompanied by an addenda containing specific statistics,
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as
supplementary data.
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REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted herewithe
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'1'he 138th Annual Exhibition of Painting and SCUlpture was held. in the
gall eri es from J anuary 24th through JTebruary 28th, 1943 , with a
Private View on Saturday afternoon, Janua ry 23rd from 3 to 5:30 P. M.
The Fellowship Annual J:!Jxhibition of Water Colors and Prints was held
in Galleries C. and D from March 7 to March 21,1943, opening with a
Tea on March 6th from 3 to 5 P. M.
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Oil Painting and Sculpture was
held in Galleri es A,B,C, and D from March 28 to April 11, opening with
a 'r ea on Mar ch 27, from 3 to 5 P e M.
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During both of these Exhibitions the Permanent Collecti on was on view
in the remaining Galleries.
An Exhibition of Inter-American Photographs, obtained through the
Pan-American Union, was held from April 8 -25th in three galleri es ,
including the work of 200 photographers of 18 of the American Republics selected as a result of National competition under the auspices
of the Pan-P...merican Union and was possibly the larges t and most comprehensive assembly of Inter-P..m.erican photographic Art ever shown.
Gallery M was hung with 37 chiaroscuros from the Academy's PrintCollection, and Gallery A with 30 etchings by Rembrandt from the Acad emy's
Print Collection, and Gallery N with 9 Vvar posters by Norman Rockwell,
Anton Otto Fischer, Robert Sloan, E. McKnight KaUffer and B. Perlin on
April 26th.
A Special Exhi bi tion _of Naval Defense Acti vi ties - Drawings and Water
Colors by Vernon Howe bailey was on vi ew from April 11 - May 2,1943.
This Exhibition was procured through the Office of Public Relations
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of the United' States Navy
The Student Exhibition held in conjunction with the Competition for
the Wil l iam Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships was on vieVIT in
Galleries D,E,F, from IVlay 20th through June 6,194.3, opening with
exercises for the students and their friends on the afterncon of
May 19, at 4 P. M.
During the SUIillTier months all of . the Galleri es were hung with selections
from the Permanent Collection and were dismantled on October 11th to
prepare for the h ang ing of the ~.lst Annual W&t,~er Color and Print
Exhibition and the 42nd Annual EllChibition of Miniatures.
The 41st Annual Water Color B.nd Print Exhi bit i on and the 42nd Annual
Exhi bi t i on of Mi ni:m.tures were hung i n all of' the Galleri es wi th the
exception of Galleri e s G,H,I,K, and the Wes t Central Gallery from
October 24th through November 28th, opening wi th a Private Vi ew on
Saturday afternoon , Octo-bel' 23rd, from .3 to 5: 30 P. M.
An Exhibition of British American War Cartoons, sponsored by the
English-Sp eaking Union was hung in Gallery F from November 24th
through December 5th, opening witha' Tea on November 2.3rd, and a
dinrler that evening for the members of the English-Speaking Union in
the Academy's Gall ery G~
A Memorial Exhi bi tion of the work of Henry IVicCl:trter was held in
Galle ri es C,D,E, and F frOID December 12 through January 9,1944, opening \lvi th a Te@ on December 11th from .3 to 5: 30 P Me
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, .EXHIBITIONS HELD IN TH]2, PRIN1' ROOM. ON NtAIN FLOOR
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Exhibition of Original Illustrations made for Li ne
January 2-10,1943.
rep~oductions,
Silk Screen Exhibition , procured from Silk Screen Group , New York,
J-anuary 11-21,1943.
Exhibition of Student Work , sales from which for the benefit of
Americ an Red Cro ss , J anuary 23-31,19430
Exhibition of Original Illustrations which have appeared in current
issues of N ~ ti onal magazines , showing technique su it able for halftone engraving, February 1-7,1943.
Exhibition of sketches made during summer ,194 2, by winners of
Willi am Eml en Cresson 'rraveling Scholarship s , including: Geral dine Funk,
John Hanlen, Katherine Gallagher, Jeannette Kohn , Samuel Gholson ,
and Madelein e Robertson, Febru a~J 11-23,1943.
Exhibition of Collaborative .2roblems - Americ an Alurrini in Rome Competition
March 24-27,1943.
Exhi bi tion of St u dent Vvork, sales , from which for benefi t Ameri can Red
Cross, March 28-April 12,1943.
Exhibition of Block Prints from American Color Print Soc i ety , arranged
by Vocational and Print Committee of Fellowship, April 13-18,1943.
Silk Screen Exhibition from Vct ober 9th continuing for two weeks.
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Exhibition of student work, sales for benefit o f Am erican Red Cross,
Decemb e r 6- 20 , 1943.
SCHOOLS ,
The Winter School ses sion not being co-incident in da tes with th i s
Annual Report, a general st atemen t is made repor ting successfully
a cti ve dep a rtments with good PflYsical conditi on s.
The Chester Sp rin gs Summer School was not opened in th e season of
1943 , due t o War conditions ., but a 6-week Summer School was held a t
. Broad and Cherry Streets from June 21st to July 31 st , 1943.
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Annex, 1834 Arch Street
No ma j or renovations were necessary at Broad an d Cherry St r eets or a t
1831;, Ar ch Street , and only general ma i ntenanc e a nd normal repairs 'were
ac compl ish ed .
Ch ester Springs, Pennsylv an i a
Men from the basement crew accompli s h ed the pa i nting of the outside
of the Girls' Build i ng and the roofs of t h e Boy s ' Buildi ng and the
McNeal House , and the sky-light of the studio on .the hill, in the
spring of 19 43 .
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GENERAL
A sp ecial not e i s i ncl uded th a t the publicity h as been retained
in the h ands of the Campbell-Wirtz Assoc i ates of 329 Walnu t Street ,
Phila delphi a , which firm has 'been handling it since January 28 ,1942.
'rhe Acting Cura t or of the Schools) II/1iss J.)orotl1y i ... Jones, resigned
September 1,1943, to ac c ept a pos ition in t he Colurnbus Gallery of
Art, Columbus , Oh io, and J.\i~rs. Louise Bowen Ba lling er was appo inted
Cura t or of the Schools.
It is wi th regret th at we note here th e deatl1 of Mr. Joseph E.
Widen er on October 26 , 194-3 . Mr . Widener was a member of the Board
of Directors for thirty-on e years.
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LIB R
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The clipping file on ar tists has b een continued through the y ear ,1 9 /-1'3
as has also th e reference file of photographs of animals and mi scell alil eous subjects , suppl emented by newspaper an d magazine clippings .
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P R I N T
COL L ' E C T ION
Since the loss of the Curator of Prints , the ~rint Collection has
been inact ive, with the exception of the purchase of ~ prints.
rEhe thanks of the Management of the Ac ad.emy are extended to the
President and members of the Board o f Education for sending promis ing
s tudents to our Schools , and to the newsp apers for their intelligent
criticisms and general inc lusion o f items of nevIs relative to the
Academy.
Acl\:nowledgement is also made t o all the employees of the Academ.y
for the faithful performance of their duties.
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REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
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1) No additional comment.
ACQUISI'I'IONS
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the Academy for the Temple Collection from the 138th
Annua! ~Xhlbltlon: 1943:
"Aaron " by Thomas Benton
"AcDDn Squash" by Henry Lee McFee
by the Academy for the Gilpin -Collection from the 138th
Annual Exhi bition, 1943:
'iJuliusf! by Richmond Barthe
"Kangaroo U by Katharine Lane
"Rhoan Antelope" by Nat Choate( exchanged later for
Moroccan goat, which had been exhibited in 133rd
"Oakda le Ave. at l'ilight" - by Aaron Bohrod
Ann~E:x:.
by the Academy for the Lambert Collecti on from the
138th Annual Exhibition, 1943:
!'Skating in the Park" by Louis Bosa
"Zebras ll by lVlartyl
"John Brown Going to His Hanging" by rtorace .2ippin
HFallen Angels in a Hostile -World!! by Fed erico Castellon
"Return of the Hunter" by Harry Leith-Ross
"Osier's Cove" by Paul Wescott
by the Academy for Permanent Collection:
"Peopl e" by Guy Fene duBois purchased from St.Mark's Church-in-theBouwerie, New York City
"Portrait of an Unknown Female SubjeetU by J. B ~ Ord purchased from
F. K. Richards of the Richards Gallery, Philadelphia
Exhhange of canvas in Lambert Coll ect ion ent:i.t1ed "'Center Street!!
for "Late Afternoon '! , both by Francis Speight, plus ad.ditional
sum.
BY GIFT:
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Two 'tzJronzes by Beatrice Fenton !!Shoebill Stork" and Wattled
Crane" from the Fel lowship of the Academy.
Etching by Brockhurse for Print Collecti on from Mr.
Alfred G. B. Steel
Art Journals for 1875,1876,1877,1878, and 1879 from
Mrs. Frank Miles Day of Ch estnut Hi ll, Pa.
Book entitled "The Baronet and the Butterflyll by J.
McNeil Wr.istler from 1Vlr. A.G.B.Steel for Library
A tiped copy of "Eractic al Hints for Art StUdents by
Charles Lasar from Mrs .. Helen 0u.ssman.
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oil on canvas_.r !!~sle of. D£;stinylT by Arthur B. D vies,
from Mr. and Mr ~ . A. G. b. UtBel.
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REPOH1' FEBRUARY 7; 1944
ACQ,UISITIONB BY GIFT (c ontinued )
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Book entitled "Robert Henri; His Life and
Works" ed it ed by William Yarrow and Louis
Bouche · for the Library fromMre A. G~ B. Steel.
Book on the Life of Cecili a Beaux by Thornton
Oakley for the Liorary from the author
Book entitled ITThirteen Historic a l Marine
Paintings ll by 'rh eodore Sutro, presented to
the Academy IS Li'orary by Mr . Pa ul c>utro
Gift of the gold medals belonging to Miss
Cecilia Beaux and receiv,ed by her in her life as
a portrait painter, the medals t o be photographed and
the photographed retained by the Academy, and the
medals then to be sol d as gold to est a blish a fund
as a memorial to lVli;ss Beaux, the income from which
is to used each year a s a ,prize to be awarded for
the most outstand i ng portrait accomplished within
that school y ear. ( to b e r e c ei v~)
Under the Viill of Annie v. Wiltbank, Dec'd
$10 , 000. tiThe net i ncome only to be used by the
Board of Directors in e stablishing on e or more
scholarships i n the Academy, to be known as the
' George M. Wiltbank Schol a rships'; or to be
applied to the maintenance and genera l support
of the institution) to be known as the 'G eorge
M. VJiltbank Fund'." (to be r e c~iv e d)
One portrait in oil of J'arnes .htl. Beck by Leopold
Seyffert, and a study by' Carol H. beck from Mrs.
J~mes M. Beck of Washing ton, D.C.
One portrait in oil of a Mrs. Doyle by Manuel
Joachim de Franca from ~il.rs .E. M. Bolles, Dec I d.
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EXHIBITIONS
118th ANNUAL EXHI;B£CI,ON IN PAINrrING AND SCULPTUR.E
PAINTERS JURY OF AWARD:
Heginald Marsh, Chairman
James Chapin
Jerry Farnsworth
o. Louis Guglielmi
Maurice Sterne
SCULP'rORS JURY OF AWARD
Paul Me~ship, Chainnan
Jo Davidson
Janet De Coux
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PRIZES Al\lD AWARDS : ?aint ers' Jury awarded the following:
TEMPL E MEDAL -Rfippael So}n.~.r for his "The Waiting RoomlT as being the
best painting regardless of subject.
JJ1J.'iINI E SESNAN MEDAL - Doris Lee for her "Shore Leave" as being the
best landscape in the Exhibition .
CAROL H. BECK lVl:B.;DAL - rrhomas Benton for his !!Aaron !T as being the best
portrait in o il.
THE J. EHNRY SCHEDIT MEMORIAL PRIZE - Hobson .t'ittman" for his "Spring
F estival" as being of special importance in the Ey,hibition.
Sculptors' Jury awarded the following:
GEORGE D. WIDENER IvlEM.DORIAL M}:I;Djl..J... - henry .... reis for his "The Birth
of a Nation" as being the most Ineritorious work in sc ulpture.
Commi ttee on Exh i bit ion awarded the following:
WAurER LIPPINCOTT PRIZE - Franklin C. Watkins for his "Mi ss Ros emRI'"'J
Thompson" as being the best figure piece in oil.
MARY S1UTH PRIZE - Margaretta S. Hinchman for her flI Knmv the Lord
~aid His Hand on Me" as being the best work by·a Philadelphia woman.
The Exhibition consisted of ~_p aint in gs and
and 346artists were represented.
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exhibits of sculpture
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The Academy purchased 2-oils and 1 sculptures and 1 oils and 1 scul pture
were sold to the public, making a total of 16 items sold from the
Exhibition.
FELLOWSHIP llNNUAL :t;XHI:ta'I'IuN OF WAT :ER COLORS AND .PRnrrS
HARRISUN S. Iv'lOHRIS PRIZE - .t's.ul Froelich for "Bowman 's Hill, Bucks CO. IT
CHARLES EDlvWND DANA PRIZE - 11elen L. Roberts fortlService Fl ag"
FIRST HON. MEl'iiTION (no connectio'n with any prize) Vernon K. Newswanger
for !TRed Barn with Hex Signs"
SECOND HON. MENTION (no conn ection with a ny prize) Ethel V. Ashton
for "Park Scene"
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ATTENDA.t""ilCE: 1688
FELLOWSHIP ANNUAL EXHIBlrrI ON OF OIL AND SCULPTURE
GOLD MEDAL AWARD - Q,uita Brodhead for "Woman HaVing T a
NlAY AUBUBON POST PRIZE - J ean Wa tson for "St ormy Sea"
HON. MEt\JTION ( no connection wi th any pri ze) Eli za beth R. Hoffman TlFi sh e rman t sHouse"
TOTAL ATTJ1J.'iIDANCE..: 1887
STUDENT KXBIBI'rIGN IN COMPETll'ION FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS;
An address was made in Gallery Fby John Taylor Arms) Prominent Etcher,
before the awarding of the Cre s 's on Scholarships and othe r prizes;
PRIZES
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WILLIAlVi EMLEN CRESSON 'I1RAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
rrhomson Achenb~oh, Helen Fellows Fitch, Paul AnthoI;ly Greenwo(bd
John hanlen, Jeanne Huey lV1cLavy, Helen Omasky, Gertrude 'Emily Schobinger
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Eli zabeth Smyser ,a n d Helen Virgini a Stone
RANIBORGER PRIZE IN DRAWING
Fi lomena Del l aripa $25.00
TOPPAN PRIZE
No First Award Granted
No Second Award Granted
Four -Honorable 1Vientions of $150.00 each were granted: Geraldine Inez Funk ,
Katherine Gal lagher , John Hanl en, and J:i.i.adeleine Robert s on
PACKARD PRI.ZE
Doris Wel l er - 1st pri ze $10.00
Marsha ricker 2nd prize $ 5 .00
Ei leen Clair Ei chman - 1st Hon. Men. for Usteology
Loui se Hunt - 1st Hon. lV.Len for Myology
THOURON PRIZE
holland ( Faculty $ 50 .00)Charles Bernard Semse;r (St udents - ~l>2 5 . ( 0)
Margie Catherine Ir . Englebrech (Mr~ Chapin ' s Award $50.00)
Janet Sanns Benton (Mr. Chapin's Award $25.00)
SPECIAL PRIZE IN PERSPECTIVE CLASS AWAgJ2;§;Q_!JY Il\JSTRU.9TQB-,--M-I.!-__ ~QlJ.n F.!..
Mary Elizabeth Gardiner
Mention;
Amelie Maria Zell
BACHELOR OF FIN E ARTS DEGREES FROM UNIVERSrry OF J?lGJ.\lNSYLVAl'iJIA:
in Paint i ng: Mary El i zabeth Gardin er
Gerald i ne uylvia Greenberg
Elizabeth V. ~cNett
Gertrude bmily ~chobinger
IVJAST:GR OF FINE ARTS DETREE FROM UNIV:GRSITY OF PEl\f.NSYLViu"JIA:
Geraldine Inez Fu...nk for a Thesis in Compos i t i on
PRIZES AWARDED HIGH SCHOOLS OF PHILADEL~HIA
William F • .h.reamer - Central High ~chool - Free Tui tion Scholarship
( did not accept i t)
Evelyn Henry, Sha ron Hill High - Second Prize $25.00
William E. Dui cho, Sharon Hill High School - Third Prize $15.00
4-lst ANNUAL WA'r~R __90LOR Ju\JD PRINrr NlliIBITION
J URY OF AWARD
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J on Corbino
Gladys Rockmore
Armin Landeck
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James hirk Merri ck
Edward R. Strawbridge
Edward VVarwick
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PRIZ:E;S AND AWARDS .:
Phila. Water Qolor Prize - Phil P a r ad ise for his " Gol eta Va l l ey" as
being the strongest in t he Exh ib i tion execut ed in water color
Dan a Wa ter Color Medal - Millard Sheets for his "Brassy DaylT for
siIllplici ty a nd f rankJ.;le ss of wo rk.
Eyre M~da l - Clare Leighton for her "Corn Shuck in g lT as be ing the
best n rint in bl a ck and white.
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Jos e ph Pennell Memorial .l.lti.edal - Stow Wengenroth for his IfFi ve Owls" and
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his ffGrouse" for achievement in the Graphic Arts
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Dawson Memo rial Medal· - Elizabeth Steven s Laverty for her "Lilium
, Candidum lT for distinction in painting or drawing of flower s or o f gardens.
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The Exhibition consisted of
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exhibits and
206 artists were represented.
l ,wat er colors and l i prints were sold to the p ublic
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JURY OF SELECTIOE: ( and Jury of Award for Soci ety's Medal of Honor)
Elizab eth White McCarthy
Ca tharine Morris Wright
Bertha Coolidge Slade
Elizabeth F ~ Washin g ton
J. F rank Cop e l an d
JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J. lVICCARTHY PRIZE AND THE HOWELL TRACEY FI SHER
MEMORIAL PRIZE
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.;,,'-, J. Frank Copel and,
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Cath a rin e ~o rris Wri g ht,
Eliza b eth F. Washin gton
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:;!i Society ' s lv'ledal of Honor -Jane Mumford Pearson for "Old J-an, the Fisherman lT
:i: D" J. McCarthy ..t'rize - Walter Emerson Baum for " Landscape"
Howell Tracy Fisher Prize - Betsy Flagg 1V1elch e r for "David"
;:, Exhibition consisted of 90 exh i bits and
";:,: b. mini atures were sold. tothe public.
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arti s t s we r e repr esent ed .
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42nd Annual Exhibition of Miniatur es
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,', TOT.A~ ATTENDANCE IN 'l'HE G.A.L~ERIES FOR THE YEAR 1943: 35 , 307
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SCHOOLS
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WINTER SCHgOL .El.~ROkLMJiNT - February; 194 3 thr ough May, 1943 ( second term
of season 1942-43 was;
124
(Total enrollment Winter Season 194 2- 43 : October to May: 264
October, 1943 to January 1,1944 (first
term of season 19 43 -44) was fu4 5
SUMIViER . SC£iUOL ENROLLMENT June 21-July 31st,1943
PRIZES
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Cresson awards and others as announced at the time of the Cresson Exhibit.'ion have been mentioned aboveOt.her School Awards are list.ed below:
STIMSON PRIZE - Eda Kassel
STEWARDSON PRIZE -
J ohn Paul Hoppe; Honorable
~\l.i.ention(Eda
Kassel
(Amelie Zell
ACADEMY IN ROME - Collaborat ive Problem _. P •.A.Fe A.. and Univ. of Pa.
Team received one of t.he two First Mentions granted; the team consisting of:
George Felton, Architect
John Hanlen, Painter
an d
Amel i e Maria Zell, Sculptor
with special honorable mention for his scuipture to
Paul Ant.hony Greenwood
FACULTY
WINTER SCHOOL - February 1943 through May, 1943, and October,19 43 to J anuary
1,1944
SillfliViER SCHOOL FACULTY ( 6-week session at
Daniel Garber
Bro d & Cherry Sts.)
Roy C. Nuse
June 21-July 31st
Roy C. N11se
Francis Speight
Francis Speight
1943
James Chapin
}l~dvvard Shenton
Harry Rosin
Harry Hosin
Edward Shenton
Paul lVianship
Franklin C. Watkins
John F. Harbeson
William M. Camp bell
Philip Aliano
Edmond J. Farris
As noted in t.he annual Report, t.he Summer School at Chester Springs, Pac
was authorized to be closed for t.he duration of t.he present War.
BUI LDING
No add iti onal
comt~ent.
GEl\lERAL
Annual M.embership
1 0 new member s;
2Jx. deceased 36 resigned
2'l, del i nqllent
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Life IV1embersbip
1943
2. new member; k
TOTALS:
deceased
Annual Members
Life Members
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LIBRARY
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Gifts for the_Li brag
From Mr. A. G" B. Steel
"The baronet and the ButterflyTT 'by J" lV~cl\ie il Whi stler
"Ro bert Henri; His Li fe and Works", edited by Willi am Yarrow an d
i..ouis Bouche
From Mr" (rl~Ql!i:n ton _. \J akl ey
"Life of Cecilia Beaux" by Thornton Uakley
From Mr. ~aul Sutro
fTTh irteen Hfstorical iV1ari ne .l:'aintings!l byl'heodore Sutro
From Mrs. Helen Sussman
"Typed c opy of !!.t>raCtical hints for Art Students!! by Charles Lasar
From lVl.r s" Frank Mil es Pax.
Art Journals for 1875,76,77,78 and 79
Disbursements,
19L~3
Annual Dues, 1943-44 - Phila. Metropolitan Library
Council
Con tri bution for 194LI' toward support of Union
Lib r ary Catalogue
$
1.50
25.00
PRIN'rs
Purchased by Academy for Print Collection: (f rom 'rhe SiU;:Screen Group
of New York Ci ty)
1 silk screen print "Cant ankerous Colttf by Bernard Steffen
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tlRiver View" by Edward .Landon
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Less 25% ins titutional Disc.
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