140th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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140th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1945
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE 139'I'H
M{NUAL REPORT TO THE. STOCKHOLDERS
THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEHY
OF THE
FINE
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FEBRUABY5 , 1 9 It 5.
THE PENNSYLVAi.'UA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS - Ai.'ll'iJUAL REPORT TO . STOCKHOLDERS
Feb-ruary 5! 1945
The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to p resent their 1.39th Annual Report. This Report
is accompanied by an addenda containing specific stati s tics, lists pf
Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as supplementary data.
THE TREASURER'S REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted her ewi th.
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, CON T RIB UTI 0 N S
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
$ 1 75 0 00
NffiS. ALFRED G. B. STEEL
1 000 00WILLI.AlVl CLARKE MASON
2.30 00 --C. ALISON SCULLY
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WILLIAlVI E. LINGELBACH, JR.
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FELLOWSHIP P.A.F.A.
.350 00
PHILA. WATER COLOR CLUB
200 00
PENNA. SOCIETY OF MINIATURE PAIWrERS
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E X H I BIT ION S
The 1.39th Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture was held in the
galleries from January 2.3, 1944 through February 27, 1944, with· a
Private View on Saturday afternoon, January 22nd from .3 to 5:.30 PeM.
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Water Colors and Prints was held
in Galleries C and D from March 5th to March 2L", 1944, opening with a
Tea on March 4th from .3 to 5 P.M.
A juried show of student work, sponsored by the Fellowship , was also
held from Ma rch 5 , - 2 4th .
The Fellowship Annual Exhibiti on of Oil Painting and Sculpture was
held in Galleries C and D from March 26 to April 9, opening with a
Tea on Mar ch 25, from .3 to 5 P.M.
During both of thes e Exhibitions the Permanent Collection was on view .
In the remaining Galleries.
An Exhibition of work from the Graduate School of Education, University
of Pennsylvania, was held M.arch 18th to April 9th in gallerie s L, M, an d
N.
An Exhibition of Hogarth Prints from the PeTIlanent Collection was hung
in Gallery A from April 1 to . October 15.
An EXhibition of sixteen pictures on wartime transportation by Thornton
Oakley was held in Gallery D from April 16 to April .30, opening. with a
Private View on Saturday afternoon , April 15th, from .3 to 5 P.M.
An Exhibition of Albrecht purer Prints from the Permanent Col l ection,
hung in Gallery lVI, was held April 18 to October 15.
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REPORT, 1945
A traveling exhibition of Four American Wa t ercolorists, Homer, Sargent,
Dehn, and Burchfield, arranged thro ugh the Department of Circulating
Exhibitions, the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, was hung in
Gallery F from April 22 to May 1 4.
The Student Exhibition held in c onjunction with the .Competition for the
William Emlen Cresson Travel i ng Schola rships was on view in Gallery F
;from May 25th through June 11, 1944, opening wi th exercises for the
students and their friends on the afte rnoon of May 24, a t 4 P.M.
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During the summer months a ll of the Galleries were hun g with selections
from the Permanent Collecti on an d wer e dismantled on October 15th to
prepare for the h an gi ng of the 42nd Annual Water Color and Print
Exhi bition and the 43rd _Annua l Exhibition of Mini at ures.
The 42nd Annua l Water Color and Print Exhibi t ion and the 43rd Annual
Exhibi tion of Miniatur e s ,fiere hung in a ll o f the Galleri e s with the
exc ep tion of Galleries G, H, i, and K, and War Sk etches of the Pacific
Area by Cap tain Georg e M. Ha rding , U.S. M. C.R. we re included in the
exhibition through the courtesy of the United St a tes Marine Corps in
Ga llery D from October 29th through Dec ember 3, 1944, opening with a
Private View on ,S aturday a fternoon, October 28th, from 3 to 5:30 P. M.
An Exhibition tit l ed "Star Presenta tion" consisting of the Ac a demy's
fort y -eight most i mportant American pos sessions, stored as a war
prec aution, returned to Galleries E and F; l. a ll other galleries hung
wi th pictures from the Perm.anent Collection, from December 13 " 1 944
through January 7, 1945, with a Priva te View on Tuesday ev ening ,
December 12th at 8:30 P.M.
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EXHIBI'rrONS 'RaD I N 'I RE PRINT ROOM ON lVIAIN FLOOH
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Exhibition of work by Katherine Milho us, book illustra tor, J anuary 22
to March 2, 1944.
Servicemen's Exhibition including work by: Sidney Simon, Walton F.
Battershall, J a ck Clift on, Richa rd Baldwin, George Taylor, and' Oliver
Grimley, March 3 to March 18, 1944.
Exhibition of Student Work, s ale s from wh ich for benefit of American
Red Cross, N~ a rch 18th - April 9 , 19,44.
Exhi bi tion of Herbert Johns on Sketch es, May 1 - May 11, 1944.
Exhi bi tion of Coll ab ora tive Problems - iI..merican Alurrmi in Rome Competi tion, May 12 - ~rune 2, 1944.
Exhibition of Herbert John son Sketc hes , June 18 - July 30 , 1944.
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Servicemen's Exhibition - John Hanlen 8nd Walt on Battershall - September
6th· - October 15, 1944.
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S C H 0 0 L S
The Winter School session not being co-incid ent in dates with this
Annual Report, a genera l st a tement is made repo rting successfully
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active departments wi th goo d p hy sical conditions.
The Chester Springs Summer Sch091 was not opened in the season of 1944,
due to War conditions, but a 6-:JJeek Summer School was held at Broad
and Cherry Streets from June 19th to July 29th, 19~-4.
BUILDING
Main Building, Broad and Cherry Streets.,," f).n,d
Annex, 1834 Arch
Str~:t
No major ren ov-ations were necessary at Broad and Cherry Streets and
only general maintenance an d normal repairs were a ccompl ished~
The exterior of 1834 Arch Street was painted by Henry S. Rau Company
in the fall of 1944 and th e interior wal? painte.d by th e men from the
basement crew.
Chester_S prings, Pennsylvania
No ma jor renovations were necessary at Chester Springs an d only
general maintenance and normal repairs were a ccompl is h ed.
GENERAL
A special note is included that the publicity has been retained in
the hands of the Campb,e ll-Wirtz Associates of 329 Walnut Street, '
Philadelphia, whi ch firm has been hand l ing it since J anuary 2-8, 1942.
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LLBR ARY
The wo rk of the Library is handic aped without a li br ari an. Th ere
has been no one in this pos ition throughout this current year. Miss
Marth a Schick has h'e r desk in the library and has endeavored, in
conjunction wi t h her work for membership, to record lending and a
general check on a ll books.
The clipping file on artists has been continued in a small way through
the year, 1944, as has also the refer en ce file of photographs of
animals an d misc ellaneous subj~cts, supplernented by newspaper and
maga z ine clippings.
P R I N T
COL L E C T ION
There has been no Curator of Prints throughout this current year and
this department has been almost i nact ive. However,excellent groups
have been on view in the galleries at times. through the year when our
Permanent Collection was shown.
The tha;nks of the Management of the Academy are extended to the
President and memb ers of the Board of Edu cat ion for sending promis ing
students to our Schools, and to the newsp a pers for their int ellig ent
criticisms and general inclusion of items of news relative to the
Academy.
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1942
Acknowledgement is also made to a ll the emp loyees o f the . Academy for
the faithful performance of their duties.
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SUPPLEMEN"T TO THE At\JNUAL
REPORrr TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
FEBRU~.J. · 1945
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No a d(iitional comment.
ACQ,UISI 'rIm~s
BY PURCHAS.E: by the Ac ademy for the. Temple Coll e ction from the 139th
Annual Exhibition, 1944:
"Still Life; Grap e Leaves r! by Henry Varnum Poor
"Arriv a l in New York!! by Wi lli am Thoeny
by the Academy for the Gilpin Coll ection from th e 139th
'Annua l Exhibition, 1944:
IIJefferson Market" by John Sloan
by th e Academy for the Lambert Collection from the 139th
Annual Exhibiti9n, 1944:
"Busy Corner" by Helen Oman sky
IIInte.rsecti onll by Jeanne H. McLavy
IICentral Park in Winterll by Eric Isenburger
"Across Gowanus Canal ll by Aaron Gelman
"S an ctuary ll by Alf Jorgen Stronsted
IIWhite Horse ll by Lee Gatch
,
lIRuined House" by Blanchard G~o
BY GI FT:
Book on the life of Henry McC arter by R. Sturgis Ingersoll
from the a u thor for the lib:r;'a r y.
Book entitled "St rawberry Mansi on ll by Sara h Dick son Lowire
and a catalogue of the IISurvey of Americ an Painting Exhibition of the Ca rnegi e Institute, October 24 - December 15, 1940 Tl
from Miss Mary Butler for t he library.
Six l itho graphs from Mr. Benton Spruance for the Academy's
Print Collection: r'Souveni r of Lidice", "The Second Front II ,
TlRiders of the Apocalypse",lIGifts fr om the Wise Men ll , IIFrom
the Sean, and If Father and Sons".
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Three books of poems by Mar y Ellis Robins, a former Aca demy
student, for the Ii brarj: lip oems of Dream and Real i tyll ,
IIArmat heon and Daphne ll and liThe Golden Rosell.
A l arg e decorat ion in oils by Henry McC arter from Mrs. Henry
Clifford of Radnor, Pa. , f or inclusion in t he Permanent
Collection •
. Gift of liThe Q,uar ry" by John J. Dull from the Fellowship,
purc hased through the Fellowship' s Har r i son S. Morris
Purchase Prize, 19~.4, and to be included in the Permanent
Collection .
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SUPPLEMEJ.'rr TO ANNUP..L REPORT - FEBRUARY 5. 194.5
ACgUISITIONS BY GIFT (continued)
. Four books through Mr. Barton Brewster of the Provident
Trust Company: "How to Paint. Portraits" by Clifford Ha ll,
"P a inting a Portrait" by De Laszlo, "The Practise .of Oil
Painting" by S: J. Sol.orocn) "Landscape Painting" by Adrian
Stokes. .
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Three paintings from the Estate of Henry McC a rter (Beauveau
Bo.r i e and Fran cis Biddle, Executors) by Henry McCarter:
"Passing of the Kings", "Eastern Legend - Arabesque", and
"Coal Mine".
Painting by Henry McC art er ";{early Tri bute t o the King of
Ta ra" from Mr. Bea uvea u Borie.
Book entitled "Letters to His Son. Lucien" by Camill e Piss arro
from Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel f or the library.
Forty-three books fr om
l\Ilrs· ~
Na than Y. Worrall for the library.
Five books from Mr. Al fred G. B. Steel for the library;
"Winslow Homer" by Lloyd Goodrich, "Monticelli" by G. Arnaud
D' Agnel , !fA Gallery of Great Paint ings " by Aimee Crane, !!Art
in the Armed Forces" by Aimee Cran e, and "Vincent Van Go gh"
by J. B. la Fa ille.
EXHI BrIT ON S
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139th Ai'iINUAL EXHIBITIOl'! I N PAlNfrING Al\JD SCULPTURE
PAINTERS J"URY OF AWARD:
. Hobson Pi tt:man , Cha irman
Georg e Grosz
Juli an Levi
Alexander Brook
Zol tan Sephesy
SCULPTORS JURY OF AWARD:
Cha irman
Gladys Edgerly Bates
Carl Schmitz
Harl~ R o sin~
PRIZES ..Al'iID AWARDS :
Painters' Ju:;ry awardeq the foll owing :
TEJ1!rPLE MEDAL - Frankl i n C. Watkins for his "Thomas Raeburn White" as
being the best paintin g rega rdless of subject.
JENNI E SESNAl'il MEDAL - William Thoeny for his "Arriva l in New York!! as
being the best l an dsc ape in the Exhi biti on.
CAROL H.BECK MEDAL - Louis Bouche f or his "Wildflowers " a s being the
best port r a it in oil.
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THE J. HENRY SCHEIDT 1'1E1VIORIAL PRIZE - YasuoKun i qoshi for his "End of
Juanita" as bein g of s pe cial · i mport an ce in . the Exhibi t ion.
Sculptors' Jury awarded the f ollowing:
GEORGE D. WIDENER MEi.ViOH.lAL MEDAL - Cecil Howard for his ·"Americ an youth" a s
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being the mos t meritorieus work in s culp ture.
awa rded~he
Committee on Exhibition
following :
W,Al/l'llJR: LIPPIN COTT J:-'RIZE - Jose Tj h Floch for his "Sea t$d Wc;>man " as being
in
th e b est fi gure ' p iec e
oil.
IViARY SIVUTH PRIZE - Doris Kunzi e Weidner for her "Holliday 's Mill!! as
being the best work' by a Phil a d$lphi a woman.
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r1 'he Exhi bi tion c onsisted of 291 pa intings and 73 exhi bi t s of sculpture
and 1363
artists were rep resented.
The Ac a demy pu rch~ sed 1 oils, an d 1 oils were sold to the
making a tot a l of 10 items sold from the 'Exhi b ition.
~ ublic,
PAID ATTEI.\IDANCE: 1.1;,76
TOr1'AL ATTEl.'iiDAl'lCE: 7,851
FELLOWSHTP ANNUAL EXHIBl'TION OF WATER COLORS AND PRINfI'S
B..ARHISON S. _1WRRIS PRI ZE - John J. Dull f or "The Q,uarry"
CHARLES , EDMOND DAl\JA PRI ZE - No award given
,~' FIRST HON . MEl.~TION - (no conn e ction wi t h any p rize) Irene Johnson for
"Design, No.' I, No.2, No. )"
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SECON D HON. MEl.'iJTION (no conne cti on wi th any p rize) Ada C. , Willi amson
for "A Walled Ga rden"
FELL9W§§I P Al\JNUAL EXHIbITION OF OI L AND SCULPTURE
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,:' r' GOLD
MEDAL AWARD - Frederick Ha rer for "Chinese Goose" ( Sculpture)
' MAY AUDUBON POS'I' PRI ZE - Pau l Wescott f.or "Coll amo re's Cove"
FIRS'll BON . MENTION ( no conn e ction wi t h any pri ze) Ma r gar et Chry stie
for "The North Wind Doth , Blow"
SECOND HON. IVIEJ.'J,TION (no c onnecti on wi t h any prize) Albert Serwazi for
" Bl a ck Cat"
TOTAL ATTENDAl'WE:
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.'". S'l'UDEI\j'rr EXHIBITION IN COIvll?E;1'ITI ON FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS;
" An add ress was made in Ga llery F by Lloyd G9,odrich, Rea sea rch Cu r a tor,
.i il! , , ' Whitney Museum of Americ an Art, b efore the , awarding of th e Cresson
:;" '" " Scholarships and other p rizes;
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PRIZl!.:S
WTLLIAlVi
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CRESSON J'EAVELING SCHOLARSriIPS
Filomen a DE;llaripa, Helen F ellows F i tch , Dorothy Edi th Gilman, Marion
Fre eman Holland, Eda Kassel , Lili an Maxi m, Helen Oman sky , Gertrude
Emily Schobinger, Ameli e Mari a Zelle
RhlJIBORGER PRIZE I N DRAWING
No award g iven
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TOPP.Al'J P RIZE
First Award - Anne Thomson Achenba ch
Se cond Award - Madelein e Robertson
PACKARD PRIZE
Nan cy Pease - 1st Prize $ ) 0 .. 00
Macy Elliott - 2nd Prize $20 ~OO ,
'J1l10URON PRIZE
Lilian Maxi m (Faculty $ 50'. 00 )
Filomena Dellaripa ) St" t'
$1
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Jeanne McL a vy
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UGen s vote 2. 5 e ac h
Marie Egner (Mr . Ch apin 's Award $ 50.00 )
Edna Bistline (Mr . Chap in's Award $2 5. 00 )
SPECIAL PRIZE IN. ~ERSPEC'l'IVE CLASS AWARDED BY INSTRUCTOR,Mr..!...John F.
Ha rb e soo :
Two special prizes to:
Filomen a Dellaripa
Ona Beth O'Connell
Hon. Menti on:
Eileen Eichman
Eda Ka ssel
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES- FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Majo ring in Pa inting: Diana Denny
Jeanne IVicLa vy
Ma joring in Illustra tion :
Ona Beth O'Connell
N'J.AS'rER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLV.A..NIA:
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Helen Fellows Fitch for a Th,esis in Fi$ ure
Composit ion.
Gertrude Schobinger f o r a Thesis in Landsc a pe
Paintrng~
PRIZES OFFERRED BY MR. WILLIAlVl CLARKE 1viliSON I N S'l'UDENT EXHIBITION HELD
IN CONJUNCTION WI'l'H FELLOWSHIP WA'rER COLOR EXH.L BI'rrON:
Ma ry De Ma ss - 1st Pri,ze
Paul P. .nthony Greenwood - 2nd Pri ze
Marie Egner - Hon. -M,ent ion
Gertrude S chobinge r - Hon. Mention
42nd ANNU~A.L ,WA'rER COLOR AND PRIN'r EXHIBITION
JURY OJ!' AWARD
'Paul Froelich
Peter HeIck
J. J. Lankes
Robert Ri ggs
Albert B. Serwa zi
Ellen C. du Pont Wheel wri ght
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PRIZES Al'JD AWARDS:
PHlLA. WATER COLOR PRIZE - Lewis Daniel for his "Brethren" a s being
the strongest in the Exhibition ex~c~ted in water color.
DANA WATER COLOR MEDAL - Walter Emerson Baum for his "The Corne r House"
for simplicity and fra''1.kness of work.
EYRE MED.AL - Adolph Dehn for his !fLake Tarryall, Colorado" as being the
best print in black and white.
JOSEPH PEl~NELL MElVlORIAL MEDAL - Fritz Eichenberg for his tTLuntic.
Symphony" for achievement in the Graphi c Arts
DAWSON MEMORIAL MEDAL - Hobson Pittman for h is "Mixed .Bouquet ' No • .lIT
for distinction in paint ing or drawing of flowers or o f gardens.
The Exhib-ition consisted of !J:26 exhibits a nd 244 artists were represented.
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water colors and 11 prints were sold to th e 'public.
!J:3rd AL\JNUAL EXHl'BLTION OF MIN IATURES
JURY OF SELECTION:
(and Jury of Award for Society's Meda l of Honor)
Sarah Eakin Cowan
Elizabeth F. Washington
Blanche ReeQ. Gilpin
Henri Marceau
El izabeth White McC arthy
JURY OF AWARD FOR 'I'HE D. J. MCCARTHY PHIZE lIND T'HE. HOWELL TRACEY
FI SHER MN~O RI AL PRIZE
Elizabeth F~ Washington
Blanche Reed Gilpin
PRIZES
Ai~D
Henri Marceau
Elizabeth Vilii te McCarthy
AWARDS;
Society' s Medal of Honor - Ann Ta ube Goodman for nAut'LL.TIJ.nt!
D. J. McCarthy Prize..,. Bet sy -Fl a gg Melcher for TTMrs. O;';Connell"
The Exhi -oi tion c onsisted of 92 exhi bi ts and 5 2 artists were represented.
18
- min i atures livere sold . to the p' ublic.
PAID ATTEND~ -. /+2nd Annual Water Color and Prin t Exhibition )
43rd An.nualExhi bi tion of Miniatures
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TO'TAL AT1'ENDAN CE
4, b20
TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN 1'HE GALLERIES FOR THE YEAR 194/;-: .
37,386
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SCHOOLS
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Winter School Enrollment '- February, 19~,4 through May, 1944 (sec on d
term of season 1943-44 was: i l l ,
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('rot al enrollment Winter Season 1943-~,4: Octo'mer to May: 292 )
October, 194L" to J anuary 1, 1945 (first
term of season, 1944-45) was 160 ,
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SUMMER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
June 19th to July 29th, 1944:
57
PRI ZES
Cresson awards and otpers as announced at the time of the Cresson
Exhibition have been mentioned above. Other School Awards are listed
below:
s'rIiVlSON
PRIZE :... SteI?hania Borys
STEWARDSON PRIZE -
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Miri8~
Guyton; Honorable Mention (Amelie Zell
(Eda Kassel
ACADNV.lY TI'if ROME - Collaborative P roblem
-P.~.F.A.
and Univ. of Pa.
The following teams received the three prizes granted:
First Prize:
Madeleine Robertson, Mural Decorator
Irvin Maitin, Architect
Eda Kassel , Sculptor
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Second Prize:
Marion Freeman Holland, Mural Decorator
Jorge Bonino, Arch itect
Amelie M. Zell, Sculptor
Third Prize:
Gertrude Schobinger, Mu ral Decorat or
Joan Nichols, Ar chitec't
Paul Anthony Gneenwood, Scultpor
FACUL'rY .
WINTER SCHOOL - Februa ry 1944 through May 1944, 8.nd October 1944 to
January, l, 1945 • .
Daniel Garber
Roy C. Nuse
-Franci.s Spei ght
James Chapin
Harry Rosin
Edward Shenton
Paul Manship
Franklin C. Watkins
John F. Harbeson
William M. Campbell
Philip Aliano
Edmond Ji Farris
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sD~n~ER
SCHOOL FACULTY (6-Week session at Broad ~ Cherry Streets
JUJ."'1.e 19th to July 29th, 1944)
Roy C. Nuse
Benton Spruance
Francis Speight
Harry Rosin
As noted in the Annual Report , the Summer School at Chester Springs, Pa.
was authorized to be closed for the duration of the present war.
BUILDING
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No a dditi on a l comment.
GENERAL
Annual Membership 40
Life Membership
1944
TOTj~S:
n~w
membe rs; 26 decease d
S'new members ,
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611 Annual Members
11 resigned
8 delinquent
6 deceas ed
( ~s
of December 31 , 1944)
2Q9, Life Members
LIBRARY
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Gift s for the Library
From Mr. & Mrs. A. Go B. Steel
"Lett.ers to His Son-; Lucien" by Camille Pissarro
ITWinslow Homer" by Lloyd Goodrich
"Monticelli" by G. Arnaud D'Agnel
"A Gallery of Great Paintings" by Aimee Crane
"Art in the Armed Forces" by Aimee Cran e
"Vincent Van Gogh" by J. B. la Faille
From. Mr. R. Sturgis IIl8ersoll
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Hook on the life of Henry McC arter by R. Sturgis Ingersoll
From Miss Mary Butler
"Strawberry Mansion" by Sarah Dickson 'Lowire
pa t alogue of the- "Survey of Ameri can Paintin g Exhibition of the
Carn egie ~nstitute, Oct ober 24-D ecember 15, 1940"
From Mary Ellis Robin~
"Poems of Dream and Reality" by Mary Ellis Robins
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"Armatheon and Daphne"
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"The Golden Rose"
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From Mr. Barton Brewster
".Howt o Paint Portraits " by Clifford Hall
"P a in ting a Portrait" by De Laszlo
"The Pra ctise of Oil Painting and Drawing!! by S . J. Solomon
"Lands c ap e Paintingfl by Adrian Stokes
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From Mrs. Nathan .Y. Worrall
.J!·orty-three books
Disbursements, 1944
Contri bution for 1945 toward ' support of Union Li braI"j
Cat a logu e.
Chester County Firemen 's Association
$
25.00
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THE 139'I'H
M{NUAL REPORT TO THE. STOCKHOLDERS
THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEHY
OF THE
FINE
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FEBRUABY5 , 1 9 It 5.
THE PENNSYLVAi.'UA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS - Ai.'ll'iJUAL REPORT TO . STOCKHOLDERS
Feb-ruary 5! 1945
The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have the honor to p resent their 1.39th Annual Report. This Report
is accompanied by an addenda containing specific stati s tics, lists pf
Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as supplementary data.
THE TREASURER'S REPORT in detail is respectfully submitted her ewi th.
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, CON T RIB UTI 0 N S
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
$ 1 75 0 00
NffiS. ALFRED G. B. STEEL
1 000 00WILLI.AlVl CLARKE MASON
2.30 00 --C. ALISON SCULLY
50 00 .-'
WILLIAlVI E. LINGELBACH, JR.
5 00
FELLOWSHIP P.A.F.A.
.350 00
PHILA. WATER COLOR CLUB
200 00
PENNA. SOCIETY OF MINIATURE PAIWrERS
50 00
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$ .3 632 00
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E X H I BIT ION S
The 1.39th Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture was held in the
galleries from January 2.3, 1944 through February 27, 1944, with· a
Private View on Saturday afternoon, January 22nd from .3 to 5:.30 PeM.
The Fellowship Annual Exhibition of Water Colors and Prints was held
in Galleries C and D from March 5th to March 2L", 1944, opening with a
Tea on March 4th from .3 to 5 P.M.
A juried show of student work, sponsored by the Fellowship , was also
held from Ma rch 5 , - 2 4th .
The Fellowship Annual Exhibiti on of Oil Painting and Sculpture was
held in Galleries C and D from March 26 to April 9, opening with a
Tea on Mar ch 25, from .3 to 5 P.M.
During both of thes e Exhibitions the Permanent Collection was on view .
In the remaining Galleries.
An Exhibition of work from the Graduate School of Education, University
of Pennsylvania, was held M.arch 18th to April 9th in gallerie s L, M, an d
N.
An Exhibition of Hogarth Prints from the PeTIlanent Collection was hung
in Gallery A from April 1 to . October 15.
An EXhibition of sixteen pictures on wartime transportation by Thornton
Oakley was held in Gallery D from April 16 to April .30, opening. with a
Private View on Saturday afternoon , April 15th, from .3 to 5 P.M.
An Exhibition of Albrecht purer Prints from the Permanent Col l ection,
hung in Gallery lVI, was held April 18 to October 15.
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A traveling exhibition of Four American Wa t ercolorists, Homer, Sargent,
Dehn, and Burchfield, arranged thro ugh the Department of Circulating
Exhibitions, the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, was hung in
Gallery F from April 22 to May 1 4.
The Student Exhibition held in c onjunction with the .Competition for the
William Emlen Cresson Travel i ng Schola rships was on view in Gallery F
;from May 25th through June 11, 1944, opening wi th exercises for the
students and their friends on the afte rnoon of May 24, a t 4 P.M.
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During the summer months a ll of the Galleries were hun g with selections
from the Permanent Collecti on an d wer e dismantled on October 15th to
prepare for the h an gi ng of the 42nd Annual Water Color and Print
Exhi bition and the 43rd _Annua l Exhibition of Mini at ures.
The 42nd Annua l Water Color and Print Exhibi t ion and the 43rd Annual
Exhibi tion of Miniatur e s ,fiere hung in a ll o f the Galleri e s with the
exc ep tion of Galleries G, H, i, and K, and War Sk etches of the Pacific
Area by Cap tain Georg e M. Ha rding , U.S. M. C.R. we re included in the
exhibition through the courtesy of the United St a tes Marine Corps in
Ga llery D from October 29th through Dec ember 3, 1944, opening with a
Private View on ,S aturday a fternoon, October 28th, from 3 to 5:30 P. M.
An Exhibition tit l ed "Star Presenta tion" consisting of the Ac a demy's
fort y -eight most i mportant American pos sessions, stored as a war
prec aution, returned to Galleries E and F; l. a ll other galleries hung
wi th pictures from the Perm.anent Collection, from December 13 " 1 944
through January 7, 1945, with a Priva te View on Tuesday ev ening ,
December 12th at 8:30 P.M.
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Exhibition of work by Katherine Milho us, book illustra tor, J anuary 22
to March 2, 1944.
Servicemen's Exhibition including work by: Sidney Simon, Walton F.
Battershall, J a ck Clift on, Richa rd Baldwin, George Taylor, and' Oliver
Grimley, March 3 to March 18, 1944.
Exhibition of Student Work, s ale s from wh ich for benefit of American
Red Cross, N~ a rch 18th - April 9 , 19,44.
Exhi bi tion of Herbert Johns on Sketch es, May 1 - May 11, 1944.
Exhi bi tion of Coll ab ora tive Problems - iI..merican Alurrmi in Rome Competi tion, May 12 - ~rune 2, 1944.
Exhibition of Herbert John son Sketc hes , June 18 - July 30 , 1944.
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Servicemen's Exhibition - John Hanlen 8nd Walt on Battershall - September
6th· - October 15, 1944.
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S C H 0 0 L S
The Winter School session not being co-incid ent in dates with this
Annual Report, a genera l st a tement is made repo rting successfully
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active departments wi th goo d p hy sical conditions.
The Chester Springs Summer Sch091 was not opened in the season of 1944,
due to War conditions, but a 6-:JJeek Summer School was held at Broad
and Cherry Streets from June 19th to July 29th, 19~-4.
BUILDING
Main Building, Broad and Cherry Streets.,," f).n,d
Annex, 1834 Arch
Str~:t
No major ren ov-ations were necessary at Broad and Cherry Streets and
only general maintenance an d normal repairs were a ccompl ished~
The exterior of 1834 Arch Street was painted by Henry S. Rau Company
in the fall of 1944 and th e interior wal? painte.d by th e men from the
basement crew.
Chester_S prings, Pennsylvania
No ma jor renovations were necessary at Chester Springs an d only
general maintenance and normal repairs were a ccompl is h ed.
GENERAL
A special note is included that the publicity has been retained in
the hands of the Campb,e ll-Wirtz Associates of 329 Walnut Street, '
Philadelphia, whi ch firm has been hand l ing it since J anuary 2-8, 1942.
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LLBR ARY
The wo rk of the Library is handic aped without a li br ari an. Th ere
has been no one in this pos ition throughout this current year. Miss
Marth a Schick has h'e r desk in the library and has endeavored, in
conjunction wi t h her work for membership, to record lending and a
general check on a ll books.
The clipping file on artists has been continued in a small way through
the year, 1944, as has also the refer en ce file of photographs of
animals an d misc ellaneous subj~cts, supplernented by newspaper and
maga z ine clippings.
P R I N T
COL L E C T ION
There has been no Curator of Prints throughout this current year and
this department has been almost i nact ive. However,excellent groups
have been on view in the galleries at times. through the year when our
Permanent Collection was shown.
The tha;nks of the Management of the Academy are extended to the
President and memb ers of the Board of Edu cat ion for sending promis ing
students to our Schools, and to the newsp a pers for their int ellig ent
criticisms and general inclusion of items of news relative to the
Academy.
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Acknowledgement is also made to a ll the emp loyees o f the . Academy for
the faithful performance of their duties.
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SUPPLEMEN"T TO THE At\JNUAL
REPORrr TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
FEBRU~.J. · 1945
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No a d(iitional comment.
ACQ,UISI 'rIm~s
BY PURCHAS.E: by the Ac ademy for the. Temple Coll e ction from the 139th
Annual Exhibition, 1944:
"Still Life; Grap e Leaves r! by Henry Varnum Poor
"Arriv a l in New York!! by Wi lli am Thoeny
by the Academy for the Gilpin Coll ection from th e 139th
'Annua l Exhibition, 1944:
IIJefferson Market" by John Sloan
by th e Academy for the Lambert Collection from the 139th
Annual Exhibiti9n, 1944:
"Busy Corner" by Helen Oman sky
IIInte.rsecti onll by Jeanne H. McLavy
IICentral Park in Winterll by Eric Isenburger
"Across Gowanus Canal ll by Aaron Gelman
"S an ctuary ll by Alf Jorgen Stronsted
IIWhite Horse ll by Lee Gatch
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lIRuined House" by Blanchard G~o
BY GI FT:
Book on the life of Henry McC arter by R. Sturgis Ingersoll
from the a u thor for the lib:r;'a r y.
Book entitled "St rawberry Mansi on ll by Sara h Dick son Lowire
and a catalogue of the IISurvey of Americ an Painting Exhibition of the Ca rnegi e Institute, October 24 - December 15, 1940 Tl
from Miss Mary Butler for t he library.
Six l itho graphs from Mr. Benton Spruance for the Academy's
Print Collection: r'Souveni r of Lidice", "The Second Front II ,
TlRiders of the Apocalypse",lIGifts fr om the Wise Men ll , IIFrom
the Sean, and If Father and Sons".
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Three books of poems by Mar y Ellis Robins, a former Aca demy
student, for the Ii brarj: lip oems of Dream and Real i tyll ,
IIArmat heon and Daphne ll and liThe Golden Rosell.
A l arg e decorat ion in oils by Henry McC arter from Mrs. Henry
Clifford of Radnor, Pa. , f or inclusion in t he Permanent
Collection •
. Gift of liThe Q,uar ry" by John J. Dull from the Fellowship,
purc hased through the Fellowship' s Har r i son S. Morris
Purchase Prize, 19~.4, and to be included in the Permanent
Collection .
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ACgUISITIONS BY GIFT (continued)
. Four books through Mr. Barton Brewster of the Provident
Trust Company: "How to Paint. Portraits" by Clifford Ha ll,
"P a inting a Portrait" by De Laszlo, "The Practise .of Oil
Painting" by S: J. Sol.orocn) "Landscape Painting" by Adrian
Stokes. .
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Three paintings from the Estate of Henry McC a rter (Beauveau
Bo.r i e and Fran cis Biddle, Executors) by Henry McCarter:
"Passing of the Kings", "Eastern Legend - Arabesque", and
"Coal Mine".
Painting by Henry McC art er ";{early Tri bute t o the King of
Ta ra" from Mr. Bea uvea u Borie.
Book entitled "Letters to His Son. Lucien" by Camill e Piss arro
from Mrs. Alfred G. B. Steel f or the library.
Forty-three books fr om
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Na than Y. Worrall for the library.
Five books from Mr. Al fred G. B. Steel for the library;
"Winslow Homer" by Lloyd Goodrich, "Monticelli" by G. Arnaud
D' Agnel , !fA Gallery of Great Paint ings " by Aimee Crane, !!Art
in the Armed Forces" by Aimee Cran e, and "Vincent Van Go gh"
by J. B. la Fa ille.
EXHI BrIT ON S
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139th Ai'iINUAL EXHIBITIOl'! I N PAlNfrING Al\JD SCULPTURE
PAINTERS J"URY OF AWARD:
. Hobson Pi tt:man , Cha irman
Georg e Grosz
Juli an Levi
Alexander Brook
Zol tan Sephesy
SCULPTORS JURY OF AWARD:
Cha irman
Gladys Edgerly Bates
Carl Schmitz
Harl~ R o sin~
PRIZES ..Al'iID AWARDS :
Painters' Ju:;ry awardeq the foll owing :
TEJ1!rPLE MEDAL - Frankl i n C. Watkins for his "Thomas Raeburn White" as
being the best paintin g rega rdless of subject.
JENNI E SESNAl'il MEDAL - William Thoeny for his "Arriva l in New York!! as
being the best l an dsc ape in the Exhi biti on.
CAROL H.BECK MEDAL - Louis Bouche f or his "Wildflowers " a s being the
best port r a it in oil.
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THE J. HENRY SCHEIDT 1'1E1VIORIAL PRIZE - YasuoKun i qoshi for his "End of
Juanita" as bein g of s pe cial · i mport an ce in . the Exhibi t ion.
Sculptors' Jury awarded the f ollowing:
GEORGE D. WIDENER MEi.ViOH.lAL MEDAL - Cecil Howard for his ·"Americ an youth" a s
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being the mos t meritorieus work in s culp ture.
awa rded~he
Committee on Exhibition
following :
W,Al/l'llJR: LIPPIN COTT J:-'RIZE - Jose Tj h Floch for his "Sea t$d Wc;>man " as being
in
th e b est fi gure ' p iec e
oil.
IViARY SIVUTH PRIZE - Doris Kunzi e Weidner for her "Holliday 's Mill!! as
being the best work' by a Phil a d$lphi a woman.
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r1 'he Exhi bi tion c onsisted of 291 pa intings and 73 exhi bi t s of sculpture
and 1363
artists were rep resented.
The Ac a demy pu rch~ sed 1 oils, an d 1 oils were sold to the
making a tot a l of 10 items sold from the 'Exhi b ition.
~ ublic,
PAID ATTEI.\IDANCE: 1.1;,76
TOr1'AL ATTEl.'iiDAl'lCE: 7,851
FELLOWSHTP ANNUAL EXHIBl'TION OF WATER COLORS AND PRINfI'S
B..ARHISON S. _1WRRIS PRI ZE - John J. Dull f or "The Q,uarry"
CHARLES , EDMOND DAl\JA PRI ZE - No award given
,~' FIRST HON . MEl.~TION - (no conn e ction wi t h any p rize) Irene Johnson for
"Design, No.' I, No.2, No. )"
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SECON D HON. MEl.'iJTION (no conne cti on wi th any p rize) Ada C. , Willi amson
for "A Walled Ga rden"
FELL9W§§I P Al\JNUAL EXHIbITION OF OI L AND SCULPTURE
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MEDAL AWARD - Frederick Ha rer for "Chinese Goose" ( Sculpture)
' MAY AUDUBON POS'I' PRI ZE - Pau l Wescott f.or "Coll amo re's Cove"
FIRS'll BON . MENTION ( no conn e ction wi t h any pri ze) Ma r gar et Chry stie
for "The North Wind Doth , Blow"
SECOND HON. IVIEJ.'J,TION (no c onnecti on wi t h any prize) Albert Serwazi for
" Bl a ck Cat"
TOTAL ATTENDAl'WE:
l,Oir.2
.'". S'l'UDEI\j'rr EXHIBITION IN COIvll?E;1'ITI ON FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS;
" An add ress was made in Ga llery F by Lloyd G9,odrich, Rea sea rch Cu r a tor,
.i il! , , ' Whitney Museum of Americ an Art, b efore the , awarding of th e Cresson
:;" '" " Scholarships and other p rizes;
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PRIZl!.:S
WTLLIAlVi
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CRESSON J'EAVELING SCHOLARSriIPS
Filomen a DE;llaripa, Helen F ellows F i tch , Dorothy Edi th Gilman, Marion
Fre eman Holland, Eda Kassel , Lili an Maxi m, Helen Oman sky , Gertrude
Emily Schobinger, Ameli e Mari a Zelle
RhlJIBORGER PRIZE I N DRAWING
No award g iven
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TOPP.Al'J P RIZE
First Award - Anne Thomson Achenba ch
Se cond Award - Madelein e Robertson
PACKARD PRIZE
Nan cy Pease - 1st Prize $ ) 0 .. 00
Macy Elliott - 2nd Prize $20 ~OO ,
'J1l10URON PRIZE
Lilian Maxi m (Faculty $ 50'. 00 )
Filomena Dellaripa ) St" t'
$1
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Jeanne McL a vy
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UGen s vote 2. 5 e ac h
Marie Egner (Mr . Ch apin 's Award $ 50.00 )
Edna Bistline (Mr . Chap in's Award $2 5. 00 )
SPECIAL PRIZE IN. ~ERSPEC'l'IVE CLASS AWARDED BY INSTRUCTOR,Mr..!...John F.
Ha rb e soo :
Two special prizes to:
Filomen a Dellaripa
Ona Beth O'Connell
Hon. Menti on:
Eileen Eichman
Eda Ka ssel
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREES- FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA:
Majo ring in Pa inting: Diana Denny
Jeanne IVicLa vy
Ma joring in Illustra tion :
Ona Beth O'Connell
N'J.AS'rER OF FINE ARTS DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLV.A..NIA:
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Helen Fellows Fitch for a Th,esis in Fi$ ure
Composit ion.
Gertrude Schobinger f o r a Thesis in Landsc a pe
Paintrng~
PRIZES OFFERRED BY MR. WILLIAlVl CLARKE 1viliSON I N S'l'UDENT EXHIBITION HELD
IN CONJUNCTION WI'l'H FELLOWSHIP WA'rER COLOR EXH.L BI'rrON:
Ma ry De Ma ss - 1st Pri,ze
Paul P. .nthony Greenwood - 2nd Pri ze
Marie Egner - Hon. -M,ent ion
Gertrude S chobinge r - Hon. Mention
42nd ANNU~A.L ,WA'rER COLOR AND PRIN'r EXHIBITION
JURY OJ!' AWARD
'Paul Froelich
Peter HeIck
J. J. Lankes
Robert Ri ggs
Albert B. Serwa zi
Ellen C. du Pont Wheel wri ght
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PRIZES Al'JD AWARDS:
PHlLA. WATER COLOR PRIZE - Lewis Daniel for his "Brethren" a s being
the strongest in the Exhibition ex~c~ted in water color.
DANA WATER COLOR MEDAL - Walter Emerson Baum for his "The Corne r House"
for simplicity and fra''1.kness of work.
EYRE MED.AL - Adolph Dehn for his !fLake Tarryall, Colorado" as being the
best print in black and white.
JOSEPH PEl~NELL MElVlORIAL MEDAL - Fritz Eichenberg for his tTLuntic.
Symphony" for achievement in the Graphi c Arts
DAWSON MEMORIAL MEDAL - Hobson Pittman for h is "Mixed .Bouquet ' No • .lIT
for distinction in paint ing or drawing of flowers or o f gardens.
The Exhib-ition consisted of !J:26 exhibits a nd 244 artists were represented.
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water colors and 11 prints were sold to th e 'public.
!J:3rd AL\JNUAL EXHl'BLTION OF MIN IATURES
JURY OF SELECTION:
(and Jury of Award for Society's Meda l of Honor)
Sarah Eakin Cowan
Elizabeth F. Washington
Blanche ReeQ. Gilpin
Henri Marceau
El izabeth White McC arthy
JURY OF AWARD FOR 'I'HE D. J. MCCARTHY PHIZE lIND T'HE. HOWELL TRACEY
FI SHER MN~O RI AL PRIZE
Elizabeth F~ Washington
Blanche Reed Gilpin
PRIZES
Ai~D
Henri Marceau
Elizabeth Vilii te McCarthy
AWARDS;
Society' s Medal of Honor - Ann Ta ube Goodman for nAut'LL.TIJ.nt!
D. J. McCarthy Prize..,. Bet sy -Fl a gg Melcher for TTMrs. O;';Connell"
The Exhi -oi tion c onsisted of 92 exhi bi ts and 5 2 artists were represented.
18
- min i atures livere sold . to the p' ublic.
PAID ATTEND~ -. /+2nd Annual Water Color and Prin t Exhibition )
43rd An.nualExhi bi tion of Miniatures
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TO'TAL AT1'ENDAN CE
4, b20
TOTAL ATTENDANCE IN 1'HE GALLERIES FOR THE YEAR 194/;-: .
37,386
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Winter School Enrollment '- February, 19~,4 through May, 1944 (sec on d
term of season 1943-44 was: i l l ,
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('rot al enrollment Winter Season 1943-~,4: Octo'mer to May: 292 )
October, 194L" to J anuary 1, 1945 (first
term of season, 1944-45) was 160 ,
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SUMMER SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
June 19th to July 29th, 1944:
57
PRI ZES
Cresson awards and otpers as announced at the time of the Cresson
Exhibition have been mentioned above. Other School Awards are listed
below:
s'rIiVlSON
PRIZE :... SteI?hania Borys
STEWARDSON PRIZE -
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Miri8~
Guyton; Honorable Mention (Amelie Zell
(Eda Kassel
ACADNV.lY TI'if ROME - Collaborative P roblem
-P.~.F.A.
and Univ. of Pa.
The following teams received the three prizes granted:
First Prize:
Madeleine Robertson, Mural Decorator
Irvin Maitin, Architect
Eda Kassel , Sculptor
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Second Prize:
Marion Freeman Holland, Mural Decorator
Jorge Bonino, Arch itect
Amelie M. Zell, Sculptor
Third Prize:
Gertrude Schobinger, Mu ral Decorat or
Joan Nichols, Ar chitec't
Paul Anthony Gneenwood, Scultpor
FACUL'rY .
WINTER SCHOOL - Februa ry 1944 through May 1944, 8.nd October 1944 to
January, l, 1945 • .
Daniel Garber
Roy C. Nuse
-Franci.s Spei ght
James Chapin
Harry Rosin
Edward Shenton
Paul Manship
Franklin C. Watkins
John F. Harbeson
William M. Campbell
Philip Aliano
Edmond Ji Farris
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sD~n~ER
SCHOOL FACULTY (6-Week session at Broad ~ Cherry Streets
JUJ."'1.e 19th to July 29th, 1944)
Roy C. Nuse
Benton Spruance
Francis Speight
Harry Rosin
As noted in the Annual Report , the Summer School at Chester Springs, Pa.
was authorized to be closed for the duration of the present war.
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No a dditi on a l comment.
GENERAL
Annual Membership 40
Life Membership
1944
TOTj~S:
n~w
membe rs; 26 decease d
S'new members ,
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611 Annual Members
11 resigned
8 delinquent
6 deceas ed
( ~s
of December 31 , 1944)
2Q9, Life Members
LIBRARY
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Gift s for the Library
From Mr. & Mrs. A. Go B. Steel
"Lett.ers to His Son-; Lucien" by Camille Pissarro
ITWinslow Homer" by Lloyd Goodrich
"Monticelli" by G. Arnaud D'Agnel
"A Gallery of Great Paintings" by Aimee Crane
"Art in the Armed Forces" by Aimee Cran e
"Vincent Van Gogh" by J. B. la Faille
From. Mr. R. Sturgis IIl8ersoll
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Hook on the life of Henry McC arter by R. Sturgis Ingersoll
From Miss Mary Butler
"Strawberry Mansion" by Sarah Dickson 'Lowire
pa t alogue of the- "Survey of Ameri can Paintin g Exhibition of the
Carn egie ~nstitute, Oct ober 24-D ecember 15, 1940"
From Mary Ellis Robin~
"Poems of Dream and Reality" by Mary Ellis Robins
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"Armatheon and Daphne"
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"The Golden Rose"
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From Mr. Barton Brewster
".Howt o Paint Portraits " by Clifford Hall
"P a in ting a Portrait" by De Laszlo
"The Pra ctise of Oil Painting and Drawing!! by S . J. Solomon
"Lands c ap e Paintingfl by Adrian Stokes
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From Mrs. Nathan .Y. Worrall
.J!·orty-three books
Disbursements, 1944
Contri bution for 1945 toward ' support of Union Li braI"j
Cat a logu e.
Chester County Firemen 's Association
$
25.00
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