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PENNSYI-,VANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
CIRCULAR
OF THE
COMMITTEE OF INSTRUCTION,
PHILADELPHIA:
COLLINS, PRINTER, 705 JAYNE STREET.
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1878 .
OFFICERS OF TIlE ACADEMY.
CIRCULAR
PRESIDE! T.
JAMES L. CLAGIIOR
T.
OF THE
COMMITTEE OF INSTRUCTION,
DIRECTORS.
GEO . S. PEPPER,
J. GILLI GIIAM FELL,
JOSEPH WILLIAM BATES,
WILLIAM H. MERRICK,
HENRY C. GIDSOI ,
WILLIA M S. BAKER,
FAIRMAN ROGERS,
EDWARD H. COATES,
Wr.1. B. BEME T,
F. ODEN HORSTMAN,
CLARENCE H. CLARK,
ATHERTON BLIGHT.
18 78.
ADMISSION OF STUDENTS.
(1) Any person of good character, male or female, glVll1g
satisfactory evidence of ability to profit by the course
of study laid down in these rules, will be admitted, on
application made in compliance with the following
directions.
TREASURER.
EDWARD H. COATES.
SECRETARY.
(2) Times of Admission.-The regular days will be the
Wednesday immediately preceding the first Monday
in September, the first Saturday after Christmas, and
the first Monday in April. But, for special reasons,
students may be admitted at any regular meeting of
the Committee of Instruction. (These meetings will
be held on the ·Wednesdays immediately preceding the
second Monday in each month except July and August.)
GEORGE CORLISS.
LIBRARIAN.
H. C. WHIPPLE.
COMMITTEE OF INSTRUCTION.
FAIRMAN ROGERS,
JOSEPH WILLIAM BATES,
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F. ODEN HORSTMAN.
Professor of Drawing and Painting
Assistant Professor of Painting and} .
CHRISTIAN SCllUSSELR.
THOMAS EAKI S.
Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy
Professor of Artistic Anatomy
W. W.
KEEN,
M.D.
(3) Conditions o£ Admission.-Each applicant must give
satisfactory reference, must state that he or she has read
these rules and will abide by them, and must submit a
specimen of his or her work, signed with full name
and address. These details may be arranged at any
convenient time before the examination day, at the
office of the Academy, where blank forms of application may be obtailled.
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11 clra\\ in:-- acco mp:m yin g applications must be made
xpre 1 for th I urpo e; and it is recommend ed that
th y be made on paper measuring 18 X 24 inches.
The mu t not be r oll ed or folded.
Th
d feU in as must represent the whole or a part of the
human figure, and mllst be mad e from the solid object.
Th e ntir figure mu t be rep rese nted when admission to
a lif la
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( - ) E ' ept ion rna be made to th ese conditions when, in the
opinio n of the ommittee of Instruction, they are justifi ed by pec uliar c ircumstances.
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The proper period for com men in g th e use of col o rs
should be determined in each particular case by the
advice of the teacher.
Life class stud ents only will be admitt d to the dissecting room and to the modelin g room at the hours
assigned for modeling from the living figure .
Students of the anti que as well as life la' stud e nt
are entitled to attend th e lectures on art anatomy in
the lecture room, and any other lectures that may be
provid ed for th e schoo l, unl ess pe ia ll y prohi bi ted.
Th ey m ay also use the mod elin g roo m when n ot 0 cupied for the r egular se ions of the life cl ass .
PROGRAr.DIE OF ST
( ) Ev r per on admitted to tud y in the Academy will be
furni 'h d with a t icket, which must be shown to th e
10 rk eepe r wh en requ ir d.
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. ional arti t·, on appli cation to the Committee (with
r ferenc when not known to any of th e members)
ma ,wi thout th e al.>ove tests, receive tickets admitting
th n to any of the classes . Those who have contril.>uted f th i1' o wn work. to any a nnu al exhibition of
the A a lemy may re ive their ti ckets on application
to th Sec retary.
(T I) Length of Terms. -The study from ea ts by dayli ght
begins th e seco nd M onday in 'epteml.>er, an
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the 30th of J une .
Th e same study by gaslight l.> egi ns O ct. I and end
May 31.
Th tudy of th e livin g mod el begin t he fi r t ~l on
day in Octob r and end::; tb Ie t 'aturday in ~Iay.
The :tudy o f art anato my b gin about th fir t of
November and ends abo ut th e .)1 t of ~[ reh.
(1 2) Vacations and Holidays.-Th
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(ro) At the tim e of his admi sion eac h stud ent shall be assigned
to one of the following c lasses :
F irst Antique Class.
Se ond Antique C lass .
Life Class.
Memb ers o f thejirst c lass shall draw only from casts
of portions of the human fi gu re; those of the second,
from casts of the whole figure; those of the tltird, from
th e I ivin g model.
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during the month ofJul), and _\LWLI t and 01 LInda)'
Thank g ivin g day, Chri tma and New-Y ,r'sda)' an d
Washington's Bi rthd ay .
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(16) Attendance.-Each student shall register his (or her)
attendance on a sheet provided by the Academy.
These sheets will be collected daily and preserved for
reference. The ticket of any student whose attendance
is not satisfactory is liable to be withdrawn. This does
not apply to professional artists, however, whose business engagements must necessarily interfere with their
use of the facilities for practice which are cordially
offered them by the Academy.
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(17) Requirements at Close of a Term.-Oll or before
the last day in each term every student must remove
all his personal property from the Academy, and give
up the keys which he has received from the Academy.
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(14) The Academy furnishes teachers, models, and conveniently - arranged class - rooms, free to all students.
Those in regular attendance are also provided with
boxes and drawing-boards.
(IS) Examinations.-When a student desires to advance to
a higher class, he must submit a specimen of his work
in the class to which he belongs to the Committee of
Instruction. This drawing must be signed with the
full name and class of the examinee, and must be on
paper measuring about 18 X 24 inches.
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(18) At the Opening of a New Term, all persons holding
old students' tickets desiring to continue their studies
at the Academy, must exchange them for new ones.
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provide daily demonstrations for the life class students ,
who shall be admitted to the Dissecting Room after
finishing their regular work in the Painting Room, and
who may then, if they desire, make drawings of the
dissections.
FOR THE LIFE-CLA 'S ROO::-'1S.
(19) Posing the Mode1.-Each new pose shall be determined
by a committee of five of the class, taken in regular
order from the alphabetical roll.
The committee for the first pose shall consist of the
first five on the roll who are present at the selection of
that pose; for the second pose the next five; and so
on to the end of the roll.
Any member of the class not present when by the
above regulations he would be placed upon the committee, will forfeit his turn.
The decision of the committee as to the pose shall
be final.
(20) Each pose shall consist of six sittings, unless the teacher
should order otherwise, which he is hereby authorized
to do, in case he should consider it advantageous to
the class.
REGULATIO
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"'s FOR ANTIQUE ROOM .
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The Assistant Demonstrators shall make all the dissections ,
at such hours as will not interfere with the demonstration to the life classes j and one or more shall be on
duty each day to assist in these demonstrations. They
shall also make any casts or drawings desired by the
Professor of Anatomy.
The period for dissection shall be included between the
middle of November and the middle of the following
March; and no dissection shall be made in the Academy except those authorized by the Professor of
Anatomy.
(26) NOTE.-The work in the dissecting room involves much
practical study of comparative anatomy, and is therefore of direct use to animal painters as well as painters
of the human figure.
(21) No cast shall be moved except by order of the teacher,
who shall decide how long it may remain away from
its place.
(22) \Vhen a cast has been taken from its place for study, the
date of removal, with the date of the required return,
shall be written distinctly on a card to be attached to
the cast.
REGULATION
FOR TIlE DISSECTING ROOM.
(23) The Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy shall have charge of
the Dissecting Room, and see that it is kept neat and
clean, all debris being removed daily. He shall superintend, under the direction of the Professor of Anatomy, the dissecting, casting, and drawing. He shall
LECTURES ON ARTI TIC ANATOMY.
(27) Prof. V\T. \V. Keen will begin his next course of lectures
on Artistic Anatomy, free to all Academy students, on
Saturday evening, Nov. 2, 1878.
The course will consist of about thirty lectures, to
be given on \Vednesday and Saturday evenings, at half
past seven 0' clock. The lectures will be illustrated
by diagrams, casts, ~natomical models and preparations, di sections, and the living model.
The following subjects will be treated, although not
necessarily in precisely the following order or number
of lectures : The introductory lecture will treat of the relations
and importance of anatomy to art, and of the proper
methods of its study.
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Eight lectures will be given to the study of the bones
and joints of the human skeleton.
Twelve lectures to the muscles, especially to those
which directly influence external form. Two of these
will be devoted to the muscles of the face and the
anatomy of expression, both in man and the lower
animals
Four lectures to the eye, nose, mouth, chin, and ear.
Two lectures to the skin, with its various wrinkles
(especially those of the face), and the subcutaneous
layer of fat and the bloodvessels in the superficial fascia.
One lecture to the hair and beard, and postural
expresswn.
COPYING IN THE GALLERIES.
( 28) Any student well advanced in painting who desires to
make a study copy of a picture belonging to the Academy, may receive from the President permission to
do so, on presenting a written application approved by
the Committee of Instruction, and specifying the picture to be copied.
VISITING THE GALLERIES.
( 29) A student's ticket entitles the holder to visit the galleries;
but it is expected that this privilege will not be made
use of at times which should be devoted to work in
the school rooms.
GENERAL STATEMENT OF OBLIGATIONS.
(30) Every person admitted to study in the Academy is held
bound by all the foregoing regu lations; and is also expected to be orderly and proper in conduct.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO APPLICANT,' ,
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(3 1 ) The Academy does not undertake to furnish detailed
instruction, but rather facilities for study, supplemented
by the occasional criticism of the teachers; and the
classes are intended especiaily for those who expect
to be professional artists,
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DIRECTIONS FOR FILLING UP APPLICATION.
If the applicant desires admission into a certain class, and no other, the
nan1e of that class should be written in the first blank space (after the date).
Otherwise, this blank should be left unfilled.
The remaining blanks should be filled as indicated by the leading words.
After the words" Work submitted," write a brief title or description of the
drawing or painting sent in with the application.
The recommendation may be signed by one or more persons, each giving
address.
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MMITTEE OF
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PENNA. ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
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I resl ectfully ask to be admitted to the Academy as a student in the
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your Circular for 1878.
My age is ....... ................................................. ..................................... .
o cc upation ............................................................................................................. ,
Object in studying ArL ........................................................................................ .
Work submitted ................. ............... ................ ......................................... ............ .
Signature .................... ..................................................... ....................................... .
Address ................................................................... .
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REFERENCE.
I am personally acquainted with the writer of the above application, and
recommend h ... --.... to the favorable consideration of the Committee.
(Signed)
[See Directions n reverse. ]
