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Circular
OF
Committee on Instruction
SCHOOLS
OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD
STREET
ABOVE
PHILADELPHIA
FOUNDED 1806
SEASON OF
1896-1897
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Circular
OF
Committee on Instruction
SCHOOLS
OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
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BROAD
STREET
ABOVE
PHILADELPHIA
FOUNDED 1806
SEASON OF
1896-1897
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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
FACULTY .
SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D., Chairman.
ACADEMY OF THE FI N E ARTS.
WILLIAM M. CHASE.
CECILIA BEAUX.
THOMAS P. ANSHUTZ.
HENRY THOU RON.
WILL S. ROBINSON.
CHARLES GRAFL Y.
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GEORGE McCLELLAN , M.D.
EDWARD H. COATES, President.
HARRISON S. MORRIS, Managing Director.
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.
COMMITTEE
ON
INSTRUCTION.
JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D., Chairman.
HENRY WHELEN , JR.
CHARLES HARE HUTCHINSON.
FRANCIS W. LEWIS, M.D.
THEOPHILUS P. CHANDLER.
EDWARD H. COATES, ex-officio.
JOHN D. PIERCE,
Secretary of the Committee.
The ninety-first year of these schools will
begin on Monday, October 5, J 89"6, and will
continue until Saturday, May 29, 1897. The
school year is divided into two terms of seventeen weeks each, the first term beginning Monday, October 5, 1896, and closing Saturday,
January 30, 1897; the second term beginning
Monday, February I, 1897, and closing Saturday, May 29, 1897.
The schools are closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year's Day, a nd
Washington's Birthday.
The schools are under the immediate direction of the Faculty, with the supervision of the
Committee on Instruction.
The schools are open from 9 o'clock, A.M.,
until 5 o'clock, P.M., daily, except Sunday.
Afternoon and evening classes are open [rom
4.30 o'clock, P.M., until IO o'clock, P.M.
The courses of the schools are as follows:
THE
SCHOOL
YEAR.
HOLIDAYS.
MANAGEMENT.
HOURS.
COURSES.
4
DAY
LIFE AND
HEAD
COURSE.
DAY
ANTIQYE
COURSE.
WOMEN'S
AFTERNOON
LIFE
COURS E.
MEN ' S
NIGHT LIFE
COURSE .
NIGHT
AN TI QYE
COURSE.
ELEMENT ARY
ANTIQYE
CLASS .
CLASSE S.
5
INSTRUCTORS.
Drawing a nd Painting
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from Figure.
Wilham M. Chase.
Drawin<r and Pai nting
fr~m Head.
Cecilia Beaux.
Modelling from Figure
and Head.
Charles GraAy.
Henry Thouron.
Com position .
CL ASS ES .
Drawing from Cast.
First Section.
Seco nd Section.
Still-life Painting.
First Sectio n
Second Section.
Modelling from Cast.
Practical Perspective.
Lectures in Anatomy.
CI.A SSES.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Hu<>h H. Breckenridge.
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William
M. Chase.
Charles GraAy.
Will S. Robinson.
George McClellan,M.D.
INSTRUCTORS.
INSTRUCTORS.
Drawing from Figure. Thomas P. Anshutz.
Modelling from Figure. Charles GraAy.
Henry Thouron.
Com position.
CLAS SES.
Drawing from Cast.
Modelling from Cast.
The Lectures in Anatomy and the Perspective Classes begin in the second week of November.
ELECTIV E
CLA SSES.
ANATOMY
AND PERSPECTIVE.
INSTRUCTORS .
Drawin g from F igure. William M. Chase.
Modelling from Fig ure. Charles Grafly.
Henry Thouron.
Composition.
CL AS SES.
Composition, Anatomy, and Perspective may
be elected by any of the regular studen ts of the
schools, but are required in those courses under
which they are mentioned above.
INSTRUCTORS.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Charles Grafly.
It is understood that the First Section of the
Antique Drawing class is a preparatory one, intended as a suitable introduction to the higher
studies of art in the Academy's courses.
A detailed schedule of classes will be fou nd
on page 10.
Applications for admission will be acted upon
by the Faculty, with the concurrence of the
Committee on Instructio n, at the regular meetings held on the Thursd ay before the last Wednesday of each month, excepting the months
of June, July, and August.
All applications must be on file on the day
before the meeting of the Faculty.
Those desiring to enter the Antique Co urses
must present signed specimens of their work
drawn from the solid object and exec uted expressly for the purpose by the applicant.
Students will be admitted to the Life a nd
Head Course only by the action of the Faculty
after an examination of their work in Drawing,
including Figure and Head, Painting, Modelling, Perspective, and Anatomy.
New students admitted directly to the Life
and Head Course, and those who have entered
the Schools too late in the previous year to take
ADMISSI ONS .
ADMIS SI ONS.
PARTIAL
COU RSES.
CONCOU RS.
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the entire co urse in Modelling, Still-Life, Perspective, and Anatomy, have one year in which
to co mplete these branches, and may be admitted to th e Life and Head Course on this
cond ition.
Dar Li fe and Head Course students are privileO"ed
to work in a ll the classes of the school,
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including the evening classes.
Day A ntique Course students may work in
the Night Antique classes without extra charge.
Through the liberality of a member of the
Board of Directors, a Trave lling Scholarship of
$800, providin g one year's study abroad , has for
the last six years been offe red to students of the
Academy.
The Committee on In st ru ction a nn ounces
that a similar scholarship for the year 1897-<)8
has been extended to the schools by the same
member of the Board.
In order to co mpete for this scholarship, students of the Academy must enter the two
a nnual COllcoltrs of both the Antique and the
Life a nd H ead Co urses. The monthly work of
students will also be con sidered in dete rminin g
the award of the Scholarship.
Students desiring partial courses, including
one or more of the ab ove classes, will be required to m ake a special application to the
Faculty; but in this case the y will not be entitled to the privileges or rates of tuition accorded to those taking th e full course.
Two C01lcoltrs a re held during the year.
The first will begin on Monday, January 11,1897;
the second on Monday, May 3, 1897. During
these Concours there will be no criticisms in the
various classes.
Students will not be eligible to compete for
the T ravelling Scholarship without havin g completed both of th ese COllCOlirS in all the following subjects:
Drawing from Figure, Painting from Head,
Modelling from Life, Composition, Drawing from
Cast, Painting from Still-life, Perspective, and
Anatomy.
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The Charles T oppan prizes of $200 a nd $100
respectively, were established in 1881 by the
gift of 1\1rs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, and Mr. R obert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to students
who have worked regularly in th e Academy
Schools for at least two years, one of which
must be the year of the competition.
A cco rdin g to the positively expressed terms
of the gift, the drawing of the pictures will
receive the first attention of the judges.
The works submitted must be origin al paintings dealing with subjects named by the Co mmittee on Instruction, and all works in competition must be presented on or before Monday,
May 10, 1897.
TRAVELLING
SCHOLARSHIP.
CHA RLE S
TOP PAN
PRI ZES .
CHARLES
T OPPAN
PRI ZES .
ZO OLOG ICAL
PRIZES.
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The subjects chosen for the year 189~7 are
Liolll and Freedom. Competitors may adopt
ei ther or combi ne both in one picture. The
size of canvases must be not less than twelve
inches nor more th a n thirty-six inches. Pictures
receivino- the awards may become the property
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of th e Academy
at its option.
TO work will be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
no obligation to award a prize if in the opinion
of the Committee no work submitted is of sufficient merit.
F or these prizes partici pation in the C071coltrs
is not required.
FEES FOR SPEC IAL CLASSES.
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For the two best series of studies from animals
in the Zoological Gard en, two members of the
Board of Directors have generously offered
an n ual prizes.
PRIZES .
The Travelling Scholarship and other prizes
will be awarded at the opening of the Spring
Exhibition of the Stud ents.
EXHIBI-
Exhibitions of the students' work are held
each year in th e Spring a nd Fall.
TIONS.
FEES
FEES.
FOR REGULAR COURSES.
Day Life a nd Head Course . $30.00 per term.
Day Antique Course.
15. 00
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Women's Afternoon LifeCourse, 15. 00
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Men's Night Life Course
12.00"
Night Antique Course .
12.00"
Painting from Head
$ 25.00 per tern,.
Drawing from Figure.
20.00
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Drawing from Antique
15.00
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Modelling from Life, D ay, 20.00
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Night,IS.OO
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.. Antique . 15.00
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Still-Life Pa inting
10 .0 0 "
Composition
10.00
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Perspecti ve
10.00
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Anatomy .
.
5.00 per course.
All new students upon entering the Academy
will be required to pay a matriculation fee of
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$ 5 .00 .
No reduction from these rates will be made
on account of absence.
A payme nt of one dollar is required for the use
of lockers. Materia ls for study must be provided
bv, the students. All articles required in the
classes are for sale in the schools at lowest prices.
Payments must be made, strictly in adv a nce,
to John D. Pierce , Curator.
A student's ti cket entitles the holder to the
use of the Galleries, the Library, the Print Collecti on, and the valuable Lectures given under
the auspices of the Academy.
Blank form s of a ppli cati on , and any further
information, may be obtain ed by add ressing
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.
BROAD ST REET, AB O VE ARCH ,
PHILA DELPH IA.
FEES.
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1\1en's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
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TUl!c;OA Y .
t Women' s
Life
Class.
~I en's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Cast .
\V EONESDA Y.
\\'omen's Life
Class.
~Ien's L ife
M odeI1ing.
Drawing from
Cast.
12 M. - I P.M.
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'Vomen's Life
l\f odelling .
Modelling
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\V amen's Life
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Life
Class.
* Head Class.
Drawing from
Cast.
"" omen's Life
Class .
eComposition.
Drawing from
Cast.
Men's Life
lIlodelling.
Drawing from
Cast.
t Women's Life
Class .
l\(en's Life
Modelling.
Perspective
Theory,
FRIDAY .
SATUHDAY.
" 'omen' s Life
Cla~s.
l\Ien's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Cast.
10.30 - 12 .
t\Vomen's Lift!
Class.
;\len's Life
~Iodelling.
Drawing from
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1\J en' s Life
Class.
\Vomen's Life
Modelling .
t Men's
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Life
Class.
H ead Class.
Perspective
Practice .,
1·30-3 ·3°·
Still· Life Painting
t Men's Life
Men's Life
Class.
Class.
\Vomen's Life
lIlodelling.
* Head
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Modelling
Still-Life Painting.
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Anatom y Leeture,
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Class.
'Vemen 's Life
1I1odcliing.
\V omt:n's Life
Class.
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l\len's Life
l\ [odellillg.
Men's Life
Class .
Modelling
from Cast.
Drawing from
Cast .
* H eld in alternate two weeks from 9 to 12 A . M.
tNot held on the Jay ass igned l O th e Head Class.
e Held on th e second Tuesday of each month at 4
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\Vomen's Life
4-5
Men's Life
Class.
TI-I UHSDAV.
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Men's Life
Class.
Drawing from
Cast.
-Men's Life
Modelling.
Modelling
from Cast.
Sketch Class.
and on the last Tuesday of ea~h month at 8
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