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Circular
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OF
Committee on Instruction
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SCHOOLS
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OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
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BROAD
STREET
ABOVE
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PHILADELPH -I A
FOUNDED 1806
SEASON OF
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1898-1899
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Circular
OF
Committee on Instruction
SCHOOLS
OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD
STREET
ABOVE
ARCH
PHILADELPHIA
FOUNDED 1806
SEASON OF
1898-1899
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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
FA CULTY.
JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D. , Chairman.
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
WILLIAM M. CHASE.
CECILIA BEAUX.
THOMAS P, ANSHUTZ.
HENRY J. THOURON.
WILL S. ROBINSON.
CHARLES GRAFL Y.
GEORGE McCLELLAN, M.D.
EDWARD H. COATES, President.
HARRISON S. MORRIS, Managing Director.
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.
CO MMITTEE
ON
INSTRUCTI ON.
The ninety-third year of these schools will
begi n on Monday, October 3, 1898, and will
continue until Saturday, May 27, 1899. The
school year is divided into two term s of seventeen weeks each, the first term beginning Monday, October 3, 1898, and closing Saturday,
January 28, 1899; the second term beginning
Monday, January 30, 1899, and closing Saturday, May 27, 1899.
THE
SCHOOL
YEAR.
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 from
4.30 o'clock, P.M., until 10 o'clock, P.M.
HOURS.
The schools are closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Yea r's Day, and
Washington's Birthday.
HOUOAYS.
The schools are under the immediate direction of the Faculty, with the supervision of the
Committee on Instruction.
MANAGE-
The courses of the schools are as follows:
COURSES.
JOHN H. PACKARD, M.D., Chairman .
HENRY WHELEN, JR.
CHARLES HARE HUTCHINSON.
FRANCIS W. LEWIS, M.D.
THEOPHILUS P. CHAND LER.
EDWARD H. COATES, ex-officio .
JOHN D. PIERCE,
Secretary of the Committee.
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MENT.
5
4
DAY
CLASSES.
LIFE AND
Drawing and Painting
from Figure.
Drawing and Painting
from Head.
Modelling from Figure
and Head.
Composition.
HEAl>
COURSE .
In addition to the classes named in the
schedule, Mr. William .M. Chase will again
conduct his class in Painting from Life, for
artists and advanced students only, to be held
three afternoons weekly.
INSTRUCTORS.
William M. Chase.
Cecilia Beaux.
Charles Grafly.
Henry J. Thouron.
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DAY
CLASSES.
ANTlQ!!E
Drawing from Cast.
First Section.
Secon d Section.
Still-life Painting.
First Section.
Second Section .
Modelling from Cast.
Practical Perspective.
Lectures on Anatomy.
COURSE.
WOMEN'S
AFTERNOON
LIFE
COURSE.
MEN'S
NIGHT LIFE
COURSE .
NIGHT
AN TI Q!!E
COURS E.
CLASSES .
INSTRUCTORS.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
William M. Chase.
Charles Grafly.
Will S. Robinson.
George McClellan,M.D.
Drawing from Cast.
Modelling from Cast.
ARY
ANTIQ!!E
COURSE.
ELECTIVE
CLASSES .
The Lectures on Anatomy and the Perspective Classes begin in the second week of November.
ANATOMY
The talks to students given by Mr. Chase at
different periods during the past year have been
a most interesting feature of the course, and
will be continued for the coming season.
MR. CHASE ' S
The Lectures and CritiCisms on Illu stration
given last season by Mr. 'vV. Lewis Fraser, of
the Century Magazine, will be resumed with
new features.
ILLUSTRA-
AND PERSPECTIVE.
TALKS .
INSTRUCTORS.
Drawing from Figure. Thomas P . Anshutz.
Modelling from Figure. Charles Grafly.
Composition.
Henry J. Thouron.
CLASSES.
Composition, Anatomy, and Perspective m ay
be elected by any of the regular students of the
schools, but are required in those courses under
which they are mentioned above.
ELEMENT-
INSTRUCTORS.
Drawing from Figure. William M. Chase.
Modelling from Figure. Charles Graft y.
Composition.
Henry J. Thouron.
CLASSES.
It is understood that the First Sections of the
A ntique Drawing and Still Li fe Painting classes
are preparatory ones, intended as a suitable
introduction to the higher study of art in the
Academy's courses.
INSTRUCTORS.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Charles Grafly.
A detailed schedule of classes will be found
on page I I.
TION.
ADMI SSIONS.
6
7
Applications for admission will be acted upon
by the Faculty, with the concurrence of the
Committee on Instruction, at the regular meetin as held on the Thursday before the last Wed"
nesday
of each month, excepting the months
of June, July, and August. All admissions
and promotions are on probation and subject
to reconsideration at the di scretion of the Faculty.
All applications must be on file the day before the meeti ng of the Faculty.
Those desiring to enter the Second Section
of the D ay Antique Course must present signed
speci mens of their work drawn or painted from
the solid object.
No specimens of work are required for admission to the First Section of the Day Antique
Course, or to the Night Antique Course.
Students will be admitted to the Life and
Head Course only by the action of the Faculty
after an examination of their work in Drawing
from the Figure, Painting, Modelling, Perspective, and Anatomy.
New stude nts admitted directly to the Life and
Head Course, and those who have entered the
Schools too late in the previous year to take
the entire course in Modelling, Still-Life, Perspective, and Anatomy, have one year in which
to complete these branches, and may be admitted to the Life and Head Course on this
condition.
Day Life and Head Course students are privileged to work in all the classes of the schools,
including the evening classes.
Day Antique Course students may work in
the Night Antique classes without extra charge.
Students desiring partial courses, including
one or more of the above classes, will be required to make a special application to the
Faculty; but in this case they will not be en titled to the privileges or ra tes of tuition accorded to those takin g the full coarse.
Beginning on Monday May I, 1899, a general
C01t coltrs will be held in all the regular classes
of the school. During its continuance all oth er
work in the schools will be suspended and the
class criticisms will be omitted; but a ge neral
review and criticism of the COllCOllrS work will
be given after its completion. All the students
of the school are expected to enter thi s competition.
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The Committee on Instruction a nn ou nces that
the Travelling Scholarship of $800, providing
for one year·s study abroad, which for the past
eight years has been offered to the schools, will
be continued by the Academy and will again be
open to students for the season of 1899-1900.
The monthly work of the student will be the
principal factor in determining the award of thi s
Scholarship. Participation in the annual C01l-
ADMISSICNS.
PARTIA L
COURSES.
CONCCUR S.
TRAVElLIN G
SCH OLA RSHIP.
TRAVELLING
SCHOLARSHIP.
CHARLES
TOPPAN
PRIZE S.
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coltrs of both the Antique a nd the Life and Head
Courses will also be required, as follows:
Drawing from Figure, Painting from Head,
Modelling fr om Life, Co mpositio n, Drawing from
Cast, Painting from Still-life, Perspective, and
Anatomy.
no obligation to award a prize if in the opinio n
of the Committee none of the works submitted
is of sufficient merit.
F or these prizes participation in the Concoltrs
is not required.
The Charles Toppan prizes of $200 and $ [00
respectively , were establi shed in 1881 by the
gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, and Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to students
who have worked regularly in the Academ y
Schools for at least two years, one of which
must be the year of the competition.
According to the positively expressed terms
of the gift, the drawing of the pictures will
receive the first attention of the judges.
The works submi tted must be original paintings deali ng with th e subject named by the Committee on Instruction, and all works in competition must be presented on or before Monday,
May 8, [ 899.
The subject chosen for the year 1898-99 is
Charity. The size of canvas must be not less
than twelve in ches nor more than thirty-six
inches. Pictures receivin g the awards may
become the property of the Academy at its
option.
No work will be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
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For the two best series of studies from a nimals
in the Zoological Garden, m ade in any medium,
two members of the Board of Directors h ave
generously offered annual prizes.
The Travelling Scholarship an d other prizes
will be awarded at the opening of the Spring
Exhibition of the Students.
Exhi bitions of the students' work are held
each year in the Spring a nd Fall.
FEES
Day Life and Head Course . $30.00 per term .
Day Antique Course.
15.0 0 "
Women' s Afternoon Life Course, 15 .00
"
Men 's Night Life Course
12.00"
Night Antique Course .
12.00"
FEES FOR SPECIAL CLASSES.
$2 5.00
20.00
per term.
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15. 00
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20.00
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15.00
15 . 00
10.00
TOPPAN
PRIZES.
ZOOLOGI CA L
PRIZES.
PRIZES.
EXHIBITIONS.
FEES.
FOR REGULAR COURSES .
Painting from Head.
Drawin g from Fig ure
Drawing from Antique
Modelling from Life, D ay
" Night
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" Antique
"
Still-Life Paintin g .
CHARLES
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.
TUESDAY.
MONDAY.
t
\Vomen's Life
Drawing.
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l\'1en's Life
Modelling.
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Still-Life Painting.
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'Nomen's Life
Drawing.
t Men's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Cast.
\VEONESOAY.
t \Vornen's Life
Drawing.
t Men's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Cast.
12 M.-I P.M.
Men's Life
Drawing.
'Varnen's Life
Modelling.
Advanced Life
Painting.
l\Iodeliing
from Cast.
* Head Class.
Women's Life
Modelling.
.
THUR S DAY.
Women's Life
Drawing.
Men's Life
Modelling.
Perspective
Theory,
10.30 - 12 .
FHI I)A Y.
\Vomen's Life
Drawing.
Men's Life
Modelling.
Still-Life Pain ling.
• Head Class.
Men's Life
Drawing.
Women's Life
Advanced Life
Painting.
Perspective
Practice.
M en's Life
Drawing.
Women's Life
Modelling.
Advanced Life
Painting.
Drawing from
Cast.
Modellin~.
* Head
Class.
Drawing from
Cast.
'Vomen's Life
Drawing.
Women's Life
Modelling.
Anatomy Lecture,
4-5 P.M.
Women's Life
Drawing.
\Vomen's Life
Modelling.
Women's Life
Drawing.
Men's Life
Modelling .
Modelling
from Cast.
Sketch Class.
eComposition.
Men's Life
Modelling.
Men's Life
Drawing.
:Men's Life
Modelling.
l\{en's Life
Drawing.
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Modelling
from Cast.
Drawing from
Cast.
Drawing from
Cast.
Drawing from
Cast.
Drawing from
Cast.
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Drawing.
t Men's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Cast.
Drawing from
Cast.
Men's Life
Drawing.
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t Women's Life
* Held in alternate two weeks from 9 to
12 A.M . ,
Modelling
from Cast.
the Women's Life Modelling and l\len's Life Drawing being
substituted from 1 to 4 P. M.
t Not held on alternate two weeks when the Head Class meets from 9 to 12 A.M.
! Held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4 P.M., and on the last 'fuesday of each month at 8
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