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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
I90 I -I()02
Note important announcement
as to Toppan Prizes on page 9 .
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Circular
OF
Committee on Instruction
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SCHOOLS
OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD STREET ABOVE ARCH
PHI L A D"E L PHI A
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FOUNDED 1806
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SEASON OF
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MA AGEME T OF THE SCHOOLS.
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F A Cl.: L TY.
JOHX II. l'ACKARD, :\1.D., Chairman.
WILLIAM lIf. CHASE.
CECILIA BEAUX.
THO:'IIAS P. AXSHFfZ.
IlEXRY J. THOURO::"\'.
CHARLE GRAFLY.
GEORGE MeCLELLA:\!,
FRAXK MILES DAY.
1. D.
HARRISON S. MORRIS, IIlanaging Director.
JOlIN D. PIERCE, Curator.
HUGll II. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty.
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JOHX H. PACKARD, M.D., Chairman.
CHARLES lIARE' HlJTCIIINSON.
FRAXCIS \V. LEWIS, :\I.D.
TIIEOPHIU; S P. CllANDLER.
CHARLES ROBERTS.
EDWARD H. COATES, ex oJIicio.
JOll
D. l'IERCE,
Secretary of the Committee.
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1901-1902
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EDW,\RD II. COATES, President.
COM M1TTEE
SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
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The ninety-sixth year of these schools will
begin on Monday, October 7, 1901, and lI'ill
continue until Saturday, May 31, 1902. The
school year is di\'ided into tll'O terms of seventeen weeks each, the first term beginning Monday, October 7, 1901, and closing Saturday,
February I, T902; the second term beginning
Monday, February 3, 1902, and closing Saturday, May 31, 1902.
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.~!.
The schools are closed on Snndays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, New Year's Day, and
\Vashington's Birthday.
The schools are under the immediate direction of the Faculty, with the supervision of the
Committee on Instruction.
THE
SCHOOL
YEAR.
H01JRS.
HOLIDAYS.
MANAGEMENT.
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CLASSES .
COt RShS.
The courses of the schools are as follows :
CLASSES.
DAY
l i FE A:-;D
H EAD
COl· RS E.
n AY
A:-:TIQL'l-':
COl" RSE .
iN STRUCTORS.
Drawing and Painting
from Figu re.
William 1\1. Chase.
Draldng and Painting
from H ead.
Hug h H. Breckenridge.
First Section.
Second Section. William 111. Chase.
Cecilia Beaux.
~10delling from Figure
Cha rles Grafly.
and Head.
H enry J. Thouron.
Composition.
Lectures on PerspecFrank Mil es Day.
tive.
Lectures on Anatomy. George 1I1cClelI an, M. D.
C LASSES.
Dra wing from Cast.
First Section.
Second Section.
Still-life Painting.
First Section.
Second Section.
Modell ing fro m Cast.
Composition.
Lectures on Perspecti ve.
Lectures on Anatomy.
Drawing from Figure.
l\lodellingfrom Figure.
Composition.
Lectures on Perspective.
Lectures on Anatomy.
INSTR UCTORS.
Hug h H. Breckenridge.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
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C LASSES .
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Drawing from Figure.
Mod ellingfrom Figure.
Composition.
Lectures on Perspecti\·e.
Lectures on Anatomy.
CLASSES.
Drawing from Cast.
Modelling from Cast.
Composition.
Lectures on Perspecti\·e.
Lectures on Anatomy.
INSTRl'CTORS .
William 1\1. Chase.
Charles G rafly.
H enry J. Thouron.
WOME!" 'S
AFTHRX'OO!"
LIFE
COl' RSE.
Frank Miles Day.
George McClell an, 1\1. D.
INSTRUCTORS.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Charles Grafly.
Henry J. Thouron.
MEN'S
NIGHT LiFE
eOeRSF..
Frank Miles Day.
George l'IIcCleIIan, 1\1.D.
I NSTRUCT ORS.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Charles Grafly.
Henry J. Thouro n.
NIGHT
ANTIQue
COURSE.
Frank Miles Day.
George l\IcClellan, 1\1. D.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
Willia m 111. Chase.
Charles Grafly.
H enry J. Thouron.
In add itio n to the classes named in the
schedule. !\Ir. \Villiam 1\1. Chase will conduct
his class in Painting from Life, for a rtists and
advanced students only, to be held three afternoo ns weekly.
Frank Miles Day.
George McClellan , M. D.
The Costume Sketch Class will be under the
.direction of Mr. Thomas P. Anshutz.
ADDITIONAL
CLASSES.
II.LUSTRATION.
:\1R. CHASE'S
TALKS.
A:'olAT01\tY
AND PER-
SPECTl\'E.
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The Class in Illustratio n this year, as last, wiII
be under the instruction of Mr. H enry McCarter.
the instructor of the class In which they are
working.
Pupils may enter the schools at any time, but
are not permanently assigned to classes until the
first Faculty meeting after their entrance.
All applications must be on file the day before the meetin g of the Faculty.
It is an imperative rule that all work submitted
for examination for any purpose must be signed,
otherwise it will not be considered.
Those desiring to enter the Second Section
of the Day Antique Class must present signed
specimens of their work drawn from the solid
object. Those desirin g to enter th e Second
Section of the Still Life Painting Class must
present signed specimens of their work painted
froin the solid object.
Students will be admitted to the Life and
Head Classes only by the action of the Faculty
after an examination of their work in Drawing
from th e Figure.
Students admitted .to a Day Life Class require
no further examination for admission to the
First Section of the H ead Class.
Color work in a Life Class or a H ead Class
will be permitted subject to the approval of the
instructor in charge.
Specimens of modelling of su fficient merit
are required for admission or promotion to the
Life Modelling Classes.
Day Life and Head Course students .are privileged to work without extra charge in all the
The talks to students give n by Mr. Chase
during the past year have been a feature of the
course, and will be continued for the coming
season.
The Lectures on Anatomy a nd Perspective
begin in the second week of November.
A detailed schedule of classes will be found
on page J4.
ELEMENT-
ARY
ANTIQUE
COURSR.
AD~1 I S
SIQNS .
It is understood that the Fi rst Sections of the
Antique Drawing and Still Life Painting Classes,
with the light Antique Class, are preparatory
ones, intended as a suitable introduction to the
higher study of art in the Academy's courses.
No specimens of work are required for admission to these classes.
All applications for adm ission and for promotion to higher classes will be acted upon by
the Faculty, with the concurrence of the Committee on I nstruction, at the regular meetings
held on the Thursday before the last \Vednesday of each month, excepting the months of
June, July, and August. All admissions and
promotions are on probation and subject to
reconsideration at the discretion of the Faculty. Before making application to the Faculty
for transfer from one class to another, stude nts
must secure approval of sllch application from ·
ADMI S-
S IONS.
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ADMIS~
SIONS .
N IG HT LI F E
MODELLING
PAR TIAL
COL' RSES.
CONCOU RS .
TRAVEL LI N G
SC H OLA R~
S HIP.
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classes of the schools, including the evenll1g
classes.
Day Antique Course students may work in
the Night Antique Classes without extra charge.
Participation in the annual COnCOll1'S of both
the Antique and the Life and Head Courses will
also be required, as follows: Drawing from the
Figure on paper of Academy size, Painting
from Head, Modelling from Life, Composition,
Drawing from Cast, Painting from Still-life,
Perspective, and Anatomy.
The Nigl1t Life Modelling Classes will be
continued unless the attendance should fall
below six in any class.
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 entitled to the privileges or rates of tuition accorded to those taking the full course.
The Charles Toppan Prizes for the year 19011902 will be, respectively, $500 and $200.
These prizes were established in 1881 by the
gift of l\Irs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, and 1\1r. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to students
who have worked regularly in the Academy
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 submitted must be original paintings dealing with the subject or subjects named
by the Committee on Instruction, and all works
in competition must be presented on or before
Monday, May 12, 1902.
The subjects chosen for the year 1901-1902 are
A OIP 0./ Tea or A Bowl 0./ Soup. The size of
canvas must be not less than twelve inches nor
more than thirty-six inches. Pictures receiving
the awards shall become the property of the
Academy .
During the second term general Conc01ws
will be held in all the regular classes on successive dates to be announced.
Through the liberality of a member of the
Board of Directors, a Travelling Scholarship
of $800, providing for one year's study abroad,
has, for the last eleven years, been offered to
students of the Academy.
The Committee on Instruction announces
that a similar scholarship for the year 1902-1903
has been extended to the schools by the same
member of the Board.
The work required each month from students
will be the principal factor in determining; the
award of this Scholarship. Candidates failing
to submit such work will be ineligible.
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TRAVELLING
SCHOLARSHIP.
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CHAR LES
TOPPA"K
PRIZES ,
$ 500 AND $200.
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CHARLES
TOPPAN
PR JZES,
EDMUND
STEWARDSON PRIZ E.
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No 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 none of the works submitted
is of sufficient merit.
For these prizes participation in the Concours
is not required.
of the Academy. Upon completion of the
work the competitor shall place a corresponding number upon the study submitted to the
Jury of Award. When the subject is in high
relief, position in the competition room shall be
determined by lot. No one except the competitors shall be admitted to the competition
room at any time during the days of the competition, nor shall any person except the judges
be present during therr inspection of the studies.
The Judges or Jury of Award shall be three
professional sculptors, having no official connection with the Academy, or school or schools
whose pupils may have taken part in the competition. '>\Then the successful number shall
have been announced by the Judges, the Secretary shall, in the presence of one or more of
the Directors of the Academy, open the sealed
envelopes, and declare the name of the successful competitor. If no study be satisfactory to the Judges, the prize may, in their
discretion, be withheld; and when no award is
made, the amount of the prize may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the
Academy, be added to the principal of the
prize fund, or distributed with future prizes.
The clay models offered in competition must
be kept standing in good condition until otherwise ordered, and figures cast by the Academy
become its property.
The competition for the year 1902 will take
place on May 26, 27, and 28.
The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hundred Dollars, in the Department of Sculpture,
will be awarded for the third time at the close
of the school year.
This is an annual prize, to be competed for
by present students of the Academy with such
pupils of other art schools as are acceptable to
th e Committee on Instruction. Having once received this award, a student becomes ineligible
for future competitions .
The subject for the competition shall be a
full-length figure from the Antique or Life,
either in the round or in relief, and will be
announced by the Committee on Instruction
on the first day of the competition.
Studies shall not be less than two feet six
inches in height and not more than three feet
in height, and shall be made within eighteen
hours, during three consecutive days, in six
sessions of three hours each.
Each competitor shall privately draw by lot a
number, and shall enclose the same with his_or
her name in a sealed envelope to the Secretary
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STEWA R D-
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ZOOLOGICAL
PRIZES.
EX IIlBI Tl ONS.
AWARDS.
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For the t\\'o best series of studies fro m a nimals
in the Zoological Garde n, made in any medium,
t\\'o members of the Board of Directors have
generously offered a nnual pri zes.
Composition
Perspective .
Perspective .
Anatomy . .
Exhibitions of the Students' work are held
each year in the Fall and Spring.
A reduction of twe nty-five per cent. from the
above rates will be made to students working
in two courses or two special classes.
No reduction from th ese rates will be made
on account of absence.
All ne w students upon entering th e Academy
will be required to pay' a matriculation fee Of
The Trm'elling Scholarship and other prizes
will be awarded at the opening of the Spring
Exhibition of the Students.
10. 00
5·00
10.00
10.00
per term.
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per cou rse.
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$5 . 00 .
A student's ticket e ntitles the holder during
a nd after attendance at the schools to the
use of the Galleries, Special Exhibitions, the
Library, the Print Collection , and the Lectures
g iven from time to time under the auspices of
the A cademy.
A payme nt of one dollar is required for the use
of lockers. Materials for study must be provided
by the students. All articles required in the
classes are for sale in the schools at lowest
prices.
Payments must be made. strictly in advance,
to John D. Pie rce, Curator.
Blank forms of application, and a ny furth er
informa ti o n, may be obtained by addressing
FEES FOR REGULAR COL'RSES.
FEES.
Day Life and Head Co urse . * $30.00 per term .
t 15.00 "
Day Antique Course . "
Women's Afternoon Life
Course . . . . . . .
t 15. 00 "
l\Ien's Night Life Cour e
t 1 2 . 00 "
12.00
. Night Antique Course .
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FEES FOR SPECIAL COURSES.
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Painting from Head
Drawing from Figure . .
Drawing from Antique
Modelling fro m Life, Day
Modelling from Life, lig ht
Modelling from Antique.
Still-Life Painting . .
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25.00
per term.
20.00
"
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"
"
"
"
15. 00
20.00
15. 00
15. 00
10.00
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of th e Faculty.
* Including any Antique or Night
t
Life Classes desired.
Including any N ig ht Antique Classes des ired.
BROAD STREET, ABOVE AR C H,
PHILAD EL PHIA .
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES.
MONDAY.
'Vomen's Life
Drawing.
Men's Life
Modell ing.
Drawing from
(:..'\5t, :ISt.
Drawing from
Cast,2d.
TUESDAY.
t
WEDNESDAY.
\Vomen's Life
Drawing.
Women's Life
t Men's Life
Drawing.
Modelling.
Men's Life
Dra wing from
Modelling.
Cast, 1St.
Drawing from
Drawing fro m
Cast, 1St.
Cast, 2d.
Still-Life Painting,
Miss Beallx's
2d.
Head Class.
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12 M.-I P.M.
Men's Life
Drawing.
\Vomen ' s Life
Modelling.
Ad vanced Life
Painting.
Modelling
from Cast.
\Vo men's Life
Modelling.
Men' s Life
Drawing.
Drawing from
Cast.
* H ead Class.
Drawing from
Casl, 1St.
Drawing from
Casl, 2d.
\Vomen's Life
Drawing.
~ Compo'\ition.
P el'speclivt!
Lecture.
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Men' s Life
M od dling.
Drawing
from Cnst.
Modelling
f!"Om CaIn.
THURSDAY .
t
FRIDAY.
SATUNDAY.
Women's Life
t \ Vomen's Life
Drawing.
\Vomen's Life
Drawing.
t Men's Life
Drawing.
Modelling.
Men's Life
t l\fen~ Life
Dra wing from
Modelling.
Modelling.
Cast, 1St.
Dra wing from
l\'liss Beaux's
Drawing from
Cast, 1St.
Head Class.
Cast, 2d.
Still-Life Painting, Costume Sketch
2d .
Miss Beaux's
Class.
Head Class.
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PEN AND PENCIL SKETCII CLASS.
Men's Life
Drawing.
W o m e n's Life
Modelling.
Ad vanced Life
Painting.
Still-Life Painting,
1St.
Drawing from
Cast,2d.
\Vomen's Life
l\1odelling.
Anat o my Lecture,
* H ead Class
Drawing from
Cast, 1St.
Drawing from
Cast, 2d.
Men's Life
Drawing.
'Vomen's Life
M ode lling.
Advanced Life
J>ainting.
IStill.Life Painting,
1St.
Drawing fr om
Cast, 2d.
* Head Class.
Modelling
from Cast.
\Vomen's Life
Drawing .
'Vomen's Life
l\lodeiling.
'Vomen's Life
Drawing.
M e n's Life
Drawing.
1\ l en's Life
Modelling.
Men' s Life
Drawing.
Men's Life
Modelling.
Drawing from
Drawing from
Cast.
Dmwing from
Cast.
Modelling
from Cast.
4-5
l'.M.
CUht.
~ Ht!ld in alternate two weeks from 9 to 1:2 A. . M., the W omen's Life M odelling and Men 's Life Drawing
bCII1g' subslituted fr o m I to <t I '.M.
tN~l.h.e1d On alternate two weeks when the Head Class meets fro m 9 to 'I2 A.M.
~ Cnt.lcisms on the second ~~IH~;"I~l ay of each mOllth at 4 P.M., and on the last Tuesday of each month at 8 P . M.
• II cld on the finn and third Illt·':I(.Iay~ of each month at .. P.M.
Held each allt'rnme two wt!l·k .. from 1 t o 4- I' .M . Critici"'llls mon thly .
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