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THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY of THE FINE ARTS
THE SCHOOLS
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PHILADELPHIA
1932-1933
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
FOUNDED IN 1805
President
JOHN FREDERICK LEWIS
THE FACULTY
ARTHUR H. LEA ....... Chairman. ex officio. as Chairman
of the Committee on Instruction
of the Board of Directors
Vice-President
ARTHUR H. LEA
Directors
HENRY C. GIBSON
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
WHARTON SINKLER
EDWARD B. ROBINETTE
HERBERT J. TILY
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
ARTHUR H. LEA
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
ELI KIRK PRICE
HENRY S. DRINKER. JR.
THOMAS S. GATES
Treasurer
HENRY C. GIBSON
Secretary
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE Instructor in Drawing and Painting
HENRY MCCARTER ..... Instructor in the Comprehension
of Art
DANIEL GARBER ...... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
JOSEPH T. PEARSON. JR .. Instructor in Drawing and Painting
GEORGE HARDING ..... Instructor in Illustration and
Mural Decoration
HENRY R. POORE ...... Instructor in Composition
JOHN A DREW MYERS
Curator of Paintings
ERNEST L. PARKER
JOHN F. HARBESON .... Instructor in Perspective. and Architectural Adviser in the Sculpture Class in Composition
Curator of the Schools
ELEANOR FRASER
Solicitor
ALBERT LAESSLE ..... Instructor in Construction
Roy C. NUSE ......... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
MAURICE B. SAUL
Resident Manager. Chester Springs School
D. Roy MILLER
FRANCIS SPEIGHT ..... Instructor in Drawing
WALKER HANCOCK .... Instructor in Sculpture
Committee on Instruction
ARTHUR H. LEA.
ELI KIRK PRICE
THOMAS S. GATES
HERBERT J.
Chairman
HENRY C. GIBSON
All classes and faculty subject to change without notice
WHARTON SINKLER
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INSTRUCTION
Location
conducts in Philadelphia the oldest
Fine Arts Schools in America, and at Chester
Springs, Pennsylvania , the best equipped open-air
Country and Summer School in America.
HE ACADEMY
([ During the one hundred and twenty-seven years of its
existence, the Academy has trained many of the most illustrious of American artists, and is fully equipped to teach
the technique of drawing and painting, sculpture, illustration
and mural decoration. The purpose of this training is to
develop the students' natural abilities, to stimulate their sense
of beauty, and to give them the necessary technique for their
profession.
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([ The general method of instruction is by individual cntlcism of class work, without the repressing effect of fixed
methods.
([ The Annual Exhibitions held by the Academy bring together the best examples of current American painting and
sculpture, and enable students to follow intelligently the
various movements of art, and to study the technical methods
by which artistic results are achieved.
([ The Annual Water Color Exhibition, the Annual Exhibition of Modern Miniatures, and the Annual Exhibition of
Oil Paintings and Sculpture have been recognized for many
years as being the foremost III America.
([ A student's ticket entitles the holder, during attendance at
t~e. Academy, to free admission to the Galleries, special exhibitIOns and lectures , and to the use of the Libraries and Print
Collection.
Co-ordination With the
University of Pennsylvania
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([ To Acad~my students who meet the entrance requirements,
the UnIversity of Pennsylvania offers a course leading to a
degree through the combination of a minor amount of liberal
studies at the University with the technical work at the
Academy.
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([ .The .Ac.ademy building is situated in the heart of Philadelphia, wlthlll one square of City Hall and w'th'
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im two or tree
b lac k s of the central city railroad stations.
cAdmission
([ Application blank, sent upon request , must be filled in and
returned to the Curator with letters of character reference a
doctor's certificate of health, and a full-length snapshot, before the student may register.
([ No student is eligible unless at least sixteen years of age
and possessed of a completed high school education or its
equivalent .
([ The Academy maintains in Philadelphia day and evening
schools only, and assumes no responsibility for students beyond the limits of the school buildings.
Jees
([ The payment of the $100 tuition fee per term , $1 locker
rent for each term, and a matriculation fee of $10 (charged
to all new students) covers all fees for both day and night
classes, but does not include the cost of materials.
([ No reduction or refund of tuition fees is made for any
reason whatsoever.
Calendar
([ The Philadelphia School year begins on the first Monday
in October and closes on the last Saturday in May. It is
divided into two terms of seventeen weeks each. A short
vacation is given during the Christmas season.
([ Application may be filed at any time. Students may register for the first term after September 15 tho
([ Day classes are held from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 1 :00
to 4: 00 o'clock, six days per week. Evening classes are held
from 7:00 to 10:00 o'clock from Monday to Friday inclusive.
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ONE OF THE LIFE PAINTING CLASSROOMS
VIEW THROUGH TH E ENTRANCE HALL ARCHES
'Painting
Preliminary Classes
fI All new students in drawing and painting are required to
work on trial for at least one month in the antique cast drawing. composition . construction . costume sketch. and still-life
classes. regardless of previous training. With the consent of
the individual instructors in the preliminary classes. application for promotion may be made at any monthly meeting of
the Faculty.
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fI The purpose of the painting classes is to train the
~tudent
thoroughly in the technique of drawing and painting by
means of study from still-life. head and figur e models .. ~nd
in the development of self-expression through compositIon
and decora tive painting.
fI All students in drawin g and painting are recommended to
acquire some skill in m odellin g.
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SPECIAL CLASSES
Composition-HENRY RANKI N POORE
([ The aim of this class is the development of expression. If
work is good. there is a reason for it ; if bad . there is likewise
a reason. Education is largely the search for a reason .
Construction-ALBERT
LAESSLE
([ Fundamentals of action and proportion in the living model
are stressed to give knowledge of figur e and head construction.
Costume Sketch-Roy c. NUSE
([ The chief object of these classes is to teach students to
grasp and record quickly the spirit and character of the subject presented.
<Decorative Painting-HENRY MCCARTER
WOMEN'S LIFE CLASS-MR . GARB ER CRITICISING
;JJ ural "Decoration
([ The purpose of this class is to train advanced students in
solving the architectural problems of decoration as well as the
problems of composition and the technique of painting.
([ In this class are taught the comprehension. vision and
invention of the art of toda y as well as appreciation and understanding of ancient art.
Perspective- JoHN F.
HA RBESON
([ The course consists of instruction in the elements of linear
perspective. shadows projected by artificial and natural lIghts.
and reflections.
evening Classes
([ In addition to the day classes . eve ~ing classes are held in
drawing from the antique cast. sketc~Illg from the ~ostu med
model. drawing and painting from life. and modellIng from
the head and figure.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
Free Tuition Scholarships
([Twenty-three free tuition scholarships are open to returning students who have paid their tuition fees for at least one
year. These scholarships are solely for the purpose of financially assisting those who would otherwise be unable to pursue the study of art. Twenty are given each year by Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton Rice. In addition to these, one is available under the will of Mary R . Burton, one through the
ge nerosity of Mrs. George K. Johnson, and one in memory
of Elizabeth H . Thomas.
Cresson Trauelling Scholarships
([ Under the wills of the late Emlen and Priscilla Cresson,
the William Emlen C resson Memorial Foreign Travelling
Scholarships have been established in memory of their son,
to send pupils of merit to Europe for the summer vacation,
after having studied in the Academy for at least three years
within a certain period of time.
The Charles Toppan
gj'IJ emorial
Prizes
([ These prizes of $300. $200 , and two of $100 each. are
awarded for the best work submitted in competition by
students who have previousl y received and used a Cresson
Scholarship.
THE LIFE MODELLING CLASSROOM
The Stewardson 'Prize
fI The Edmund Stewa rdson Memorial Prize of $100 is
awarded in the life modelling class on a th ree-day competition . open to Academy sculpture students and such pupils of
other art schools as may be approved by the Committee on
Instruction.
The Thouron Prizes
([ Two prizes of $50 each and two prizes of $25 each,
~ounded by the late H enry J. Thouron. a former instructor
III comp~sition , are awarded to groups of not less than three
compositIOns upon subjects given to the class during the current season.
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The Stimson 'Prize
([ In memory of Emma Burnham Stimson , a prize of $100 is
awarded for the best figure study made by a student of the
sculpture class during the regular course of the class work , in
o ne m onth.
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The Ramborger Prize
RULES OF THE SCHOOL
([ The Ramborger Prize of $25 was establi~he? by the la~e
William K. Ramborger, as a memorial to his sister, Aspasl.a
Eckert Ramborger, a former student of the Academy. This
prize is to be awarded annually for the best line drawing of a
head from life by an Academy student.
fI The standard of conduct expected of the students is based
upon the highest good of the greatest number , and is in no
way intended to curtail their legitimate freedom or to retard
their artistic development. Any conduct unbecoming a student is a violation of the rules and as such will result in suspension or dismissal.
The John H. Packard Prizes
fI Students will not be called from the classroom unless in
([ The John H. Packard Prizes of $30 and 20, established by
the children of the late Doctor Packard, for many years Chairman of the Academy's Committee on Instruction, are awarded
annually for the best groups of original studies made from
living animals in the Zoological Gardens.
the judgment of the Curator the matter is of urgent importance.
fI Telephone calls are not reported to students. Messages are
placed in the students ' mail boxes.
fI Visitors are admitted to the Schools between the hours of
4:00 and 5 :00.
The Charles fl'vf. Lea Prizes
fI Students are required to register their work each month.
([ The Academy of the Fine Arts holds a special exhibition
of drawings by students of all American art schools, in
November. The Charles M. Lea Prizes of $200, $150, and
$ I 00 are awarded for the best figure drawings in line submitted for this exhibition. Drawings eligible for competition
must be executed by students regularly enrolled before November 1st, in any American school of art which has a faculty
of at least two instructors. Drawings must reach the Academy
not later than November 15 th o
fI The Academy reserves the right to hold students' work
for exhibition.
fI Art supplies must be provided by the students. These supplies can be purchased at the school store at lowest prices.
fI Students are cautioned to take care of their personal property, since the Academy will assume no responsibility for loss
or damage. A large steel locker, fitted with a combination
lock, is provided for each student.
fI Application forms and any further informati~n desired
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concerning the Schools may be obtained by addreSSing
Jree-hand CJ)rawing Prizes
ELEANOR FRASER, Curator.
([ The Directors. of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have established a system of prize awards for original
f~ee-hand .drawin~ by students of the higher schools of the
Clty of Phtladelphla and immediate vicinity. It is hoped that
these awards and the stimulus they afford will lead to a closer
sympathy between the art instruction in the city's higher
schools and the work of the Academy itself.
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
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ANNU AL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
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fI Annual members are such persons as
contribute $10 annually for the maintenance of the Academy.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
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([ Life members are those who contribute
the sum of $100. Annual and life mem- . , ,.
bers are admitted to all the public exhibitions and lectures at the Academy, have a
right to use' its library, subject to the regulations of the institution, and receive an
admission ticket. They have all the privileges of stockholders except the rright to
vote. Checks may be sent to Henry C.
Gibson, Treasurer, at the Academy.
FORM OF BEQUEST
fI I give, devise and bequeath to "The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts"
...................................................... Dollars, in trust to invest and keep invested and apply the income only to the maintenance of the said
Academy.
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