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THE
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY of THE FINE ARTS
THE SCHOOLS
PHILADELPHIA
1933-34
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
THE FACULTY
FOUNDED IN 1805
President
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
ARTHUR H. LEA ......... Chairman ex officio. as Chairman
of the Committee on Instruction
of the Board of Directors
Vice· President
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE .. Instructor in Drawing and Painting
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
HENRY MCCARTER ....... Instructor in the Comprehension
of Art
Directors
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
HENRY C. GIBSON
ARTHUR H. LEA
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
WHARTON SINKLER
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
EDWARD B. ROBINETIE
THOMAS S. GATES
JOHN F. LEWlS, JR.
GEOFFRY S. SMITH
Treasurer
HENRY C. GIBSON
JOHN ANDREW MYERS
Curator of Paintings
Curator of the Schools
ERNEST L. PARKER
ELEANOR FRASER
Secretary
Solicitor
MAURICE B. SAUL
Resident Manager, Chester Springs School
DANIEL GARBER ......... Instructot 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 F. HARBESON ...... Instructor in Perspective, and Ar.
chitectural Adviser in the Sculpture
Class in Composition
ALBERT LAESSLE ......... Instructor in Construction
Roy C. NUSE ........... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
Head of Coordinated Courses
FRANCIS SPEIGHT . . . . . . . . Instructor
in Drawing
WALKER HANCOCK ....... Instructor in &:ulpture
JUSTIN A. PARDI. ....... Instructor in Anatomy
D. Roy MILLER
All classes and faculty subject to change without notice
Committee on Instruction
ARTHUR H. LEA, Chairman
THOMAS S. GATES
JOHN F. LEWlS. JR.
HENRY C. GIBSON
WHARTON SINKLER
GEOFFRY S. SMITH
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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYL VANIA
GEORGE SIMPSON Kon
Acting Chairman, School of Fine Arts
Representing the University in the Coordinated Course
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cAdmission
INSTRUCTION
«I Application blank, sent upon request, must be filled in and
conducts in Philadelphia the oldest
Fine Arts Schools in America, and at Chest~r
Springs, Pennsylvania, the best equipp.ed open-air
Country and Summer School in Amenca.
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.
([ During the one hundred and twenty-eight years ~f 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 enable them to acquire technique, and to stimulate their sense of beauty.
and possessed of a completed high school education or its
equivalent.
([ The schools are under the immediate care of the Curator
and Committee on Instruction appointed by the President and
Board of Directors, together with a Faculty composed of representative artists of the day, who are experienced teachers and
eminently qualified to discover and develop every talent which
students may possess.
«I 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.
([ The general method of instruction is by individual criticism of class work, without the repressing effect of fixed
methods.
Calendar
HE ACADEMY
([ 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 Am·erica.
«I No student is eligible unless at least sixteen years of age
(I The Academy maintains in Philadelphia day and evening
schools only, and assumes no responsibility for students beyond the limits of the school buildings.
Jees
«I No reduction or refund of tuition fees is made for any
reason whatsoever.
([ 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 15th.
([ Da y 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.
Location
([ 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.
([ The Academ y building is situated in the heart of Philadelphia, within one square of City Hall and within two or three
blocks of the central city railroad statIOns.
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COORDINATED COURSE
Students in this Course have the advantage of .combini~g
professional fine arts training in the oldest ~rt sch?ol 1~. A~enca
with a liberal education in one of the leadmg umversLtles In the
country.
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Work taken at the Academy may comprise Painting, Sculpture,
Illustration, and Mural Decoration, while the courses at the
University include English, Modern Languages, General History,
Hisrory of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, Psychology,
Aesthetics, and other elective courses.
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Students taking this Course are eligible to compete for The
Cresson Foreign Travelling Scholarships and other prizes of the
Academy's Schools under the terms governing these awards .
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During the first and second years the student, except in special
cases, will reside in the Dormitories of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts at Chester Springs and work in the studios there.
The schedule will be so arranged as to stress the work of the
Academ y during the first twO years, after which the student
may transfer to the Philadelphia Schools of the Academy .
During these later years additional courses at the University
will be taken simultaneously with the required work at the
Academy.
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Mr. Roy C. Nuse, for many years an instructor at The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, has been appointed as head
of the Coordinated Courses representing the Academy .
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Srudents at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts not
desiring to qualify for the degree, may be admitted to any courses
at the UniverSity, for which they may be prepared subject to
the regulations imposed by the UniverSity.
EXAMPL ES OF WORK -
By MATH ILDE D. SEEDS
A wa rd ed D egree of Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting:
The Coordinated Course
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VIEW THROUGH THE ENTRANCE HALL ARCHES
Cf reli mi nary Classes
(I 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 Facul ty.
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DTawin gs fTOm Antique Casts
BOY WITH GOOSE
BACHANTE
THE BATHER
SLAVE
By GEORGE A. NICOL
By C HARL[S WACHTER
By ELIZABETH T. TAUSSIG
By WILLIAM ) . SOUTHWELL
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ONE OF THE LIFE PAINTING CLASSROOMS
'Painting
([ The purpose of the painting classes is to train the student
thoroughly in the technique of drawing and painting by
means of study from still-life, head and figure models, and
in the development of self-expression through composition
and decorative painting.
([ All students in drawing and painting are reco mmended to
acquire some skill in modelling.
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By FLORA PETRIE
Awarded a Second Cresson Foreign Travelling Scholarship
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COMPOS ITION
STILL LIFE
STILL LIFE
PORTRAIT
By JOHN F. RICHARDSON
By WILLIAM TEMPLE
By LEORA HEYMAN
LIFE STUDY
PORTRAIT
By HERMAN RENCER
By LEORA HEYMAN
By SARAH JANE BLAKESLEE
By ED ITH B. CREEN
LIFE STUDY
By LEROY LEHNEN
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PORTRAIT
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ILLUSTRA TION-COSTUMED-MODEL CLASS
Illustration
(I This class is organized so as to provide students with
such practical instruction in drawing, composition and interpretation as will enable them to enter the professional field of
magazine and book illustrating . They are encouraged to
~earch out their own material by actual observation and to
make use of this knowledge in their own manner and medium
of expression.
(I Stress is laid upon the use of lithography , both in drawing
upon paper and in actually working upon the stone. Other
media used are pen and ink, charcoal, water color, and oiL
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Bv L. CHARLOTTE TUKE
Awarded a Second Cresson Foreign Travelling Scholarship
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CLASS STUDY
B) JANE T. SPAETER
ILLUSTRATION
By HARRY LEVIT
ILLUSTRATION
By JANE T. SPAETER
By FRANCIS HARTNETT
By ALISON FARMER
ILLUSTRATION
ILLUSTRATION
By HARRY LEVIT
By IV. KING INGERSOLL
CLASS STUDY
By PEGGY PEPLOW
ILLUSTRA TlON
ILLUSTRA TlON
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MEN'S HEAD MODELLING CLASS
Sculpture
«I Through individual criticism of work modelled from the
head and figure , the student is given an understanding of construction and form for the purpose of applying this knowledge in the composition class. In addition to purely sculptural
and interpretative subjects, practical problems are given in the
application of sculpture to archi tectural needs.
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FIRST SCULPTURE GROUP -
By ELS BETH WALTHER
Award ed H onorable Mention
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SECOND SCULPTURE GROU P -
By T. HARRISON GIBBS.
Awarded a First Cresson Foreign Travelling ScholarshIp
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PORTRA IT -
By GEORGE FREDER ICK HOLSCHUH
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LIFE STUDY COMPOSITION -
By I. EDIV ARD MANSKY
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By ELSBETH IV ALTHER
Awarded Stewardson Prize
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GROUP -
B, G. CARTER MORNINGSTAR
Awarded a First Cresson Foreign Travelling Scholarship
Mural Decoration
(jJ 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 wall painting.
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THE \\·EAVER -
By FORTUNATO AMATO
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SPECIAL CLASSES
cA natomlj-JUSTIN A.
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PARDI
!" series of lectures and demonstrations are given to famil-
Iarize the students with the principles underlying the bone
and muscle structure of the human figure.
Composition-HENRY
RANKIN 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 figure 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 presen ted.
'Decorative 'Painting-HENRY MCCARTER
([ In this class are taught the comprehension , vision and
invention of the art of today as well as appreciation and understanding of ancient art.
'Perspective-JoHN F. HAR BESON
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([ The course consists of instruction in the elements of linear
perspective, shadows projected by artificial and natural lights,
and reflections .
evening Classes
PANEL FOR MEMORIAL CHAMBER IN A MIDDLE WESTERN MUNICIPAL
BUILDING - By LAURA F. DELANO
([ I n addition to the day classes, evening classes are held in
drawing from the antique cast, sketching from the costumed
model, drawing and painting from life, and modelhng from
the head and figure.
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COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM COMPETITION
of the Alumni Association of the American Academy in Rome
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HONOR ROLL
OF THE ACADEMY'S SCHOOLS
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AWARDS MADE MAY,
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CRESSON TRA YELLING SCHOLARSHIPS
PAINTERS
SARAH JANE BLAKESLEE, Wash" D. C.
JANE A. NEILL, Trenton, N. J .
·FLORA PETRIE . LaSera , T exas
FRED B. GEASLAND, Knoxville, Tenn.
PHILIP JENNEY, Stony Brook, Mass.
MINNIE D. STEELE, Ph ila., Pa.
LeROY LEHNEN, Phila., Pa.
WILLIAM TEMPLE, Dunn, N. C.
SCULPTORS
ILLUSTRATORS
T. HARRISON G IBBS , Rosemont, Pa.
HARRY LEVIT, Phila., Pa.
"I. EDWARD MANSKY, Phila., Pa.
W ALTER ROT AN, New York City
PEGGY PEPLOW, Trenton, N. J .
*L. CHARLOTTE TUKE , Lansdow ne, Pa.
GARDNER TYRELL , Scranton , Pa.
MURAL DECORATOR
G. CARTER MORNINGSTAR, Lansdow ne, Pa.
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES
I st Prize
2nd Prize
ROBERT ATII·OOD . II'. Orange , N. J.
FLORA PETRIE, LaSera, Texas
Honorable Mention
BELL \\'ORSHAM , Richmond, Va.
RANDOLPH ARNOLD, Lynchburg, Va.
THE THOURON PRIZES
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JOHN F. RICHARDSON, N ashv>ile, Tenn .
LILLIAN SOLLOTT, Ph, la., Pa.
ANN ESHNER, Phila., Pa.
ESTHER KEE , Flourtown, Pa.
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE
ELSBETH II' ALTHER , Day ,on, Ohio
THE STIMSON PRI.::.E
COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM COMPETITION
T. HARRISON GIBBS , Rosemont, Pa.
of the Alumni Association of the American Academy in RomeFoyer in a Middle Western Municipal Building
ARCHITECTURE -
(Commended by the Jury)
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JA CK OVCHAROV, Ph ila., Pa .
A . BOYD CRU IS E, Lafayette, La.
THE RAMBORGER PRIZE
By PETER P. WAYLAND
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
2nd Prize
1st Prize
By A. VINCENT FURNO
The University of Pennsylvania
SCULPTURE -
THE PACKARD PRIZES
JAMES B. TURNBULL, \\'ebster Grove, Mo.
* Second
Award.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
The Stewardson 'Prize
Free Tuition Scholarships
([ The ~dmund. Stewardson Memorial Prize of $100 is
awarded
In the bfe modelling class on a th
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ree- d ay competI.
tIOn. open to Academy sculpture students and such pupils of
other art. schools as may be approved by th e C ommlttee
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I nstructlOn.
fITwenty-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
generosity of Mrs. George K. Johnson. and one in memory
of Elizabeth H. Thomas.
Cresson T rauelling Scholarships
fI Under the wills of the late Emlen and Priscilla Cresson.
the William Emlen Cresson 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 flIJemorial Prizes
fI These prizes of $300. $200 . and two of $100 each. are
awarded for the best work submitted in competition by
students who have previously received and used a Cresson
Scholarship.
The Stimson Prize
([ In memory of Emma Burnham Stimson. a prize of $100 is
awarded for the b.est figure study made by a student of the
sculpture class dunng the regular course of the class work. in
one month.
The Ramborger Prize
([ The Ramborger Prize of $25 was established by the late
William K. Ramborger. as a memorial to his sister. Aspasia
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.
The John H. Packard Prizes
([ 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.
Jree-hand 'Drawing Prizes
The Thouron Prizes
fI Two prizes of $50 each and two prizes of $25 each,
~ounded b.y. the late Henry J. Thouron, a former instructor
In COm~OSltlOn, 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 Directors of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts have established a system of prize awards for original
free-hand drawing by students of the higher schools of the
city of Philadelphia 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.
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RULES OF THE SCHOOL
ACADEMY COUNTRY SCHOOL
CHESTER SPRINGS, PENNSYLVANIA
OPEN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
fI The standard of conduct expected of the students .is .based
SUMMER T ERM
June to September. inclusive
WINTER TERM
October to May, inclusive
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 unbecommg a student is a violation of the rules and as such will result in suspension or dismissal.
q The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts owns a tract of 1'i8 acres
at Chester Spnngs,. Chester County, Pennsylvania, twenty-six miles northwest of PhIladelphIa, and conducts there what is believed to be the best
equIpped country school in America for the study of the Fine Arts with
adequate dormitory accommodations.
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fI Students will not be called from the classroom unless in
q This School is a unit of the Philadelphia Schools and is under the same
the judgment of the Curator the matter is of urgent importance.
M anagement. All the students in the Academy enjoy the same privileges
and compete on equal terms for prizes and scholarships.
fI Telephone calls are not reported to students. Messages are
Che ster
placed in the students' mail boxes.
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Springs
fI Visitors are admitted to the Schools between the hours of
4:00 and 5 :00.
fI Students are required to register their work each month.
fI The Academy reserves the right to hold students' work
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for exhibition.
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fI Art supplies must be provided by the students. These sup-
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plies can be purchased at the school store at lowest prices.
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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.
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fI Application forms and any further information desired
concerning the Schools may be obtained by addressing
ELEANOR FRASER.
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Curator.
Automobile R.outes.
to
Chester Springs
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Resident Manager , D. RoY
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MILLER
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYL VANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
fI Annual members are such persons as
contribute $10 annually for the maintenance of the Academy.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
fI Life members are those who contribute
the sum of $100. Annual and life members 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 right 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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