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PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF
E PINE ARTS
1806
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE OLDEST FINE ARTS SCHOOL IN AMERICA
FOUNDED IN 1805 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . INCORPORATED IN 1806
SCHOOLS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA
1934-35
THE FACULTY
THE MANA GEME NT
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ARTHUR H . LEA ......... Chairman ex officio, as Chairman
of the Committee on Instruction
of the Board of Directors
President
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
HUGH
V ice-President
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
H.
BRECKENRIDGE .. Instructor
in Drawing and Painting
H ENRY MCCARTER ... .. .. Instructor in the Comprehension
of Art
DANIEL GARBER . . . . . . . . . Instructor
Directors
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
HENRY C. GIBSON
ARTHUR H. LEA
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
WHARTON SINKLER
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
EDWARD B. ROBINETTE
THOMAS S. GATES
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.
in Drawing and Painting
JOSEPH T. PEARSON, JR . ... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
GEORGE HARDING ....... Instructor in Illustration and Mural
Decoration
H ENRY R. POORE ..... . .. Instructor in Composition
J OHN F. HARBESON ...... Instructor in Perspective, and Architectural Adviser in the Sculpture
Class in Composition
GEOFFRY S. SMITH
Treasurer
Secretary
HENRY C. GIBSON
JOHN ANDREW MYERS
Curator of Paintings
ERNEST L. PARKER
Curator of the Schools
ELEANOR FRASER
ALBERT LAESSLE . . . . . . . . . Instructor
in Construction
Roy C. NUSE .... . ...... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
Head of Coordinated Courses
F RANCIS SPEIGHT .. . . . . . . Instructor
in Drawing
WALKER HANCOCK ...... Instructor in Sculpture (Life, Head;
and Interpretative Composition and
Composition as applied to Architecture)
Solicitor
MAURICE B. SAUL
JUSTIN A. PARDI. ....... Instructor in Anatomy
Curator of the Chester Springs Summer School
AlL classes and faculty subject to change without notice
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR.
Committee on Instruction
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
ARTHUR H. LEA, Chairman
THOMAS S. GATES
WHARTON SINKLER
HENRY C. GIBSON
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.
GEOFFRY S. SMITH
GEORGE SIMPSON KOYL
Dean
0/ the School 0/ Fine Arcs and Acting Chairman 0/ the Department 0/ Fine Am:
Representing the University in the Coordinated Courses
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INSTRUCTION
cA. dmission
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.. HE ACADEMY conducts in Philadelphia the oldest
Fine Arts Schools in America. and at Chester
Springs. Pennsylvania. the best equipped open-air
Country Summer School In America.
([ During the one hundred and twenty-nine years of its
existence. the Academy has traine.d many of ~he 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 .
([ 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.
:.fees
([ The schools are und er the immediate care of the Curator
and Com mittee on Instruction appoi nted by th e President and
Board of Directors. together with a Faculty composed of rep·
resentative artists of the day. who are experienced teachers and
eminently qualified to discover and develop every talent which
students may possess.
([ The ge neral method of instruction is by individual entl cism of class work. without the repressing effect of fix ed
methods .
([ The Annual Exhibitions held by the Academy bring together the bes t examples of current American painting and
sculpture. and enable students to follow intelligentl y the
various movements of art, and to study the technical methods
by which artistic results are achieved.
([ T he 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 In America .
([ A student's ticket entitles the holder . during attendance at
the Academy. to free admissio n to the Galleries, special exhibitions and lectures. and to the use of the Libraries and Print
Collection.
([ 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 studen ts ) 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 ma y be filed at any time. Students may register for the first term after September 15th.
([ Day classes are held from 9: 00 to 12 : 00 and from i :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 incl usive.
Location
([ The Academy building is situated in the .he~rt of Philadelphia. within one square of Ci ty Hall and Wlthlll two or three
blocks of the central city railroad statIOns.
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COORDINATED COURSES
( The University of Pennsylvania offers its degree of Bachelor ot
Fine Arts to students of Painting, Sculpture, Mural Decoration
or Illustration, w ho ha ve completed a course of academic stud;
in the University and prescribed technical work in the Schools of
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
( The work to be completed in the Schools of the Academy is
equi valent to three years of satisfactory performance, to be certified by the head of the Coordinated Courses of the Academy upon
the recommendarion of the Faculty's Committee on the Coordinated Courses. This will constitute three-fifths of the whole
volume of the required work, the remaining two-fifths (58 semester credits) to be performed at the University in the follOWin g
subjects :
Semester
C redits
12
12
J. Prescribed Work. 51 Semester Credits
(a)
(b)
(e)
(d)
(e)
History of Art . .
English . . . . .
M odern Language
General History .
A Science . . . .
(fl Psychology
(g) Aestbetics . . .
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6
6
6
6
3
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II. Elective Subjects . . .
Total Semester Credits
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51
7
58
( Advanced standing for academic work up to 22 semester credirs
may be allowed by the U niversit y. For previous technical study
of the Fine Arts the Academy may allow credit up to one full
year. (This does not apply to the terms of the Cresson Competition .)
WORK DONE IN T HE COORDINATED COURSES
( The technical work of the student is judged each term by the
Committee on the Coordinated Courses. Reports are rendered
each term. In rhe academic courses the standing is reponed each
term by the University.
( The students in these co urses share all privileges extended to the
student-body of each institution and are also subject to the reg ularions imposed.
( Candidares for admission to the Coordinated Courses must meet
the requirements of each institution. Application blanks will be
sent Upon request.
LIFE STUDY -
By ALLAN D . JONES
A CCORDION PLAYER - By CATHERINE H. HA MLY
Awarded B. F. A. Degree, Coordinated Course.
ILLUSTRATION - By GEORGE H. NOBLE
Awarded B. F. A. Degree, Coord ina ted Course.
PORTRAIT -
By VIRGINIA H . WRIGHT
ILLUSTRATION -
By GEORGE H. NOBLE
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WORK DONE IN CLASSES TO WHICH ALL STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE
Preliminary Classes
CI All new students in drawing and painting are required to
work on trial for at least one month in the antique cast drawmg. composition. construction. costume sketch. and still-life
classes. regardless of previous training. With the consent of
t~e individual instructors in the preliminary classes. applicatIOn for promotion may be made at any monthly meeting of
the Faculty.
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PAINTING COMPOSITION -
By ESTHER KEE
MICHELANGELO'S MADONNA ANIMAL DRAWINGS -
By CHARLES M. WEST. JR.
By J. BOOKBINDER
PEN AND INK COMPOSITION -
By JACK OVCHAROV
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LANDSCAPE -
ll,
MARIAN J. TURNER
LILIES - B, JANE A. NEILL
LIFE STUDY - By SUSAN CROOK
PORTRAIT -
By SARAH JANE BLAKESLEE
LlFE STUDY -
By ESTHER KEE
PORTRAlT -
By ESTHER KEE
Painting
CI 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,
CI All students in drawing and painting are recommended to
acquire some skill in modelling.
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FIRST TOPPAN PRlZE PAINTIN G STILL LIFE -
B, WILLIAM TEMPL E
ll, RUTH NIGHTINGALE
LANDSCAPE -
By WALTER STUEMPFIG, JR .
UFE STUDY -
EDITH B. GREEN
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LANDSCAPE PORTRAIT LIFE STUDY GROUP -
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By LEORA H EYMAN
STILL LIFE -
By CHARLES M. WEST, JR.
By RANDOLPH ARNOLD
By RANDOLPH ARNOLD
By JANE A. NEILL
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1"!'T1l0
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
search 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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FOOTBALL -
By W. K ING INGERSOLL
COSTUMED.MODEL MASS MEETING -
By A . BOYD CRUISE
By BERNARD B. SM ITH
TRAIN SHED -
By JOHN J. TALAMINI
AEROPLANES -
By WILLIAM LEHMAN
CAMPANILE -
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By GARDNER TYRRELL
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LIFE STUDY DOGS -
By HARRY LEVIT
By RUTH WILKIE WILLIAMS
SH OEMAKERS GROUP -
By DOROTHY I NVERNIZZI
Awarded a First Cresson Foreign
Travel li ng Scholars hip.
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BOATS -
By ERIC HOLLIDAY
By GARDNER TYRRELL
M AN READING -
By PEGGY PEPLOW
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WOMEN'S LIFE C LASS
f
Sculpture
CI Through individual cntlclsm 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 classes. In addition to purely sculptural and interpretative subjects, practical problems are gIven
in the application of sculptu re to arc hitectural needs.
liFE STUDY - By MARY L. LA WSER
A w;n ded The Sreward son Poze.
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PORTRAIT -
Bv KATHLEEN SULLIVAN
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FIRST SCULPTURE GROUP Awarded
COMPOSITION -
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By KATHERINE MILHOUS
9.
By KATHERINE MILHOUS
First Cresson foreign Trave lling Scho larship .
SECOND SCULlVTURE GROUP -
By KATHLEEN SULLIVAN
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FRESCO FOR OFFICE OF MINING COM PANY -
By FORTUNATO AMATO
fI Training in the problems of decoration, composition, and
the technique of wall painting is applied in solving collaborative programs which are undertaken by groups composed of
a mural decorator and sculptor from the Academy and an
architect from the University of Pennsylvania.
fI Mural problems are worked out from the first sketch
through the period of extensive research work to the fullsize cartoon and final execution in color. Careful study is
given to the technique of the various media used in mural
decoration . Frescoes are executed on a large scale from the
frame and wire lath construction with the rough coat of
plaster to the finish coat in its piece-a-day application and
pallltlllg.
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FRESCO -
BJ WILLIAM B. O·NEAL
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SPECIAL CLASSES
cAnatomY- JUSTIN
A. PA RDI
([ A series of lectures and demonstrations are given to familiarize the students with the principles underlying the bone
and muscle structure of the human figure .
Composition- HENRY
RA NK IN P OORE
([ 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 LA ESSLE
([ 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 presented.
CfJecorative Painting-HENRY MCCARTE R
([ In this class are taught the comprehension. vision and
invention of the art of today as well as appreciation and understanding of ancient art.
Perspectiue- JoHNF. HARBESON
fI The course consists of instruction in the elements of linear
perspective. shadows projected by artificial and natural lights.
and reflections.
cuening Classes
(I In addition to the day classes. evening classes are held in
C ARTOON FOR MU RAL PAINTING _ By INEZ RENNINGER
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d rawlng
from the antique
cast. sk etc h'Illg f rom the costumed
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f rom I'I fe. and modelling from
and pallltlllg
model. draWing
the head and figure.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND
Free Tuition Scholarships
(ITwenty-three free tuiti?n scholarships are open to returning students who have paId their tuition fees for at least
year. These scholarships are solely for the purpose of fin~~~
cially 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 Travelling Scholarships
(I 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 Academ y for at least three years
within a certain period of time.
The Charles Toppan fA1emorial 'Prizes
(I 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.
PROGRAM FOR COLLABORATI VE COMPETITI ON
. .
A SSOClanon
Sponsored by the
of the Al umm. 0 f t h e A mencan
.
Academy in Rome
TREATMENT OF A PUBLIC SQUARE IN THE
CE TER OF A TH EATER DISTRICT IN A LARGE CITY
ARCHITECT- RICHARD B. WY A IT
The UnIVcrsity of Pennsy lva nia
PAl TER- THEODORE BOWMAN
Thc Pennsyiv ani;')
. A ca d emy of th F '
A
e tne n s
SCULPT
~RpGE?RGE FREDERICK HOLSC HUH
c ennsy van ia A cademy of the Fine Ans
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The Thouron Prizes
(I Two prizes of $50 each and two prizes of ~25 each.
founded by the late Henry J . Thouron. a former Instructor
in composition . are awarded to groupS of not less than three
compositions upon subjects given to the class dUrIng the current season.
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PRIZES
HONOR ROLL
1933-34
The Stewardson Prize
([ The Edmund Stewardson Memorial
· the life modelling class on a
awar ded In
.
tlOn,
open to Academy sculpture students
other art schools as may be approved by
Instruction.
Prize of $100 !s
three-day competL.
and such pupils
of
.
the Committee on
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
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.
AWARDS MADE MAY,
1934
CRESSON TRAVELLING SCHOLARSHIPS
PAINTERS
-RANDOLPH ARNOLD, Lynchburg Va.
'SARAH JANE BLAKESLEE, Washington, D. C.
NORMAN N. CARTON, Phila., Pa.
SUSAN CROOK, Spanansbmg, S. C.
WALTER STUEMPFIG, JR., Phila ., Pa.
CHARLES M. WEST, JR., Centreville, Md.
ILLUSTRATORS
HARRY BRADLEY, Phila., Pa.
BOYD CRUISE, Crowley, La.
ARTHUR ELLIOTT, Manoa, Pa.
W. KING INGERSOLL, Phila., Pa.
DOROTHY INVERNIZZI, Phila., Pa.
'JANE T. SPAETER, Hartsville, Pa.
'GARDNER TYRRELL, Scranton, Pa.
SCULPTORS
MURAL DECORATORS
G. FREDERI CK HOLSCH UH, Phila., Po.
KATHERINE MILHOUS, Phila., Pa.
'FORTUNATO AMATO, Phila., Pa.
INEZ RENNING ER, Williamspon, Pa.
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES
1 St
2nd Prize
Prize
RANDOLPH ARNOLD, Lynchburg, Va.
WILLIAM TEMPLE, Dunn, N. C.
Honorable M ention
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.
SARAH JANE BLAKESLEE, Washington, D. C.
THE THOU RON PRIZES
GRANT CHRISTIAN, Edinburg, Ind.
JOSEPH TONNAR, Carrollton, Mo.
JACK OVCHAROV, Phil •. , Pa.
ALLAN JONES, Hampton, Virginia
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE
MARY LOUISE LAWSER, Dtexel Hill, Pa.
Jree-hand 'Drawing Prizes
([ 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 public high and other
preparatory schools of Philadelphia and immediate vicinity.
It . is hoped that these awards and the stimulus they afford
wlll lead to a closer sympathy between the art instruction in
the city's higher schools and the work of the Academy itself.
JANE A. NEILL, Trenton, N. J.
THE STIMSON PRIZE
MAR Y LOUISE LA WSER, Drexel Hill, Pa.
THE PACKARD PRIZES
1St
Prize
MARIAN E. WILLIAMS, Trenton, N. J.
2nd Pri~e
J. BOOKBINDER, Phila., Pa.
THE RAMBORGER PRIZE
JOHN RICHARDSON, Nashville, Tenn.
• Second Award
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RULES OF THE SCHOOL
Chester
Springs
(I 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.
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(I Students will not be called from the classroom unless in
,
the judgment of the Curator the matter is of urgent importance.
Automobile P..outes
to
(I Telephone calls are not reported to students. Messages are
Che ster Springs
placed in the students' mail boxes.
(I Visitors are admitted to the Schools between the hours of
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4:00 and 5:00 P.M.
(I Students are required to register their work each month.
(I The Academy reserves the right to hold students' work
for exhibition.
(I. Art supplies must be provided by the students. These sup-
pltes can be purchased at the school store at lowest prices.
(I Students are ca utioned to take care of their personal prop-
erty, stnce the Academy will assume no responsibility for loss
or da:nage .. A large steel locker, fitted with a combination
lock, IS proVided for each student
(I Application
forms and any furthe r In
. f orma tlon
.
deSlre
' d
.
concerntng the Schools may be obtained by addressing
ELEANOR FRASER, Curator.
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
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(I The School in the Country is located at Chester Springs,
Pennsylvania, thirty-five miles northwest of Philadelphia.
(I The chief object of the Academy in maintaining a School
in the Country is to afford the opportunity for art instruction in the open air with all the beautiful surrour: dmgs of
nature itself, in order to supplement instructIOn wtthtn the
walls of classrooms; also to give opportumty for the study of
art in summer to those who cannot spare the tIme dunng the
winter months.
(I The methods of instruction are substantially the same as
those used at the Academy in Philadelphia dunng Its regular
winter sessions' that is by individual criticism of class wo:k ;
special attentio'n , how~ver. being paid to landscape drawI~g
and painting, to figure painting in the open air. and to t e
study of color in sunlight.
.
and conThe
Summer
School
opens
in
the
middle
of
!-1ay
D'
h orne stu dents
.
ttnues to. the end of Septem ber. . dunng
t ISor more wee ks.
f tWO
may register for study for any peno 0
Curator-JosEPH T. FRASER, JR..
. ,
to Chester Sprtngs
A ddress all inquiries and applicatrons
Pennsylvania.
er
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA 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 onl y to the maintenance of the said
Academy.
