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SCHOOLS OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE
FINE - ARTS
PHILADELPHIA
1935-36
THE MANAGEMENT
THE FACULTY
President
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
ARTHUR H. LEA ......... Chairman ex officio, as Chairman
of the Committee on Instruction
of the Board of Directors
V ice-President
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE. ,Instructor in Drawing and Painting
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
HENRY MCCARTER ....... Instructor in the Comprehension
of Art
"" DANIEL GARBER .. . ...... Instructor in Drawing and Painting
Directors
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
HENRY C. GIBSON
ARTHUR H. LEA
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
EDWARD B. ROBINETTE
HENRY S. DRINKER, JR.
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.
THOMAS S. GATES
SYDNEY E. MAHTIN
Treasurer
Secretary
HENRY C. GIBSON
JOHN ANDREW MYERS
Curator of Paintings
ERNEST L. PARKER
Curator of the Schools
ELEANOR FRASER
Solicitor
MAURICE BOWER SAUL
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 .. .~ .. '. I nstructor in Perspective, and Architectural Adviser in the Sculpture
Class in Composition
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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 Sculpture (Life, Head,
Interpretative Composition and
Composition as applied to Archi·
tecture; and Stone Carving)
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·PENNSY.LVANIA
ARTHUR H. LEA, Chairman
GEORGE SIMPSON KOYL
TH OMAS S. GATES
HENRY C. GIl3S0N
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JOHN F. 'LEWIS, JR.
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
Dean
0/ the
School
0/ Fine
Arts and Acting Chairman
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D elJartment of Fine A
Rep resen ting th e Un iversity in t h e Coordinated Courses
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IS
INSTR UCTION
conducts in Philadelphia the oldest
Fine Arts Schools in America, and at Chester
Sprin gs, Pennsylvania, the best equipped open-air
Coun t ry Summer School in America.
,....-.. H E ACADEMY
fI During the one hundred and thirty years of its existence,
the Academy has t rained many of the most illustrious of
American artists, and is full y equipped to teach the technique
of drawing and pai nti ng, 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.
fI The schools are under t he immediate care of the Curator
and Committee on Instru ction appointed by the President and
Board of Directors, toge ther with a Faculty composed of representative artists of the day, w ho are experienced teachers and
eminently qualified to discove r and develop every talent which
students may possess.
fI The general method of instruction is by individual criticism of class work, with out the repressing effect of fixed
methods.
cAdmission
fI Application blank, sent upon request, must be filled in and
returned to the Curator wi th letters of character reference, a
doctor's certificate of health, and a full-length snapshot, before the student may register.
fI No student is eligible unless at least sixteen years of age
and possessed of a completed high school education or its
equivalent.
fI The Academy maintains in Philadelphia day and evening
schools only, and assumes no responsibility for students beyond the limits of the school buildings.
Jees
fI 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.
fI A limited number of advanced students, who have had
technical training at this or other schools and whose activi ties do not permit them to attend the day sessions , are admitted to the evening classes only , at a special rate of $ 75 for
the school year, plus $5 matriculation fee and $1.50 locker
rent. Students admitted on these terms are not eligible to
compete for prizes or scholarships.
fI No reduction or refund of tuition fees is made for any
reason whatsoever.
fI The Annual Exhibitions held by the Academy bring to-
Calendar
gether 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.
fI The Philadelphia School year begins on September 30th
and closes on May 30th. It is divided into two terms of
seventeen weeks each. A short vacation is given during the
Christmas season.
fI Application may be filed at any time. Students may regis-
tI The Annual Water Colo r Exhibition, the Annual Exhi-
ter for the first term after September 15th.
bition of Modern Mi ni atures, and the Annual Exhibition of
Oil Paintings and Scul pture have been recognized for many
years as being the fo remost In America.
fI Day classes are held from 9:00 to 12:90 and from 1:00
to -+ :00 o'clock, six days per week. Evemng classes. are held
from 7:00 to 10:00 o 'clock from Monday to Friday lllcluSlve
fI A student's ticket entitl es the holder, during attendance at
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the Academy, to fr ee admission to the Galleries, special exhibitions and lec tures, and to the use of the Libraries and Print
Coll ec tio n.
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fI The Academy building is situated in the beart of Philadel ·
phia. within one square of City Hall and wtthlll 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 of
Fine Arts to students of Painting, Sculpcure, Mural Decoration,
or Illustration, who have completed a course of academic study
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
equivalent to three yea rs of satisfactory performance, to be certified by the head of the Coordinated Courses of the Academy upon
the recommendation of the Faculty's Committee on the Coordinated Courses. This will consticute three-fifths of the whole
volume of the requi red work, the remaining two-fifths (58 semester credits) to be performed at the University in the following
subjects :
1. Prescribed Work, 51 Semester C r~Jlts
Semeste r
(a) History of Arc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b) English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(el Modern Language . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) General History .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) A Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(I) Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(g) AesthetiCS . . . . . _ . . . . . . .
Crec.lit8
12
12
6
6
6
6
3
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11. Elective SuhJl'cts . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Towl Semester Credits
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( Adva nced standing for academic work up to 22 semester credits
may be allowed by the University . 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. )
( The technical work of the student is judged each term by the
Committee on the Coordinated Courses. Reports are rendered
each term. In the academic courses the standing is reported each
term by the University .
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( The students in these courses share all privileges extended to the
student-body of each institution and are also subject to the regulations imposed.
( Candidates for admission to the Coordinated Courses must meet
the requirements of each institution. Application blanks will besent upon request.
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PORTRAIT -
By AL LAN D . JONES. JR.
STILL LIFE -By JOSHUA SCHWARTZ
By ALINE T. LIVINGSTONE
PORTRAIT - By ALLAN D. JONES. JR.
LIFE STUDY -
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Preliminary 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. constructio n . costume sketch. and still-life
classes. regardless of p revious 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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COMPOSITION -
B, MARIANNE HIRST
COMPOSITION -
By JAC K OVCHAROV
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LIFE STUDY
B) NORMAN N. CARTON
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 fr om still-life. head and figure models. and
in the development of self-expression through composition
and deco rative painting.
CI All students in drawing and painting are recommended to
acquire some skill in modelling.
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GROUP -
By LEAH M. PERKINS
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PORTRAIT -
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By MARIAN E. WILLIAMS
LANDSCAPE - By JOHN P. TURNER, JR
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COSTUMED·MODEL CLASS
Illustration
CI This class is organi zed 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 ow n material by actual observation and to
make use of this k nowledge in their own manner and medium
of expression.
CI 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 oi\.
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ILLUSTRATION -
By MARY ANN MULLER
ILLUST RATION -
By HARRY C. BRADLEY
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GROUP -
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By AL VYK BOYD CRUISE
COSTUME MODEL STUDY -
By FRED HOGG
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LIFE CLASS
Sculpture
(J: 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 classes. In addition to purely sculptural and interpretative subjects. practical problems are given
in the application of sculpture to architectural needs. Opportunity is afforded for carving in stone and for the stud y of
drawing as related to sculpture.
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COMPOSITION -By MARY L. LAWSER
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FIRST SCULPTURE GROUP-By ELINOR M. SCHAFFlE
COMPOSITION -
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By G. FREDERICK HOLSCHUH
SECOND SCULPTURE GROUP -
By ELIZABETH R. POLLOCK
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MURAL PAINTING
By MARTIN KAUFFMAN
;JVI ural Painting
Training in the problems of decoration. composition. and
the technique of wall painting is applied in solving collaborative programs which are undertake n by groups composed of
a mural deco rator and sculptor fro m the Academy and an
architect from the University of Pennsylva nia .
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Mural problems are worked out fro m the first sketch
through the period of extensive resea rch w ork to the full size cartoon and final executio n in color. Ca reful stud y is
given to the technique of the va rio us media used in mural
decora tion. Frescoes are executed on a large scale f rom the
frame and wire lath construction wi th the rou gh coat of
plaster to the finish coat in its piece-a-da y application and
pamtmg.
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FRESCO- By IRV ING GOULD
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SPECIAL CLASSES
cAnatomY - JUSTINA.
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P ARD I
([ A 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.
Constructi
on -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 stud ents to
grasp and record quickly the spirit and character of the sub ·
ject presen ted.
q)ecorative 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. H ARBESON
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([ The course consists of instruction in the elements of linear
perspective, shadows projected by artificial and natural li gh ts.
and reflections .
evening Classes
CARTOON FOR FRESCO -
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B, G. CARTER M O RN INGSTAR
([ In addition to the day classes, evenin g classes are held in
drawing fr om the antique cast, sk etching fro m the costumed
m odel, drawing and painting from life. and modeIllllg from
the head and figure.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
Free Tuition Scholarships
(ITwenty-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 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 they have studied in the Academy for at least three yea rs
within a certain period of time.
The Charles Toppan flv1emorial Prizes
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(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.
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The Thouron Prizes
PROGRAM FOR COLLABO RATIVE COMPETlTl O N
Sponsored by the
Association of the Alumni of the American Academy in Rome
A MUSEU M OF NATURA L HISTORY AND ITS SETTING
SCULPTOR - KATHERINE MILHOUS
T he Pennsyl vania A cademy of the Fine Arts
PAINTER - ALVYK BOYD CRUISE
The Penn sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
ARCH ITECT - ). VICTOR KEYS
The Univers it y of Pennsy lvania
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT - KATHERINE HAINES
The: University of Pennsylvania
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(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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HONOR ROLL
1934,35
AWARDS MADE MAY,
The Stewardson Prize
CRESSON TRAYELLING SCHOLARSHIPS
fI The Edmund Stewardson Memorial Prize of $100 is
awarded in the life modelling class on a three-day competition, open to Academy sculpture students and such pupils of
other art schools as may be approved by the Committee on
Instruction.
1935
PAINTERS
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JUN E GROFF, Bowdil, Ohio
ESTHER KEE, Whiteman.h, Pa.
PAUL LAESSLE, jenkintown, P•.
'WILLIAM G. TEMPLE, Dunn, N. C.
ROSWELL WEIDNER, Reading. P•.
The Stimson 'Prize
ILLUSTRATORS
fI In memory of Emma Burnham Stimson, a prize of $ J 00 is
ANNE W. CHURCHMAN, Phil •. , P•.
'AL VYK BOYD CRU ISE. Crowley. L•.
FRED HOGG, Phd •. , P.,
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.
MARY ANN MULLER, Phil •. , P•.
JACK OVCHAROV, Phil •. , P•.
BERNARD BRUSSEL-SMITH, Phil •. , P•.
SCULPTORS
RICHARD DUHME. St. Louis. Mo.
MARY l. LA WSER, Drexel Hill. Pa.
The Ramborger Prize
fI The Ramborger Prize of $25 was established by the late
'G. FREDERICK HOLSC HUH. Phila .• Pa.
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES
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.
Prize
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2nd P,ize
HARRY C. BRADLEY, Phila., P•.
NORMAN N. CARTON. Phil • . , P•.
Honorable Mention
ALVYK[BOYD CRUISE, Crowley. La.
ARTHUR G. ELLIOTT, Mano •. Pa.
THE THOURON PRIZES
The John H. 'Packard Prizes
NORMAN N. CARTON, Phil." Po.
lACK OVCHAROV, Phil •. , Pa.
fI The John H. Packard Prizes of $30 and $20, established
hy the children of th e 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.
MARIAN E. WILLIAMS. Trenton, N. j.
MARIANNE HIRST. Ardmore. Po.
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE
KATHERINE MILHOUS, Phil •. , Po.
THE STIMSON PRIZE
G. FREDERICK HOLSCHUH, Philo., Po.
Jree-hand CIJ[Qwing 'Prizes
fI 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
pre?aratory schools 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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THE PACKARD PRIZES
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2nd
Prize
LEAH M . PERKINS, Riverton, N. j.
Pr i~e
RUTH W. WILLIAMS. Lansdowne, Pa
THE RAMBORGER PRIZE
EDWARD G ILLESPIE. Westernporr, MJ .
'Second Award
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RULES OF THE SCHOOL
to Lancaltu and Harri.buf .
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upon the highes t good of the greatest number. and is in no
way intended to curtail their legitimate freedom or. to retard
their artistic development. Any conduct unbecomlllg a student is a violatio n of th e rul es and as such will result in suspension or dismissal.
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fI Students will not be called from the classroom unless in
the judgment of the Curator the matter is of urgent importance.
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fI Telephone calls are not reported to students. Messages are
placed in the students ' mail boxes.
Chelfier Springs
BrOad St.
fI Visitors are ad mitted to the Schools between the hours of
4:00 and 5 :00 P.M.
fI Students are req uired to register their work each month.
fI The Academ y reserves the right to hold students' work
for exhibition.
fI Art supplies m ust be provided by the students. These supplies can be pu rchased at the school store at lowest prices.
fI Students are cauti oned to take care of their personal property. since the Academ y will assume no responsibility for loss
or damage. A large steel locker. fitted with a combination
lock. is provided fo r each student.
fI Applicatio n fo rms and an y further information desired
concerning the Schools may be obtained by addressing
ELEA OR F RASER. Curator.
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
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fI The School in the Country is located at Chesrer Springs.
Pennsylvania . thiny-five miles northwest of Philadelphia.
fI 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 bea~tiful s~mou~di~gs of
nature itself. in order to supplement lllstructlOn wlthlll the
walls of classrooms; also to give opportunity for the study of
art in summer to those who cannot spare the time during the
winter mon ths. •
fI The methods of instruction are substantially the same as
those used at the Academy in Philadelphia during its regular
winter sessions; that is. by individual criticism of class wo~k;
special attention. however. being paid to landscape drawing
and painting. to figure painting in the open air. and to the
study of color in sunlight.
fI The Summer School opens in the m!ddle ~f May and continues to the end of September. Dunng thiS wne students
may register for study for any period of two or more weeks.
Curator-JosEPH T. FRASER. JR.
Address all inquiries and applications to Chester Springs.
Pennsyluania. Circular on request.
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
(I Annual members are suc h persons as
contribute $10 annually for the maintenan ce of the Academy.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
(I L ife 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 librar y, 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
(I I give, devise and bequeath to " The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts"
................ _................................ Dollars, in trust to invest and keep inves ted and apply the income only to the maintenance of the said
Academy.
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