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The Academy fulfills in ideal completeness the whole necessity of the
fine arts.
the
public
Its function as one of the greatest American galleries presents
with
its
opportunity for
heightened
appreciation
and en-
joyment and, on the other hand, its students with an easy and intimate contact with the best of past and contemporary art. Its maintenance
of one of the most eminently renowned schools,
winter and
fulfills
with
its
original
pledge
in
providing
foundation and esthetic background.
formation
relative to the
students
summer,
their technical
This circular contains detailed in-
Winter School
in
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS , PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE OLDEST FINE ARTS SCHOOL IN AMERICA : 18 06
DRAWING
: PAINTING
WINTER
: SCULPTURE
SCHOOL
: ILLUSTRATION
CIRCULAR
:
MURAL DECORATION
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1937.1 938
OFFICERS
President
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
Vice-President
HENRY S. DRINKER, Jr.
Treasurer
HENRY C. GIBSON
Secretary
JOHN ANDREW MYERS
Directors
EDWARD T. STOTESBURY
Solicitor
MAU RICE B. SAUL
ARTHUR H. LEA
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
HENRY S. DRINKER. Jr.
Comm ittee on Instruction
ARTH UR H. LEA, Chairman
THOMAS S. GATES
THOMAS S. GATES
HENRY C. GIBSON
HENRY C . GIBSON
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr.
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr.
EDWIN O. LEWIS
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
EDWIN O. LEWIS
WILLIAM CLARKE MASON
Curator of Schools
JOS EPH T. FRASER, Jr.
MANAGEM ENT
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 celebrated artists, who are experienced Teachers and emiMARIAN E. WILLIAMS
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FI RST TOPPAN PRIZE 1937
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1936
nently qualified to discover and develop every talent which students may possess.
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HISTORY
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution in
the United States and actually dates its existence from 1791 , when
Charles Willson Peale commenced his efforts to organize in Philadelphia
a school for the fine arts . It was formally founded in 1805, and chartered
in 1806. Mr. Peale's first efforts resulted in the formation in 1794 of
the Columbianum, and in 1795 under the auspices of that Association
there was held in Pennsylvania's old State House, now known as
Independence Hall, the first exhibition of paintings in Philadelphia.
The Columbianum was ultimately succeeded by the present Academy.
In 1805, in Independence Hall, where twenty-nine years earlier the forefathers had signed the Declaration of Independence, seventy-one public
spirited citizens, of whom forty-one were lawyers, met for formal organization.
They prepared a petition for the incorporation of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts. The gathering was a distinguished one, and included George
Clymer, a signer of the Declaration of Independence; Joseph Hopkinson,
the author of "Hail Columbia"; William Tilghman, President of the Court of
Common Pleas, and afterwards Chief Justice of Pennsylvania; Charles Willson
Peale, William Rush and Re mbrandt Peale, artists; Alexa nder J . Dallas, District
Attorney of the United States; Joseph B. McKean, Attorney G eneral of the
Commonwealth; William Lewis, William M. Meredith, William Rawle,
Horace Binney, Simon Gratz, John Reynell Coates, Richard Rush, C harles
Biddle, John Redman Coxe and Edward Penington . The object of the
association , quaint ly and vigorously expressed in the language of the da y, was:
"To promote the cultivation of the Fine Arts, in the United Sta tes of America, by introducing
correct and elegant copies From works of the first Masters in Sculpture and Po inting, and
by thus Facilitating the access to such Standards, and also by occosionall y conFerrin g mo derate but honourable premiums, an d otherwise assisting the Studies and exciting the eFForts
of the Artists gradually to unFold , enlighten, and invigorate the talents of our Countr ymen."
H. RICHARD DUHME
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 1935
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FACULTY
HENRY McCARTER
Bor~
in Norr~stown, Po" July 5, 1806. Studied in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philodelphi",;
Pup.' I of PUVIS de Chavannes, Bonnat and Alexander Harrison , Toulouse Lautrec, M. Roll, M. Rixens , in
Paris. Member Fellowship Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Former Instructor Arts Students League
of .N~~ York. Awards : Bronze Medal, Pan-American Exhibit ion, Buffola, 1901; Silver Medal , Sf. Louis
Ext-lIbltlon, 1904; Beck Prize, Phi ladelphia Water Color Exh ibition, 1906; Gold Medal for IIlustratic,"s. Sec~nd Gold Medal for Decorat ion and Cotor, Panama-Pac ific Exh ibition, San Franc isco, 1915;
PhIladelphIa First Award, Philadelphia Art Week , 1925; Joseph Pen nell Gold Medal , 1930; Gold
Medal , Art Club of Philadelphia, 1936. Instructor in Understa nding of Art and of Modern Pa intin g.
IVORY, GOLD
AND BLUE
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE
Born in LeesbuJ.g. VirginitJ. Studied in the schools of the Pennsylvania Academy and .with Bouguere."u,
Ferrier and OO U(~t in Paris. Awarded European Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy; First Toppan Prize,
Penn sylv"ni" Ac ademy ; Medal, AtI"n ta Exposition , 1895; Honorab le Mention, Exposition·Universe ll e, P"ris,
1900; Medal, Pan·American Exposition, Buffa lo, 1901: Corcoran Prize, Society of Washington Artists, 1903;
Gold Me dal, Art Club of Philadelphi a, 1907; First Pr ize, Washi ngton Water Color Club, 190B; Silver Med.I,
Inte rnationa l Exp osition, Buenos Aires, S. A., 1910; Gold Meda l, Panama·Pacific International Exposition,
San Fr"ncisco, 1915; Third William A. Clarke Prize, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 1916;
Ed ward T. Stotesbury Prize, Pennsylvan ia Ac"demy of the Fine Arts , Philadelphia, 1917; The Academy Gold
Medal of Honor, Pennsylvania Aca demy of the Fine Arts, 1919; The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, Pennsyl.
van i. Ac.demy, IQ20; The Fe llowshi p Gold Medal, Phil.delphia, 1920; The Locust Club Gold Medal and
Pu rchase Prize, 1926; Still Life Medal, Washington Society of Artists, Washington, O. C.; Member of the
Jury of Selectior for the Pan·Ameri can Exposition, Buffalo, 1901; Member of the New York Water Color
Club; The Philadelphia W.ter Color Club; The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts;
Associate of the National Academy of Design; Hon ora ry Member Philadelphia Chapter, American Insti.
tute of Arch itects; Connecticut Academy of the Fine Arts; The Washington Society of Artists; The
Southern States Art League; The North Shore Arts Association; Member of Jury of Selection, United
SttJtes Section, OeptJrtment of Art, tJnd of the Internat ional Jury of Awards, Universal Exposition,
St. Lou is, 1904; Former Member of the Municipal Art Jury of Philadelphia (22 years); Member of the
Advisory Committee for Pennsy lv",nia and the Southern States, and of the Jury of Selection, Department
of Art, P",nam",·Pacific Internat iona l Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; Instructor in Drawing and Painting.
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HONEYBROOK
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DANIEL GARBER
Born in North Manchester, Indiana, in 1880. Studied in t he Art A~ademy ,of Cincinnati, and in !he PennAwerded: First Ha ll g arten Pnz.e, Nation al Academy of, DeSign, 1909;
Honorable Mention, Carnegie Institute, 1910 ; 4th W. A. C lark.e Prize a nd .Honora~le Mention, Corcoran
Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 1910; Honorable Mention, A rt C l ub of Pholade lphla, 1910; Bronze Medal,
Intern at ional Exposition, Buenos Aires, 1910: Walter Lippincott Prize, Th e Pen nsyl vania Academy of the Fine
Arts, 1911; Potter Palmer Gold Medal, Art Institute of Chicago, 1911 ; 2nd W. A. Clarke Prize and Silver
Medal, C o rcora n Ga llery of Art, Washington, D. C ., 19 12; 2nd A lt man Prize fo r Figure Painting, National
Academy of Design, New York. Ci ty, 1915; Gold Medal, Panama- Pa ci fi c International Exposition, San
Franc;sco, 19 15: Shew Prize, Salma gundi Club, New York City, 191 6; Ha rrison S. Morris Prize, Newport
Rhode IslBnd. 1916; 1st A ltman Prize for Figure PBinting, National Aca dem y of Design, New York Ci t y'
1917, Edwa rd T. Stotesbury Prize, The Pennsylvan ia Academy of the Fine Arts, 1918; Temple Gold Medal'
The PennsylvMia Ac ad emy of the Fine Arts, 19 19; First W. A. Clarke Prize and Gold Medal ,
Gal cry of A rt. Washin g ton, D, C., 1921; First A ltman Prize fo r Landscape, National Academy of Design
New York City, 1922; Gold Medal, Art C lub of Philadelphia, 1923; Carn eg ie Prize , Notional Academy of
Desiqn, New York City, 1923; Third Prize, Carnegie Institute International, 1925; The Academy Gold Meda l
of Honof, The Pennsylvaria Ac ademy of the Fine Arts, 1929; The Je nnie Ses nan Gold Medal, The Pennsyl_
vania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1937. Member: Nationa l Academy of Desig n, New York City; National
Ar!!: C.ub, New York Cit'{~ Salmagundi Club, New York C ity. Instr uct o r in Drawing and Painting .
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Corcora~
SECTI ON OF ON E OF SEVEN PA N ELS OF MURALS FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOM HOUSE , PH ILA., PA.
GEORGE HARDING
SPRI NGTIM E,
TOHICKON
Born in Phi lade lphia; studied in The Pennsylva nia Academy of the Fine Arts , with Howard Pyl e and
independently abroad. Il lustrator a nd author of descriptive arti cl es and fict iona l wo rk in Harpe' s and
other magazines. Travelled extensive iy in the North, Australia, New Gui nea and As ill, C ommission ed
ClIpta in of Engineers and assigned as artist with the American Exp editionary Forces in 1918-191 9. Mural
Decorlltions in banks, hotels , hospitals , U. S. Customs House Po rt of Phi lade lph ia , No rth Philade lphia
Post Office, U. S. Post Office Building , Washington , O. C, Instr ucto r in Illustration an d Mu ra l Decora tion.
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MY BOYS AT
THE POOL
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Born in Windsor, North Carolina, 1896. Studied in the Corcora n Sch ool of Art, Wash ingt on, D. C ., and
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awards: Foreign Travelling Schola rsh ip , The Penn sylvania
A cademy of the Fine Arts, 1923; Second Trave ll ing Foreign Schol a rsh ip, The Pennsy lva nia Academy of the
Fi ne Arls, 1925; The Fellowship of Ihe Pennsylva nia Aca demy of Ihe Fine Arts' G old Medal , 1926 ;
First Prize in Landscape Society of Washington Artists , 1929 ; The Fellowsnip of th e Pennsylvania
A cademy of the Fine Arts Prize, 1930; First Hallgarten Prize, Nati ona l Academy of Desi gn, 1930; M . V.
Kohnstamm Prize, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1930; Landsca pe Prize , Connectic ut Academy of Fine
Arl" 1932; Third W, A. Clarke Prize and Bronze Med.I, Corcora n Gallery of Arl, Wash in glon , D, C. , 1937.
Associate Member: N ational Academy of Design, New York City. Instructor in Dra win g an d Painting,
BOXHOlDER NO. 27
ROY C. NU SE
Bo rn in Springfield, Ohio, Februa ry 23, 1885 . Pupil of Duveneck, Cinc innati Art Ac~demy, Penn.
syl va n.ia Academy of the Fine Arts. A wa rds: Cresson European Schol arsh ip, Pennsylvania A cademy of
the Fine Arts, 19 17 ; Second C resson , First Toppan and First Thouran Prizes, Pennsylvanio Academy of
Ihe Fin e Arts,
19 1B; Medal, Phil ade lo hi a Sketch Clu b , 1921.
Instr uclo r in
Drawing
.nd
Painling
an d H ead of the Coordin ated Cou rse of the Academy of the Fine A rts with the University of Pennsylvania.
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ALBERT LAESSLE
Born in Philadelphia, March 28, 1877. Studied in the Spring Garden Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fi ne Arts. Awards: Stewards on Prize and Cresson Scholarship, Pennsylvania Aca demy of the Fine
Arts, 1904-1907; Bronze Medal, Bue nos A ires , 1910; Gold Medal, Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915;
Fe llowship Prize of Th e Pennsy lvania Academy of t he Fine Arts , 1915; First Scu lp ture Pr ize , Americanization
Through Ad, Philadelphia, 19 16; The George D. W idener Me morial Gold Med~l , Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, 1918; Honorable Me nt ion for Sculpture, Art Institute of Ch icago , 1920; The Fellowship of the
Pennsylv~nia Academy o f the Fi ne Arts Gold Med~l, 1923; Gold Medal, the Sesqui.Centennial Intern~tiona l
Exhibition, Philade l phj~, 1926; The James E. McC lee Pr ize, Th e Pennsylvania Academy of the Fi ne Arts, 1928;
Second Prize for best deco rative group for garden, par k or o t her outdoor placement, Philadelphia Art
All iance, 1928. Membe r: Nat ion~1 Sculptu re Socie ty ; Fellowship of The Pe nnsylv~nia Academy of the Fine
Arts; Societe des Am is de la Medaille d'Art, Br ussels, Be lg iu m; Nati ona l Institute of Arts and Letters, 1932.
Natio n~1 Academ ician , 1932. Instructor in Co nstruct ion at Philadelphia and in Sculpture at Chester Springs.
ROBERT FROST
JAMES CHAPIN
in
West Or~nge, New Jersey.
Studied at Cooper Union, New York , Art Students
League , New York, Md Royal Academy of Antwerp, Belgium. Awards:
First prize for draw.
ing, An twe rp Royal Academy, 1912; Logan prize for portraitu re Chicago Art Institute, 1927;
Born
Temp le Gold Med al, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
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ina.
I nstructor in Composition.
DANCING GOAT
THE DIVER
ARTHUR H. LEA
Chllirman
ex·officio,
l!S
Chairman
of the
Committee
AUGMENTING THE
FACULTY
on
Board
Instruction
of
the
of
Directors.
JOHN F. HARBESON, B. S., M. S. A., R. A.
80rn in Philadelphia July 30 1888 51 d· d .
.
1910
' I '
U Ie
In the Univers ity of PennsylvMia .
Received B S
.' and Arthur Spayd 8rooke Gold Medal in Design 1910· M 5
1911; Cope . .
~hdadelphia Chapler A. I. A. and T Square Club), 1913.' Arch'ilect: A;so~~le of Paul P ~;~Ie
A~mb~r . Am::rlcan
0:
Arch itects, Assistant Professor in Architectural Design, School ~f Fin~
N ~
~~;:.rs;ty of Pen~sYlvanla; ~uthor of "The Study of Architectural Design ," Penc il Points Press,
.
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,nstrudar In Perspective and Architectural Adviser in the Scu lpture Class in Composition.
Institute
JUSTIN A. PARDI
Born in Castelli, Italy, January 29, 1898.
Studied in the Art Students League of New York,
Boston Museum School of Fine Arts and Boston University.
Received Tiffany Found~ tion Prize
1926,
Hollingsworth
Prize
1926 , and
Draughtsmanship
Prize
1927.
Instructor
In
A natomy.
GEORGE DEMETRIOS
Special Saturday morning Croqui Classes will be conducted for the sculptors by Mr. Demetrios.
!he exact number and date: will be announced later.
This st imula ting experie nce in drawing
IS of tremendous value, particularly as presented by such an ~ble and inspiring guest instructor.
WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, B.S., R.A.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, IBB7; studied in the Un ive rs ity of Pennsylvania. 8.S. in Arts , 1912.
8.5. in Arts; R.A. Instru ctor in Elements of Architecture in the School of Fine Arts, Univers ity of Pennsylv~nia.
GEORGE SIMPSON KOn, M. S. in Arch.
Dean of the School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania representing the University In the
Coordinated Course.
SPECIAL LECTURES
A special group of lectures will be arranged at two week intervals throughout the entire
winter session covering topics of broad interest.
W ALKER HANCOCK
'orn in 51. Lou is, 1901. Sludied n Ihe 51 L . 5 h
.
of Fine Arts an d The Pennsylvania AC c!ldemy of
II ,e F·me Arts. Awards: Second f'r,ze 51 L. OUIS
. At cool
L
Penn sy I
'
.
' . OUIS r Ceogue Co m~e t't'
vonl~ AI ademy of the Fi ne Arts 1921' E I
I lon, 1916; Edmund Stewordson Prize,
Widene r M emorial Gold Medal Pe ' I '. mAen d reSSon Fore ign Tr~veling Scholarship 1922 and 1923'
H
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nnsy vania
co e
f th F'
'
'
elen Foster 8~rnett Prize, Na tional Academ y f D ~y 0
e Ine Arts, 1925: Fellowsh ip Prize, 1932;
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Academy in Rom~, 1925. Member: Architectur~1 ~ea eSlg~, N
. Awarded Fellowship in the American
Academy of the Fine Arts; National SCUlpture Societ ?uNe I~
ew York. The Fellowship of the Pennsylvanio
y, a lonc!ll Acodemy f D .
.
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eSlgn. Instructor In Sculpture.
The lecturers ore each specialists upon their separate topics and the list of subjects will
be as follows: the craftsmanship and technique and the chemistry and physics of fine arts
painting; slow motion pictures of the life figure in action; the art of lithogra phy; the
artists' business of exhibiting; a short history o f architecture with slides; cartooning art;
magazine illustration for story oed advertising with actual criticism of student wo rk;
processes of color reproduction; moving pictures of the casting of sculpture; a practical talk
on picture framing.
This series of lectures will endeavor to introduce the student to a few of the many avenues
of activity with which he must cope when the period of his school study is past.
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GENERAL AND SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES
T
HE Foculty constitutes the greatest single asset of the Academy's Schools.
Mony other factors, however, contribute to the glory and strength of the
present institution. Its strategic location, Galleries, Library and Print Collection, the Coordinated Course with the University of Pennsylvania , the
American Aca?emy in ~ome Co~laborative problem and the many scholarship
advantages will be briefly outlined below. (See "Scholarships and Prizes"
for details under that head.)
LOCATION. The Academy building is located in the heart of Ph iladel phia
within one block of City Hall and within two or three blocks of the central
city railroad stations. It is within walking distance of practically every gallery, museum, library, theatre and music hall of importance in the city. Considering Philadelphia's wealth in these cultural attributes, the student in the
Academy has immeasurable opportunities of augmenting his or her school
work in every possible field of inspiration for art and living.
ACADEMY GALLERIES. The Academ y's Permanent Collection of Paintings and Sculpture affords an opportunity for the study of examples of fam ous
masters, and includes the Gallery of National Portraiture by Early American
Painters; the Temple Collection of Modern American Paintings ; The Gibson
Collection, largely composed of works of the Continental schools ; and the
Lambert Collection of Contemporary Art.
The Annual Exhibitions held by the Academy, of which this year's will be
the One Hundred and Thirty-third, bring together the best examples of
current American painting and sculpture, and enable students to follow intelligently the various movements of contemporary art, and to study the technical
methods by which the art of today is achieving its results. These exhibitions
have been recognized for many years as being the foremost in America.
The Water Color Exhibition, the Exhibition of Modern Miniatures, and the
Chester Springs Summer School Exhibition are held in the Fall of each yea r.
The exhibition of work of students submitted in competition fo r Cresson
European Traveling Scholarships and other prizes is held at the end of May.
Other special exhibitions continually change the aspect of the Galleries
throughout the Winter season.
A student ticket entitles the holder, during attendance at the Acade my, to
free admission to the Galleries, Special Exhibitions, Lectures , and to the use
of the Library and Print Collection.
CLARA BRATT
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE 1937
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LIBRARY. An excellent reference iibrary is available to all registered
students at specified times. A valuable extension of this library exists in a
splendid collection of books, easy of access to the students, which may be
taken to the class rooms for intimate study in connection with the class room
work.
PRINT COLLECTION. The Academy is the owner of one of the largest
and most valuable print collections in the United States, with a total aggregate in all collections of 61,81 I prints,
COORDINATED COURSE. The University of Pennsylvania offers its degree
of Bachelor of Fine Arts to students of Painting , Sculpture, Mural Decora tion,
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 minimum time spent in the Coordinated Course by any student , not counting those with advance credit, is five years, during which time fifty-eight (58)
semester credits must be completed in required academic courses at th e University and technical work throughout that complete period at the Acade my,
I. Prescribed Work , S I Semester Credits
(a) History of Art .
(bl English . . .
(c) Modern Language
(d) General History
(e) A Science .
(f) Psych ology .
(g) Aesthetics
II. Elective Subiects
Total Semester Credits
HEN RY HOTZ, JR.
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Semester
C red it s
12
12
6
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6
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6
6
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3
SI
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.
7
58
Advanced standing for academic work up to 22 semester credits may be
allowed by the University. For previous technical study of the Fine Arts t he
Academy may allow credit up to two full years. (This does not ap ply to t he
terms of the Cresson Competition.)
The technical work of the student is judged each term by the Comm ittee on
the Coordinated Courses. Reports are rendered each term. In the aca dem i~
courses the standing is reported each term by the University.
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 req uirements of each institution. Application blanks will be sent upon request.
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COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM. It is the aim of the Academy's Schools to
SCULPTOR H. RICHARD DUHME
approach the fine arts in the broadest sense. Toward that end and because
of the ideal coordination with the University of Pennsylvania, through its
School of Fine Arts, one of the most valuable features is the participation
throug h and with the Association of the Alumni of the American Academy
In Rome in their Collaborative Problem.
This project engages students in
architecture, landscape architecture, mural decoratio n and scu lptu re. Teams
of four are formed, the latter two members from the Academy, in the study of
t~ese. tfJe four great art departments, toward a perfect whole. The Academy
deeMS the opportunities thus afforded so valuable that it offers tuition
scholarship prizes to those students whose teams place in the prize winning
groups in 'he Rome Academy's judgment. For particulars see Collaborative
Prizes under "P6ze, and Scholarships."
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TEAM WINNING FIRST PRIZE 1936-37 COMPETITION
LAN DSCAPE ARCH ITECT
ALFRED EDWAR DS
ARCHITECT
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HEN RY M. ABBOT
MURAL DECORATOR
MARY LOU ISE LAWSER
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INSTRUCTION
The general method of instruction is by individual criticism of class work,
without the repressing effect of fixed methods. 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. The various classifications
of study are closely allied and students in one department are privileged to
work in the other departments by arrangement with the Curator. This entails
no additional fee.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES. All new students, except those who enter the
Sculpture Classes, are required to work on trial in either the Antique Cast
Head or Antique Cast Figu re drawing classes regardless of previous tra ining.
Students whose credentials satisfy the management may be admitted int o th e
second section immediately.
DRAWING. These c la sses are maintained primari ly to provide a ground
work in drawing which may be developed later in the Painting and
Illustration Classes. Working in monochrome (generally black and white)
from the plaster cast, both head and figure with unchanging light, provides the beginner that opportunity to grasp the problems of light a nd
shade toward the expression of form more easily than by work fro m
living models.
First Antique Classes,
Antique Cost (Head) . . ' . '
Construction (Life Model Proportions)
Sketch (Costumed Model)
Francis Speight
Albert Laessle
Roy C. Nuse
Second Antique Classes,
Antique cast (Figure)
GORDON COlKEl
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1936
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1937
Construction . . . .
Sketch (Costumed Model)
Understanding of Art .
Composition
Still Life
Daniel Garber
Francis Speight
Albert Laessle
Roy C. Nuse
Henry McCarter
. . James Chapi n
Hugh H. Breckenridge
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PAINTING. The painting classes are planned to assist each student,
upon a sound knowledge of d.rawing as a base, to a personal expression
through color; the whole built upon compositional understanding and
sound technical facility.
Pre li minory Cl asses,
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Life.
Portrait
Still Life
Composition . . . . .
Costumed Sketch and Croqui
Understanding of Art
Construction
•
Anatomy
. Daniel Garber
. .
Roy C. Nuse
Hugh H . Breckenridge
. James Chapin
Roy C. Nuse
Henry McCarler
Albert Laessle
John Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
Ad va nced C lasses,
Ad vanced Life
Advanced Portrait
. . Daniel Garber
Hugh H. Breckenridge
Perspective
ILLUSTRATION. The purpose of the Illustration classes is to provide
the student with such practical instruction in Drawing, Com position, and
Interpretation as will enable him to enter the professional field of magazine and book illustrating .
Illustration Composition .
Life .
Costumed Model .
Costumed Sketch and Croqui
Understanding of Art
Construction
Perspective
Anatomy
George Harding
. Daniel Garber
George Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Henry McCarler
Albert Laessle
John Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
MURAL DECORATION. The chief purpose of this class is to train
advanced students in solving the architectural problems of decoration
based upon a sound compositional knowledge, and appreciation of scale.
The actual mechanics which this branch of the Fine Arts involves are
thoroughly studied so that the various painting techniques employed
in the mural expressIOn may be understood and acquired.
FREDRIK l. OTTESEN
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN MURAL DECORATION 1937
Mural Composition
Life. . .
C ostumed Model .
Costumed Sketch and Croqui
Understanding of Art
Construction
Perspective
Anato my
•
George Ha rding
. Daniel Ga rber
George Harding
. Roy C . Nse
Henry McCarter
Albert Laessle
John Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
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upon cu pure as a Ie
0 ItS sister arts, Painting and Architecture.
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Life.
Head
Composition
Stone Cutti ng. . . . . . .
Construction (Life Model Proportions I
Perspective
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Walke r Han cock
Walker Ha ncoc k
Walke r Ha ncock
Walke r Ha ncock
. Albert Laessle
. . . . . . J ohn Ha rbeson
Guest Instructor-Geo rge Demetrios
. Justin A. Pa rdi
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Croqui (Sketching from life. Action Poses I
Anatomy
EVENING .C::~ASSES .. Th.e evening classes are planned for those students
whose activities or livelihood do not permit them to attend the d
sessio~. Students ad~itted under this head are not eligible to compe~~
for prIZes or s~holarshlp~, . The fees are set at a reasonable figure so that
~any may enloy,,+he ~,nvdege of Drawing , Painting, or Modelling in the
life classes. See Fees for detads. All day students are entitled to work
in the evening classes without extra fee.
Drawing and Etch ing
Daniel Garber
Painting
Life.
Costumed Sketch
.
Daniel Garber
. . . Francis Speight
The life model poses five evenings every week and the Costumed Sketc h
model every Tuesday evening.
Sculpture,
Life .
Head .
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Walker Hancock
Walker Hancock
Models pose on Tuesday and Thursda y evenings of each week. The
Life and Head models alternate on a two-week schedule.
PART TIME CLASSES. A courtesy part time registration without prize
or scholarship eligibility is offered to former students at greatly reduced
rates to aid them with instruction, the invaluable continued use of
models and to concretely express the genuine interest the Acad emy ha s
in all those who have studied here. (See Rates.)
REGISTRATION OF WORK. Each student is required to registe r one ex-
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ample of work, once each month, representing effort in each of t he classes
listed under the department in which he or she is enrolled. For exa mple: th e
student in Preliminary Painting registers one Lffe, Head, Construction, Costumed Sketch, and Still Life per month. The exceptions and special classes
are listed below. The same work cannot be registered more than once. An
unbroken record of registration is necessary for eligibility for competitions,
and is required of all students in the Coordinated Course. Written requests
for excuse upon legitimate grounds (illness, unavoidable absence, etc.) must
be addressed to the Curator for approval.
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Attendance upon the classes on Understand ing of At
t · ·IS
r an d C omposl· Ion
not. compulsory but ~tudents are particularly urged to attend all through
their Academy experience. Composition studies and finished work will be
registered according to posted regulations.
Perspective drawing is a two-term (one-winter) course and is compulsory of
sa tisfactory completion before any student may compete for a Cresson Traveling Scholarship, or receive the award of a Collaborative Scholarship, and also
upon all students taking t he Coordina ted C o urse with the University of Pennsylvania. Every student is urged to get c redit for this course in his first or
second year.
Anatomy lectures are not compulsory but eve ry student is advised to attend
regularly for at least two terms (one winter).
PROMOTION.
Appl ication for promotion from the First A ntique Cast
Drawing section to the Second Antiqu e Cast Drawing section and subsequently into Painting or Illustration may be ma de at any stated month ly
meeting of the Faculty. A group of Drawings or Paintings, one each from all
branches of classes attended, is placed for iudgment with the applica tion.
Each work submitted must have the approval of the Instructor of the class in
which it was made.
If the Faculty find s the group of insufficient merit to
warrant promotion the student may submit anothe r group to the Fa culty at
any subsequent meeting. Admission to the Adva nced Head and Advan ced
Life Painting classes is also by action of the Facul ty upon the subm ission of
one head or life painting (respectively) accompanied by a line dra wing made
from the life mode l as posed in the class. Th e work submitted needs no
approval.
Admi ssion to Mural Decoration is arranged by co nference with Mr. George
Hard ing and the Curator.
All students in the Sculpture classes begin , upon entrance and regard less of
what previous experience they have had, in the regular head and life classes.
Their entrance into the broader activities of the Sculpture departm e nt is
GILBE RT H. SWI TZER
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 1917
arranged by conference with Mr. Walker Hancock and the Curato r.
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HONOR ROLL
1936
1937
Awards Made May, 1937
CRESSON TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
PAINTERS
JACK CLIFTON, Newport News, Va.
REBECCA H. DAVIS, Elkridge , Md .
HENRY HOTZ, JR., Wynnewood, Po.
MAGGY PRESTON , Ga lveston Texas
, J 0 HN T. WARD, JR., Bu rlington', N. J.
ALICE E. WHITTEN , W ilmington, Del.
ILLUSTRATORS
SYLVIA BERNSTEI N, Philadelph ia
'GORDON COLKET, Ardmore, Pa.
PORTER GROFF, Souderton, Pa.
CHARLES E. MARKS, Phila del phia
THOMAS M . PARK , JR., Philadel phia
G. RALPH SM ITH, C ircleville, Ohio
SCULPTORS
MARGARET C . GRIGOR, La Jolla , Ca l.
G ILBERT H. SW ITZE R, Bea rden, Tenn.
MURAL DECORATORS
'E DNA D. WRIGHT, Norfolk, Va.
FREDRIK L. OTTESEN, Woodbury, N. J.
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
MARY K. BLAGDEN, Ambler, Pa.
EM I LY C. CAM PION, Swarthmore, Pa.
H. RICHARD DUHME, SI. Louis, Mo.
MARGARET C . GRIGOR, La Jolla, Cal.
FRED HOGG, J R., Philadelphia
MA RY LOUISE LAWSER , Overbrook, Pa.
W ILLIAM M. TALBOT , C reve Couer, Mo.
EDNA D. WRIGHT, Norfolk, Va.
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES
2nd Prize
JAMES HEUGH , JR., Phila delphia
I st Prize
MARIAN E. WILLIAMS, Trenton, N. J.
Honora ble Mention
EDNA D. WRIGHT, Norf olk, Va.
LEAH M. PERKINS, Riverton, N. J.
THE THOU RON PRIZES
MATTHEW SOCHA, Philade lphia
BEN EISENSTAT, Philadelphia
LEONARD M. NELSON , Philadelphia
SARA STAREKOW, Philadelphia
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE
CLARA BRATT, Phi la del phia
THE STIMSON PRIZE
MARGARET
c.
GRIGOR, La Jolla, California
THE PACKARD PRIZES
I st Prize
FRANK PAUl, Philade lphia
2nd Prize
LAURENTINE B. FELIZA RD. Erie. P•.
THE RAM BORGER PRIZE
JOHN T. WARD, JR.
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1936
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1937
SIDNEY A. SIMON, pittsburgh, Pa.
'Second Award.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
FRE.E TUITION S~HOLARSHIPS. Twe.nty-t~ree free tuition schola rships are
available to returning students whose financial obligations have been met in
full, f<?r at lea.st. two terms. These scholarships are solely for the purpose of
finanCially assisting those who would otherwise be unable to pursue their
study of a rt.
Twenty are gi~en e~ch year by Mrs. Alexander Ham ilton Rice. In addition
to thes~, one IS available under the will of Mary R. Burton, one through the
generosity of Mrs . George K. Johnson and one in mem ory of El izabeth H.
Thomas.
Application may be ma.de in the Spring of each year and again in January,
should any of the preViously awarded scholarships become ava ilable. These
scholarships ar.e awarded by th.e Board of Directors upon the recol1)mendation
of the Committee on Instructi on and the Faculty. Applica nts must fill in a
prepared form and submit it together with not more than four examples of
their work to the Curator before the stated meeting of the Faculty for May,
1938. These applications must be accompan ied by a letter addressed to the
Committee on Instr uction stating the nece ssity for requesting fre e tuition.
At the discretion of the management, and at times whe n there is a particular
demand for such help, certain of these scholarships may be granted as half
scholarships.
THE WILLIAM EMLEN CRESSON MEMORIAL
TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
By the libe ral provisions of the wills of Emlen Cresson and Priscilla P., his wife, a Fund has
been created as a memorial to their deceased son, Wilham Emlen Cresson, A~ademlc,"n,
the income of which is to be applied by The Pennsylvani a Academy of the Fine Arts In
sending pupils of merit to Europe .
The award of a Cresso n Trave ling Scholarship credits each student with
$1 100.00; $900.00 of which is to be used for a Summer of. ~ore~gn travel ~nd
traveling expenses, and the remain ing $200.00 pays for tUition In the ensuing
two terms immediately following at the Academy.
An award is not to be regarded as a certificate of proficiency. The winners
should consider rather, that their industry and promis.e hav~ ",:,on !or .theT thd
opportunity to introduce into their period of. schooling thiS Insplra fiona d an
broadening incident. Ea ch recipient is reqUIred to return to the .Aca em,Y
for further study and the financia l arrangement is thu s planned to Insu re thiS
program.
EDNA D. WRIGHT
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PA INTIN G 1936
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN MURAL 'D ECO RATION 1931
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t
t f tudy and are allotted as to
The awards are diVided among a
epa r men s 0 s
f
lIy
standard of work as one factor, and the number of contestants propor lona
from each department as the other factor.
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The awards are made by the Board of Directors th
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roug I s ommlttee on
Instruction, upon t e recommendation
of the Faculty . S·IX t een st ud ents were
.
awarded Cresson Traveling Scholarships in 1937 . Th e st ud en t ·11
.
I ustratlons
in this .c~talogue are selected from the work of the winners in the 1937
competition.
In . the case of exceptional merit and when a very dec·lded .Improvemen t .IS
~vldent a stud~n.t may, through the same authority, receive the award a second
time. C.ompetltl?n for a second scholarship must be entered during the year
succeeding the first awa:d, unless otherwise rul ed or a satisfactory excuse be
accepted by the Committee on Instr uction.
RULES GOVERNING THE CRESSON COMPETITION. Students are el igible
for competition for a Cresson Traveling Scholarship when they each have
an aggregate of 102 Academy sc hool weeks to their credit, which must have
been accumulated within five (5) years of the date of competition. The final
34 weeks (two terms) must be spent in the Winter School of t he Academy
and must be within the school year of competition. Time spent in the Sum mer
School of the Academy is counted (provided certain requirements have been
fulfilled) in the aggregate of the first 68 weeks.
Every student must have a complete and unbroken registration record over
the time included in computing eligibility (see "Registration of Work"). They
must also have completed satisfactorily their work in Perspective (two terms).
Delinquencies due to absence for illness or other causes must be satisfactorily
explained in writing to the Curator for excuse and all financial obligations
must be fully paid.
All students entering the competition are required to sign at the C urator's
office in order to signify their intentio n before t he first day of December in
the school year of competition.
All work submitted in competition must be that which has been done in the
Academy classes or for Academy reg istration and has received crit icism fro m
a member or members of the Faculty. It must also be work completed withi n
the last 34 weeks of the Winter School or the 17 weeks immed iately preceding in the Summer School. Either the stamp from monthly reg istra tion or
one by special arrangement at the Cura tor's office must be upon each work
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CR ESSO N SCH OLAR IN PAINTING 1937
exhibited.
All competitors are unrestricted as to the amount and variety of work th ey
submit in the competition groups, provided they do not exceed the space
allotted tf) them, but each Painter's group must include a landscape.
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Paintings, Drawings, and Illustrations
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' .exhibited in th e P'
aln t'Ing or III ustratlon
groupS must not excee d 36 Inches· In either dimens'lo n, an d mus t be exh'b'
I Ited
unframed an d ung.Iaze d . If tape IS used to trim uns'l g htl y e d ges 0 f canvases .It
may be use d to give order rather than enhance and mus t no t encroac h upon
the face of the ca nvas.
Every student awarded a First Cresson Traveling Schola rsh'Ip mus t Ieave for
Europe on or before June 15th of the year of award,, oth erwlse
. th e sc h0 IarshiP. is revoked .. A per~~d of at least 90 days in Europe must be accounted
for In the financial and Itinerary report which is requ ired for filing in the office
of the Curator before the first day of December following the award.
In the case of a second Cresson Traveling Scholarship, the student is granted
the privilege of using the credit for travel ($900.00) an y time within two
years and four mont hs of the receipt of the award; provided the recipient
does not marry in that interim. The $200.00 credit for tuition , however, must
be used within the year following the award, The financial and itinerary report
covering the period of at least 90 days in Europe is also obligatory upon
them and must be filed at the Curator's office within six weeks of their return
to America.
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. Rea lizi ng the growing interest in and
the demand for well-trained Mural Decorators and Sculptors acquainted with
the problems of their co-artists the architects, this schola rship is designed particu larly to encourage talented students toward competent and thorough
knowledge in these fields.
Two terms of free tuition in the Winter School are, therefore , to be awarded
to each pa inter or painters and sculptor or sculptors whose team or teams
place first, second or third in the Association of the Alumn i of the American
Academy in Rome judgment; provided, that in the acceptance of such
scholarship, the students will major in their respective departments (Mural
Decoration and Sculpture), and shall use this tuition credit in the school year
directly following after that of the award.
THOMAS M. PARK, JR.
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1937
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The Charles Toppan Prizes for 193B are:
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES.
$200.00 , and two honorable mentions of
First Prize, $300.00, Second Prize,
$100.00 each .
These prizes were established in I BB I by the gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan,
Miss Harriette R. Toppan, and Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
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The prizes are awarded ~nly to students who have previously received and
used a Cresson Scholarship .. Competitors who fulfill all of the requirements
for a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship wi ll, at the same time, be considered eligible to compete for a Toppan Prize. Competitors who are not in
Competition ~or a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship are required to
register certain wor~ each ~onth, and will arrange individually with the
Curator for the requirements In the respective departments of Painting, illust ration, Sculpture and Mural Decoration.
Any student having received one Toppan prize is debarred from receiving
another Toppan prize of the same or lower value.
The work submitted in competition must be an original painting, in oil or
water color, the unaided work of the student without criticism. All work in
competition must be submitted without signature or mark of identification an d
must be presented on or before Mon day, May 16, 1938, 12 o'clock noon.
No student may submit more than one canvas. Canvases submitted must not
measure less than twelve inches nor more than thirty-six inches in either
dimension, and must not be framed or presented under glass.
Canvases are numbered by the Curator, and a memorandu m of the numbe rs
and competitors' names is kept in a sealed envelope which is opened after
the prize-winning canvases have been selected by the Committee on Instruction . According to the positively expressed terms of the gift, the drawing of
the work sybmitted will receive first consideration.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prizes or honorable men tions if. in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify
making the awards.
THE THOU RON PRIZES. These award s were founded by the late Henry J_
Thouron, a former Instructor in Composition.
A prize of $50.00 for a group of not less than three compositions upon subjects given to the class during the current season , and a prize of $25 .00 for a
second similar group, the first to be decid ed by the Faculty, the second by a
vote of the students then working in the schools; and one of $50.00 and one
of $25.00, the first for general progress in study, and the second for the work
showing, in its treatment of said subjects, the most poetic, abstract, or
idealistic point of view, both to be decided by the Inst ructor of the class.
A competitor is not eligible a second time for the same prize, and cannot
receive more than one award the same season.
JACK CLI FTON
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The Committee
on
to award'
.. awards
h is not obliged
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pnzes or honora b Ie men, .'
tions. If, In
t e work submitted is not of suff"IClen t men't to .lustify
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h Its OpiniOn,
d
making t e awar s.
THE ST~WARDSON PRIZE. The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hundred
Dollars In the Department of Sculpture will be awarded for the 38th time
at the close of the school year.
This is an ann.ual prize, competed for by present students of the Acade my
with such ~upds of ~ther art schoo.ls as ma y be approved by the Committee
on In st ruction. Having once received thi s award, a student is ineligible to
compete for this prize a second time.
The subject for the competition is a full-length figure from Life in the round.
Studies must not be less than two feet six inches in height, and not more than
th ree feet in height, and must be made within eighteen hou rs, during three
consecutive days, in six sessions of three hours each .
No one except the competitors are admi tted to the competition room at any
time during the days of the competition, and no one except th e mem bers of
the Jury are present during the judg ing of the studies.
Each competitor draws a number by lot. This numbe r determines the competitor's position in the competition room and a corresponding number is
placed upon an envelope which conta ins the competitor's name and is
deposited sea led, with the Secretary of the Academy. Upon completion of
the work the competitor places a corresponding number upon the stud y to be
submitted to the Jury of Award.
The Jury of Award consists of three professional sculptors, having no official
connection with the Academ y, or any other schools whose pupils may have
taken part in the competition. When t he successful number has been anno unced by the chairman of the Jury, the Secreta ry, in the presence of one
or more of the officials of the Academy, opens the envelope bearing that
number and announces the name of the successful competitor. If no study be
satisfactory to the Jury, the prize ma y, at their discretion, be with held. When
no award is made , the amount of the prize may, at the discretion of the Boa,rd
of Directors, be added to the principal of the prize fu nd or distributed with
fu t ure 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
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property.
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THE STIMSON PRIZE. This prize was established in memory 0 f Emma Burn
ham Stimson an d was created for the award each yea r 0 f a prize
. .In scu Iptureof $100.00 f or t he b est wor k done by the students in re gu Iar course 0 f t he
class.
The contest is open to students who have been registered for three terms and
who are members ~f the Life Modelling Classes, but is not open to former
students who work In the class by special permission. Time spent at work in
the Sculpture Classes at the Chester Springs Country School will be counted
up to two of the three terms.
The subject for competition is a full -length figure from life , in the round, not
less than two feet six inches in height, and must be made during class hours
as a part of the regular work in the class.
The work must be submitted anonymously to a jury appointed by the Committee on Instruction of the Board of Directors. The Jury must not include any
instructor in the School.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prizes or honora ble mentions if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify
making the awards.
THE PACKARD PRIZES. From the income of the John H. Packard Fund,
established by the children of the late John H. Packard, M.D., for many years
chairman of the Academy's Committee on Instruction, annual prizes of $30.00
and $20.00 are awarded for the best and second best groups of original
studies made from living animals in the Zoological Garden. These prizes are
open to all students of the Academy who have registered for both terms of
t he school year. A student having once received a prize becomes ineligible
to receive the same prize the second time.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prizes or honora ble mentions if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify
making the awards.
PORTER GROFF
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THE RAM BORGER PRIZE. From the income of a fund established by the
late William K. Ramborger, Esq., as a memorial to his sister, Aspasia Eckert
Ramborger, who for some years was a student of the Academy, an ~nnual
prize of $25.00 is awarded for the best line drawing in black and white of
a head from life by a pupil of the Academy who has not been under instruction over two years, but who has been registered in the Academy for both
terms of the current school year. Each competitor may submit one unmounted
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drawing.
Having once received
an award ,ae
stud
nt becomes t hereafter
. .
.
ineligible to compete again.
The Committee
on
.
.,
. . awards is not obliged to award p rrzes
or honora bl e mentions if, In Its opinIOn, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to 'ustif
making the awards.
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y
FREE-HAND DRAWING PRIZES for the HIGHER SCHOOLS OF PHILADELPHI~ AND VICINITY .. The Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts have established a system of prize awards for original Freehand ~rawin~ .b~ students of the higher schools of the city of Philadelphia and
immediate vIcinity.
The purpose of making these awards is to stimulate interest in Free-hand
Drawing, to discover those who possess marked talents, and to offer them the
advantages of study at the Academy. The drawings must be free-hand from
a cast or other object assigned by the instructor and must be the unaided
work of the student, without criticism.
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REBECCA H. DAVIS
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1937
A first prize of $10.00 and a second prize of $5.00 are awarded by the
Academy upon the recommendation of the instructor of the school where
made, for the best and second best drawings by regularly enrolled students
of each school.
The drawings must be made with lead pencil, charcoal or crayon on white
paper 19 inches by 25 inches in size and unmounted.
The drawings may be made at any time during the months of March and
April but must be submitted to the instructor of the school where made , and
the prizes announced before Apri l 30, 1938.
The two prize drawings from each school must be sent to the Secreta ry of
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, not later than May 15, 1938. The Faculty of the Academy will then
judge the drawings submitted, and award the final prizes as follows:
$25.00 for the best drawing; $15.00 for the second; and $10.00 for the third.
All entries must have the following information legibly written on the back'
name of the competitor; name of the school in which the student is working,
and the signature of the Principal of the school. Drawings may be called for
two weeks after announcement of the final awards.
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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ADMISSION. Application blank, sent upon reque t
f
t b
fll d .
returned to the Curator with letters of characte se mus
e I e In and
tificate of health, a full-length snapshot, and on rr: er~n~h' a dl~tor's cersubmit examples of work in which the Faculty can qf~eds , e app Icant b~~st
'd t '
.
In an apparent a Iltty
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d
an d· promise
an
an
eVI
en
sincerity
of
purpose
b
Ad'"
t'
, e f ore th e st ud ent may
register.
m!sslon IS con Ingent upon complete satisfaction to Fllcult and
Management
In each and'
ever¥
particular as listed a b ove an d'IS aYI wa s
·
.
sublect. to the reserved
right
f
d 0 dismissal . No stude nt 'IS e I'Igl'bl e un Iess Y
at
least sixteen years 0 age an possessed of a completed high sch I d
t'
·
. I t Th C
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00 e uca Io n
or Its eqUlva en .
e
ommlttee on Instruction reserves the right to limit
the number of students under any or all classifications.
FEES. Day School ,
Tuition Fee per term . . . . .
$100.00
Matriculation Fee (paid only on entrance)
10.00
Locker Fee per term . . . . .
1.00
Total, First Term
"
$1 11.00
Tuition Fee, All Subsequent Terms
100.00
Locker Fee per term
1.00
Total Fees, First Year .
$212.00
Students paying the Day School fees are entitled to all the privileges of the
Evening School classes.
Evening School ,
$25.00
5.00
Tuition Fee for Single Term.
. ,
Matriculation Fee (paid only on entrance)
Locker Fee per one term .
Total per Single Term, Evening School
.75
$30.75
Part Time (for former P. A. F. A. students),
$50.00
1.00
$51.00
Tuition Fee per term (3 full day privileges per week)
Locker Fee for term
Total Fee per term
These fees do not include the cost of any materials.
Summer School, See Summer School catalogue.
PAYMENT REGULATIONS. All fees are payable in advance an~ no deduction is made for late registration or for absence and no refund IS made for
any reason whatsoever.
Payment shall be made in cash or by check drawn to the order of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for the exact amount due.
h II b
Tuition fees are payable in two equal instalments. The first payment s a e
made on or before the date of registration and the second payment on or
SYLVIA BERNSTEIN
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1937
before February I st.
. '
Students shall be considered in attendance untt! formal noke
in writing, is received by the Curator.
f
0
'thd
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rawa.
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Non-payment of fees according to the announced d t
t d
sha ll prohibit such delinquent students from atte nd ance
a es,.Inasa lSI at
above,
cIeasses,
lectures, e t c.
New registratio~ cards shall be issued at the beginnin of each
students at the time of the payment of fees.
g
term to
DORMITORIES. The Academy mainta
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'b'l'ins in Philadelph 'la Day an d E
venlng
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ALICE E, WH ITTEN
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sc h00 Is on Iy, ?n.d assumes no responsl Iity for students beyond the limits of
the school buildings. However, women students registerin
t th A d
"1
f\,"
h d
g a
e ca emy
are gran t e d th e privi ege 0 IVlng In t e ormitory system cond t d b th
Mo?re In stitute of Art, Science, and Ind~ stry and the Philadelph~ eSchJol of
DeSign for Women. The .Academy can ~Ighl y recommend these accommodations. For rates, etc., write to MI SS Julia Owing at 1922 Race Street, Philadelphia.
CALENDAR. School year 1937-38.
Re gistration .
, (o n or after) September 13t h.
Fi ~st TerrT~ begins
.
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September 27th .
Pri vate View of the Thirty-fifth Annual Wa ter Color Exhi bition and
the Thirty-sixth Annual Exhibition of Miniatures and the Student
Exhibition from the Summer School at Chester Springs, November 6th.
Thanksgiving Day holiday
. . . . . . . ' . , November 25t h.
Christmas holiday , . . ' , ' . ,December 25th to January 3rd.
First day of Pose for Stimson Competition in Sculpture, , ,Jan uary 3rd.
(o n or after) January 17th.
Registration for Second Term ,
Sti mson Prize judgment and award .
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January 28th .
Private view of The One Hundred and Th irty-third Annual Oil and
Sculpture Exhibition
January 29th.
Second Term begins. . . ,
January 31 st.
Washington's Birthday holiday ,
. . , February 22nd.
Stewardson competition
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March 21 st, 22nd and 23rd.
Stewardson Prize judgment and award
' . March 23 rd.
Easter holiday
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April 15th and 16th.
Placement of Cresson Competition exhibits
May 16th to 20th.
Judgment for Toppan Prizes
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May 17th.
Judgment for Cresson Scholarships, Thouron, Packard, Ramborger
Prizes
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. . , May 24th ·
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Exercises in Gallery F for the award of yearl y prizes
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May 25t .
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May 26th to Ju ne II tho
Exhibi tion of Competitors' work
Last day of Winter School. ' ' ' ' . . . '
, May 28~h.
No models are engaged to pose or criticism given for the last wee k of .. e
Second Term except by special arrangement.
Summer School, Chester Springs, Penna . (see Summer School catalogue for
details) ,
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May 31 st to Septemb~r ~4t~.
Day classes are held from nine to twelve and from one to four, o'c oCf rom
SIX
iock
days per week. Evening classes are held from seven to ten 0
b
Monday to Friday inclusive . Al l exceptions are noted in the Calen ar a ove.
CR ESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1937
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
Annu al members are su ch persons as contribute $10 annually for the maintenance
of the Academy.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Life members ore those who contribute the sum of $100. Annual and life memat the Academy, have
b ers ore a d ml'tte d to all the public exhibitions and lectures
f h . t't t'
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a right to use its library, subject to the regulations 0 t e Ins I u IOn, an receive
on admission ticket. They ha ve all the privileges of stock holders except the right
to vote. Checks may be sent to Henry C. Gibson, Treasurer, at the Academy.
FORM OF BEQUEST
give, de vise and bequeath to " Th e Penn sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts"
. . . . . . .. . ..... . . . . ... . . . .... . . . . Dollars, in trust to invest and keep invested
and apply t he inco me only to the mainte na nce of the said A ca demy.
THE FELLOWSHIP OF
TH E PEN NSYLVANI A ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
The Object of the Fellowship is to foster a spirit of fratenity among the former
and present students of The Pennsylva nia Academy of the Fine Arts in the interests
of Art. In addition to its many oth er activities the Fellowship also functions somewhat as on Alumni, through its members establishing a co ntinu ing link with the
Academy when they no longer stud y there .
To Become. Member of the Fellowship it is necessa ry only to fill in the attached
Application Blank and mail , or se nd , it t o the Fellowshi p.
Dues for Resident Members ore Four Dollars a year, and for Non· Resident Mem bers (living mo re than fifty miles from Phi ladelphia) Two Dollars a year. Life
Me mbership Fifty Dollars. Bills for dues will be rendered by moil when due.
The Activities of the Fellowship include an Annual Exhi bition of the works of
~e m bers, a series of Eve ning Talks in the Academy Lectu re Room o n subjects of
Interest t o Art Workers, and a variety of Get·Acquainted Gatherings, Dances ,
Group Outi ngs, etc., to whICh admittance" free and of which advance notices
are sent by moil to all mem bers.
If you h.ve been, or .re, • student .t The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
A!ts .yo.u . r•. c? rdially invited to ~ecome a member of the Fellowship and to join
With It In bU ilding up a nd preserving a united spirit of true fellowship in the interest of A rt .nd in associ. tion with your old Academy.
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