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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACAD
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BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE OLDEST FINE ARTS SCHOOL IN AMERICA· 1806
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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
fulfills
its
most eminently renowned schools, winter and summer,
original
pledge
in
providing
foundation and esthetic background.
formation
relative to the
students
with
their
technical
Thi s circular contains detailed in-
Winter School
in
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, PHILADELPHIA , PA.
THE OLDEST FINE ARTS SCHOOL IN AMERICA : 1806
DRAWING
: PAINTING
WINTER
: SCULPTURE
SCHOOL
: ILLUSTRATION
CIRCULAR
: MURAL DECORATION
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1938-1939
OFFICERS
Pre sident
Vice-President
HENRY S. DRINKER, Jr.
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
Treasurer
Secretary
JOHN ANDREW MYERS
HENRY C. GIBSON
Directors
Solicitor
MA URICE B. SAU L
JOSEPH E. WIDENER
HENRY S. DRINKER , Jr.
Committee on Instruction
THOMAS S. GATES
HEN RY C. GIBSON, Chairman
HENRY C. GIBSON
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr.
THOMAS S. GATES
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr.
EDWIN O. LEWIS
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
JOHN B. THAYER
EDWIN O. LEWIS
WILLIAM CLARKE MASON
JO H N B. THAYER
Curator of Schools
JOSEPH T. FRASER, Jr.
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MANAGEM ENT
The schools are under the imm ed iate care of the Curator and Committee on
Instruction appointed by t he President a nd Boa rd of Directors, together with a
PIERO IANNACCONE
FIRST TOPPAN PRIZE 1938
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Facu lty composed of celebrated Arti sts, wh o a re expe rienced Teachers and emiC RESSO N SCHOL AR IN PAINT ING 1936
HO NORABL E M ENT IO N STIMSO N CO MPETIT IO N 1936
HONORABL E M ENTION STEWAR DSON CO M PETIT IO N 1938
nently qualified to discover and d evelo p 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
Independence
in
Hall,
Pennsylvania's
the
first
old
exhibition
State
of
House,
paintings
now
in
known
as
Philadelphia.
The Columbionum 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 F;ne 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 Rembrandt Peale, artists; Alexander J. Dallas, District
Attorney of the United States; Joseph B. McKean , Attorney General of the
Commonwealth;
William
Lewis,
William
M.
Meredith, William Rawle,
Horace Binney, Simon Gratz, John Reynell Coates, Richard Rush, Charles
Biddle, John Redman Coxe and Edward Penington. The object of the
association, quaintly and vigorously expressed in the language of the day, was:
"To promote the cultivotion of the Fine Arts, in the United Stotes 01 America, by introducing
correct and elegant copies from works of the first Masters in Sculpture and Painting, and
by thus facilitating the access to such Standards, and also by occasionally conferring mcdRICHARD DUHME
WARE SCHOLAR IN SCULPTUR E 1938
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 1935
HONORABLE MENTION STIMSON COMPETITION 1935
HONORABLE MENTION STEWARDSON COMPETITION 1934
erate but honourable premiums, and otherwise assisting the Studies and exclfing the efforts
of the Artists gradually to unfold, enlighten, and invigorate the talents of our Countrymen."
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FACULTY
HENRY McCARTER
DANIEL GARBER
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P I " Acodemy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphi.;
I 5 18bb StudIed In the ennsy vania
R'
.
Born in Norri stown, Pa. , Ju y ,
.
d AI
d
H"rrison Toulouse Lautrec, M. Roll, M. Ixens, In
Pupil of Puvi s d e Cha va nn es , Bonna~ an
exan fe;h
F'
A'ts Former Instrudor Arts Students League
r
Paris Mem ber Fell owshi p Pennsy lvania Academy 0. e E,nheb"t , Buffalo 1901' Silver Meda l, St. Louis
.
M d I Pan-American x I I lon,
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,
of New York" Awo rds: Bronze
e a, "
C I
E h"b"t"
1906" Gold Medal for IIlustra.
Ph' l d I hi
Water
0 or
x I I lon,
,
Exhibition, 1904; Beck Prize,
I a e p. a
del
Panama Pacific Exhib ition, San Fra ncisco, 1915;
tions, Second Gold Meda l fo~ Decoration :n W ~ or
" J os~ph Pennell Gold Medal , 1930 ; Gold
i92S
e
Philadelphia First Awa ~d , Ph ll~de l poh3'6a AI r t
'. Understanding of Art and of Modern Painting .
Medal, Art Club of Phil ad elphia , 11
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ns ruc or In
Born in North Ma nchester, Indiana, in 1880. Studied in the Art Academy of Cincinn~ti, ~nd in The Pennsy l v~ n i~ Ac~dem y of the Fi ne Arts. Awarded: First Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design, 1909;
Honorable Menti on, Carnegie Institute, 19 10; 4th W. A. Clarke Prize and Honorable Me ntion, Corcoran
Ga ll ery of Art , Washi ngton, D. C. , 1910; Hon o r~b le Mention, Art Club of Philadelphia, 19 10 ; Bronze Medal,
Internatio nal Exposit ion, Buenos Aires, 19 10; Wa lter Lippincott Prize, The Pennsy lvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, 1911; Potter Palmer Gold Meda l, Art Inst itute of Chicago, 1911; 2nd W" A" Clarke Prize and Silver
Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Wash ington, D. C., 1912; 2nd A ltman Priz'e for Figure Painting, National
Acade my of Design, New York. City, 1915; Gold Medal , Panama-Pacific International Exposit ion, San
Fra nci sco , 1915; Shaw Prize, Sa lma gund i Club, New York City, 1916; Harrison S. Morris Prize, Newport,
Rhod e Is land, 1916; 1st Altman Prize for Figure Painting, National Academy of Design, New York. City,
1917; Edw ard T. Stotesbury Prize , The Pen nsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1918; Temp le Gold Medal,
The Pe nnsylvania Academy of the Fi ne Arts , 1919; First W. A . Clarke Prize and Gold Meda l, Corcoran
Gallery of Art, Washingto n, D. C., 1921; First A ltman Prize for Landscape, Na tiona l Academy of Design ,
New York City, 1922; Gold Medal, Art Club of Philade lphia, 1923; Carnegie Prize, National Acade my of
PASSING OF THE HORSE
Desig n, New York City, 1923; Th ird Pr ize, Carnegie Institute, International, 1925; The Academy Go ld Meda l
of Hono r, The Pennsylvania Acad emy of the Fine Arts , 1929; The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal , The Pennsyl.
vania Academy of the Fi ne Arts , 1937. Member: National Academy of Des ign , New Yo rk C ity ; Nationa l
Arts Club, Ne w York City; Salmagundi Club, New York City. Instructor in Draw ing and Pre limi nary
a nd Advanced Life Painting.
THE WILLOWS
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ALBERT LAESSLE
Institute, Th~ Pen nsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts. Awards : Stewardson Prize and Cresson ScholarshIp, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, 1~1907; Bronze Meda l, Buenos A ires, 1910; Gold Medal, Panama-Pacilic Exposition, 1915Born in Phn"delph ia, March 28, 1877. Studied in the Spring
Garde~
GEORGE HARDING
Through Art, Philadelphia, 1916; The George D. W idener Memorial Gold Medal , Pennsy lvania A cademy
the Fine Arts; 1918; Honorable Mention lor Sculpture, Art Institu te of Chicago, 1920; The Fellowship 01 the
~ orn in Philadelphia; studied in Th e Pennsylvan ia A ca d m
.
.
Independently abroad. Illust rator and
th
I d
. ~ y of the Fine A rts, With H owa rd Py le and
au or 0
escr lptlve art' I
d f .
other magazines. Travelled extensive ly in th N th
. IC es an
letlonal work in Harpers and
Ct'
f E .
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or, Australia New Guinea a d A '
C
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ap am. 0
ngmeers and assigned as artist w:th the A m r'
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n
~Ia. ornm lss lon ed
Decorat ion s in banks, hotels hospitals USC
e Icon Expedi tIonary Forces In 1918-1919. Mura l
Post Office, U. S. Post Offi~ e BUilding'
h' usttoms House Port of Phi lade lphia, North Phi ladelphia
Pennsylv"nia Academy of the Fine Arts Gold Medal, 1923; Gold Medal , the Sesqui -Centennial International
A ca d emy
Fellowship Prize of TIle Pennsylvania A cademy of the Fin e Arts , 1915; First Sculpture Pri ze, Ameri canizati o
o~
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Exhibition, Phil.delphia, 1926; The James E. McClee Prize, The Pennsylvania A cademy 01 the Fine Arts, 1928-
~,1~mber:
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0
W·as
'ng on, D C
Edward T St t
I
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I the Fi ne Arts. Instructor in Ill ustrat·Ion and'M'
UfO
Decoration.
0
b
es ury
P.
rlze . Pen nsy lvania
Societ~
National Sculpture Society ; Fe llowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ;
des Amis de 10 Medail!e d'Art, Brussel s, Belgium; Nati on a l Institute of Arts and Letters, 1932. National
Academician, 1932. Represented in permanen t collect ions of leading museums. Instructo r in Constru t'
M rrj,ad",lpr,ja and in Sculpture at Chester Spring s.
cIon
SECTION OF O NE OF TWO PANELS O F MURALS FOR THE NEW POST OFFICE, WASHINGTON , D. C.
DEFIANCE
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ROY C. NUSE
Pu il of Duveneck, Cincinnoti Art Academy, Penn.
P E
eon Scholarship Pennsylvon!o Acodemy of
, S ' field Ohio, Febru ary 23, 1885,
Born In pring,
.
At
Awards' Cresson urop
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f
' A co de
my of the
Fme
r s. t T.oppan an d F'Irs t Thouran Prizes , Pennsy vania . co emy 0
sylvania
F
Arts 1917' Second Cresson, Irs
I b 1921 V'ce-President of the Fellowship, Instructor
h F'
t e Ine
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h'l d I h'a Sketch C u
,I
hAd
f
h F'
Arts 1918 ' Medal, P I a e P I ,
H 'd f th Coordinated Course of t e ca emy 0
t e me. g an' d Pr~!jminary Portrait Paintmg and
ea 0
e
In DraWln
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f P
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+he Fine Arts with the University 0
ennsy vanl .
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Born in Windsor, North Carolina, 1896. Studied in the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D. C., and
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awards: Foreign Travelling Scholarship. The Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, 1923; Second Travelling Foreign Scholarship, The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, 1925; The Fellowsh ip of the Pennsylvonio Acodemy of the Fine Arts' Gold Medal, 1926;
First Prize in Landscape Society of Washington Art ists, 1929; The Fellowship of the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts Prize , 1930; First Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design, 1930; M. V.
Kohnstamm Prize, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1930: Landscape Prize, Connecticut Academy of Fine
Arts, 1932; Third W, A, Clarke Prize and Bronze Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Woshington, D, C" 1937.
Gold Medal, Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1938, Associate Member: National Acad emy of Design, New
York City. Instructor in Draw in g and Pai nting.
OLIVER
SUNSHINE AND SHADOW
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WALKER HANCOCK
Born in St. Louis, 1901. Studied in the St. Louis School of Fi ne Arts and The Pennsylvanio Academy of
the Fine Arts. Awords: Second Prize, St. Louis Art League Competition, 1916; Edmund Stewardson Priz
Pennsylv.nia Academy of Ihe Fine Arls, 1921; Emlen Cresson Fore ign Traveling Scholarship, 1922 and 192;:
Widener Memorial Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Acad emy of the Fi ne Arts, 1925; Fellowship Prize, 1932:
Helen Foster Barr:ett Prize, Nationol Academy of Design, 1935. Awarded Fellowship in the America'n
JAMES CHAPIN
Born
In
West 0 range,
,League,
A t New Yorle, and
N ew Jersey.
Studied
t C
Royal A ca d emy of Antwerp
a
ooper
B I .
Un; on, N ew York , Art Stude nts
lng,
n werp Royal Academy
1912- L
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e glu~. Awards:
First prize for dra ..... ·
gan
Temple Gold Medal, The Pennsy'lvani a 'A °d
prize for portraiture Chic ago Art I t't I
and Advan ced Composl'll'on,
ca emy of the Fine Arts , 1928 .' Ins t ruet~r in Advanced
ns I u e,Portrait
1927'
Academy in Rome 192\. Member: Architectural League of New York, The Fellowship of the PennSylvani
Ac.d.my of Ihe fl eArls; NOlio,a! Sculpture Society; National Academy of Design, Instructor in Sculptur:
r'l
OF FOUR .0' '')SSAI GROUPS FOR THE SO LDIERS AND SAILORS MEMORIAL BUILD IN G IN
ST. LOU IS, MO.
DORIS
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WILLIAM G. TEMPLE
Born in Dunn, North Carolina, October II, 1909. Studied in the Schools of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fi ne Arts, Philadelphia. Awarded the William Emlen Cresson Memor.,al T~avehng Scholarship,
The Pe nnsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , 1933; First Charles Tappan Me,monal
Pr~ze,
The Pennsylvan ia
Academy 01 the Fine Arts, 1934; Second William Emlen Cresson Memorial Travehng Schola .. hip, The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , 1935.
Academy of the Fine Arts.
STILL LIFE
AUGMENTING THE
HENRY C. GIBSON
Represented
In
Instructor in Still Life Painting.
the Lambert Collection of the Pennsylvania
Chairman ex-officio, as Chairman of the Committee on
Instruction
of
the
FACULTY
Board
of
Directors.
JOHN F. HARBESON, B. S., M. S. A., R. A.
Born in
.
.
eD U.nlverslty of Pennsylvania. Received B. S
(Philadelphia Chapter A. I. A. and T Square" Ci:b ~S1gn, 1910;. M. S. A., 1911; Cope Priz~
Member American Institute of Architects Assisto!!l t P). f 913 .. Archltr:: ct , Associate of Paul P. eret.
1910,
Philadelphia, July 30, 1888.
and
A rthur
Spayd
Brooke
Studied in th
Gold
Med I
.
dO
Arts, University of Pennsylvania- Author ~f "The ;t
e~so~ I~. Architectural Design, School of Fine
N. Y., 1926; Instructor in Perspe'ctive end Architect u IYA~ . rc .I tectural Design, " Pencil Points Press.
ura
vlser In the Sculpture Class in Composition.
JUSTIN A. PARDI
,
Born
in Castelii,
Italy, January 29,
Boston Museum School of
1926,
Hollingsworth
Prire
1898.
St d' d '
h
Fine Arts and
u Ie
I~ t ~ Art Students Leegue of New York
1926
and
D Boston Unl~erslty.. Received Tiffany Foundation Priz~
,
raughtsmanshlp
Prize
1927.
Instructor
in
Anatomy.
GEORGE DEMETRIOS
Born in Greece, April I, 1896. Pupil of Cherles Grafly and Antoi e 8
d II
Independent Association. Director, Demetrios School Boston Inst tOU~ eDe. ~e~ber: Boston Sculpture
,
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ruc or In rawlng In the Sculpture Class.
WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, B.S., R.A.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia 1887' studied in the Universit
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B..
S .In Arts, 1912
B S . At· R A I t t . EI '
,
' .
y 0f P
ennsyI
van,a.
. • In
r s, . . ns ruc or In ements of Architecture In the School of Fine Arts Univ 't
f PI' .
Assistant Instructor in Perspective.
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erSI yo ennsy vania .
PHILIP ALIANO
Born i.n Corleto Pertica.'a, Italy. ~tudied drawing and modeling at The Spring Garden Institute and
mode ling at Drexe l Institute. Received Honorable Ment ion s.
Foreman. in charge of stone, marble and granite for different studios; also stone yard. Chairman of
the ~rchltectural Sculptors and Carvers Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity. Instructor in Stone
Cutllng.
GEORGE E. C. WIGGINS
Born in . little R.ock, Arkansas, May IS, 1907. Illustrator and lithographer. Studied in the Corcoran Art
School In Washtngt<?n, D. C., and at lhe Pennsylvania Academy of the Fi ne Arts. Awarded the Wil li am
Ernlen Cresson Foreign Travelin~ Scholarship~ in 1931 ~nd 1932. Contributor through N. W. Ayer & Son,
Lord & Thomas, Young & Rublcam to Delineator Pictoria l Review McCal ls Life and New Yorker
Assistant to Mr. Harding in Illustration .
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GEORGE SIMPSON KOYL, M. S. in Arch.
Dean of the School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania representing the University
Coordinated Course.
In
the
SPECIAL LECTURES
A special group of lectures will be arranged at two week intervals throughout the entire
winter session covering topics of broad interest.
The lecturers are 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 pictu res of the life figure in action; the art of lithogrephy; the
artists' business of exhibiting; a short history of architecture with slides; cartooning art;
magazine illustration for story and advertising with actual criticism of student work;
processes of color reproduction; moving pictures of the casting of sculpture; a practical talk
on picture framing,
This series o f 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 post.
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GENERAL AND SPECIFIC ADVANTAG~S
T
HE Faculty constitutes the greatest single asset of the Academy' s Schools.
Ma.ny other factors, how~ver, contribute to the strength of the present
institution. Its strategic .Iocatlon, Galleries, Library and Print Collection, the
Coordinated Course with the University of Pennsylvania , the American
Academ~ in Rom.e Collab~rative problem and the many scholarship advantages will be briefly outlined below. (See "Sch ola rships and Prizes" for
details under that head.)
LOCATION . The Academy building is located in the heart of Ph iladelphia
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 Academy's Permanent Collection of Paintings and Sculpture affords an opportunity for the study of examples of famous
masters, and includes the Gallery of National Portraiture by Ea rly American
Painters; the Temple Collection of Modern American Paintings; The Gibson
Collection, largely composed of works of the Conti ne ntal 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-fourth, 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 ach ieving its results. These exhibitions
have been recognized for many years as being the foremost in America.
G ILBERT H. SWITZER
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE 1938
Ib
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTUR E 1937
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 1938
The Water Color Exhibition , the Exhibition of Modern Miniatures, and the
Chester Springs Summer School Exhibition are held in the Fall of each year.
The exhibition of work of students submitted in competition for Cresson
European Traveling Scholarships and other prizes is held at the end of M~y.
Other special exhibitions continually change the aspect of the Galleries
th roughout the Winter season.
A student ticket entitles the holder, during attendance at the Academy, to
free admission to the Gal leries, Special Exhibitions, Lectures, and to the use
of the Library and Print Collection.
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An .e.xcell~nt reference library is available to all registered
students at specified times. A valuable extension of this library exists in a
splendid collection of books,. e~sy of access to the students, which may be
taken to the class rooms for Intimate study in connection with the class room
work.
LIBRARY.
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 61,811 prints.
COORDINATED COURSE. The University of Pennsylvania offers its degree
of Bachelor of Fine Arts to students of Painting, Sculpture, Mural Decoration.
or Illustration. who have completed a course of academic study in the University and prescribed technical work in the Schools of the Pennsyl vania
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 the University and technical work throughout that complete period at the Academy.
I. Prescribed Work, 5 I Semeste r Cred its
(a) History of Art .
(b I English
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(c) Modern Language
(dl General History
(e) A Science .
(f I Psychology .
(g) Aesthetics
Semester
Credits
12
12
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6
3
51
7
II. Elective Subjects
Total Semester Cred its
.
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 the
Academy may allow credit up to two full years. (This does not apply to the
terms of the Cresson Competition.)
The technical work of the student is judged each term by the Committee ~n
the Coordinated Courses. Reports are rendered each term. In the academic
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.
OLIVER W. NUSE
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1938
Candidates for admission to the Coordinated Courses must meet the requirements 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
approach the fine arts in the broadest ~ense: Toward that end and because
of the ideal coordination with the Un iversity of Pennsylvania, through its
School of Fine Arts, one of the most valuable features is the participation
through 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 decoration and sculpture. Team s
of four are formed, the latter two membe rs from the Academy, in the study of
these, the four great art departments, toward a perfect whole. The Academy
dceIT's he ooportuni;'ies thus afforded so valuable that it offers tuition
schlarship prizes +:J ·nose students whose teams place in the prize winning
q~ot.::'s in rhe Rcme A :e.Jemy's judgment. For particulars see Collaborative
pr zes u',oer "Pr"zes a~d Schola rships ."
FIRST MENTION TEAM 1937-38 COMPETITION
EDNA D WRIGHT. MURAL DECOR ATOR
:H. RICHARD DUHME. SCULPTOR
WILLIAM F. BONNER . ARCHITECT
JOHN H. V. EVANS. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
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H . RICHARD DUHME
GROUP FOR COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM 1937·38
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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 enta ils
no additional fee.
ATTENDANCE. There is no compulsory attendance in any class or classes
of the Academy schools but every day student is afforded the fullest possible
opportunity to actively participate in a schedule which can completely fill
six or seven day hours six days of every school week plus three additional
evening hours on five of those da ys .
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES. All new students, except those who enter the
Sculpture Classes, are required to work on trial in either the An tique Cast
Head or Antique Cast Figure drawing classes regardless of previous training.
Students whose credentials satisfy the management may be adm itted into the
second section immediately.
DRAWING. These classes are maintained primarily to provide a ground
work in drawing which may be developed later in the Pa inting and
Illustration Classes. Working in monochrome (generally black and whitel
from the plaster cast, both head and figure with unchang ing li?ht, provides the beginner that opportunity to grasp the problems of light and
shade toward the expression of form more easily than by work from
living models.
First Antique Classes,
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Francis Speight
A lbert Laessle
Roy C. Nus.
Antique Cast (Head)
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Con struction (life Mode l Proportions)
Sketch (Costumed Model)
Second Antique Classes,
Antique cast (Figure)
FREDRI K L. OTTESEN
CRESSON SCHOLAR MURAL DECOR ATION 1938
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CRESSON SC HOLAR IN MURAL DECORATION 1937
HONORABLE MENTION TOPPAN COMPETITION 193B
C o nstruction . . . .
Sketch (Costumed Model)
Understanding of Art
Composition
Still life
•
•
Daniel Garber
Fran cis Speight
Albert Laessle
Roy C. Nuse
Henry McCarte r
. . James Chapin
. Wi ll iam G . Temple
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PAINTING. The painting classes are planned to
.t
h
eac
student
·
assls
I d ge 0 f drawing as a base to a
upon a soun d knowe
I
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'l
.
persona
expression
h I b UI t upon compositional
d t d'
t h roug h co Ior; th e woe
sound technical facility.
un ers an mg and
r
Preliminary Classes.
life.
Portra it
Still Life
Composition . . . . .
Costumed Sketch and Croqui
Understanding of Art
C onstruction
t'erspective
Anatomy
Advanced Classes.
Adva need Life
Ad va need Portra it
Advanced Composition . .
Costumed Sketc h and Croqui
Understanding of Art
C onstruction
Landscape .
•
· Da niel G a rber
·
Roy C. Nuse
W illiam G. Temple
· James Cha pin
·
Roy C. Nu se
Henry McC a rter
A lbert Laessle
J ohn Harbeson
Justin A. Pardi
Daniel Garber
James Chapin
James Chapin
. Roy C. Nuse
Hen ry McCarter
Albert Laessle
· Fra ncis Speig ht
ILLUSTRATION. The .purpose of the Illustration classes is to provide
the st ud ent with such practical instruction in Drawing, Compositio n. and
In terpretation as will enable him to enter the professi onal field of magazine and book illustrating.
Preli minary Cla sses.
Illustration Compositio n
Life.
..
Costumed Model. . . .
Costumed Sketch and C ro qui
Understanding of Art
Construction
Perspective
A natomy
Advanced Classes.
Adva need Composition a nd Professional Pr"ct;ce
G eorge Harding
· Daniel Garber
Geo rge E. C. Wiggi ns
Roy C. Nuse
H enry McCarter
A lbert Laessl ..
· John Harbeson
· Justin A. Pard i
G eorge Harding
MURAL DECORATION. The chief p urpose of th is class is t o train
advanced students in solving the architectural pro blems of deco ratio n
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 th e various painting techniques em ployed
in the mural expression may be understood and acquired .
KATHERINE VO N VOIGTLANDER
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Mu ral Composition and Technical Research
lif e. . . . . . . .
Costumed Sketch and Croqui
Understanding of Ar t
. .
Construction
•
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1938
G eorge Hard ing
. Da nie l G ar ber
. Roy C . Nu se
Hen ry McC.rter
Albert Laessl..
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.
life.
SCULPTURE. This department introduces't t d
technically in modelling and its application ISS :c~al ents ~o . a~d trains
mp
upon Sculpture as allied to its sister arts P~' t P
deA h~sls IS placed
' In Ing an
rc Itecture.
Walker Hancod
Walker Hancod
Walker Hancod
Philip Aliano
· Albert Laessle
· John Ha rbeson
Geo rge Demetrios
· Justin A. Pardi
Guest Instruetor
H ead
Composition
Ston e Cutting
Construction
Perspective
. .
. . . . . . .
Croqui (S katch ing from life, Action Poses I
Anatomy
. . . . . . . .
Casting and Technical Mechani cs .
EVh ENINGt. C:t~ASSES. , Thl.e evendin g classes al e planned for those students
w o.se ac IVI les or IIv:e Ihood 0 not permit them to attend the da
tY
session. Students admd ted under this head are not eligible t
f'
h I h'
Th f
0 compe e
or prIZes or s~ 0 ahs IP~"I e ees are set at a reasonable figure so that
':1any may enlOY} e ~,rlVI ege o~ Drawing, Painting , or Modelling in the
life classes. See Fees for details. All day students are entitled to
k
.In th e evening
.
I
.
h
wor
c asses Wit out extra fee.
Drawi ng a nd Etch ing
Daniel Garber
Pa inti ng
Life.
Costumed Sketch
...
.
...
.
.
Daniel Garber
. . . . . . . Francis Speight
The life model poses five evenings every week and the Costumed Sketch
model every Wednesday evening.
Sc ulpt ure,
Life.
Head
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Walker Hancod
Walker Hancock
Models pose on Tuesday and Thursday 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 genu ine interest the Academy has
in all those who have studied here. (See Rates.)
HARRY METH
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CR ESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1938
REGISTRATION OF WORK. Each student is required to register one example of work, once each month, representing effort in each of the classes
listed under the depa rtment in which he or she is enrolled. For example: the
student in Preliminary Painting registers one Life, Head , Construc!lon, Cos·
tumed 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 req ui red of all students in the Coordinated Course. Written requests
for excuse upon legiti mate gro unds (illness, unavoidable absence, etc .) must
be addressed to the Curator for approval.
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,
Attendance upon the classes on Understanding of Art a nd C ompOSI't"Ion IS
not. compulsory but :tudents are pa~t.icularly urged to attend all through
their Academy e~penence. 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
satisfactory 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 the Coordinated Course with the University of Pennsylvania. Every student is urged to get credit for this course in his first or
second yea r.
Anatomy lectures are not compulsory but every student is advised to attend
regularly for at least two terms (one winter).
PROMOTION.
Application for promotion fro m the First A ntique C ast
Drawing section to the Second Antique Cast Drawing sectio n and su bsequently into Painting or Illustration ma y be made at an y stat ed month ly
meeting of the Faculty. A group of Drawings or Paintings, one eac h from a ll
branches of classes attended, is placed for judgment with the application.
Each work submitted must have the approval of t he Instru ctor of the class in
which it was made. If the Facu lty find s the group of insufficient merit to
warrant promotion the student ma y submit anot her gro up to the Facu lty at
any subsequent meeting. Admission t o the Ad vanced Head an d Advanced
Life Painting classes is also by action of the Faculty upon the submission of
one head or life painting (respectively) accompan ied by a line drawing made
from the life model as posed in the class. The work sub mitted needs no
approval.
Admission to Mural Decoration is arranged by conference with Mr. G eorge
Harding and the Curator.
GI LBERT H. SWITZER
THE STEWARDSO N PRIZ E 193B
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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 department is
CRESSO N SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 1937
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTURE 193B
arranged by conference with Mr. Walker Hancock and the Cura tor.
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HONOR ROLL
1937
1938
Awards Made May, 1938
CRESSON TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
PAINTERS
MICHAEL FIORIGLlO , Philadelphia, Pa.
OLIVER W. NUSE, Rush la nd , Pa
RICHARD C. HICKSON , Lynchburg, Va.
HENRY L. ROTHMAN, Phil adel phia , Pa:
LESLIE JUDD, Philadelphia, Pa.
KATHERINE VON VOIGTLANDER , Kansas City, Mo.
ILLUSTRATORS
BARBARA N. DOAN, Blue Bell , Pa.
HARRY METH , Bryn M.wr, Pd.
IRVING F. GOLDSTEIN, Hampton , Va .
FRANCIS A. M ILLOTT , Windber, Pa.
ROBERT T. LI PPI NCOTT, H everford, Pa.
CHARLES PROTA S, Philadelphia
*CHARLES E. MARKS, Philade lph ia, Pa.
SCULPTORS
CLARA BRATT, Philadelphia, Pa .
*GILBERT H . SW ITZER , Knoxvillo, Tenn.
MURAL D~CORATORS
ALLAN D. JONES, JR., Hampton , Va .
*FRED RIK L. OTTESE N, Woodbury, N. J.
LEWIS S. WARE MEMO RIAL SCHOLA RSHI P
H . RICHARD DUHME, St. Loui s, M o.
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSH IPS
H. RI CHARD DU HME, St. Louis, Mo.
EDNA D. WRIGHT, Norfo lk, Va.
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES
I st Prize
PIERO IANNACCONE, Philadelphia, Pa .
2nd Prize
REBECCA H. DAV IS, Elkridge, Md.
Honora bl e Mention
FREDRIK L. OTTESEN , W oodbu ry, N. J.
HEN RY HOTZ, JR., Wynnewood, Pa.
THE THOURON PRIZES
M ICHAEL CAPUZZ I, Philadelphia, Pa.
FRANCES COWAN , Philadelphia, Pa.
LEONARD M . NELSON , Philadelphia Pa.
ALICE UHLMANN , Grand Rapids, Mich.
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE
GILBERT H. SWITZER, Kn oxville, Tenn.
THE STIMSON PRIZE
ELMORE CAVE, St . Louis, Mo,
THE PACKARD PRIZES
I st Prize
ELMORE CAVE, St. Louis, Mo.
2nd Prize
EDITH HALL. Ph ilad el phia, Pa .
THE RAM BORGER PRIZE
FRANCISCA NEGULEOUA, New O rlea ns, La.
RICH A RD C. HI CKSON
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1938
*Second Award.
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SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES
FRE:E TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. Twenty-three free tuition s h I h'
.
. obligations have
c 0been
ars IpS
oval'1 a bl e t 0 re t urnlng
st ud en t s whose f'Inanclal
metare
in
full for at least two terms. These scholarships are solely for th
f
fin~ncially assisting those who would otherwise be unable t e purposteh ~
t
0 pursue
elr
s 'rud y 0 f ar.
Twenty are given each ye~r by George D. Widener in memory of his father
and mother, Georg.e D. ~Idener and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Ri ce. 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 memory of Elizabeth
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 are awarded by the Board of Directors upon the recommendation
of the Committee on Instruction and the Faculty. Applicants 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 fo r Ma y,
1939. These applications must be accompanied by a letter addressed to the
Committee on Instruction stating the necessity for requesting free tuition.
At the discretion of the management, and at times when there is a particular
demand for such help, certain of these scholarships may be granted as half
scho la rsh ips.
THE WILLIAM EMLEN CRESSON MEMORIAL
TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
By the liberal provisions of the wills of Emlen Cresson and Priscilla P., his wife, a Fund h~<
been created as a memorial to their deceased son, W illiam Em le n C resso n, AcademiCian.
the income of which is to be applied by The Pennsylvan ia Academ y of the Fine Arts in
sending pupils o f merit to Europe.
The award of a Cresson Traveling Scholarship credits each. student with
$1 100.00; $900.00 of which is to be used for a Summer o~ ~ore ~gn travel ~nd
traveling expenses, and the remaining $200.00 pays for tUition In the ensuing
two terms immediately following at the Academ y.
An award is not to be regarded as a certificate of proficiency. The winners
should consider rather, that their industry and promise hav~ ",:,on ~or .them thd
opportunity to introduce into their period of. schooling this InsplrahOna~ an
broadening incident. Each recipient is required to return to the .Aca e
for further study and the financia l arrangement is thus planned to Insure t IS
program.
.. d among a II d epart men t s 0 f study and are allotted
Th e awar d s are divide
f as IIto
standard of work as one factor, and the number of contestants propor lona y
from each department as the other factor.
f?
ALLEN D. JO N ES. JR.
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HONORABLE MENTION CRESSON COMPETITION 1936
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN MURAL DECORATION ' 1938
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The awards are made by the Board of Directors through its C omml'ttee on
Instruction, upon t he recommendation
of the Faculty. Seve nt een st ud ents
.
.
were awarded Cresson Traveling Scholarships in 193 8. The st ud en t I'll us t rations
in this catalogue are selected from the work of the winners in the 1938
competition.
In the case of exceptional merit and when a very decided improvement is
evident a student may, through the same authority, receive the award a second
time. C.ompetition for a second scholars~ip must be entered during the year
succeeding the first award, unless otherwise ruled or a satisfactory excuse be
accepted by the Committee on Instruction.
HENRY L. ROTHMAN
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1938
RULES GOVERNING THE CRESSON COMPETITION. Students are eligible
for competition for a Cresson Traveling Scholarship when they each have
an aggregate of 96 Academy school weeks to their credit, which must have
been accumulated within five (5) years of the date of competition. The final
32 weeks (two terms) must be spent in the Winter School of the Academy
and must be within the school year of competition. Time spent in the Summer
School of the Academy is counted (provided certain requirements have been
fulfilled) in the aggregate of the first 64 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 satisfactori ly their work in Perspective (two terms).
Delinquencies due to absence for ill ness 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 Curator's
office in order to signify their intention before the first day of December in
the school year of competition.
All work submitted in competiti on must be that which has been done in the
Academy classes or for Academy registration and has received criticism from
a member or members of the Faculty. It must also be work completed within
the last 32 weeks of the Winter School or the 16 weeks immediately preceding in the Summer Schoo!. Either the stamp from monthly registration or
one by special arrangement at the Curator's office must be upon each work
exhibited.
All competitors are unrestricted as to the amount and variety of work they
submit in the competition groups, provided they do not exceed the space
allotted to them, but each Pa inter's group must include a landscape.
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Paintings, Drawings, and Illustrations
.
. .exhibited in the Pa·1 nt·Ing or III ustratlon
.
lite d
g roupS must not excee d 36 Inches. In either dimension ' and mus t be ex h·b·
unframed and unglazed.
If tape is used to trim unsi gh tly edg es 0 f canvases .It
.
may be used to give ord er rather than enhance and must n
t h upon
o encroac
the face of the ca nvas.
Every student awarded a First Cresson Traveli ng Scholarship must leave for
Europe on or before June 15th of the yea r of award; otherwise the scholarship is revoked. A period of at least 90 days in Europe must be accounted
for in the financial and itinerary report which is required for filing in the office
of the Curator before the first day of Decembe r following the award.
In the ca se of a second Cresson Traveling Scholarship, the student is granted
the privilege of using the credit for travel ($900.00) any time within two
years and four months of the receipt of the award. The $200.00 credit for
fuit ion, howeve r, must be used within the year fol lowing 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
with in six weeks of their return to America .
THE LEWIS S. WARE MEMORIAL SCH OLARSHIP. The Lewis S. Ware
Memorial Scholarship is announced , which, in accordance with the will of the
Testato r, provides a European Traveling Scholarship in amount and regulations
si milar to those of Cresson Scholarships of that year. ($1, 100.00 in 1938)
Thi s schola rship will be available at intervals of possibly three or four years
and is to be awarded when available by the President with the advice of the
Faculty to a student of outstanding merit who is not receiving a Cresson
Scholarship that year.
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. Real izi 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 scholarship is designed partic ularl y to encourage talented students toward competent and thorough
CLARA BRATT
HONORABLE MENTION STEWARDSO N COMP ET IT IO N 1935
STIMSO N PRIZE 1936
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN SCULPTUR E 193B
STEWARD SON PRIZE 1937
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kn owledge in these fiel ds.
Two terms of free tuition in the Winter School are, therefore, to be awarded
to each painter or painters and sc ulptor or sculptors who~e team or te.ams
place first, second or third in the Associatio n of the Alumnr of the Amerrcan
Academy in Rome judgment; provided , that in the acceptance of such
scholarship, the students will major in their respective .d~partments (Mural
Decoration and Sculpt ure) , and shall use this tuition credrt in the school year
directly following after that of the award.
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THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES. The Charles Toppan p.
f
19 39 are'
.
.
riles or
First Prize, $300.00, Second Pme, $200.00 and two hon
bl
.
.
' o r a e mentions of
$100.00 eac h .
These prizes were established in 1881 by the gift of Mrs Ch I T
.
T
d
.
ares oppa n,
Miss Harriette R. oppan, an Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes are awarded ~nly to stud~nts who have previously received and
used a C resson Scholarship .. Competltors who fulfill all of the requirements
for a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship will, at the same time, be considered eligible to compete for a Toppan Prize. Competitors who are not in
Competition for a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship are required to
register certain work each month, and will arrange individually with the
Curator for the requirements in the respective departments of Painting, Illustration, Sculpture and Mural Decoration.
Any student having received one Toppan prize is debarred from receivin g
another Toppan prize of the same or lower value.
BARBARA N. DOAN
The work submitted in competition must be an original painting, in oil or
water color, the una ided work of the student without criticism. All work in
competition m ust be submitted without signature by Monday, May 15, 1939,
12 o'clock noon. No student may submit more than one canvas. Canva ses
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.
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1938
Canvases are numbered by the Curator, and a memorandum 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 submitted will receive first consideration.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prizes or honorable mentions if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify
making the awards.
THE THOU RON PRIZES. These awards 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 composl"+"Ions upon sub jects given to the class during the current season, and a prize of $25.0~ f~r a
second similar group, the first to be decided by the Faculty, the secon d y a
vote of the students then working in the schools; and one of $50.00 ahn on~
of $25.00, the first for general progress in study, and the sec~nd f'b t e tor
showing, in its treotment of said subjects, the most poetic, a strac, or
idealistic point of view, both to be decided by the Instructor of the class.
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CHARLES PROTAS
38
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1938
•
A competitor is not eligible a second time for the same
prIZe, and cannot
receive more t han one awar d t he same season.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prize
h
bl
. . '
. .
h
k
'
.
s or onora e mentions If, In Its OpiniOn, t e wor submitted IS not of suffc' t
't t . .
I len mer! 0 Iushfy
.
h
d
making t e awar s.
THE STEWARDSON PRIZE. The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hundred
Dollars in the Department of Sculpture will be awarded for the 39th time
at the close of the school year.
This is an ann.ual prize, competed for by present students of the Academy
with such pupils of other art schools as may be approved by the Committee
on Instruction. Having once received this award, a student is ineligible to
compete for this prize a second time.
lISLIE JUDD
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C~ESSON SC HO LA R IN PAINTING 1938
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
three feet in height, and must be made within eighteen hours, during three
consecutive days, in six sessions of three hours each.
No one except the competitors are admitted to the competition ro~m at any
time during the days of the competition , and no one except the members of
the Jury are present during the judging of the studies. ·
Each competitor draws a number by lot. This number determines the competitor's position in the competition room and a corresponding number is
placed upon an envelope which contains the competitor's name and is
deposited sealed, with the Secretary of the Academy. Upon completion of
the work the competitor places a correspond ing number upon the study to be
submitted to the Jury of Award.
The Jury of Award consists of three professional sculptors, having no official
c ~nnection with the Academy, or any other schools whose pupils ma y have
taken part in the competition. When the successful number has been announced by the chairman of the Jury, the Secretary, in the presenc~ 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
satisfacto ry to the Jury, the prize may, at their discretion, be :vithheld. When
no award is made, the amount of the prize may, at the discreho~ o.f the Boa.rd
of Directors, be added to the principal of the prize fund or distributed with
future prizes.
The clay models offered in competition must be kept standing in bgood condition until otherwise ordered and figures cast by the Academy ecome its
property.
4/
THE STIMSON PRIZE. This prize was established in me
f E
mory 0 mmo Burn
hom Stimson an d was create d f or the award each yea f
'.
r a a prIZe In sculpture
of $100.00 f or t he b est wor k d one by the students in reg uIar Course 0 f the
class.
The contest is open to students
who have been regi stered for th ree t erms an d
.
who are members of
Classes
. the Life Modelling
.
' but is not open t 0 former
students who work In the class by special permi ssion . 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 anonymou sly 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 honorable 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
chai rman 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
the 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 honorable mentions if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify
making the awards.
ROBERT T. LlPPENCOn
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1938
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 Ecker~
Ramborger, who for some years was a student of the Academy, an ~nnua
prize of $25.00 is awarded for the best li ne 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 reg istered 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 ' a student becomes t hereaft
.
er
ineligible to compete again.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to award prizes
h
bl
.'
..
h
k
or onora e mentions if, In Its opinion, t e wor submitted is not of suffic'lent merl't t 0 .lush'fy
making the awards.
FREE-HAND DRAWING PRIZES for the HIGHER SCHOOLS OF PHllADElPHI~ AND VICINITY . . The Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy
•
ELMORE CAVE
+4
STIMSON PRIZE 1938
of the Fine Arts have established a system of prize awards for original Freehand Drawing by students of the higher schools of the city of Phil adelphia and
immediate vicinity.
The purpose of making these awards is to stimulate interest in Free-nand
Drawing, to discover those who possess marked talents, and to offer the m the
advantages of study at the Academy. The drawings must be free-ha nd from
a cast or other object assigned by the instructor and mu st be the unaided
work of the student, without criticism.
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 schoo!.
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 month s of March and
April but must be submitted to the instructor of the school where made , and
the prizes announced before April 30, 1939.
The two prize drawings from each school must be sent to the Secretary of
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelp hia, not later tha n May 15, 1939. The Faculty of the Academy will then
judge the drawings submitted, and award the fina l 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 wri tten on. the b~ck ;
name of the competitor; name of the school in which the student IS working ,
and the signature of the Principal of the school. Drawings ma y be called for
two weeks after announcement of the final awards.
·t·IS hoped that these awards, an d t he stlmu
. Ius th ey a fford
I
·
, wi ll lead to da
' . , . th 't' h'gher schools an
cIoser sympathy between the art Instruction In e CI y S I
the work of the Academy itself.
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ADMISSION. Application blank, sent upon re ques t
returned to the Curator with letters of charact
f must be filled in and
tificate of health, a full- length snapshot and 0 er re eretnce , a doctor's cer"
n reques t h
I'
submit examp Ies 0 f wor k in which the Faculty
f d' e app Icant must
and promise and an evident sincerity of purpocan blnf an ahPparent ability
....
se, e ore test d t
IS
contingent
upon
complete
u enIt mayd
register. Ad mission
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h
d
sa t'IS fac t'Ion to Foc
Managemen t In eac an every particular as list d b ' u y an
subject to the reserved right of dismissal No stud : .ovel"
e ~nd IS always
least sixteen years of age and possessed of 'a complet:d' h·lsh Ighlble udnless. at
't
. I t Th C
'tt
I
Ig SC 00 l e ucatlon
or I s equlva en .
e omml ee on nstruction reserves the ri ht
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the number of students under any or all classifications.
g to Imlt
FEES. Day School,
Tuition Fee per term . . . . .
$100.00
Matriculation Fee (paid only on entrance)
10.00
Locker Fee per term
1.00
Tota,I FirstTerm . . . .
$111.00
Tuition Fee, All Subsequent Terms.
.
100.00
Locker Fee per term . . . .
1.00
Total Fees, First Year .
. . . . . . $212.00
Students paying the Day School fee s are entitled to all the privi leges of the
Evening School classes.
Evening School,
$25.00
Tuition Fee for Single Term . . . .
5.00
Matriculation Fee (paid only on entrance)
.75
Locker Fee per one term . . . . .
$30.75
Total per Single Term , Evening School
Part Time (for former P. A. F. A. students),
$50.00
Tuition Fee per term (3 full day privileges per week)
1.00
Locker Fee for term
. . . . . . . . .
$51.00
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Total Fee per term
These fees do not include the cost of any materials.
Summer School, See Summer School catalogue.
~A Y~ENT REGULATIONS. All fees are payable in advance an~ no deduc-
CHARLES E. MARKS
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CRESSON SC H OLAR IN ILLUSTRAT IO N 1937
CRESSON SCHOLAR IN ILLU STRAT IO N 1938
hon 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 Pennsyl~?n ia Academy of the Fine Arts for the exact amoun~ due.
TUition fees are payable in two equal instalments. The first payment shall be
made on or before the date of registration and the second payment on or
before February Ist.
.
.
?tudents shall be considered in attendance until formal notice of Withdrawal.
In writing, is received by the Curator.
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Non-payment of fees ~ccording to the announced dates
t t d
students from attendance '. as lSI a Ie above,
hall prohibit such delinquent
s
i n a c asses, lectures, etc.
.
.
New registratlo~ cards shall be Issued at the beginning of each ter
m to
students at the time of the payment of fees.
DORMITORIES. The Academy maintains in Philadelphia Day d E '
schools only, and assumes no responsibility for students beyond athn I' vetnln g
Iml s ° f
the schoo I b UI'Id 'Ing.s.. H owev~r,. wO.men stu d ents registering at the eAcadem
are grante~ the privilege ~f living In the dormitory system conducted b th~
Moore Institute of Art, SCience, and Ind~stry and the Philadel phia Sch:ol of
Design for Women. The .Academy can .hlghIY.recommend these accommodations. For rates, etc., write to MIss Jul ia OWing at 1922 Race Street, Philadelphia.
CALENDAR. School year 1938-39.
Registration .
(on or after) September 19th.
First Term begins. .
. . . . . . . . . October 3rd.
Private View of the Thirty-sixth Annual Water Color Exhibition and
the Thirty-seventh Annual Exhibition of Miniatures and the Student
Exhibition from the Summer School at Chester Springs . October 22nd
Exh;bition open to the Public .
October 23rd to Novem ber 27th.
Thanksgiving Day holiday .
Novem ber 24th.
Christmas holiday . . . . . . . . December 19th to January 2nd.
First day of Pose for Stimson Competition in Sculpture
" Janu ary 2nd.
Registration for Second Term . .
(on or after) January 23rd.
Stimson Prize judgment and award . . . . . . . . January 27th.
Private view of The One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Annual Oil and
SCL;lpture Exhibition
. . . January 28th.
Exhibifon open to the Publ ic .
January 29th to March 5th.
Second Term begins . . .
. . . February 6th.
Washington's Birthday holiday .
. . . February 22nd.
Stewardson competition . . .
March 20th, 21 st and 22nd.
Stewardson Prize judgment and award
. . March 22nd.
Easter holiday . . . . . . . .
April 7th and 8th.
May 15th to 19th.
Placement of Cresson Competition exhibits
Judgment for Toppan Prizes
.......
May 16th.
Judgment for Cresson Scholarships, Thouron , Packard , Ram borger
Prizes
. . . . . . . . .
. . . May 23rd.
Exercises in Galley F for tr.e award of yea r prizes .
. , ~ay ~6~~'
Exhibition of Competitors' \'Iork. . .
. . , May 25 to ne 27th'
Last day of Winter School . .
..
. .
kay f th .
No models are engaged to pose or criticism given for the last wee °
e
Second Term except by special arrangement.
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f r
gue
Summer School, Chester Springs, Penna. (see Summer ShchoSol ctata bo 23 °d
detail)
. . . June 5t to ep em er r.
. . . . '. . . I
d f
ne to four o'clock six
Day c Iassessare
held from nine to tV/e ve an
rom 0
'I k f m
0
en
days per week. Eveninq classes are held from seven to tc 1 cdoc broe
.
Mon d ay to Fri' d
ay,"Inclusive. A II exceptions
are no t e d in the a en ar a ov49.
M
MICHAEL FIORIGLIO
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CRESSON SCHOLAR IN PAINTING 1938
GENERAL DATA
St udents are expected to know how to
conduct themselves upon principles
of honor without specific rule s.
d' h
The management of the school re se rves the rig ht at any t'
'
Ime an Wit out
advance notice, to reject or dismi~s any student without recourse, for any
reason which may see m sufficient In the opinion of the manag ement, and
without assigning any reason.
Stu dents will not be called from the classrooms to answer personal or telephone calls except when, in the opinion of the Curator, there is an extrem e
eme rgency. Messa ges will be recorded and placed in the student's ma il boxes.
The Academy assumes no responsibility concerning the property of students
whether by loss or damage . A large steel locker, fitted with a com bination
lock, is provided for each student. A dditional locker space may be a rranged
by the paying of extra fee s.
IR VING F. GOLDSTEIN
CRESSON SCHOLAR I N ILLUSTRATION 1938
Art supplies must be provided by the students. These supplies ma y be pu rchased at the school store at rea sonable prices.
A lunch room and kitchen are provided for the use of those stude nts who
prefer to prepare their lunches and suppe rs at the school. No fo od is on
sale in the Academy Buildings.
Visitors are admitted to the school between the hours of 4:00 and 5.00 P. M.
The Academy claims the right to retain , temporaril y, examples of students'
work for use in exhibition held both in the Academ y and for rotary or special
exhibitions for which the school may arrange.
Application forms and any further information desired concerning the schools
may be obtained by addressing Josep h T. Fra ser, Jr., Curator, Broad
a~d
Cherry Streets , Philadelphia, W inter School; Chester Spring s, Pe nnsylvania.
FRANCIS A. MILLon
CRESSO N SCHOLAR IN ILLUSTRATION 1938
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Summer School.
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ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP IN
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
Ann ual members ore such
perso ns as co ntri b ute $10 annually for the mainte nance
of t he Academy.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP
Life members a re th ose who contribu te t he sum of $100. Annual and life me mbers ore ad mi tted to all the public exhibitio ns and lectures .at .the. Academy, h~ve
a right to use its library, subject to t he r?g ulat ion s of the Institution , ond rec?,ve
on admission ticke t. The y have all t he prr vrl eges of stockh olders except the rrght
to vote. Checks may be se nt to Hen ry C . G ibso n, Treasu re r, at the Academy.
FORM O F BEQUEST
give, devise and bequeath to "The Pennsylvania Acad e my of th e Fin e Arts"
. . .. .. ...... . ........ .. . . . Dollars, in t rust to invest and keep invested
and apply the income only to the maintenance of t he said Aca demy.
THE FELL OWSHIP OF
THE PENNSYL VANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
The Object of t he Fell owsh ip is to foster a spi rit of fratenity amon g the fo rmer
and present students of Th e Pe nnsylvania Acad e my of the Fine Arts in the inte rests
of Art. In addition to its ma ny other activiti es t he Fellowship also functi o ns so mewhat as an Al um ni, through its membe rs establ ishing a co ntinuing link with the
Academy when t hey no longe r study there .
To Become a Member of the Fellowship it is necessary only to fill in the atta c hed
Appl ica tio n Bla nk a nd ma il, or se nd , it to the Fellowship ,
Du es for Resident Me mbers are Four Dollars a year, a nd for No n-R es ident Me mbers (living more than fift y miles from Phi ladel phia) Two Do llars a year. Life
Membership Fift y Dollars. Bills for dues will be re ndered by mail when due.
The Activities of the Fellowship include a n A nnu a l Exhibitio n of the works of
!,"embers, a series of Evening Talks in the Academy Lecture Roo m on subjects of
Interest to .Art Workers, a~d a variety of . Get-Ac q uai nted Ga t he ring s, Dances ,
Group Outings, etc., to which adm ittance IS free and of whic h adva nce noti ce s
are sent by mail to all members.
If you have been: or ~ re: a student at Th e Pennsylvania Academy of th e Fine
d t "
Arts you a re cordl. lly Invited to become a membe r of the Fellowsh '
'th 't' b 'Id'
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