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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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The eagle on tTw cover is a pTlOt.ograpTl of tTle wood ca.rvi.ng in the Permanent Colleclion of t.Tle
Pennsrlvania Academy of the Fine Arts by the first American sculptor WILLIAM RUSH.
Diana Denny
Cresson Scholar in Illustration 1945
Cresson Scholar in Illustration 1946
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1944
Master of Fine Arts 1945
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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SCHOOL IN AMERICA : 1806
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ILLUSTRATION
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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
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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
the object of the association, quaintly and vigorously expressed
in the language of the day, was:
"To promote the cultivation of the Fine Arts. in tTle United States of 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 moderate but honourable premiums. and
otherwise assisting the Studies and exciting the efforts of the Artists gradually
to unfold. enligTlIen. and invigorate the talents of our Countrymen."
DANIEL GARBER
GEORGE HARDING
Professional Advisor.
Instructor in Mural Decoration .
Born in North Manchester. Indiana, in 1880. Studied in the Art Academy of
Cincinnati, and in The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awarded:
First Hallgarten Prize, National Academy of Design, 1909; Honorable Mention, Carnegie Institute, 1910; 4th W. A. Clarke Prize and Honorable
Mention, Corcoran Gallery of A rt, Washington, D. C., 191 0 ; Honorable
Mention, Art Club of Philadelphia, 1910; Bronze Medal, International Exposition, Buenos Ai res, 1910; Wa Iter Li ppi ncott Prize, The Pennsylva nia
Academy of the Fine Arts, 1911; Potter Palmer Gold Medal, A rt Institute
of Chicago, 1911; 2nd W. A. Clarke Prize and Silver Medal. Corcoran
Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C., 1912; 2nd A ltman Prize for Figure
Painting, National Academy of Design, New York City, 19 15; Gold Medal,
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco, 1915; Shaw Prize,
Salmagundi Club , New York City, 1916; Harrison S. Morris Prize, Newport,
Rhode Island, 1916; 1st Altman Prize for Figure Painting, National Academy
of Design, New York City, 1917; Edward T. Stotesbury Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A rts, 1918; Temple Gold Medal. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A rts, 1919; First W. A. Cla rke Prize and
Gold Medal, Corcoran Gallery of A rt, W ashington, D. C., 1921; First
Altman Prize for Landscape, National Academy of Design, New York City,
1922; Gold Medal, Art Club of Philadelphia, 1923; Carnegie Prize, National
Academy of Desig n, New York City, 192'3; Th ird Prize, Ca rneg ie Institute,
International, 1925; The Academy Gold Medal of Honor, The Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine A rts, 1929; The Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, The
~ennsylvania Academy of the Fine A rts, 1927; Popular Prize, A nnual Exhibi.
tlon, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1940-41; Pennell Medal,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine A rts, 1942. Member: National
Academy ~f Design, New York City; National A rts Club, New York City;
Salmagundi Club, New York City.
Born in Philadelphia; studied in The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, with Howard Pyle and independently abroad. Illustrator and author
of descriptive articles and fictional work in Horper's and other magazines.
Travelled extensively in Labrador, Australia, New Guinea and Asia. Commissioned Captain of Engineers and assigned as artist with the American
Expeditionary Forces in 1918-1919; Major U. S. Marine Corps 1942-46,
se rved as Combat Artist, South Pacific Campai gns, Solomon Islands to
Guam. Mural Decorations in banks , hotels, hospitals, U. S. Customs House ,
Port of Philadelphia, North Philade lp hia Post Office, U. S. Post Office
Building, Washington, D. C., Municipal Court House, Parkway, Philadelphia,
Federal Building-World's Fa ir. Honorab le Mention, Art Club of Philadelphia, 1934; Edward T. Stotesbury Prize, 1938 ; Pennsy lvania Academy of the
Fine Arts. Member : National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Fine Arts
Commission.
ROY C. NUSE
Instructor In Drawing and Preliminary Portrait Painting and Head of the Coordinated Courses of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with the
University of Pennsylvania.
Born in Springfield, Ohio, February 23 , 1885. Pupil of Duveneck, Cincinnati
Art Academy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awards: Cresson
European Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1917; Second
Cresson, First Toppan and First Thouron Prizes, Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, 1918; Medal , Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1921. Fellowship of
P.A.F.A. Gold Medal Award, 1940. Past President of the Fellowship of
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Instructor In Drawing and Painting.
1896
. Studied in the Corcoran School of
Bo rn .,n W·,n d sor , North Carolina ,
Art, Washington, D. C., and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Awards: Cresson Foreign Traveling Scholarships, 1923 and 1925, The Penns Ivania Academy of the Fine Arts ; The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania
Jcademy of the Fine Arts ' Gold Medal , 1926; First Prize in Landscape
Society of Washington Artists, 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 ; La ndsca pe Prize, Con necticut Academy of Fi ne Arts , 1932;
Third W. A. Clarke Prize and Bronze Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D. C., 1937; Gold Medal, Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1938; The
Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ,
1940; Th~ Academy Fellowship Prize, 1940. Member: National A cademy of
Design, New York City.
WALKER HANCOCK
Instructor in Sculpture.
Born in St. Louis, 1901. Studied in the St. Louis School of Fine Arts and The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awards : Second Prize, St. Louis Art
League Competition, 1916; Edmu nd Stewa rdson Prize, Pen nsylva n ia Academy of the Fine Arts, 1921; Emlen Cresson Foreign Traveling Scholarship,
1922 and 1923; Widen er Mem orial Gold Medal. Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, 1925; Fellowship Prize, 1932; Helen Foster Barnett Prize,
Nationa I Academy of Desig n, 1935. Awa rded Fellowshi pin the Ameri ca n
Academy in Rome, 1925; Monuments, Fine Arts and Archi ves Specialist
Officer, 1942-1946. Member: Architectural League of New York. The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ; National Sculpture
Society; National Academy of Design; National Institute of Arts and
Letters.
ROSWELL WEIDNER
Instructor In Drawing and Lithography.
Born in Reading, Pa., 1911. Studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts , and The Barnes Foundation. Awarded the Will iam Emlen Cresson
Foreign Travelin g Sch olarship, 1935; First Charles Toppan Memorial Prize ,
1936; Honorable Mention Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1936.
HARRY ROSIN
Instructor in Construction and Sculpture .
Born in Philadelphia , Decen:ber 21, 1897. Studied in The Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts and in Paris. Awarded: Stewardson Prize for
Sculpture; Cresson Traveling Scholarship , 1926; Widener Gold Medal, 1939 ;
P. A. Fellowship Prize, 1941. Fellowship of P.A.F.A. Gold Medal Award ,
1942 ; $ I ,000 g ra nt from Ameri ca n Academy of Arts a nd Letters , 1946.
Represented: by work for the French Government on the island of Guadaloupe, French West Indies; a building in Papeete, Tahiti, South Seas ; The
Samuels Memorial, Schuylkill River, Philadelphia; Private and Public Collections in London, Paris, Tahiti, New York and Philadelphia.
EDWARD SHENTON
Instructor In Advanced Illustration.
Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1895. Studied in the Phila delphia Museum School of Industrial Art ; Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts ; Pupil of Thornton Oakley; Henry McCarter; George Harding.
Award ed: Lea Prize, 1922; Cresson Traveling Scholarship, Pennsylvania
A cademy of the Fine Arts , 1922 , 1923. Represented: Illustration,:
" Scribner's," "Saturday Evening Post," "The Yea rling," 1937; "Cross Creek,
1942; "Face of a Nation," 1939; "Dune Boy," 1943; Brady's Bend, 1946.
Instructor, Ph iladelph ia Museum School of Industria I Art.
FRAN KLIN CHENAULT WATKINS
PEPPINO MANGRAVITE
Instruc:tor in Painting and Composition on leave of absenc:e from December
first with the Americ:an Ac:ademy in Rome.
Instruc:tor in Painting.
Born in New York City, in 1894. Studied in The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts. Awarded: W illiam Emlen Cresson Memorial Traveling Scholarship, 1917 , 1918; Second Toppan Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts , 1920 ; First Prize and Lehman Prize, Carnegie International Exhibition, 1931; Bronze Medal, Paris International Exposition, 1937; Bronze
Medal, Musee de Jeu de Paume, Paris, 1938; First Prize and Corcoran
Gold Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1939 ; Second Prize, Unrestricted
Division, International Art Exhibit, Golden Gate International Exposition,
1939; Beck Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , 1941;
Lippi nco tt Prize, Pennsylva nia Academy of the Fi ne Arts , 1942; Tem pie
Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1944; also awards,
Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia Art Club, Chicago Art Institute.
Member: International Institute of Arts and Letters. Served Marine and
Naval Camouflage operations, First World Wrr.r. Represented in Private
and Public Collections.
Born in Italy, .1896. St~died ~t Art Students Lea gue, Cooper Union.
Member: American Soc iety Painters, Scu lpto rs and Graphics; Member
Board of Trustees American Academy in Rome. Awards : G old Meda l
Sesqui-Centennial Exposition, Philadelphia , 1926 ; Gu ggenheim Fellowsh ip:
193~ and 1936. Represent~d in collections: Ph illips Me moria I Gallery ,
Whitney Museum of Ameri can Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fin e
Arts and others.
ROBERT RIGGS
Instruc:tor in Illustration.
Born in Decatur, Illinois, 1896. Awards: Eyre Meda l, Phi ladelphia Water
~olor Club, 1932 ; Pennell Memorial Medal , Pennsyl vania Academy of the
Fine Arts , 1934; Gribbel Prize Philadelphia Print Club, 193 8. Represented:
Art Institute of Chicago; Brooklyn Museum; Whitn ey Mus eum of American
Art; Museum of Modern Art. Member: Associate Na tional Academy, 1938 ;
Ph iladel ph ia Art Allia nce; Philadel ph ia Water Col or Club.
LEON KARP
Instruc:tor in Illustration and Painting.
ALLAN JONES. B.F.A.
Assistant Instruc:tor in Mural Dec:oration.
Born in Newport News, Va., 1915. Studied at The Pennsylania Academy of
the Fine Arts, Co-ordinated Courses. Studied under Arthur Carles and
George Harding. Awarded the William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarships, 1938 and 1939; Toppan Prize , 1939; Anna C. Wood Prize, Norfolk,
Va. Instructor: History of Architecture at William and Mary College .
Mural Decorations in post offices and liners.
JOHN W. McCOY. B.F.A .• A.N.A.
Instruc:tor in Water Color.
Born in Pi nole, Ca liforn ia, 1910. Studied at Cornell University; studied
summer at the Ameri can School at Fountainbleau, France, and Studios of
N. C. Wyeth , Landislas Mebgys and Despojols. Awarded First Honorable
Mention Am~ri ~an Water Color Society, 1946. Mural in Metropolitan Life
Insurance Budding, New York, and Nemours Building, Wilmington .
Born in Brooklyn , New York, 1903. Studied at The Philadelphia Museum
School of Industrial Art and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Awards : Cresson European Travell ing Scholarship, 1926 ; Beck Meda l,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , 1939; Repres ented in collections,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Aca demy of the Fine Arts and
Private Collections .
JULIUS BLOCK
Instruc:tor in Painting.
Born in Baden , Germany, 1888. Studied at The Philadelphia Museum
School of Industrial Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the
Ba rnes Foundation. Awa rded Cresson Traveling Schola rship 191 1- r 2.
Second Toppan 1912. Philadelphia Print Club Prize 1933, Honora?'e
Mention, Ameri can Painting of Today, Worcester Art Museum 1933. First
Purchase Prize Wanamaker Regional Art Exhib it 1934, Yarnall Ab bott
Memorial Prize Philadelphia Art Allian ce 1939. Represented in collection
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art, Philadelphia Museu m of A rt,
Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art, Corcoran Art
Gallery, Portrait in White House Collection.
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JOHN F. LEWIS. JR.
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of the Committee on Instruction of the
Chairman ex-officio, as Ch airman
Board of Directors.
JOHN F. HARBESON. B.S. and M.S. in Architecture .
Instructor in Perspective and Architectural Advisor in the Sculpture Class In
Composition.
Born in Philadelphia, July 30, 1888. Studied in the University o~ Penn.sylva nia. Received B.S. 1910, and Arthur Spayd Brooke Gold Medal In Design,
19 10 ; M.S.A., 1911; Cope Prize (Philadelphia Chapter, A. I. A. an.d T
Square Club), 1913. Arch itect, Associate of. Paul P.. Cret. Fellow: American
In stitute of Architects; Associa te Professor In Architectural DeSign, School
of Fine Arts, Un iversity of Pennsylvania; Author of "The Study of Architectural Design," Pencil Points Press, N. Y., 1926.
ROBERT M. WALKER. A.B.. M.F.A.. Ph.D.
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Lecturer in Art History.
Born in Flushing, New York, 1908. Princeton University, A.B., 1932 ; M.F.A .,
1936; Harvard University, Ph.D., 1941. Instructor in Fine Arts, Willia ms
College, 1935-38; Assista nt in Fi ne Arts, Ha rva rd Univers ity, 1939-40;
Assista nt Professor, Swa rth more College, 1941-47; Assoc iate Professor,
1947-. Articles in The Art Bulletin; reviews in Parnassus and liturgical Arts .
GEORGE SIMPSON KOYL. M.S. in Architecture
Dean of the School of Fine Arts of the University of Pennsylvania represent.
ing the University in the Coordinated Courses .
WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL. B.S. and M.S. in Architecture
Assistant Instructor in Perspective and Instructor In Lettering.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, 1887; studied in the University of Pennsy lvania. B.S. in Arts , 1912. R.A. Instructor in Elements of Architecture in
the School of Fine Arts , Un ive rsity of Pennsylvania.
PHILIP ALIANO
Instructor in Stone Cutting.
Born in Cor/eto Perticara , Italy. Studied drawing and modeling at The
Spring Ga rden Institute a nd modeling at Drexel Institute. Received Honorable Mentions
Foreman in charge of stone, marble and granite for difforent studios; also
stone 'y a.rd . Form~r Chairman of the Architectural Sculptors and Carvers
Association of Philadelphia and Vicinity.
JOSEPH SCHINDLER. D.Chem.
Technical Advisor.
Born in Germany, 1906. Studied in Munich . Applied Chemistry and Te ch·
nology in the Fine Arts on the basis of . Prof. Max Doerner, Mun ich, a nd
Dr. Hans Beohm, Berlin. Docent of General Chemistry and Cons ervator at
the Pennsylvania A cademy of the Fine l Arts, Technological Departmen t;
Technical A dvisor for the University o"f Pennsylvania , 1946; Conserva tor
for the University Museu m, University of Pen nsylva nia, 1946. Conservation
of various collections: Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa. , Episcopa l
Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.
EDMOND J. FARRIS. B.A .• Ph.D.
Lecturer in Anatomy.
Born in Bu~alo, Ne~ York. Associate in Anatomy, in Charge of Operations
of The ~Ista~ l~sM'ute
Anatomy and Biology. Author, "Art Students'
A(Ln.ato.my (L,pp, ncott ) ; Anatomy a nd Physiology, La boratory Guide"
Ipplncott).
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LOUISE BOWEN BALLINGER
Curator of Schools.
Graduate Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art. Formerly instructor
in Fine and Vocational Arts in Private Schools.
HE Faculty constitutes the greatest single asset of the Acad-
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emy's Schools. Many other factors, however, contribute to
the streng th of the present institution . Its strategic location,
Galleries,
Library
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Print
Collection,
the
Coordinated
Courses with the University of Pennsylvania, the American
Academy in Rome Collaborative 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
Philadelphia 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, museL:m, 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.
The Annual Exhibitions held by the A cademy, of which this
year's will be the One Hundred and Forty-third , bring together
the best examples of current Ameri can painting and sculpture,
and enable students to follow intelligently the vbri6tJs' md~'e
ments of contemporary art , and to stu dy the technicar methods
by which the art of today is a chieving its results. These exhibitions have been recognized for many years as being the foremost in America. The Water Color Exhibition and the Exhibition
of Modern Miniatures 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 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 Academy , to free admission to the Galleries , Special Exhibitions, Lectures , and to the use of the Libary and Print
Collection.
LIBRARY. An excellent reference library is available to all
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 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.
registered students at specified times. A valuable extension of
this library exists in a collection of books, easy of access to
students for individual research.
PRINT COLLECTION. The A cademy is the owner of one of the
largest and most valuable print collections in the Uni.ted States,
with a total aggregate in all collections of 67,000 prll'lts.
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.
DRAWING. These classes are maintained primarily to provide
a groundwork 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 with that
opportunity to grasp the problems of light and shad e towa rd
the expression of form more easily than by work from liv' ng
models.
First A nti q ue Classes,
Antique Cast (Head) • • • • • •
Construction ( Life Model Proportions)
Sketch
ATTENDANCE. There is no compulsory attendance in any class
or classes of the Academy school, 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 days.
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Discussions In Painting and Composition
Still Life • • • • • • • • • • • •
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Roswell Weidne r
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Franklin C. Wa tkins
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SCULPTURE. This department introduces its students to and
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 Figure drawing
classes .. Students who present evidence of work accomplished in
accredited art schools may, upon consultation with the Curator
be admitted into more advanced classes immediately.
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trains technically in modelling and its application. Special emphasis is placed upon Sculpture as allied to its sister arts,
Painting and Architecture.
Life, Head, and Composition
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Perspective · • • · • • · • · • • •
Croquis (Sketching from Life, Action Poses)
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PAINTING. The painting classes are planned to assist each student, upon a sound knowledge of drawing as a base, to a
personal expression through color; the whole built upon compositional understanding and sound technical facility.
Preliminary Classes,
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Francis Speight
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Roswell Weidner
Franklin C. Watkins
Julius Bloch
Peppino Mangravite
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· . Francis Speight
. Joseph Schindler
ILLUSTRATION. The purpose of the illustration class is to train
the student as en artist first, and then to apply his professional
knowledge in the field of magazine and book illustration.
Preliminary Classes,
Life
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Costumed Model (Water Color)
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Costume Sketch and Croquis . . . . . . . . . . • Roy C. Nuse
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Construction
Perspective . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . John Horbeson
Anatomy . . • • • • • • • • • . . . • . Dr. Edmond J. Forris
Mary Hanson
Cresson Scholar in Painting 1946
Advanced Classes,
Illustration, Composition and Professional Practice.
Life . . . . . . . . . . .
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BACHELOR DEGREE
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Edward Shenton
Robert Riggs
Leon Karp
John McCoy
John McCoy
. Roy C. Nuse
. . Harry Rosin
. . Fra nklin Watkins
William M. Campbell
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.
Mura I Composition and Tech nica I Resea rch.
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George H a rdi ng
Allan Jones
Life • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
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Costumed Sketch and Croquis .
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Construction
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Composition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Franklin C. Watkins
Analysis of Color and Grounds. . . . . . . . . Joseph Schindler
COO~DINATED COURSES. The University of Pennsylvania
offers Its degrees of Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts to students of Painting, Sculpture, Mural Decoration, or Illustration,
v: ho have com~leted a co.urse of academic study in the University and prescribed technical work in the Schools of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The C~ordi~ated Courses are normally five year courses, durIn~ which time. 58 semester credits must be completed in reqUlr~d .academlc courses at the University and 122 semester
credits In the technical work of the Academy.
MASTER DEGREE
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Tota I Semester Credits 180
Advanced standing for academic work up to 22 semester creditc
may be allowed by the University. For previous technical study
of the Fine Arts the Academy may allow credit up to 72
semester credits of the 122 required. This does not apply to the
terms of the Cresson Competition.
The technical work of the student is judged each term by the
Committee on the Coordinated Courses. Reports are rendered
each term. I n 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 impos8d.
Candidates for admission to the Coordinated Courses must
meet the requirements of each institution. Application blan ks
will be sent upon request.
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 department in which he
or she is enrolled. For example: the student in Preliminary Painting registers one Life, Head, Construction, Costumed Sketch,
Compos ition 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 compe tition s, 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.
Attendance upon the classes on Discussion in Painting is not
compulsory but students are particularly urged to attend all
through their Academy experience. Composition studies an.d
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
stu dents taking the Coordinated Course with the University of
Penn sylvania. Every student is urged to get credit for thi s course
in hi s first or second year.
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Anatomy lectures are not compulsory but every student is advised to attend regularly for at lea st two term s (one winter).
George Taylor
Cresson Scholar in IIlustrat;on 1946
PROMOTION. Application for promotion fro.m the First Antique Cast Drawing section to .the Se~on.d Antique Ca~t Drawing section and subsequently Into POinting or Illustration may
be made at any stated monthly meeting of the Faculty. A
group of Drawings or Paintings,. one each f~om all bran.che~ of
classes attended, is placed for ludgment with the application.
Each work submitted must have the approval of the Instructor
of the class in which it is made. If the Faculty finds the group
of insufficient merit to warrant promotion the student may submit another group to the Faculty at any subsequent meeting.
Admission to the Advanced Head and Advanced Life Painting
classes is also by action of the Faculty upon the submission of
one head or life painting (respectively) accompanied by a line
drawing made from the life model as posed in the class. Work
submitted needs no Instructor approval.
Admission to the Mural Decoration Class is arranged by conference with the Instructor and the Curator.
All students in the Sculpture classes begin , upon entrance and
regardless 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 arranged by conference with the Instructor and the Curator.
OPPOR~UNITIES FOR VETERANS. The Pennsylvania Academy
of ~he Fine Arts offers opportunities for study to veterans who
s?tlsfy entra.nce requirements and who are eligible for educational benefits under the Servicemen 's Readjustment Act of 1944.
EVENING CLASSES. The evening classes are planned for those
students whose activities or livelihood do not permit the m to
attend the day session. Students admitted under this head a re
not eligible to compete for prizes or scholarships and credits
are given only by special arrangement with the Curator. The
fees are set at a reasonable figure so that many may enjoy the
privilege of Drawing, Painting, or Modelling in the life classes.
See "Fees" for details. All day students are entitled to work in
the evening classes without extra fee.
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The Life model poses five evenings every week and the Costumed Sketch model every Friday evening.
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Life models pose on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Head
models pose Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.
PART TIME CLASSES. Owing to the inability ~f the Acade r1 Y
to accept all of the eligible applicants for full-time study it is
necessary to withdraw, until further notice , the privilege g ranted
to former students to attend on a part-time basis.
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COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM . It is the aim of the Academy's
Schools to approach the fi ne arts in the broadest sense. Toward
that end and because of the ideal coordination with the Univers'ty of Pennsylvania, through its School of Fine Arts, one of the
most va luable features is the participation through and with the
. ssociation of the Alumni of the American Academy in Rome
in their Collaborative Problem. This project engages students in
architecture , landscape architecture, mural decoration and
scul pture. Teams of four are formed, the latter two members
from the Academy, in the study of these, the 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 the Rome Academy's judgment. For
particulars see Collaborative Prizes under "Prizes and Scholarshi ps."
An extracurricular activity of the winter of 1946-1947 was an
exhibition of student work organized by the Fellowship of the
P.A.F.A. This exhibition was designed to give students experience in the preparing and submitting of work for presentation
before juries appointed by the Fellowship. About eighty items
were registered and only fifty-seven items were accepted and
hung. The exhibition was staged in Gallery C opening with the
reception of the Fellowship Annual Water Color exhibition on
March 15th and continuing until April 6th.
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Stimson Prize 1946
FREE TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. Fre~ tuiti.on sc~ola~ships are
available to returning students whose flnanciOl obllgatlo~s have
been met in full, for at least tW? terms .. T~ese scholarships are
solely for the pnpose of financiOll~ ass isting those who would
otherwise be unable to pursue their study o~ .art. Twenty-~ne
full free tuition sc holarships and two h.alf tUition scholarships
were awarded in May, 1946, for the W inter School.year 19461947. The major number of these are made a;ailable each
year by George D. Widener in memory of his father .and
mother, George D. Widener and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton
Rice and through the John Lambert Memorial Fund. Others
are ~ade available through bequests of various friends of the
Academy to be used for sc holarship aid: The Lo~ise ~arri s on
Memorial Scholarships given by Thomas S. Harrison In mem ory of his wife; The Mary R. Burton Scholarships; The Sarah
Kaighn Cooper Memorial Scholarship through the generosity
of Mrs. George K. Johnson; The Elizabeth H. Thomas Memorial Scholarship; and The George M. Wiltbank Scholarships
through the bequest of Annie C. Wiltbank.
Application may be made in the Spring of each year. These
scholarships are awarded by the Board of Directors upon the
recom mendation of the Committee on Instruction and the
Faculty. Appli ca nts must fill in a prepared form and submit it
together with not more than four unframed examples of their
work to the Cu rator before the stated meeti ng of the Facu Ity
for May, 1948. These applications must be accompanied by a
letter addressed to the Committee on Instruction stating the
necessity for requesting free tuition.
At the di sc retion of the management, and at times when there
is a particular demand for such help, .certain of these scholarships may be granted as half scholarships.
The Norman Bishusky Memorial Scholars hi~ will be available
for the winter session of 1947-48 to a pup" from the Trenton
Central High School, Trenton, New Jersey.
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One free tuition scholarship for two se mesters is offered this
year through the Scholastic Magazine in their competition
entitled Scholastic Awards.
THE WILLIAM EMLEN CRESSON MEMORIAL
TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
. By the li bera l provisions of the wills of Eml en Cresson and Priscilla P., his wife, a
Fund has been created as a memorial to their deceased son, William Emlen Cresson,
A cademician, the income of which is to be applied by The Pennsylvan~a Academy
of the Fin e A rts in sending pupils of merit to Europe. These scholarships shall. be
awarded under such ru les and regulations as shall be adopted from time to time
by The Board of Directors of Th e Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The award of a Cresson Traveling Scholarship credits each student with $1225; $950 to be use d for a su mmer of travel an d
traveling expenses, and the remaining $275 pays for tuition in
the ensuing two terms immediately following at the Acade my.
An award is not to be regarded as a certificate of proficiency.
The winners should consider rather, that their industr'l and
promise have won for them the opportunity to introdu,:e i~to
their period of schooling this inspirational and broadening Incident. Each recipient is required to return to the Academy fo r
further study and the financial arrangement is thus planned to
insure this program.
The awards are divided among all departments of study and
are allotted as to standard of work as one factor, and the num-
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other factor.
The awards are made by the Board of Directors through its
Com mittee on Instruction, upon the recommendation of the
Faculty. Eleven students were awarded Cresson Traveling
Scholarships in 1946. The student illustrations in this catalogue
are selected chiefly from the work of the winners in the 1946
competition. In the case of exceptional merit and when a very
dJCided improvement is evident a student may, through the
sa me authority, receive the award a second time. Competition
fo r a second scholarship must be entered during the year succeeding the first award, unless otherwise ruled or a satisfactory
excuse be accepted by the Committee on Instru ction.
The Faculty is not obliged to recommend awards of Cresson
scholarships if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to justify such recommendations.
RULES GOVERNING THE CRESSON COMPETITION. Every
student thirty-five years of age or younger, in good health and
without knowledge of any physical condition or any other rea son to prevent accepting and properly using such Scholarship,
is 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
?nd 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 fi rst 64 weeks.
Mary Wittman
Cresson Scholar
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Cresson Scholar
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All students 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.
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All students entering the competition are required to procure
an application for permission to compete at the Curator's
Office before the 12th day of March.
All work submitted in competition 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 .Wint~r School or in the Summer Session immediately
prec~dlng. Either the stamp from monthly registration or one by
special arrangement at the Curator's office must be upon each
work exhibited.
All competitors ?r~ unrestricted ?~ to the amount and variety of
work they submit In the competition groups, provided they do
not e~ceed the space allotted to them, but each Painter's group
must Include a landscape.
Paimings, .Drawings, and Illustrations exhibited in the Painting
~r ustrdtlon groups must not exceed 36 inches in either dimenslod an .must ~e exhibited unframed and unglazed. If tape is
uS tohtrlm hnslghtly edges of canvases it may be used to give
or teh r t an t an enhance and must not encroach upon the face
of e canvas.
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the European travel stipulation has been
granted for the duration of the war by a special decree of the
Orphans Court, dated April 26th, 1940. Winners in the competition of May, 1948, will be required to use the travel in'l
money for travel or study in the Western Hemisphere 0 1
schedl,jes and itineraries checked and approved by the Acad
emy, unless in the judgment of the Academy traveling cond tions in Europe are desirable and safe. Each student awarded
a First Cresson Traveling Scholarship will present a plan which
covers a specified period of days and a complete financia l a nd
itinerary report as carried out will be filed in the Office of the
Curator before the first day of November following the award.
Each student awarded a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship
is granted the privilege of using the credit for travel ($950.00)
any time within two years and four months of the receipt of the
award. The $275.00 credit for tuition, however, must be used
within the year following the award. The financial and itinerary
report as approved by the Academy and as carried out must
be filed in the Curator's office within six weeks of the completion of the travel period.
In the event that in the judgment of the Academy conditions for
European travel are desirable and safe, each student awarded
a First Cresson Traveling Scholarship must leave for Europe on
or before June 15th of the year 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 November following the award. Each student awarded a
Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship is granted the privilege
of using the credit for travel ($950.00) any time within two years
and four months of the receipt of the award. The $275.00 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. All the above rules are subject to change.
THE LEWIS S. WARE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. The Lewis
S. Ware Memorial Scholarship, in accordance with the will of
the Testator, provides a European Traveling Scholarship in
amount and regulations similar to those of Cresson Scholarships
of that year. This scholarship 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. This Scholarship was awarded in May,
1944.
COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIPS. Realizing 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 particularly 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 painter or painters and sculptor or sculptors whose team or teams place first, second or third in the
(,ssociation of !he Alumni. of the American Academy in Rome
ludgment; prOVIded, that In the acceptance of such scholarship,
the students will major in their respective departments (Mural
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the s::hooi year directly following that of the award.
THE CHARLES TaPPAN PRIZES. The Charles Toppan Prizes
for 1947 are: First Prize, $300.00; Second Prize, $200.00; and
two honorable mentions of $100.00 each.
These orizes were established in 1881 by the gift of Mrs.
Charle~ Toppan, Miss Harriette R. Toppan, and Mr. Robert N.
Toppan. The prizes are awarded only to studen~s who hav.e
previously received and used a Cresson Scholarship. Competitors 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 have
previously won two Cresson Scholarships and who are attend ing school, following the award of the Second Cresson Scholarship, are required to register one piece of work each month
and will arrange individually with the Curator in regard to the
requireme nts in the various departments.
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 od, tempera or water color, the unaided work of the student
w~thout criticism. The subject for the paintings to be submitted
wdl. ~e announced Friday, November 7, 1947. All work in competition must be submitted without signature by Saturday
May 8, 1948, 12 o 'cl ock noon. No student may submit mor~
than one example. Work submitted must not measure less than
twelve inches nor more than thirty-six inches in either dimen-
sion and must not be framed or presented under glass, though
paintings upon paper may be matted.
Canvases are numbered by the Curator, and a memorand um
of the numbers 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 jostify making the awards.
THE RAMBORGER 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 annual 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 nO.t 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 drawing on white paper
19 by 25 inches in size. Having once received an award, a student becomes thereafter ineligible to compete again.
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 EDMUND STEWARDSON PRIZE. The Edmund Stewardson
Prize of One Hundred Dollars in the Department of Sculpture
will be awarded for the 48th time at the close of the school
year. This is an annual prize, competed for by present students
of the Academy with such pupils of other art schools as may be
approved by the Committee on In struction.
The subject for the competition is a full-length figure !ro.m life
in the round. Studies must not be less than two feet SIX Inches
in height, and not more than three feet in height, ~nd must ~e
made within eighteen hours, during three consecutive days, In
six sessions of three hours each.
A student receiving one Stewardson Award is ineligible to
compete a second time.
No one except the competitors are admitted to the competition
room 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
correspondi ng 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 corresponding number upon the study to
be submitted to the Jury of Award.
The Jury of Award consists of three professional sculptors, having no official connection with the Academy, or any other
schools whose pupils may have taken part in the competition.
When the successful number has been announced by the chairman of the Jury, the Secretary, 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 com-
Marie-Celeste
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Cresson Scholar in
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Second Toppan
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Ellen King
Ramborger Prize
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petitor. If no study be ~ ati s factory to the Jury, the prize may, at
their discretion, be withheld. When. no ?ward IS made, the
amount of the prize may, ot the discretion of the Board of
Directors, be added to the principal of the prize fund or distributed with futu re prizes.
The clc..:y models offered in competition must be. kept standing
in good condition until otherwise ordered end figures cast by
the Academy become its property.
The Jury of Award judging the competition held during the
second term of the school year 1946-47 consisted of Donald
DeLue, Erwin Springweiler and Mahonri Young.
THE STIMSON PRIZE. This prize was established in memory of
Emma Burnham Stimson and was crpated for the award each
year of a prize in scul pture cf $100.00 for the best work done
by the students in the regular course of the class.
The contest is open to students who have been registered for
three terms and who are members of the Life Modeling Classes,
but is not open to former studen ts who work in the class by special permission. Time spent at work in the Sc.ulpture 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, no~ less than two feet six inches in height, and must
be made during class hours as a part of the regular work in
the c!ass. The work must be submitted anonymously to a jury
a~polnted by the Committee on Instruction of the Board of
~hrectors. }"he Jury ~ust not include ~ny instructor in the School.
e Jury IS not obliged to award prIZes or honorable mentions
if, in its opinion, the work submitted is not of sufficient merit to
justify ma king the awards.
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The Jury of Award judging the competition held during the first
term of the school year 1946-47 ' consisted of Edmond R.
Amateis, Cornelia Chapin and Charles Rudy.
THE THOURON PRIZES. These awards were founded by the
late .Henry J. Thouron, a former Instructor in Composition.
A prize of $50.00 and a prize of $25.00 for compositions completed during the current season are offered, the first to be decided by the Faculty, the second by a vote of the students; and
a prize of $50.00 and a prize of $25.00 both to be awarded by
the Instructor 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.
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 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 the school year. A student may not
submit more than one set of drawings mounted on a sheet not
to exceed 30 x 40 inches. A student having once received a
prize becomes ineligible to receive the some prize the second
time.
The Committee on awards is not obliged to awar~ priz.es or
honorable mentions if, in its opinion, the work su bmitted IS not
of sufficient merit to justify making the awards.
THE CECILIA BEAUX MEMORIAL PRIZE. The gold medals
which Cecilia Beaux received during her life in recognition of
her work as a portrait painter have been donated to the ~cad
emy by M iss Beaux 's residuary legatees and converte~ Into a
fund, the income of which will provide a prize to be given for
the best portrait painted during a school year by a student of
the Academy. This prize of $100 will be available at intervals
of possibly three or four years and is to be awarded, when
avail able, by the President with the advice of the Faculty.
Students eligible for the prize must have been enrolled in the
day classes for two consecutive terms and at the time of competition be members of the advanced portrait class. The award
is to be for the outstanding portrait accomplished within such
two terms then current and not more than three examples of
work may be submitted. Any student can receive the award but
once and it is particularly stipulated that the award does not
need to be made if in the opinion of the Faculty no work is
su bmitted of sufficient distinction.
SC:HOLA~SHIPS. The Board of Public Education of the City of
Phila.delphla ~wards a number of scholarships to students who
receive appointments. Graduates of all the City High and
Man.ual. Training S.chools are eligible for these appointments,
nominations for which are made by the Board of Education on
the recommendation of the Principal s of the several schools, to
whom all applications should be addressed.
Helen Amanda Hawkins
Cresson Scholar in Sculpture 1946
ADMISSION. Application blank, sent upon request, must be
filled in and returned to the Curator with letters of charactor
reference, a doctor's certificate of health, a full-length snapshot, passport photograph, and, on request, the applicant must
submit examples of work in which the Faculty can find an apparent ability and promise and an evident sincerity of purpose,
before the student may register. Admission is contingent upon
complete satisfaction to Faculty and Management in each and
evory particular and is always subject to the unreserved right
Students paying the Day School fees are entitled to all the
privileges of the Evening School classes.
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of dismissal. No student is eligible unless at least sixteen years
of age and possessed of a completed high school education or
its equivalent. The Committee on Instruction reserves the right
to limit the number of students under any or all classifications.
Total per Single Term, Evening School.
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These fees do not include the cost of any material s.
Summer School, apply to the Curator for information.
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PAYMENT REGULATIONS. All fees are payable in advance
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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.
$289.00
Tuition fees are payable in two equal instalments. The -first payment shall be made on or before September 22nd and the
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second payment on or before January 26th. Official credit or
recommendation or the issuing of registration cards will not be
granted by the Academy either to a student or a former student who has not completely satisfied, in the opinion of the
management, his financial obligations to the Academy.
Non-payment of fees according to the announced dates, as
stated above, shall prohibit such delinquent students from attendance in all classes, lectures, etc.
New registration cards shall be issued at the beginning of each
term to students at the time of the payment of fees. Admission
to cla sses by registration card only.
Day cla sses are held from nine to twelve and from one to four
o'clock six days per week. Evening classes are held from seven
to ten o 'clock from Monday to Friday, inclusive. All exceptions
are noted in the Calendar.
DORMITORIES. The Academy maintains in Philadelphia Day
and Evening schools only, and assumes no responsibility for
students beyond the limits of the school buildings. However,
women students registering at the Academy are granted the
privilege of living in the dormitory system conducted by the
Moore Institute of Art, Science, and Industry and the Philadelphia School of Design for Wome n. The Academy can highly
recommend these accommodations. For rates, etc., write to
Mi ss Julia Owings at 1922 Race Street, Philadelphia.
Margaret Jones
Cresson Scholar in Painting 1946
Students are expected to know how to conduct themselves upon
principles of honor without specific rules.
Art supplies must be provided by the students. 1 hese supplies
may be purchased at the school store at reasonable prices.
The management of the school reserves the right, at any time
and without advance notice, to reject or dismiss any student
without recourse, for any reason which may seem sufficient in
the opinion of the management, and without assigning any
reason.
A lunch room and kitchen are provided for the use of those students who prefer to prepare their lunches and suppers at the
school. No food is on sale in the Academy Buildings.
Students will not be called from the classrooms to answer personal or telephone ca lls except when, in the opinion of the
Curator, there is an extreme emergency. Messages will be recorded and placed in the student's mail boxes. '
The Academy claims the right to reprodu ce and retain, temporarily, examples of students' work for use in exhibition held both
in the Academy and for rotary or special exhibitions for which
the school may arrange.
Visitors are admitted to the school between the hours of 4:00
and 5:00 P. M.
The Academy assumes no responsibility concerning the property of stu dents whether by loss or damage. A large steel
locker, fitted with a combination lock, is provided for each
stu dent. Additional locker space may be arranged by the
payi ng of extra fees.
Application forms and any further information desired concern-
ing the schools may be obtained by addressing the Curator,
Broad and Cherry Streets, Philadelphia.
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CALENDAR, School year 1947-1948:
Registration . . . . . . . (on or after) September 8th
First Term begins . . . . . . . . . September 22nd
First day of Pose for Stimson Competition in
Sculpture
. . . . . . . . . . October 20th
Stimson Prize judgment and award . . . November 14th
Thanksgiving Day holi?ay. . . . . . . November 27th
Christmas holiday . . . . December 22nd to January 5th
Registration for Second Term . . (on or after) January 12th
Second Term begins . . . . . . . . . January 26th
Washington's Birthday holiday . . . . . February 22nd
Stewardson competition . . . March 17th, 18th and 19th
Stewardson Prize judgment and award . . . March 19th
Easter holiday . . . . . . . . March 26th and 27th
Placement of Cresson Competition
exhibits . . . . . . . . . May 10th, to 14th
Judgment for Toppan Prizes. . . . . . . . May 10th
Judgment for Cresson Scholarships, Thouron,
Packard, Ramborger Prizes. . . . . . May 18th
Exercises in Gallery F for the award of year prizes . May 19th V
Exhibition of Competitors' Work . . . . . . May 20th - -3.<Last day of Winter School . .
. . . . . May 24th
No models are engaged to pose or criticism given for the last
week of the Second Term except by special arrangement.
Summer School . (apply to Curator of School for information)
Arnold
Tierkel
Cresson Schola r
in Painting
1946
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Cresson Scholar
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1946
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MICHAEL MORRIS
CLIFFORD SCHULE
Painters
THOMAS MEEHAN
MICHAEL MORRIS
MARY WITTMAN
MARY HANSON
MARGARET JONES
ARNOLD TIERKEL
DANIEL MURP HY
NANCY KOEH LER
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ELLEN KING
Illustrators
GEORGE TAYLOR
DIANA DENNY
{!I~1<'j/tecu~e ~~liye
ELIZABETH McNETT
Sculptors
ELIZABETH FERZACCA
HELEN AMANDA HAWKINS
Ronorable Mention in Painting
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1.940
ANGELO FRUDAKIS
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PHYLIS PEARL ELKMAN
ANGELO FRUDAKIS
Ronorable Mention in Sculpture
RICHARD FRAZIER
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STEPHANIA BORYS
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NAOMI NISSLEY
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ELLEN GOLDIN
ARNOLD TIERKEL
MARJORIE JOHNSON
RICHARD LESSERAUX
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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 eminently
qualified to discover and develop every talent which students
may possess.
OFFICERS
President
ALFRED G. B. STEEL
Treasurer
HENRY C. GIBSON
Vice-President
HENRY S. DRINKER, Jr.
. Secretary
JOSEPH T. FRASER, Jr.
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Assistant Treasurer
C. NEWBOLD TAYLOR
Directors
HENRY S. DRINKER
THOMAS S. GATES
HENRY C. GIBSON
MARSHALL S. MORGAN
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr.
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
WILLIAM CLARKE MASON
SYDNEY L. WRIGHT
C. NEWBOLD TAYLOR
JOHN STEWART
C. ALISON SCULLY
GEORGE B. ROBERTS
Solicitor
MAURICE B. SAUL
Curator of Schools
LOUISE BOWEN BALLINGER
Committee on Instruction
JOHN F. LEWIS, Jr., Chairman
THOMAS S. GATES
GEORGE B. ROBERTS
C. ALISON SCU LLY
SYDNEY L. WRIGHT
Thomas Meehan
Cresson Scholar in Painting 1946
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cordia!!,! invite6 Ih06e inlere61ed in il6 6upporl
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original drawings) , use of the Art Reference Library, and participation in
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