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JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.
President
C. NEWBOLD TAYLOR
Treasurer
HENRY S. DRINKER
Vice-President
Secretary and Director
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR.
RAYMOND T. ENTENMANN
Curator of Schools
Committee on Instruction
WILLIAM CLARKE MASON, Chairman
MRS. LEONARD T. BEALE
C. NEWBOLD TAYlOR
DAVID M. GWINN
history
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the oldest art institution
in the United States, dates its existence from 1791, when Charles
Willson Peale commenced 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 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
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present Academy. In 1805, in Independence Hall, where twentynine years earlier the forefathers had signed the Declaration of
Independence, seventy-one public spirited citizens, of whom fortyone were lawyers, met for formal organization. They prepared a
petition for the incorporation of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts. The gathering was a distinguished one, and included the
artists Charles Willson Peale, William Rush and Rembrandt Peale.
directors
MRS. LEONARD T. BEALE
R. STURGIS INGERSOLL
SYDNEY E. MARTIN
HOWARD C. PETERSEN
ROBERT STRAUSZ-HUPE
MAURICE B. SAUL
HENRY S. DRINKER
ARTHUR C. KAUFMANN
WILLIAM CLARKE MASON
GEORGE B. ROBERTS
C. NEWBOLD _TAYLOR
DAVID GWINN
JAMES P. MAGILL
GEORGE P. ORR
JOHN STEWART
SYDNEY l. WRIGHT
Solicitor
Representing City Council
MRS. JOSEPH SILL CLARK, JR .
FREDRIC MANN
management
The schools are under the immediate care of the Curator and Committee on Instruction appointed by the President and Board of Directors .
faculty
GEORGE HARDING
Instructor In Murol Decoration,
Born in Philadelphia; studied in The Pennsylvan ia Academy of the F'
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GUine.o, Asia and Africa. Served in First World War in France, Second 'World
War In South Pacific, Combat Artist U. S. Marines. Mural Decoration in U. S.
Customs House Port of Philad'e lphia, Municipal Court, Common Pleas Court
:hiladelphia, North Philadelphia Post Office, U. S. Post Office Building, WashIngton, D. c., Federal Building-World's Fair, Five Court Rooms, Montgomery
County Court House; Chrysler Offices, Detroit; Audubon Museum, Mill Grove,
Pa.; Awards: Art Club Philadelphia, 1935, Edward T. Stotesbury Prize, 1938,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 1953 Academy Gold Medal of Honor.
1953 Gold Medal Mural Decoration from Architectural League of New York,
1953 Fine Arts Award, A.I .A. Member : National Academy of Design ; Society
of Mural Painters; Fine Arts Commission of Pennsylvania.
FRANCIS SPEIGHT
Instructor In Drowln9 and Painting,
Born in Windsor, North Carolina, 1896. Studied in the Corcoran Schoo l of
Art, Washington, D. c., and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Awards: Cresson Foreign Traveling Scholarships, 1923 and 1925, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy
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; Landscape Prize,
Connecticut Academy of Fine 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; The Academy Fellowship Prize, 1940;
First Altman Prize Landscape, National Academy, 1951; Second Altman Prize
Landscape, National Academy, 1953; Orbrjg Altman Prize Landscape, Notional
Academy, 1955. Member: Notional Academy of Design; $1,000 Grant National
I nstitute of Arts & Letters, 1953.
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WALKER HANCOCK
Instructor In Sculpture Composition.
. 1901 • Studied in the St. Louis School of Fine Arts
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1922 and 1923; Widener Memorial Gold Medal, Pennsylvania A:ademy a t e
Fine Arts, 1925; Awarded Fellowship in the American A:adem y .'n R~mAe, ~925;
P.A.F.A. Fellowship Prize, 1932; Helen Foster Barnett Prize, N.atlona
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of Design, 1935; National Sculpture Society Prize for Bas-relief, 1941; Anonymous Prize, National Academy of Design, 1949; J. Sanford Saltus Medal
Award, 1953; Art Alliance Medal of Achievement, 1953; Herbert. Adams
Memorial Award, 1954; Academy Gold Medal of Honor. 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.
French West Indies; a building in Po peete, Tahiti, South Seas; The Samuel
Memorial, Schuylkill Rivef, Philadelphia; Private and Public Collections in
London, Poris, Tahiti, New York and Philadelphia.
EDWARD SHENTON
Instructor In Illustration.
Born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, November 29, 1895 . Studied in the Philadelphia
Museum School of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Pupil of
Thornton Oakley; Henry McCarter; George Harding . Awarded: Lea Prize
1922; Cresson Traveling Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
1922, 1923. Represented: Illustrations "Scribner' s," "Saturday Evening Post,"
"The Yearling," 1937; "Cross Creek," 1942; "Face of a Nation," 1939; "Dune
Boy," 1943; Brady's Bend, 1946; "Still Meadow" and "Sugar Bridge," 1954;
1953 U. S. War Memorial Murals in Belgium and France; "Big Woods," 1955.
FRANKLIN CHENAULT WATKINS
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ROSWELL WEIDNER
Instructor In Drawing and Painting.
Bornin Reading, Po., 1911. Studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, and the Barnes Foundation. Awarded Cresson Traveling Scholarship, 1935;
First Charles Toppan Memorial Prize, 1936; Honorable Mention Philadelphia
Sketch Club, 1936; Terry Art Institute of Florida, 1952. Fellowship Prize, Pennsy lvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1942. Represented: Reading Museum, Philadelphia Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Penn State University.
Prints: Library of Congress, Metropolitan Museum, and Private Collections.
HARRY ROS·IN
Instructor In Construction and Sculpture.
Sorn in Philadelphia, December 21, 1897. Studied in The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts and in Paris. Awarded : Stewardson Prize for Sculpture; Cresson
Tr?veling Scholarship, 1926; Widener Gold Medal, '1939; P. A . Fellowship
Prrze, 1941 Fellowship of P.A.F .A. Gold Medal Award, 1942. Award of $1,000
from American Academy of Arts and letters, 1946; Gold Medal Award, Philadelphia Regional Show, 1950; Deerfield Academy figure of student, 1953.
Represented: by work for the French Government on the island of Guadaloupe,
Instructor in Painting and General Coaching.
Born in New York City, in 1894. Studied in The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts. Awarded: Cresson 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; Lippincott Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1942;
Temple Gold Medal, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1944: Pen~sy lvania
Academy of the Fine Arts Gold Medal of Honor 1949; Fellowship Prrze 1950;
Retrospective Exhibition Museum of Modern Art, N . Y., 1950. Ot.her awardsPhiladelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia Art Club, Chicago Art Institute Memb~r;
National Institute of Arts and letters; Advisory Board, John Simon Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation. Board of Trustees, American Academy in Rome , Nati.onal
Institute of Arts and letters. Served Marine and Naval Camouflage Operat ions,
First World War. Represented in Public and Private Collections . For ?i?~io
graphical data see the catalogue of the One Man Retrospective Exhibition
held at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1950. Artist-in -Residence. American Academy in Rome 1953-54. Doctor of Fine Arts Degree from Franklin and
Marshall 1954.
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JOHN W. McCOY, B.F.A.
HOBSON PlnMAN
Instructor in Water Color.
Instructor In Composition and Painting.
Born in Pinole, California, 1910. Studied Cornell University, N. Y., Penna.
Academy of Fine Arts, American School at Fontainbleau, France and private
studios of N. C. Wyeth in Chadds Fords, Po. Student of landislas Medgys
and Despujols, Paris. Awarded First Honorable Mention and Obrig Prize,
American Water Color Society 1946-47. Honorable Mention, Audubon Artists
1948. First Prize Philadelphia Water Color Club, Pennsylvania Week Exhibition
1949. Second Prize Bo Itimore Water Color Club 1948. Obrig Prize National
Academy of Design 1951. Member: National Academy of Design, Audubon
Artists. Vice-President Philadelphia Water Color Club . Director Wilmington
Society of Fine Arts. Murals in Nemours Building, Wilmington, Del., and
Metropolitan life Insurance Building, New York City . Represented in Public
and Private Collections.
JULIUS BLOCH
Instructor in Painting and Drawing.
Born in Baden, Germany, 1888. Studied at The Philadelphia Museum School
of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Barnes Foundation. Awarded Cresson Traveling Scholarship 1911-12. Second Toppan, 1912.
Philadelphia Print C lu b Prize, 933. Honorable Mention, American Painting of Today, Worcester Art Museum 1933. First Purchase Prize, Wanamaker
Regional Art Exhibit 1934, Yarnall Abbott Memorial Prize, Philadelphia Art
Alliance 1939. Represented in collection Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum of
American Art, Corcoran Art Gallery.
WALTER STUEMPFIG
Instructor in Composition and General Criticism.
Born in Philadelphia, 1914. Studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Ar.ts. Awarded: Cre sson Traveling Scholarship, 1935. Represented in Public and
Pnvate Collections. Member: National Academy of Design.
Bo:n in. Tarboro, North Carolina, January 14, 1900. Studied Pennsylvania State
U.nlverslty, State Col.lege, Po.; Carnegie I nstitute of Technology (Art School)
P~ttsburgh, Po.; Columbia University, New York City, N. Y. Traveled exten~
slvely. abroad i~ 19~8, 1930, 19~5, 1948. ~wards: Honorable Mention Son
FrancIsco W~rld s Fair, 1939; Schledt Memonal Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the FI.ne Arts, 1943; Dawson Memorial Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy of the F~ne Arts, . 1?~4; Second Prize, San Francisco Palace of legion of
Honor, Ame~lcan . Exhibition, .1947; .Fourth Clark Prize, Corcoran Gallery of
Art, 1948; Third Pnze, Carnegie Institute, American Exhibition, 1949; First Prize,
Flower Painting, Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, Ohio, 1950; Saltus Gold
Medal, National Academy of Design; Second W. A. Clarke Prize, Corcoran,
1953. Memberships : Philadelphia Water Color Club; Philade lphia Art Alliance;
Artists Equity Association; National Academy of Design; National Institute
of Arts and letters. Represented in: Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Whitney Museum of Art; Brooklyn Museum;
Phillips Memorial Gallery, Washington; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; Nebraska
Art Association; Butler Art Institute, Youngstown, Ohio; Cleveland Museum of
Art; Carnegie Institute ; Brooks Memorial Gallery, Memphis, Tenn.; Addison
Gallery of American Art, Andover, Mass.; Philadelphia Museum of Art; John
Heron Art Museum, Indianapolis, Ind.; Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa
Barbara, Cal.; Wilmington Society of Artists, Wilmington, Del.; International
Business Machines Collection of American Painting; Pennsylvania State University, State College, Po.; Montclair Museum of Art, Montclair, N. J.; Toledo
Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio . Abbott Collection; National I nstitute of Arts
and letters.
MORRIS BLACKBURN
Instn/dor In Grophlcs and Painting.
Born Philadelphia October 13, 1902. Studied at The Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts; privately with Arthur B. Caries, Jr. Taught: Philadelphia
Museum School of Art 1933-41; Stella Elkins Tyler School of Art 1948-52; The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1952 to present. Awarded the William
Emlen Cresson European Traveling Scholarship in 192B and 1929; John Gribbel
Prize 1942, Print Club; John Gribbel Honorable Mention, 1944, Print Club;
Honorable Mention American Color Print Society 1943; Third Prize American
Color Print Society 1944; Honorable Mention Northwest Print Makers, 1943;
Gold Medal Award Fellowship P.A.F.A. 1949; Mary S. Collins Prize 1950, Print
Club; Lessing J. Rosenwald Prize 1950, Print Club; Harrison S. Morris Prize
1951, Equity Regional P.A.F.A.; John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship
in Painting and Graphic Arts 1952; Honorable Mention Philadelphia Art Alliance
1952; Honorable Mention National Serigraph Society 1953. Represented: Philadelphia Museum of Art, oils and prints; The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts and The Capehart Collection, oils . Prints in U. S. State Department, Brooks
Memorial Art Gallery, American University Women's Collection, Clearwater
Museum, Rosenwald Collection, Butler Institute of American Art, Rochester
Institute of Technology.
DANIEL GARBER
Professional Adviser.
Born in North Manchester, Indiana, in 1880. Studied in the Art A d
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Hal.lgarten Pri:~, National Academy of Design, 1909; Bronze Medal, Internatl.onal Exposition, Buenos Aires, 1910; Walter lippincott Prize, The Pennsylvania .Academ y of the Fine Arts, 1911; Potter Palmer Gold Medal, Art Institute
of Chicago, 1911; Silver Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.
1912; Gold Medal, Panama-Pacific International Exposition, San Francisco ,
1915; Shaw Prize, Salmgundi Club, New York City, 1916; Harrison S. Morris
Priz~, Newport, Rhode Island, 1916; 1st Altman Prize for Figure Painting,
N~lional Academy ~f Design, New York City, 1917; Edward T. Stotesbury
Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1918; Temple Gold Medal,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1919; First W. A. Clarke Prize
and Gold Medal, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 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 Design, New York City, 1923; The Academy Gold Medal of Honor,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1929; The Jennie Sesnan Gold
Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1937. Member: National
Academy of Design, New York City; National Arts Club, New York City;
Salmagundi Club, New York City.
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JOHN HANLEN
Assistant In Mural Decoration.
Born ~anuary 1, 1922, Winfield, Kansas. Studied : The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine .Arts and the Barnes Foundation. Awards: Two Cresson Traveling
Scholarships, Ware Memorial Scholarshi p; Louis Comfort Tiffany first award·
Edwin. Austin Abbey ~ward for Mural. Represented: library of Congress:
W.ashlngton, D. c., prints, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and
P~lvate Collections. Murals for the Budd Company's Twin City Zephyrs. Associate Professor and Acting Head of Painting Department, Moore Institute, 1954.
ROY C. NUSE
Professional Adviser.
Barn in Springfield, Ohio, February 23, 1885. Pupil of Duveneck, Cincinnati
Art Academy, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Awards : Cresson Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1917; Second Cresson, First
Tappan and First Thouron Prizes, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 1918;
Medal, Philadelphia Sketch Club, 1921. Fellowship of P.A.F.A. Gold Meda l
Award, 1940.
augrnentlng the faculty
JOHN F. HARBESON, R.A., M.S. in Architecture
Instructor in Perspective.
Born in Philadelphia, July 30, 1888. Studied in the University of Pennsylvania.
Received B.S. and Arthur Spayd Brooke Gold Medal in Design, 1910; M.S.A.,
1911; Cope Prize (Philadelphia Chapter, A. I. A. and T Square Club). Fellow,
American Institute of Architects.
WILLIAM M. CAMPBELL, R.A., B.S. in Architecture; A.M.
Assistant Instructor in Perspective and Instructor in Lettering.
Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, 1887; studied in the University of Pennsylvania. B.S. in Architecture, 1912.
PKILIP ALIANO
MARTHA K. SCHICK
Librarian and Sales Representative.
JACK BOO'KBINDER, B.F.A. in Ed.; M.F.A.
Lecturer in Art History.
Born Odessa, Ukraine, 1911. Studied Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts;
University of Pennsylvania, B.F.A. in Ed.; Temple University, M .F.A.; and in
European Museums, 1936, 1938, 1939. Special Assistant to Art Director of
Philadelphia Public Schools, 1945-. Awards: 1st Prize, lithography, Tyler Alumni,
1947; DaVinci Silver Meda I, 1949; 3rd Prize, Contemporary Lithography, Rochester Print Club, 1948; 1st Prize, painting, Tyler Alumni, 1951 ; Clarence Wolf
Memorial Prize, DaVinci Alliance, 1952; Water Color Prize, P.A.F.A. Fellowship,
1952; Fellowship Prize 1953. Represented in Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, Philadelphia Museum af Art, Library of Congress, Temple University, Yale
University Museum, Art Museum of the New Britain Institute, Connecicut,
Woodmere Ar Gallery, and private collecions.
Instructor in Stone Cutting.
Born in Codeto Perticara, Italy. Studied drawing and modeling at The Spring
Garden Institute and modeling at Drexel Institute. Received Honorable Mentions.
Former Chairman of the Architectural Sculptors and Carvers Association of
Philadelphia and vicinity.
EDMOND J. FARRIS, B.A., Ph.D.
THEODOR SIEGL
Technical Advisor and Lecturer in Chemistry and Grounds.
Born Czechoslovakia 1927. Studied four years Conservation of Paintings , State
Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria. Conservator of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Since 1955 Philadelphia Museum of Art. Conservation of
various collections: The University of Pennsylvania, The Pennsylvania State
Museum in Harrisburg; Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Atwa ter Kent Museum.
Lecturer in Anatomy.
Born in Buffalo, New York. Executive Director, Associate Member, The Wistar
Institute of Anatomy and Biology. Author, "Art Students' Anatomy" (Lippincott);
"Anatomy and Physiology, Laboratory Guide" (Lippincott).
G. HOLMES PERKINS, A.B. and M.Arch.
Chairman of the Department of Architecture and Dean of the School of Fine Arts.
University of Pennsylvania,
RAYMOND TAYLOR ENTENMANN, B.S.; A.M.; MCP.
WALLACE PETERS
Curator of Schools and Head of Coordinated Program with University of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, December 7, 1920. B.S. in Landscape Archi.tectu.re, P;~;
sylvania State University, 1942. A.M. in Fine Arts, Harvard University, 1 .
M.C.P., Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, 1953. Taught Syracuse
Representative from University for Coordinated Program.
Univ., 1948-51.
PETER SUFFREDINI
Instructor in Casting.
general and specific advantages
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The Faculty presents th e greatest single asset of the Academy's
Schools. Other factors, however, contribute to the strength of the
present institution. Its location, Galleries, library and 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 later.
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
im measurable opportunities to augment his or her- school work in
every possible field of inspiration for art and living.
The Annual Exhibitions held by the Academy 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 metho ds by which
the art of today is achieving its results. These exhibitions have been
recognized for many years as being the foremost in America. The
Water Color and Print Exhibition is 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 are held in the Ga lleries throughout the Winter season.
. LIBRARY. An excellent reference library is available to all registered students in the day school. Books are easily accessible to
students for individual research and for limited withdrawals.
PRINT COLLECTION. The Academy is the owner of one of the
ACADEMY GALLERIES. The Academy's Permanent Collection of
Pa intings and Sculpture affords an opportunity for the study of
examples of famous masters, and includes 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.
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largest and most valuable print collections in the United States,
with a total aggregate in all collections of 67,000 prints. These
prints and drawings are displayed in galleries and used for studio
instruction from time to time.
ACADEMY STORE is available to all students with a great selection
of materials for use in studios.
David Delong
First Cresson 1953
Peter Lister
First Cresson 1954
Thouron Prize 1954
Lois Rhodes
First Cresson 1954
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life Drawing .
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FIRST YEAR COURSE. All students are required to take the First
Year Course as outlined herein. Students entering the Academy
with advanced credit from other recognized institutions, or private
instruction, may apply for exemption from the first year course by
submitting four (4) examples of work for action of the Academy
Faculty.
REGISTRATION OF WORK. Each student is required to register
one example of work, once each month, representing effort in each
of the studios to which the student has been assigned and bearing
the stamp of the instructor from each of those studios. An unbroken
reco~d of registration is necessary for eligibility for all competitions
and is required of all students in the Coordinated Courses and all
Veterans. Written requests for excuse upon legitimate grounds (illness, unavoidable absence, etc.) must be addressed to the Curator
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work. The purpose of this training is to develop the students' natural
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PROMOTION. All student~ whose registration record is complete
~ay, ?t the end of th~ First Year Course, select the department
In whl~h he or she wishes to major-i.e. Painting, Scu lptu re or
Illustration. Entrance into Mural Decoration may only be made after
at least two preparatory years and then after consu ltation with
the Curator and the Head of the Mural Decoration Department.
The Life and Portrait Studios are classified as Painting and Ad vanced Painting. Opportunity for promotion is made at stated
Faculty meetings. One painting and one drawing from the Pa inting
studio (not work done outside studio) must be submitted with the
application for the Advanced Painting studio.
GENERAL INFORMATION
In the first-year studios, attendance records will be kept and
excessive absences will be checked. Board of Education, or outside
scholarship holders, students coordinating with the University of
Pennsylvania, and all Veterans are required to have their work
graded at the end of each term.
The grade range is from 95 plus down to 70 based on the quality
of work and progress shown. Any grade below 70 places the
student on probation for the ensuing term and if the work does
not improve the student is requested to leave. Students are supposed to know how to conduct themselves upon principles of honor
without specific rules, but 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
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STUDENTS ENROllED UNDER PUBLIC LAW #550. No leave
will be granted nor absences nor studio cuts allowed. [Work not
registered at appointed time must be registered at least by next
registration.] Tardiness amounting to more than 1V2 hours per
week will not be tolerated and unexplained absenteeism in any
form will result in dismissal.
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Martha Zeit
First Cresson 1954
Grophics Prize 1954
Second Place Rome Prize Colloborotive 1954
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Chase S. Decker
First Cresson 1953
Schiedt Award 1954
Eaki ns Prize 1954
Third Toppan 1954
Beatrice Crawford
First Cresson 1954
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Gordon Russe II
Wore Award 1953
Schiedt Award 1954
First Toppan Prize 1954
Ino Pivar Abrams
First Cresson 1954
Beaux Prize 1954
Gordon Russell
Ware Award 1953
Schiedt Award 1954
First Toppan Prize 1954
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First Cresson 1953
Stimson Prize 1953
Schiedt Award 1954
Antique Cast Drawing Prize 1954
Second Toppan Prize 1954
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COORDINATED PROGRAMS. The University of Pennsylvania offers
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its degrees of Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Fine Arts and
the degree of Bachelor of Science -In Education to students of
Painting, Sc ul pture, Mural Decoration and Illustration who have
complete d th e prescr ibed course of academic study at the University of Pennsylvan ia and the prescribed technical work in the
schools of the Academy.
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS DEGREE
University
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TH E FINE ARTS PROGRAM. The program for the Bachelor of Fine
Arts and th e Master of Fine Arts degrees is normally five years,
during which tim e 58 semester credits must be completed in the
required academ ic courses in the University and 96 semester credits
in th e tech nical work of the Academy.
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Advanced standing for academic work up to 22 semester credits
may be allowed by the University. For previous technical study of
th e ~ ine Arts the Academy may allow credit up to 48 semester
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The techni ca l work of the student is judged each month by Curator
and University representative and each term by the Committee on
the Coordinated Program and the student is graded on one
example from each studio in which he is registered. Reports are
rendered each term, and in the academic courses 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.
Applications should be made as early as possible. Candidates for
admission to the Coordinated Courses must meet the requirements
of each institution but must be accepted and approved by the
Academy before they can be admitted to the University. Note:
Tuition at Academy does not include fees for courses taken at
University.
For information regarding the University write direct to the Office
of Admissions, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 4, Pa.
ART EDUCATION PROGRAM. The program for the Bachefor of
Science in Education degree (for teaching and supervising art
education in the public schools) is also a five year course; the first
two years of which are divided between the University and the
Academy. At the end of the second year the student must transfer
from the undergraduate Coordinated Program, as outlined above,
to the School of Education for a full time program to complete the
remaining three years of the course.
COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM. It is the aim of the Academy's
Schools to approach the fine arts in the broadest sense. Toward
that end and ~ecause of ~he ideal coordination with the University
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. Teams
of four are formed, the latter two members from the Academy, in
the study of these, the four great art deparments, 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.
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 Association
of the Alumni of the American Academy in Rome judgment; provided, that in the acceptance of such scholarship, the students will
major in their respective departments (Mural Decoration or Sculpture), and shall use this tuition credit in the school year directly
following that of the award. In 1954 the Academy team placed
second in the competition and a team that had critic ism from
Academy faculty placed first in the competition .
EVENING STUDIOS. The Evening Studios are planned for those
students whose activities or livelihood do not permit them to attend
the day sessions. Students admitted under this head are not eligible
to compete for prizes or scholarships. The fees are set at a reasonable figure so that many may enjoy the privilege of Drawing,
Painting or Modeling in the life and portrait classes. See "fees" for
details. All day students are entitled to work in the evening classes
without extra fee. The evening classes are conducted five nights
of the week. Schedule of classes will be posted. Instructors in the
Evening classes are Francis Speight, Roswell Weidner, and special
assistants in Friday evening Croquis classes.
Victor Lasuchin
Evening School Prize Honorable Mention
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Thomas Todd
Evening School Prize 1954
scholarships and prizes
FREE TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. Free tuition scholarships are available to re gistered students whose financial obligations and registrations have been met in full, for at least two terms. These scholarships are solely for the purpose of financially assisting those who
would otherwise be unable to pursue their study of art. The major
number of these are made available each year by George D.
Widener in mem ory of his father and mother, George D. Widener
and Mrs. Alexander Hamilton Rice, and through the John Lambert
Mem orial Fund. Others are made available through bequests of
various friends of the Academy to be used for scholarship aid. The
louise Harrison Memorial Scholarships given by Thomas S. Harrison in memory 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
Scholarshi p; and The George M. Wiltbank Scholarships through
th e bequest of Annie C. Wiltbank.
Applicati on may be made in the Winter and Spring of each year.
These scholarships are awarded by the Board of Directors upon
the re commendation of the Committee on Instruction and the
Faculty. Applicants must fill in a prepared form and submit it
together with no more than four unframed examples of their work
to the Curator before the stated meeing of the Faculty in January
and April.
~t the discretion of the management, and at times when there
a parti cular demand for such help, certain of these scholarships
may be granted as ha lf scholarships.
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The Board of Public Education of the City of Ph iladelphia awards
a number of scholarshi.ps t~ students who receive appointments.
Graduat~s of all the City High and Vocational-Tech nical Sch I
are eligible for these appointments, nominations for wh ich °a~~
made by the Board of Education on the recommendation of the
Principals of the several schools, to whom all applications should
be addressed.
Ten full free tuition scholarships are made available by the Academy to graduates in the Public and Parochial and VocationalTechnical Schools in Philadelphia through a recent ag reement with
City Council. Judgment for those students applying will be made
by a committee of the Faculty of the P.A.F .A., at Broad and Che rry
Streets, and all applicants must submit at least six (6) examples of
work to the Academy. The date for judging the competition will
be 3rd week in May and 3rd week in January each year.
One free tuition scholarship for two semeste rs is offered this
year through the Scholastic Magazine in its competition entitl ed
Scholastic Awards .
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THE WILLIAM EMLEN CRESSON MEMORIAL
TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS
By the liberal provisions of the wills of Emlen Cress on and Priscilla P., his wife, a fund
has been created as a memo r ial to their deceased son, William Emlen Cre sson, Academician the income of which is to be applied by the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Art~ in sending pupils of merit to Europe. These scholarships shall be a warded
under such rules and regulations as shall be. adopted from time to time by the Board
of Directors of the Pennsy lvani a Academy of the Fine Arts.
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award of a Cresson Traveling Scholarship credits each student
wit~ $1350; $1050 to be used for a summer of travel an? tra:,eling
expenses in Europe and the remaining ~300 pays for tUition In the
ensuin g two terms immediately follOWing at the Academy. An
award is not to be regarded as a certificate of proficiency. The
winn ers should consider rather, that their industry and promise have
won for them the opportunity to introduce into their period of
sch ool ing this insp irational and broadening incident. Each recipient
is req uired to return to the Academy for the continuance of regular
studio work and the registration requirements for those enjoying
study un der a Cresson Scholarship will be the same as for all
oth er students.
The awards are divided among all departments of study and are
a ll otted as to standard of work as one factor, and the number of
contestants proportionally from each department as the other factor.
The awards are made by the Board of Directors through its Committee on Instruction, upon the recommendation of the Faculty. Ten
students were awarded Cresson Traveling Scholarships in 1954.
Th e student illustrations in this catalogue are selected chiefly from
the work of the winners in the 1954 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. Competition for a second scholarship may be
entered only during the year succeeding the first award unless
ot.herw ise ruled or a satisfactory excuse be acceptc,d by th~ Committee on Instruction.
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.
Peter Lister
Fi rs t Cresson 1954
Thovron Prize 1954
Roselle Kaplin
Stewardson Prize 1953
First Cresson 1953
Stimson Prize 1953
Schiedt Award 1954
Second Toppan Prize 1954
Antique Cast Drawing Prize 1954
Second Place Rome Prize Collaborative 1954
Roselle Kap li n
Ruth Carper
Stewardson Prize 1954
Francis A,cq uaye
Stimson Prize 1954
Paintings, Drawings, and Illustrations exhibited in the Painting or
Illustration groups may be any size but must not exceed the allotted
space, and must be exhi bited unframed a~d unglazed. If tape. is
used to trim unsightly edges of canvases It may be used to give
order rather than enhance and must not encroach upon the face
of the canvas.
A period of at least 90 days in Europe must be accounted for in
the itinerary and financial report which is required for filing in the
office of the Curator before the first day of November following
the award.
Ea ch student awarded a Second Cresson Traveling Scholarship
is granted the privilege of using the credit for travel ($1050) any
time within two years and four months of the receipt of the award.
The $300 credit for tuition, however, must be used with in the year
foll owing the award or be forfeited. A student studying on a
Second Cresson Scholarship must register one piece of work each
month and will arrange individually with the curator in regard to
th e requirem ents in the various departments.
THE LEWI S 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 regulati ons 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
Board of Directors through its Committee on Instruction on the
advice of the Faculty to a student of outstanding merit who is not
receiving a Cresson Scholarship that year. One Scholarship was
awarded in May, 1953. In 1955 one will be awarded for $1350.
RULES GOVERNING THE CRESSON COMPETITION. Every student
thirty-five years of age or younger, in good health and w ithout
knowledge of any physical condition or any other reason to prevent accepting .and properly using such Scholarship, is elig ible for
competition for a Cresson Traveling Scholarsh ip 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 .
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.
All students entering the competition are required to procure an
application for permission to compete at the Curator's Office
before the 10th day of March. All work submitted in competition
must be that which has been done in the Academy classes or fo r
Academy registration and has received criti cism from a member
or members of the Faculty. It must also be work completed within
the last 32 weeks of the Winter School. Either the stamp fror;n
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 amou~t and variety of
work they submit in the competition groups, prOVided they do not
exceed the space allotted to them but each Pai~te r's ~r~up must
include one landscape, one portrait and on~. life painting, and
each Sculptor's group must include a composition.
THE J. HENRY SCHIEDT MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. The J. Henry
Schiedt Memorial Scholarship, in accordance with the Will of
Cornelia Schiedt, provides for the award of Traveling Scholarships
according to the income available. The award of this Scholarship
will be made to an advanced student of outstanding merit on the
recommendation of the Faculty by the Board of Directors under
regulations and programs t·o be authorized.
Eligibility for this competition will be based on the same requirements as set up for first Cresson awards, and the written application, covering a specific objective for carrying forward his or her
training through travel, placed in the hands of the Curator of the
Schools before April 1st of the year of competition. A student may
compete for a Schiedt Scholarship and at the same time for a
Cresson Scholarship, but may not win both in anyone year. In
1954 three of these scholarships were awarded, amounting to
$1200 each.
Any student having received one Toppan prize is debarred from
receiving another Toppan prize of the same or lower value. The
work submitted in competition must be an original painting, in oil,
tempera or water color, the unaided wark of the student without
criticism. The subject for the paintings to be submitted will be
announced Friday, November 4, 1955. All work in competition
must be submitted without signature by Saturday, May 4, 1956,
12 o'clock noon . No student may submit more than one example.
Canvases are numbered by the Curator, and a memorandum 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 RAMBORGER PRIZE. From the income of a fund established
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES. The Charles Toppan Prizes for
1955 are: First Prize $300.00; Second Prize, $200.00; and one
honorable mention of $100.00. These prizes were established in
1881 by the gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R. Toppan,
and Mr. Robert N. Toppan. The prizes are awarded only to students who have 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, also those ~inning a Ware
or Schiedt.
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 be~t
line drawing in black and white of a head from life by a pupil
of the Academy who has not been under instruction over two
years, but who has been registered in the Academy for bot~ terms
of the current school year. Each co mpetitor 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 EDMUND STEWARDSON PRIZE. The Edmund Stewardson
Prize of One Hundred Dollars in the Department of Sculpture will
be awa rded for the 56th time at the close of the school year. This
is an annual prize, competed for by present students of the Academy w ith such pupils of other art schools as may be approved by
th e Committee on Instruction.
Th e subject for the competition is a full-length figure from life in
th e 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.
A student receivin g one Stewardson Award is ineligible to compete
a second time.
N o one except the competitors is admitted to the competition room
at any time during the days of the competition.
The Jury of Award consists of three professional sculptors, having
no official connection with the Academy, or any other schools
wh ose pupils may have taken part in the competition. If no study
be satisfactory to the Jury, the prize may, at their discretion, be
withheld. When no award is made, the amount of the prize may,
at the discretion of the Board 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
good condition until otherwise ordered and figures cast by the
Academy become its property.
The !ury of Awar~ judging the Competition in the Spring of 1955
conslted of-Beatrice Fenton, Joe Brown, Gaetano Cecere.
THE
STIMSON PRIZE. This prize was established in memory of
Emma Burnham Stimson and was created for the award each yea
of a pri~e in sculpture of $100.00 for the best work done by th;
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
students who work in the class by special perm ission.
The subject for competition is a full-length figure from life, in the
round, not less than two feet six inches in height, and must be made
during class hours as a part of the regular work in the class. The
work must be submitted anonymously to a jury appointed by the
Committee on Instruction of the Board of Directors. The Jury 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 Jury of Award judging the Competition in the Fall of 1954
consisted of-Clara Fasano, Steve. Lewis, Joseph Greenberg, Jr.
THE
THOURON PRIZES. These awards were founded by the late
Henry J. Thouron, a former instructor in Composition.
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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
I nstructor 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 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 same prize the second time.
THE THOMAS EAKINS MEMORIAL PRIZE. A prize will be offered
for the best figure canvas painted in the regular life class in the
winter immediately preceding the competition. This prize of $100.00
will be awarded by the Faculty and is available through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Gwinn.
WANAMAKER PRIZE: Through the generosity of the John Wanamaker Store a prize of $50.00 in art supplies is awarded each
spring for the best water color submitted to the Faculty for judgment.
LUX PRIZE IN GRAPHICS DEPARTMENT will be $50.00 when funds
are available. This prize is in memory of John R. Conner.
THE lIL~ AGNES KENNEDY HILL MEMORIAL PRIZE: Through the
generosity of Mr. Walter Stuempflg a prize of $50.00 will be
awarded to the best single piece of sculpture entered in the
Cresson Competition.
THE. ~EClLlA BEAUX MEMORIAL PRIZE. The gold medals which
Cecl~la Bea.ux received during her life in recognition of her work
as a ~ortra.lt painter have been donated to the Academy by M iss
Beaux s residuary legatees and converted into a fund, the income
of which will provide a prize to be given for the best portra it
painted during a school year by a student of the Academy. Th is
prize of $100 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. 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
submitted of sufficient distinction.
THE ALEXANDER PORTNOFF MEMORIAL PRIZE. Through the
generosity of MrS. Portnoff a prize of $50.00 will be awarded for
the best head done by a sculpture student in the schools of the
Academy.
CATHERINE GRANT MEMORIAL PRIZE: This prize of $100.00 will
be available for the first time in the spring of 1955. It will be given
for the best landscape. This prize has been made possible by
funds set up through the sale of paintings from a memorial exhibition of the work of Catherine Grant, held in the Academy in the
fall of 1954, and from special contributions from her friends to
this fund.
PHILADelPHIA PRINT CLUB PRIZE is awarded to the best student
in the graphics studio and entitles the winner to a year membership
and free use of the workshop and library of the club.
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The application blank must be filled in and returned to the Curator
with two passport photographs together with FOUR examples of
work. No student is eligible unless he is at least sixteen years of
age and has a complete high school education or its equivalent.
The Committee on Instruction reserves the right to limit the number
of students under any or all classifications.
OPPORTUNITI ES FOR VETERANS. The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts offers opportunities for study to veterans who satisfy
entran ce requirements and who are el igible for educational benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 and Public
law 550. This does not apply to Evening studios.
FE ES. Day School,
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Students paying the Day School fees are entitled to all the pnvlleges of the Evening School classes.
Tu ition Fee per term.
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. . . . . $150.00
Matriculati on Fee (paid only on entrance)
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10.00
l ocker and Library Fees per term.
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2.00
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Total, First Term..
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$162.00
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Tu ition Fee, all Subsequent Terms .
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150.00
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Locker and Library Fees per term
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2.00
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Total Fees, First Two Winter Terms
$314.00
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Eveni ng School,
Tuiti on Fee per term.
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Matriculation Fee (paid only on entrance).
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Locker Fee per term.
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Total per Sin gle Term, Evening School .
These fees do not include the cost of any materials
taken at the University.
PAYMENT REGULATIONS. All fees are payable in advance a nd
no deduction is made for late registration or for absence and no
refund is made for any reason whatsoever, except in the case of
a student under Public Law 550 who if he fails to enter the cou rse
or withdraw or is discontinued the refrom at any time prior to com~
pletion, will have refunded to him any unused balance paid for
tuition, fees and other charges on a pro-rated basis, other than
the fee for registration. 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 obl igations to the Academy.
Non-payment of fees accordin g to the announced dates, as stated
above, shall prohibit such delinquent students from attendance in
all classes and lectures.
New registration cards shall be issued at the beginning of each
term to students at the time of the payment of Fees. Admission to
classes by registration card only.
Day classes are held from nine to twelve and from one to five
o'clock five days per week, and from nine to twelve o'clock on
Saturdays. Evening classes are held from seven to ten o 'clock
from Monday to Friday, inclusive. All exceptions are noted in the
Calendar.
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$50.00
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5.00
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1.00
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$56.00
or any courses
calendar school
year 1955 - 195&
Registration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 19th to 24th
First Term Begins. . . . . . . . . (Eve. Studio Registration 5-7 P.M.) Sept. 26th
First Day of Pose for Stimson Competition
. . . . . . ..
. October 17th
. . . . . . . . . . . . . November 4th
Stimson Judgment and Award.
Thanksgiving Day Holiday.
. . . . . . . 10 P.M. Nov. 23rd to 9 AM. Nov. 28th
Christmas Holiday . . . . . . . . . 10 P.M. Dec. 16th to 9 AM. Jan. 2nd, 1956
. . . . . . . . . . . Ja nuary 23rd to 28th
Registration for Second Term.
Second Term Begins . . . . . . . . . . (Eve. Registration 5-7 P.M.) Jan. 30th
Washington's Birthday Holiday
. . . . . . . . . . . . February 22nd
Stewardson Competition . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ma rch 14th, 15th, 16th
Stewardson Judgment and Award
. . . . . . . . . . . . . March 16th
Easter Holiday . . . . . . . . . . . lOP .M. March 29th to 9 AM. April 2nd
Placement of Cresson Competitions.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7th
Judgment of Toppan Prizes . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . May 7th
. May 11 th
last Evening Class . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . .
Judgment for Cresson, Ware and Schiedt Scholarships, Hill Prizes
. . May 15th
Exercises in the Gallery for Awarding of Prizes.
. . . . . . . . . May 16th
. . . . . . . . . . May 17th thru June 3rd
Exhibition of Competitors' Work
last Day of Winter School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 19th
No models are engaged to pose nor criticism given during the last week of the Second
Term except by special arrangement .
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TH
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NNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF
TH
FINE
ARTS
cordially invi tes
those
interested
to
ANNUAL MEMBERS
Annual Members are such persons as contribute $10 annually for
the maintenan ce of the Academy, $25 sustaining; $100 contributing.
LIFE MEMBERS
life Members are such persons as make an outright contribution
of $300.
PRIVILEGES
life and Annual Members receive notices of all activities, invitations
to all Private Views, access to the Print Collection (67,000 items,
plates and original drawings), use of the Art Reference Library,
and participation in the Academy/s educational program through
lectures, demonstrations, etc.
in its support
beco.ne .ne.nbers
Checks may be made payable to The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts. Membership cards will be mailed. Membership dates
from one year, beginning from the date of subscription. Under a
ruling by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, any contributions
to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts are deductible from
income, in accordance with the rules applying thereto.
FORM OF BEQUEST
give, devise and bequeath to liThe Pennsylvan ia Academy of
the Fine Arts" ................................. ....... Dollars ,
in trust to invest and keep invested and apply the income only to
the maintenance of the said Academy.
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PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD
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OF
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The Object of the Fellowship is to foster a spirit of fraternity among the former
and present students of THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
in the interests of art. It functions somewhat as an Alumni, establishing a continuing link with the Academy after student days. The FELLOWSHIP activities
include exhibitions of the work of its members in the various medii, and it conducts a series of evening talks in the Academy on subjects of interest to all crt
workers, and also fosters social. activities. Admission is free and advance notices
are sent by mail to all members.
Dues for Resident Members are Five Dollars a year, and for Non-Resident
Members (living more than fifty mile~ from Philadelphia} Three Dollars a yea r..
Life Membership, Fifty Dollars. Bills for dues will be rendered by mail. Cu rrent
Students Three Dollars a year.
If you have been, or are, a student at The Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts you are cordially invited to become a member of the Fellowship
and fo join with it in building up and preserving a united spirit of true
fellowship in the interest of Art and in association with your Academy.
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