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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4-0219
PAFA EXHIBITION ON LOAN TO MISSISSIPPI ART ASSOCIATION
With the loan of the exhibition, "200 Years of American Art," to the
Mississippi Art Association in Jackson, the Academy has inaugurated a longneeded policy of sharing its outstanding collection with other American
museums.
As the conserver of many of the finest works in the history of
American Art, the Academy has recognized its responsibility for increasing
the awareness and respect of all Americans towards their own national heritage.
The Academy is justly proud of the exhibition it has assembled for the
loan.
The twenty-nine paintings and three sculptures cover a spectrum that
ranges from the Gilbert stuart portraits of Mr-. and Mrs. James Greenleaf, ,done _
in 1795, to IlIetter and His Ecol," painted by Stuart Davis in 1964.
Portraits
by Charles W. Peale, Jacob Eichholtz, Thomas Sully, Cecilia Beaux, and 'I'homas
Eakins are represented as well as paintings by Edward Hopper, N. C. Wyeth,
Morris Blackburn, and Ben Shahn.
(It is a great temptation to proudly point
to these names as "our ll great artists and refer to the Academy, when, in fact,
the "our lf refers to the l\Thole United States.)
The reception these paintings have received, even before the opening, has
been extremely gratifying.
The Director of the J:.1ississippi' Art Association,
Mr. lowell G. Adams, has planned preliminary introductions to the exhibition
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for the schools in the area, wide newspaper coverage, and an impressive
opening for the show on September 18th at the recently-renovated Old state
Capitol Museum in Jackson, a handsome building dating from the 1830's.
The paintings will remain at the museum until December, in accordance
with the idea that they are there to be "lived with" and studied for an
entire semester, rather than just putting in an appearance as unfamiliar
treasures from an alien region to the North.
It is expected that the show will travel in the South for a full year,
and negotiations are presently underway
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
f~r
exhibiting the show in .
In this way, "200 Years of American Art" will cer-
tainly fulfill its generous purpose of bringing some of the finest examples
of American Art to people who might not othervlise ever see them.
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PAPA EXHIBITION ON LOAN TO MISSISSIPPI ART ASSOCIATION
.With the loan of the exhibition, 11200 Years of American Art, II to the
Mississippi Art Association in Jackson, the Academy has inaugurated a longneeded policy of sharing its outstanding collection with other American
museums.
As the conserver of many of the finest works in the history of
American Art, the Academy has recognized its responsibility for increasing
the awareness and respect of all Americans towards their own national heritage.
The Academy is justly proud of the exhibition it has assembled for the
loan.
The twenty-nine paintings and three sculptures cover a spectrum that
ranges from the Gilbert stuart portraits of
}fir.
and Mrs. James Greenleaf, done
in 1795, to llI.etter and His Ecol, II painted by Stuart Davis in 1964.
Portraits
by Charles W. Peale, Jacob Eichholtz, Thomas Sully, Cecilia Beaux, and 'I'homas
Eakins are represented as well as paintings by Edward Hopper, N. C. Wyeth,
Morris Blackburn, and Ben Bhahn.
(It is a great temptation to proudly poiITt
to .these names as lIour l1 great artists and refer to the Academy, when, in fact,
the l1our l1 refers to the whole United States.)
The reception these paintings have received, even before the opening, has
been extremely gratifying.
The Director of the MiSSissippi Art Association,
Mr. lowell G. Adams, has planned preliminary introductions to the exhibition
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for the schools in the area, wide newspaper coverage, and an impressive
opening for the show on September 18th at the recently-renovated Old state
Capitol Museum in Jackson, a handsome building dating from the 1830's.
The paintings will remain at the museum until December, in accordance
with the idea that they are there to be f1lived withll and studied for an
entire semester, rather than just putting in an appearance as unfamiliar
treasures from an alien region to the North.
It is expected that the show will travel in the South for a full year,
and negotiations are presently underway for exhibiting the show in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In this way, 11200 Years of American Art" will cer-
tainly fulfill its generous purpose of bringing some of the finest examples
of American Art to people who might not otherwise ever see them.
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JANUARY PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
"VICTOR RIU"
One of the few sculptors who have the patience and skill to
work with harder-than-steel granite will have an exhibition of seventeen of his
free form carvings in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Broad and Cherry Streets, from January 7th through January 31st.
"SUZANNE BLOOM"
This one-man exhibition of large, vividly-colored abstract
paintings will open at the Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, on January
14th and extends through February 21st.
CONCERTS:
The third and final concert of the Academy's distinguished Chamber Music
Concert Series will be held at the main
Friday evening, January 22nd at 8:30.
building at Broad and Cherry Streets on
Dr. Vladimir Sokoloff (piano) and Yumi
Ninomiya (violin) will perform works by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Franck.
The
doors will open at 7:30 p.m. so that the audience may have the opportunity to
wander through the galleries and view the
exhibitions.
HOURS:
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All are welcome, and admission is free of charge.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
For further information, please call Happy Shipley at (215) LO 4-0219.
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VICTOR RIU OPENS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
VICTOR RIU, one of the few sculptors vTho have the patience
and skill to work with harder-than-steel granite, will have an exhibition of
seventeen of his works in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from January 7th through January 31st.
Born in Trieste, Italy in
1887) Mr. Riu studied at the Scuola per Capi
d'Arte in Trieste from 1899 to 1903.
Afterwards he worked in his grandfather and
uncle's Studio of Fine Monuments before coming to the United States in 1906.
Mr.
Riu's long and varied experience in stone design and carving includes work on the
Ne"l, York Public Library Buildings, the new Grand Central Station, and the Chicago
Court at the age of nineteen.
He continued his work in Vermont and in 1922 founded
the Coopersburg Granite Company and became its President and General Manager, a
position he still holds.
Since 1952, he has explored the possibilities of the blue-black granite
(Diabase) of Coopersburg for his own work and has achieved unique distinction in
free form carvings.
The 83-year-old sculptor clearly loves this beautiful, un-
yielding medium and has an instinctive sensibility for its potential for fluid
expressiveness.
Coopersburg granite, similar to the Egyptian balsalt that has
endured in sculpture for more than 5,000 years, has an exceptionally high polish
and denSity.
It is so hard) in fact, that sparks fly when it is cut, and because
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of the ringing noise created when it is cut, it is frequently called "the
ringing rock."
Riu, a superb craftsman as well as a dedicated sculptor , has
brought this medium to the full extent of its physical possibilities of form and
surface.
Visitors will not be restrained from touching the sculpture, rather,
they will be invited to do so.
Fourteen of the works, some of them weighing up to more than 600 pounds)
were delivered to the Academy ,vi th the assistance of Riu I s artist friends,
Professor Francis J. Quirk of Lehigh University) teacher Jack Eagle, and sculptor
Dan Dallacqua.
Several of the pieces are on loan from private collections and
the collections of the Woodmere Art Gallery and PAFA, however, most of the works
will be available for sale.
NOTE:
Mr. Riu will be in Philadelphia from Monday) January 4th through January
6th to supervise the assembling of the exhibition.
Anyone interested in inter-
viewing or photographing Mr. Riu and his works) please contact Happy Shipley,
LO 4-0219.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free of charge.
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT
January 8th thr ough February 8th, the Pennsylvania Academy of the
~ine Arts, Broad and ~herry Streets, presents THOMAS EAKINS: HIS PHOTO*
GRAPHIC WORKS.
Approxima tely 200 photographs, many of which have never
before been seen 1:lf the pu blic, will be fea tured in t his historic show" .
'iJ!Jich presents, for the first time, a comprehensive review of the photographic achievements of the gre at 19th century painter, Thomas Eakins.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to
5
p. m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. to
5
p.m. Sundays.
Amnission is free of charge.
NOTE:
For further information ,and photographs, contact Ellen bolms , Public
Relat ions Director, LO 4-0219.
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PEALE GALLERIES PRESENTS GROUP SCULPI'URE SHO,"
PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- Opening January 15th and extending through February 10th,
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts r Peale Galleries, 1811 Che 's tnut Street,
will present the work of ten exciting contemporary sculptors in a shm.;r entitled
SCULPI'URE: NEW FORMS, NE\-T MATERIALS.
Steel, aluminum, plastic, plexiglass, metal
and wood constructions by SCUlptors Tom Althouse, Hortense Baer, l\Tatalie Charkm'T,
Tom Chimes, James Havard, Richard Hoptner, Charles Kaprelian, Dennis leon, Alvern
Lostetter, and Massimo Pierucci will be featured in the exhibit.
Tom Althouse, vlho came to art after fifteen years in sales , is a member of
the Fine Arts Department of Penn State.
Hortense Baer has exhibited widely in
Philadelphia and New York and is represented in the Philadelphj.a Museum of Art.
Tom Chimes, a former PAFA student, is re;?resented in the collection of the MuseUln
of Modern Art.
Natalie Charkow and Charles Kaprelian are both members of the
Philadelphia College of Art's Sculpture Department of which Dennis Leon is Chairman.
Originally from Dallas, Texas, James Havard studied at PAFA where he won
both a Cresson and a Schiedt Traveling Scholarship.
Richard Hoptner , who studied.
at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan, is represented in the Permanent Colle ction of the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum.
Formerly a student at the Art
Institute of Pittsburgh and at PAFA, Alvern Lostetter is currently enrolled in
Yale University's Graduate School of Fine Arts.
Massimo Pierucci received his
art training in his native Italy and now teaches at St. John's University in
Jamaica, New' York.
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A highlight of the exhibition will be the IIkinetic II or film catalogue
which was produced in lieu of the more traditional printed catalogue.
The
ten minute film which focuses on the sculptors at work will be shown at
the preview on January 14th and will be for sale.
Oliver Nuse) whose
previous work includes films for the Philadelphia Board of Education and
the Philadelphia Bicentennial Corporation, produced the IIkinetic II catalogue,
truly an exciting IIfirst" for PAFA and Philadelphia.
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10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
HOURS:
Sundays.
NOTE:
Admission is free of charge.
For additional information and photographs, contact Ellen So1ms)
Public Relations Director, LO 4-0219.
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AMADO srRING QUARTET FEATURED IN ACADEMY CONCERT
PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- On Friday evening, January 23rd, the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry streets, will present the
Amado string Quartet and Dr. Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist, in a concert
of chamber music.
The program for the evening will be Mozart's Quartet
in D minor, Quartet No.1 in C Major by Piston, and the Quintet for Piano
and Strings in A Major by Dvorak.
The Amado String Quartet is made up of Carol stein, and Judith
Marlowe, violins, Evelyn Jacobs, viola, and Deborah Reeder, cello.
Since
the group was formed eight years ago, it has performed extensively in the
Philadelphia area as well as in Baltimore, Harrisburg, and New York.
Music begins at 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. to afford visi-
tors time to see the Academy! s current exhibit.
Now on display is an
historic and exciting shm-T no one "Till want to miss -- THOMAS EAKINS: HIS
PH0rOGRAPHIC 'VJORKS.
The show presents over 200 photographs by Eakins,
many of which have never before been seen by the public.
Admission to the concert is free of charge.
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For further information, contact Ellen Solms, Public Relations
Director, LO 4-0219.
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MARCH PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS
CONTEMPORARY PH0rOGRAPHY: A SENSITIVE VIEW, featuring the work of an outstanding group of modern photographers, continues through March 15th at the
Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street.
AERIAL FANTASIES by Fumio Yoshimura opens March 5th at the Broad and Cherry
building and will extend through April 5th.
The exhibition features a selection
of tbe artist's elegant kites as well as examples of his whimsical wire and
wood sculptures.
Opening March 19th and continuj.ng through April 19th at the Peale Galleries
will be two distinctive one-man shows.
structions
a~d
Featured in one gallery will be Con-
Weaving by LENORE TAWNEY and in the other) Paintings by ARTHUR
DE COBrA.
MUSIC
On Friday evening March 20th at 8: 30 p om. in the Broad and Che1 ry building
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Vladimir Sokoloff, piano, and Geoffrey Michaels, violin, will perform five
Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano in the final chamber music concert of the
year.
HOURS:
Admission is free of charge.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays thru Saturdays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Admission is free of charge.
NOTE:
For further information and photographs, contact Ellen Solms, Public
Relations Director, LO 4-0219.
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TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE PRESS: PLEASE NarE THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANl' CHANGES
IN THE ACADEMY'S 1969-1970 CALENDAR OF EVENl'S:
THOMAS EAKINS: HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC WORKS, originally scheduled to close on
February 7th, has been extended one week until February15th.
An exhibition of AERIAL FANI'ASIES by Fumio Yoshimura, originally
scheduled to open on February l2th and run through March 15th, will
now open on March 5th and continue through April 5th.
The DONORS' EXHIBITION, originally planned for April 23rd through
May 20th, has been postponed.
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For further information, contact Ellen Solms, Public Relations
Director, LO 4.-0219.
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ACADElvIY PAINTINGS ON LOAN TO EXECUTIVE MANSION
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Seven paintin3s from the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts' outstandinc; Perm.anent Collection of American art have
been loaned to the Executive Mansion in Harrisburg, Pa.
They include
Still in SlJlnmer by Bucl, s County artist Daniel Garber, The Hex Sign by
Henry Peacock, a Philadelphia artist, Winter in Ipswich by Theodore
Wendel, Henry Rand's Snow ShaclovTs, Holidays by Howard Giles and
Hugh Jones' Sheep Pasture.
The paintings, which were presented to Mrs. Raymond p . Shafer,
wife of the Governor, by l-'Irs. Joel C. Huber] III, Assistant Registre,:c
at the Academy, will be hung throughout the Governor's lfansion, the
official residence of Pennsylvania Governor Raymond P. Shafer and his
family.
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PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- John Gribbel, II was elected President of the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts at the Annual Stockholders' Meeting on Monday, February
2nd.
He succeeds Dr . Edgar P. Richardson who has served as President since
May of 1968.
IvT.r.
Gribbel, a partner of Elkins, MorriS, Stroud & Co., was born in
Philadelphia in 1916.
He was graduated from Yale University in 1938 with
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B.S. in Industrial Administration and served in the U.S. Navy from March of
1941 to October of 1945, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.
A former
Director of American Meter Co. and General Precision Equipment Co. and a former
President and Trustee of Abington Memorial Hospital, he is currently a Trustee
of
C~rmantovm
Academy and Director of Radonics, Inc., Dyad Systems, Inc.} and
Wellington Computer Graphics.
As PreSident,
Mr ~
Gribbel's great interest in
the fine arts and his strong administrative experience guarantee that he will
be an important asset to the Academy.
Six new members were also elected to serve on the Board of Directors.
Dr. Edgar P. Richardson and Clement B. Newbold, Jr. were elected to serve f or
a term of one year.
(Mr. Newbold had previously been appointed Treasurer by
the Board of Directors at their November meeting, replacing Thomas Stovell
who had resigned in September.)
Elected for a term of three years were Orvel
Sebring, Theodore T. Newbold, H. Lea Hudson and Bertram Lippincott O'Neill.
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CONTEMP.ORARY PHorOGRAPHY
SHO~.
OPENS FEBRUARY 18TH AT
PEALE._.~~ERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Opening February 18th, the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, will present CONTEMPORARY
PHorOGRAPHY: A SENSITIVE VIEW.
Eight outstanding photographers - - Barbara
Blonde au, Paul Caponigro, Edward Gallob, Dave Heath, George Krause, William
Larson, Ray Metsker, and Tom Porett -- are featured in the Peale Galleries
Show, which will continue through March lOth.
The emphasis in this
uni~ue
exhibit is on the creative possibilities
of photography -- and they are many and rich as the diversity and high
~uality
of the work represented in this show will testify.
William Larson's
"dimensional color photograms lJ combine collage and color photography with
striking and unusual results.
Ray Metsker constructs one large abstract
composition from the repetition of a simple shape.
A strong sense of
dignity and solidity is apparent in the photographs of George Krause, many
of which were taken while on a Fulbri ght in Spain.
In contrast , Tom Porett's
oversized blow-ups are characterized by a frantic energy, the result of his
imaginative use of ' overlapping images and the mixture of negatives and
positives.
Dave Heath's audio visual
se~uence,
"Beyond the Gates of Eden"
utilizes music and poetry as well as photography.
Edward Gallob's tongue-
in-cheek juxtaposition of shapes and images, Barbara Bondeau's innovative
use of ortho film and acrylic, Paul Caponigro's hauntingly beautifully views
of nature are all exciting proof of the tremendous aesthetic potential of
photography.
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A special feature of this exhibit will be the showing of a multimedia
presentation by Tom Porett entitled "Made in U.S .A."
The culmination of a
three year project, "Made in U.S .A." is an impressionistic view of contemporary American culture which uses six slide projectors, three film projectors and four separate sound channels.
"Made in U.S .A." will be shown only
at the preview on February 18th at 6:00 p.m.
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HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Admission is always free of charge.
NOTE:
For further information and photographs, contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
Interviews with exhibiting photographers the afternoon of the opening,
February 18th, can be arranged.
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APRIL PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
Fumio Yoshimura's AERIAL CONSTRUCTIONS continues through April 5th at
the Broad and Cherry building.
The
e~~ibit
features the artist's graceful
hanging constructions as well as his delightful wire and wood sculptures.
PAFA's newly-opened sales shop will house a "mini-show" of Yoshimura's work
including whimsical wall pieces and a handsome poster, designed by the
artist -- all for sale.
At the Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, one-man shows by LENORE
TAWNEY and ARTHUR DE COSTA continue through April 19th.
Featured are draw-
ings, weaving and constructions by Lenore Tawney and recent paintings by
Arthur De Costa.
M~y
works by both artists are for sale.
Opening April 23rd and extending through May 20th at the Peale Galleries,
will be an important selection of paintings, graphics and drawings by one
of the most powerful modern artists -- MAX BECKMAN.
NOTE! A selection from the Academy's outstanding collection of American art
is on display throughout the year at the Broad and Cherry building.
tours led by members of the Academy's staff can be arranged.
Group
For reservations
please call the Public Relations Office, LO 4-0219.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
For further information and photographs, contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
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ONE-MAN SHOW BY FUMIO YOSHIMURA TO OPEN MARCH 5TH Kr PAFA
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Opening March 5th, artist Fumio Yoshimura will be
honored with his first one-man show in the United States at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry streets.
titled AERIAL
FA~~ASIES,
The show, en-
will present over 20 of the artist's elegant
bamboo and paper hanging constructions as well as a delightful selection
of his whimsical bamboo, wood and steel sculptures.
Ranging in size from a diminutive "Noodle Eater" of 29 inches to a
soaring "Moth" with a wing span of 23 feet, Yoshimura's bird-like barrboo
and paper constructions have, found their ideal setting in the vaulted
spaces of the Academy building.
Back down on the ground, Yoshimura has
created painted bamboo and steel birds that seem to quiver with a sense
of impending motion as well as an exuberant and witty arrangement of
wooden sculptures on a sawhorse.
Not only will the regular gallery space of the Academy be filled with
Yoshimura's work, but also the Academy's newly-opened sales shop, which
will feature a "mini-show" of smaller wall hangings and SCUlptures.
In
addition, the artist has designed a limited edition silk screen poster
which will also be available in the sales shop.
Yoshimura was born in 1926 in Japan and graduated in 1949 from the
Tokyo University of Art with a M.F.A.
From 1952 to 1963, h e exhibited
his paintings in five one-man ShOlfS in Tokyo.
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to America and abandoned painting for sculpture.
Since then, his work
has been exhibited at the P.V.I. Gallery in New York City, the Museum of
Contemporary Crafts, the Penthouse of the lfllseum of Modern Art and at the
Hallmark Gallery Kite Exhibition_
His work can be found in the collections
of the late Marcel Duchamp, artist Roy
Lichenstein, Professors Joel
Liebowitz and Daniel Mattis and Mr. Elbert Budin.
The artist will be in Philadelphia from Friday, February 27th to
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the afternoon of the Members' Preview on Wednesday, March 4th to supervise
the hanging of his show.
Anyone interested in interviewing and/or photo-
graphing Mr. Yoshimura, please contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
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HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday_
Admission is free of charge.
N0rE:
Mr. John Gribbel, 2nd, the newly-elected President of the Pennsyl-
vania Academy of the Fine Arts, will be presented to the Membership at
the preview of Yoshimura's exhibition on Wednesday afternoon, March 4th,
from 5 to 7 p.m.
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LAURA WATTS WINS STEWARDSON PRIZE IN SCULPTURE
PHI1ADELPHIA, PA. -- After three days of competition, Laura Watts of
Villanova, Pa ., a third year student at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, was awarded the Edmund Stewardson Prize of $100 in Sculpture
on Friday afternoon, March 6th.
Thirteen students competed for the prize -- which was first awarded
in 1901.
The subject for the competition is a full-length from life in
the round, to be executed within eighteen hours during three consecutive
days.
Judge for this year's competition was New York sculptor Robert
Cronbach, himself a former Stewardson Prize and Cresson Scholarship
winner.
Cited for honorable mention were Betsy Parks Calhoun of Troy,
New York, Jane Forth of Harrisburg, and Mrs. Gail Bruce McIntosh of
Yorktown, Virginia.
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LAURA TtJ.ATTS WINS STEWARDSON l-RIZE I N SCULPTURE
PHILADEL1-HIA, FA. --
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fter three days of competition, Lau ra Watts
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nov a , Pa., a third-yea r student a t the l'ennsy lvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
was a1J<Jar ded t h e Edmund Steward son l'ri. ze of $1 00 in Sculpture on Friday afternoon, l-larch 6th.
Thirteen students competed for the prize -- wr.cich was first awarded in
1 901.
The subj ect f or the compe titi on is a full-le ngth figure in the r ound,
to be exe cuted within eigh teen hours during three consecuti ve days.
Judge
for this y ear's competition W2 S New York s cul p t o r rtobert Cronbach, hi mself
a former Ste wardson t r ize and Cresson Schola rsh j.p winne r.
Lited for honorable mention wer e Betsy r' arks Calhoun, formerly of Troy,
N. Y., Jane Forth of harrisburg, Pa., and . . rs • Gai l Br uce l'lcIntosh, formerly
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LENORE TAWNEY AND ARTHUR DE COSTA OPEN ONE-MAN SHOWS AT PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Two superb craftsmen -- LENORE TAWNEY and ARTHUR DE COSTA .will be exhibiting their work in one-man shows at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, beginning on March 19th and
continuing through April 19th.
LENORE TAWNEY first began working as a weaver, studying with Archipenko at
Chicago's Institute of DeSign and later with Martta Taipale of Finland.
In 1964
she began drawing after seeing a power loom, and in 1965 she began to make small
collages.
Fortunately, the Peale Galleries show contains not only examples of
Miss Tawney's weaving but also a generous selection of her exquisite drawings and
collages.
Visitors to the exhibit will be able to trace her development from one
medium to another as well as to study the influence of weaving on her later work.
Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Miss Tawney's art are her collages
or constructions.
With painstaking care and sensitivity, the artist arranges
each tiny detail of the composition to create a beautifully finished and
harmonious whole.
As with all her work, these small assemblages have a magical
evocative power -- a reflection of the intense and almost mystical concentration
the artist brings to her work.
The work of painter ARTHUR DE COSTA evinces a similar concentration and
devotion.
Fainted with great subtlety on a small and intimate scale, his
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PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Two superb craftsmen -- LENORE TAWNEY and ARTHUR DE COSTA -will be exhibiting their work in one-man shows at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, beginning on March 19th and
continuing through April 19th.
LENORE TAWNEY first began working as a weaver, studying with Archipenko at
Chicago's Institute of Design and later with Martta Taipale of Finland.
In 1964
she began drawing after seeing a power loom, and in 1965 she began to make small
collages.
Fortunately, the Peale Galleries show contains not only examples of
Miss Tawney's weaving but also a generous selection of her exquisite drawings and
collages.
Visitors to the exhibit will be able to trace her development from one
medium to another as well as to study the influence of weaving on her later work.
Perhaps the most distinctive aspect of Miss Tawney's art are her collages
or constructions.
With painstaking care and sensitivity, the artist arranges
each tiny detail of the composition to create a beautifully finished and
harmonious whole.
As with all her work, these small assemblages have a magical
evocative power -- a reflection of the intense and almost mystical concentration
the artist brings to her work.
The work of painter ARTHUR DE COSTA evinces a similar concentration and
devotion.
Painted with great subtlety on a small and intimate scale, his
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exquisitely arranged still lifes have a rare and beautiful sense of completeness.
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Instructor in Drawing and Painting at the Academy's School, De Costa has made
an independent study of procedures and materials used in classical painting
techniques.
That interest is reflected in the timeless quality which characterizes
his work and the satisfying sense of serenity which pervades them.
Many works by these distinctive artists will be for sale.
The Peale
Galleries are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
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FINAL lHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT THIS FllDAY AT PENNSYLVA.1UA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- The fourth and final chamber mus~c concert in the
annual series at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and
Cherry Streets, will 't ake place this Fri day evening, l'1arch 20th, at 8:30
p.m .
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Vladimir Sokoloff, piano, and Geoffrey Hichaels, violin, will complete
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their tribute to l::leethoven in commemoraVcon of the 200th anniversary of the
composer's birthday by performing the last five Beethoven sonatas for violin and piano..l.he program will open with .'::ionatas No.
S,
6, and 4 and will
conclude with Sonatas No.7 and 10.
tioors open at 7 0 0 the night of t he performanc e so tdat concert-goers
may wande r throy gh the galleries of tl·e Academy.
Uu r rently on view is a
one-man exhi bi t by l"umio Yoshimura which features ele gant bamb oo a nd paper
hangi ng constructi ons and whimsica l wire and wooden SCUlptures.
The concert is open, free of charge, to t} 'e pub ~ic.
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MAY PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
An outstanding selection of paintings, graphics and drawings by the
German Expressionist artist MAX BECKMANN continues through May 20th at
the Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street.
At the Academy's Broad and Cherry building, the annual SPRING SALE OF
STUDENl' WORK, paintings, sculptures, drawings and prints submitted to the
Cresson Day competitions, opens on May 9th and continues through May 24th.
Opening on
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28th the Peale Galleries will present interpretive
color photography by RICHARD IvJERRITT c
The exhibit will continue through
June 25th.
NOTE:
A selection from the Academy's Permanent Collection of American art
is on permanent display at the Broad and Cherry building.
Free guided
t ours led by members of the Academy's staff are available to groups.
Foy
further information, contact the Public Relations Office, LO 4-0219.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday_
Admission is always free of charge.
For further information and photographs, contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
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ROMARE BEARDON TO VISIT ACADEMY
PHILADELPHIA, PA.--The celebrated black American painter ROMARE BEARDON will
be guest teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts on Tuesday,
March 31st.
Mr. Beardon will first give an illustrated lecture on his own
work and will then critique individual student's work.
After graduating with a B.S. degree from New York University, Romare
Beardon studied with George Grosz at the Art Students League.
World
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Later, after
II, he travelled to Paris where he came in contact with such im-
port ant European artists as Brancusi, leger, Braque and Helion.
Beardon has
been honored by the National Institute of Arts and Letters, for painting (1967),
the International Poster Festival in Sofia, Bulgaria (1968), and by the Annual ·
Religious Art Exhibition, Detroit (1969).
His work has appeared on the covers
of FORTUNE, TIME, AMISTAD and THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE and is represented
in the collections of the Metropolitan tfuseum, the Museum of Modern Art,
the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York, and in numerous private collections.
He is the co-author with Carl Holty of a recent volume on the
structure of painting,
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Mr. Beardon will be the guest of honor at a cocktail reception on
Tuesday, March 31st, from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Peale House, 1811 Chestnut
street.
All members of the press are cordially invited to attend and meet
Mi. Beardon. For further information, contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
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THIRD ANNUAL KITE FESTIVAL TO TAKE OFF ON APRIL 26TH
PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- Philadelphians will celebrate one of the city's traditional rites of spring on SUnday afternoon, April 26th, when the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia College of Art present
the Third Annual Kite Festival.
The place where it will all be happening
is George's Hill in Fairmount Park and the time is 1 to 4 p.m.
The contest is open to all area art students, college, high school,
and elementary students and anyone else with enough imagination to construct
an original kite.
Judging the Kite Contest will be four instructors from
each of the sponsoring schools.
judging will start at 2 p.m.
Registration will begin at 1 p.m. and
The lucky winners will receive cash and gift
certificates as prizes.
As a special attraction, artist Fumio Yoshimura, whose one-man show
of aerial constructions recently closed at the Academy, has been invited to
this year's I<1te Festival.
Yoshimura will fly some of his kites as well as
demonstrate some traditional Japanese kites.
All those who visited the
Academy and were charmed by his elegant constructions will want to make sure
to come see Yoshimura in action the afternoon of the 26th.
Come early and
remember to bring your kite!
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26th. Look for Ellen So1ms the afternoon of the contest for names of winners
and additional information.
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MAX BECKMANN EXHIBIT TO OPEN APRIL 23RD Nr PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- The first major exhibition in Philadelphia of the work
of MAX BECKMANN will open to the public on Thursday, April 23rd, at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut street.
The exhibit includes a generous selection of paintings, graphics and drawings
by the German artist borrowed from public and private collections.
A high-
light of the show is one of Beckmann's monumental triptychs, "The Beginning,"
on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Max Beckmann, today regarded as one of the most important artists of
this century, was born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1884.
Like many European
artists of his generation, Beckmann was profoundly affected by his experience
in the First World 'Vlar.
From 1937 to 1950 when he died, he was an exile from
his native Germany -- first in Holland and later in the United States where
he came in 1947.
At his death, Beckmann was at the peak of international
fame, his creativity undiminished.
If
I am seeking for the bridge which leads from the visible to the in-
visible."
These words by Beckmann are an important clue to the study of his
art; for Beckmann was not merely a painter but a poet and a prophet whose
often allegorical canvases plunged deep and mercilessly into the world of
the unconscious.
His paintings, marked by harsh outlines and strong colors,
are full of a furious and expressive energy.
His symbolic compositions do
not often yield up their meanings easily but the emotional pow'er they convey is proof of their significance.
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The Peale Galleries show v1ill extend through May 20th.
All Phila-
delphians and visitors are invited to see what will be one of the most
significant shows of the season.
HOURS: 10 a.m. to
5
A number of 1fOrks will be for sale.
p.m. Tuesday thru Saturday; 1 p.m. to
5
p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free of charge.
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JUNE PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
At the Pennsylvania Academy of the nne Arts I Peale Galleries,
1811 Chestnut street, an exhibition of NEW ACQUISITIONS by the
Academy will continue on display through June 25th.
On view at the main building, Broad and Cherry streets, is a
selection from the Academy's Permanent Collection of American art.
Guided tours led by members of the Academy staff are available for
groups.
Call the Public Relations Office, DO 4-0219, for reserva-
tions.
Be sure to stop in at the new Sales and Rental Gallery when
you visit the Academy.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1
p ~ m.
to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
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CRESSON DAY CEREMONIES ON MAY 6TH AT PAFA
SPRING SAlE OF STUDENT WORK OPENS MAY 9TH
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will hold
its annual CRESSON DAY CEREMONIES on Wednesday afternoon, May 6th, at 4 p.m.
in the main building, Broad and Cherry Streets.
At that time, William B.
stevens, Jr., Director of the Academy, and Henry Hotz, Jr., Administrator
of the School, w·ill present the William Emlen Cresson,
J. Henry Schiedt,
and Lewis S. Ware Memorial European Traveling Scholarships, and other school
prizes.
Principal speaker of the day will be George D. Culler, President
of the Philadelphia College of Arto
Saturday, May 9th, the SPRING SAlE OF STUDENT WORK -- paintings,
sculptures, drawings and prints submitted to the Cresson Day competitions
will open to the public.
Most of the worlcs on display will be for sale.
The exhibition will continue through May 24th.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry streets,
is open to the public, free of charge, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday thru
Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.• Sunday.
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PAFA ANNOUNCES EUROPEAN TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS AND SPRING PRIZES
PHILADEL..UffIA, PA.
Winners of eight William Emlen Cresson European Traveling
Scholarships, six J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarshipsy one Lewis
S. Ware Memorial Traveling Scholarship, and other important school prizes
were announced by "'illiam B. Stevens, Jr ~, Ac ademy Director, and Henry Hot z J
Jr., Administrator of the School, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts' annual Cresson Day Ceremonies on Wednesday afternoon, May 6th.
The
principal speaker for the day was George Do Culler, President of the Phila·delphia College of Art.
The SPRING SALE OF STUDENT WORK -- paintings, sculpture, drmvings and
prints submitted to the Spring competitions -- will open to the public on
Saturday, May 9th, and will continue at the Academy through May 24tno
Listed below are the scholarships and prizes, together with the winners
and their hometowns:
WILLIAM EMLEN CRESSON EUROPEAN TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS of $2,400 each for
travel abroad this summer and tuition for the school year 1970-l97L First
awarded in 1902.
PAIl-lTING:
Thomas Connelly of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Timothy L. Jenk of Dayton, Ohio.
Marcia Lampert of Philadelphia, Pa.
steven A. IvJiller of Cumberland, Md.
Valentine L. Panetta of Norristovrn, Pa.
MacPherson Ramsay of Gettysburg, Pa.
Cranston O. "'alker of Warminster, Pa.
SCULFTURE:
Christopher Parks of Hockessin, Delaware
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J. HENRY SCHIEDT MEMORIAIJ TRAVELING SCHOLARSHIPS of $1,500 each for travel to
countries of their own choice~
PAINT ING :
Sonia Balassanian of Iran
Lawrence Francis of Philadelphia, Pa o
Marjorie Bilk of Philadelphia, Pa.
Fred Danziger of Pittsburgh, Pa. (1969 Cresson winner)
SCULPl'URE :
Gail Bruce McIntosh of Yorktown, Pat
Kezia Victor of Germantown, Pa.
IEVIiS So WARE :MEMORIAL TRAVEUNG SCHOLARSHIP of $1,5 00 :
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Gloria Milgram of Wyncote, Pa o
The following students were selected by the Faculty to receive HONORABIE
MENTION and FREE TUITION for the school year 1970-1971:
Rod Galster of Philadelphia, Fa.
Gene Shaw of Grundy Center, Iowa
Jane Forth of Harrisburg, Pa ..
Tina Porta of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Timothy Van Campen of Endicott, NoY~
THE CECILIA BEAUX MEMORIAL PRIZE for the best portrait painted during the
school year:
Lawrence T. Francis of Philadelphia, Pa.
MacPherson Ramsay of Gettysburg, Pa.
THE FRANCES D.. BERGMAN MEMORIAL PRIZE for the best traditional painting:
Zoi Ac Shuttie of Philadelphia, Pa.
THE LMiffiERT AND EMMA WALLACE CADWALADER PRIZE FOR LANDSCAPE for the best
representational landscape:
Lawrence Francis of Philadelphia, Pa ..
HONORABLE MEl~ION -- Gail O. Fox of Philadelphia, Pa,
Mark S. Shapiro of Philadelphia, Pa.
THE JOHN R. CONNER MEMORIAL PRIZE IN GRAPHICS:
Mark C. Reitz of Allegany, N. Yo
THE DRAKE PRESS AWA~, D for good lvork during the school year:
Charles R. Se ,~rles \.. of Philadelphia, Fa o
HONORABLE MElJ"'I'ION -- Valentine L. Panetta of Norristown, Pa~
Samuel L. Kabatt of Dovmingtovm, Pa.
Marjorie Bilk of Philadelphia, Pa.
THE THOMAS EAKINS MEMORIAL PRIZE for the best figure canvas painted in the
regular life class:
valentine Lo Panetta of Norristown, pa.
HONORABLE MENI'ION -- Thomas Ko OtBrien of Newtown Square, Pa~
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THE LOUIS S. FINE PlJTICHASE PRIZE for three out standing paintings memorializing
the \vork of men on the Philad:eJ:phla w'aterfront:
1st -- Millicent M~ Schonborn of Philadelphia, Pao
2nd -- 20i Ao Shuttie of Philadelphia, Pa.
3rd -- MacPherson Ramsay of Gettysburg, Pa.
THE GIMBEL PRIZE for outstanding "'ark entered in competition each spring:
steven A. Miller of Cumberland, Md.
THE CATHERINE GRAm MEMORIAL PRIZE for the best landscape or still life:
Elizabeth Arrasmith of Richmond, Virginia
Richard A. Lee of Mtron, Ohio
HONORABLE MENrION -- Marjorie Bilk of Philadelphia, Pa.
Suzanne O'Brien of Dallas, Texas
THE ELEANOR S. GRAY PRIZE OF STILL LIFE for excellence in still life:
steven A. Miller of Cumberland, Md.
THE MINDEL CAPLAN KLEINBARD AWARD:
Timothy L. Jenl{ of Dayton, Ohio
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BENJAMIN LANARD MEMORIAL AWARD for an outstanding composition:
Steven A. Miller of Cumberland, Md.
THE MARY TOWNSEND AND W"ILLIAlYl CLARKE l1ASON MEl>10RIAL PRIZE IN SCULPrlJ1\E:
Christine Normart of Norwood, Paa
THE PACImRD
from living
1st
2nd --
PRIZES for best and second best groups of original studies made
animals in the Zoological Gardens:
Andrew Gaskill of Camden, N~J e
Paulette Bensignor of Philadelphia, Pa~
THE PERSPECTIVE PRIZE for exemplary work in the Perspective course:
Claude E. Robinson of New Hope, Pa.
THE PHILADELPHIA PRINT CLUB PRIZE for outstanding work in graphics:
Ronald A. Weisberg of Philadelphia, Pac
Joseph H. Sulkowski of Canonsburg, Pa.
THE QUAKER STORAGE COMPANY A\A1ARD for meritorious achievement:
Marjorie Bili{ of Philadelphia, Pat
Sonia Balassanian of Iran
HONORABLE MEN-HON -- Fred Danziger of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Marie Po Calhoun of Philadelphia, Pa.
THE RAMBORGER PRIZE for the best line drawing in black and white of a head
from life:
Victoria L. Blunt of Narberth, Pa~
THE CHRTSTINE BIDDLE SCULL MEMORIAL PRIZE for the most experimental piece of
sculpture or painting produced during the school year:
Ada C, Flaum of Philadelphia, Pa.
Steven A. Miller of Cumberland, Md.
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THE GEORGE SKLAR MEMORI.t\.L LIFE.J.?Rl~yI~G .PRIZE for the student who rates highest
in Life Drawing:
Connie S. CoJl~er of Margate, New Jersey
THE SKOWHEGAN SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP:
1st -- William Go' Hanson of Newburyport, Mass.
AI.[1ERNATES -- Linda L. Fantuzzo of Endicott, N. Y.
Deborah Morrison of Springfield, Pa.
Charles Jo Frith of Philadelphia, Pa.
THE EDNA PENNYPACKER STAUFFER M&~ORIAL PRIZE in recognition of excellence
in any medium:
Virginia S. Tabor of Schnecksville, Pac
James So Brantley of Philadelphia, Pa.
HONORABLE MENTION
Samuel L. Kabatt of Downingtown, Pa.
THE M. HERBERT SYME MEMORIAL PRIZE for a painting or drawing by an advanced
student considered worthy by the faculty:
KYung-Ja Kim of Seoul, Korea
THE THOURON PRIZES for compositions completed during the current season.
First awarded in 1903:
Sonia Balassanian of Iran (awarded by Faculty)
Valentine Lo Panetta of Norristown, Pac (awarded by Faculty)
2nd -- Charles Kalick of Philadelphia, Pa. (awarded by Faculty)
Timothy L. Jenk of Dayton, Ohio (awarded by students)
Franklin T. Bontempo of Pittsburgh, Pa. (awarded by students)
THE CHARLES TOPPAN PRIZES: First awarded in 18820
David Fithian of Daytona Beach, Flao
Ada Floum of Philadelphia, Pa.
Samuel K~batt of Downingtown, Pa.
Ilona Chalfa of West Palm Beach, Fla.
Virginia Tabor of Schnecksville, Pa.
Fred Danziger of Pittsburgh, Pa~
THE
WAN~\ER
PRIZE for the best painting in oil or acrylic:
Steven Ao Miller of CUJriberland, Nd.
THE \,JQODROW PRIZE IN GRAPHICS:
Gene A. Shalf of Grundy Center, Iovla
THE SYLVIA G. WEXLER MEMORIAL AWARD for a student of merit:
Marjorie Bilk of Philadelphia, Pa.
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RECENT ACQUISITIONS SHOW TO OPEN M PEALE GALLERIES MAY 28TH
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Recent Acquisitions by the Print and Drawing Department
of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will be the subject of an
exhibition opening at the Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut street, on May 28th.
Thirty works by thirteen different artists will be included in the
exhibit.
'nley range from an 18th century engraving by James Trenchard after
Charles Willson Peale to a wash drawing by the noted 19th century illustrator,
F.O.C. Darley, to a selection of work by contemporary artists such as Merle
Spandorfer, Dutch printmaker Eduard Flor, and Henry MOore, the renowned
British sculptor.
The exhibit will extend through June 25th.
The Peale Galleries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts are
open, free of charge, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays
and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays.
The Galleries are closed on Mondays and
,.,ill be closed on Friday, May 29th through MOnday, June 1st in observance
of Memorial Day.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will be closed on Friday, May 29
through Monday, June 1 in observance of Memorial Day and on Friday, July 3
through Monday July 6 in observance of Independence Day.
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DOLLY MADISON PORTRAIT TO RETURN TO WHITE HOUSE
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- A portrait of Dolly Madison by Gilbert stuart in the
Permanent Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will be
loaned indefinitely to the White House it was announced today by the Academy.
The portrait, which will be presented by John Gribbel, 2nd, President of
the Academy at 4 o'clock today, will be received by Mrs. Nixon in the East
Room of the White House at the same time as a Vanderlyn portrait of James
Madison is welcomed to the White House by former First Lady, Lady Bird
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Gilbert stuart, the foremost portrait painter of the post-Revolutionary
period, painted Dolly Madison and her husband in 1804.
The 30 11 x 25 11 oil on
canvas portrait of Dolly was hung in the White House in 1808 and was saved
by Dolly herself when the British burned the White House in 1814.
The Academy
finally obtained the portrait, one of 28 by stuart in the Permanent Collection,
in 1899.
IIAlthough the Academy can be justly proud of its history, the very size
of our Collection places a responsibility for increased public service upon
us,lr Academy Director William B. stevens, Jr., stated todayo
IIWe are most
pleased to inaugurate this renewed phase of museum activities with the loan
to the White House of this portrait of a great First Lady by one of our
greatest early American artists. II
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"COUNTRYSIDES rr BY RICHARD MERRITT TO OPEN JULY 2ND AT PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- HCOUNrRYSIDES", an exhibition of interpretive color
photography by Richard Merritt, will open to the public on July 2, 1970, at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut
street.
Over 50 color prints by the New Hampshire photographer will be
included in the one-man show, which will remain on display at the Peale
Galleries through July.
Richard Merritt's subjects range from exquisitely composed still lifes
to intimate studies of some detail in the natural or man-made world around
him .
He has trained both his eye and his camera to discover and record the
often unexpected beauty in the world around him.
All of Merritt's work
testifies not only to his outstanding technical ability as a photographer
but also to that rareness of vision which distinguishes him as an artist.
Currently an Associate Professor at the University of New Hampshire,
Richard Merritt was a founding President of the University Photographers
Association and is a member of the Society for Photographic Education and
the New Hampshire Art Association.
Although he has exhibited extensively
.in one-man and group shows throughout the New England area, this will be
the first opportunity for Philadelphians to see and purchase his work.
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HOURS: The Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, are open from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 pero. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Closed
Mondays and on Friday, July 3, through Monday, July 6. Admission is free.
For further information and photographs, contact Ellen Solms, LO 4-0219.
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SEPTEMBER PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
"ALEX WYSE VS. POMPOSITY AND POLLtiTION," an exhibit of witty, satiric constructions from London, OntariO, will open to the public on September 17th, 1970
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut ·
street, and continue until October 25th.
A complete news release on this exhibit
will follow.
"COIDl"TRYSIDES," the exhibition of interpretive color photography by Richard
Merritt which was on display at the Peale Galleries during July, will not reopen
in September as originally scheduled.
It has been closed in order to allow time
to assemble the Alex Wyse show.
HOURS:
Peale Galleries:
10 a.m. to 5
p.m~
Tuesday through Saturday;
1 p.m. to 5 p .m. Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
N.B.:
The Academy's main building at Broad and Cherry streets will be closed
for renovations until the middle of November, except for the Sales Galleries which
will have their mm exhibition, "Arts of the League of Six Nations - Mohawk , Or.;e i da,
Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, Tuscarora," during October.
For further information and photographs, please contact Happy Shipley (new
public relations director) at LO 4-0219.
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PAPA EXHIBITION ON LOAN TO MISSISSIPPI ART ASSOCIATION
With the loan of the exhibition, "200 Years of American Art, II to the
Mississippi Art Association in Jackson, the Academy has inaugurated a longneeded policy of sharing its outstanding collection with other American
-museums.
As the conserver of many of the finest works in the history of
American Art, the Academy has recognized its responsibility for increasing
the awareness and respect of all Americans towards their own national heritage.
The Academy is justly proud of the exhibition it has assembled for the
loan.
The twenty-nine paintings and three sculptures cover a spectrum that
ranges from the Gilbert stuart portraits of Mr. and Mrs. James Greenleaf, done
in 1795, to llI.etter and His Ecol, II painted by stuart Davis in 1964.
Portraits
by Charles W. Peale, Jacob Eichholtz, Thomas Sully, Cecilia Beaux, and Thomas
Eakins are represented as well as paintings by Edward Hopper, N. C. Wyeth,
Morris Blackburn, and Ben Shahn.
(It is a great temptation to proudly point
to these names as lI our ll great artists and refer to the Academy, when, in fact,
the lIour ll refers to the '\Thole United States.)
The reception these paintings have received, even before the opening, has
been extremely gratifying.
The Director of the MiSSissippi Art Association,
Mr. lowell G. Adams, has planned preliminary introductions to the exhibition
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for the schools in the area, wide newspaper coverage, and an impressive
opening for the show on September 18th at the recently-renovated Old state
Capitol Museum in Jackson, a handsome building dating from the 1830's.
The paintings will remain at the museum until December, in accordance
with the idea that they are there to be "lived with" and studied for an
entire semester, rather than just putting in an appearance as unfamiliar
treasures from an alien region to the North.
It is expected that the show will travel in the South for a full year,
and negotiations are presently underway for exhibiting the show in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
In this way, 11200 Years of American Art" will cer-
tainly fulfill its generous purpose of bringing some of the finest examples
of American Art to people who might not othervlise ever see them.
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"ALEX WYSE VS. POMPOSITY AND POLLUTION" TO OPEN SEPrEMBER 17TH M PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- Opening September 17th, Canadian sculptor Alex Wyse
will be welcomed with his first one-man show in the United states at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut street.
The exhibition includes a Wide selection of the artist's witty, brightlycolored sculptures, ranging from "Pollution Control Cloud Tugs" and a sagging
"Smelly Chemicals Limited" smokestack to "Super Shows of Thoughts and Ideas,"
encased in hand-operated constructions of paneled wood.
The artist is firmly
convinced that one should work with pollution rather than fight it, and his
more serious, satiric protests come across in a delightfully humorous
pre sentation.
Born in 1938 at Tewkesbury, England, Alex Wyse received major scholarships
to study at the Royal College of Art in London, and his work was shown at various exhibitions during this time, including the Royal Academy, the British
Young Contemporaries Exhibit, and the Piccadilly Gallery.
In 1961, the artist
moved to Canada, and at Cape Dorset, Baffin Island, he spent a year using his
training as an engraver to help introduce copper engraving to the Eskimos.
Mr. Wyse's interest in lettering is manifest in the phrases and word sequences
painted on nearly all of his workS, and it is not surprising that in 1968, he
and his wife created an Alphabet Book, which won the "50 Best Books Award" from
the American Society of the Graphic Arts.
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For the last six years, :Mr. \tlyse has lived with his family in the rural
countryside of Sylvan, Ontario.
He .,las the winner of Canada Council Grants
in 1968 and 1970 and has exhibited his work in various Canadian exhibitions,
among them, two one-man shows at the Penell Gallery in Toronto.
NOTE:
The artist will be in Philadelphia from Monday, September 14th to
the afternoon of the Members' Preview on Wednesday, September 16th to
supervise the assembling of his show.
Anyone interested in interviewing
and/or photographing Mr. Wyse, please contact Happy Randolph Shipley,
LO 4-0219.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS PLANS liTO SAVE A HERITAGE" EXHIBITION
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- On Tuesday, November 17th, a gala dinner and the Heritage
Ball will celebrate the opening of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts'
"To Save a Heritage" exhibition.
iYlX's. Richard Nixon will be the guest of honor
at the reception, escorted by Philadelphia's First City Troop, mounted and in
full
dress uniform.
Mi~s.
Nixon will inaugurate the
e~1ibition
by unveiling
three major works of art which are being restored especially for the occasion,
"George Frederick Cooke as Richard III" by Thomas Sully, William Adolphe
Bouguereau's liThe Choephorae," and liThe First City Troop on Parade ll by Carl F.
Becker.
The events of the evening will meaningfully represent the new direction
the Academy is taking in its dedication to restoring and preserving America's
art heritage.
The exhibit will concentrate on the rediscovery and renewed ap-
preciation of the Academy's great collections of American and European art
which have long remained unseen, and even unlmown, in the vaults.
All funds
derived from the Heritage Dinner and Ball will benefit continued treatment of
the Academy's collection as well as conservation grants-in-aid for vlarks owned
by small museums or historical societies.
The exhibition will continue through December 20th and will demonstrate
the professional attitude the Academy has taken in recognizing its responsibilities as conservator and exhibitor of many of the finest works of art in
this country.
Among the 150 of the Academy's most notable possessions on
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display, will be thirty paintings which have been restored through conservation
grants.
Mr.
Donald H. Karshan, Director of The New York Cultural Center and
well-known print collector, has selected from the Academy's print collection
an outstanding group of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth-century prints
and
c~awings
which will be on exhibition at this time.
Renovations on the interior of the building will display the effort the
Academy has made in trying to achieve the original aims of the architect,
Frank Furness.
The guided tours showing the extensive work that was necessary
down in the vaults will be particularly interesting, as this will be the first
time the public will be permitted to view the full scope of the Academy's
collection.
Further plans for the exhibition are currently underway, including plans
for an extremely innovative catalogue.
prior to the opening.
These ,vill be released during the weeks
In short, "To Save a Heritage" promises to be one of the
most illuminating and significant ey"hibitions in the Academy's 165-year history .
For further information, please contact Happy Randolph Shipley, (215) LO 4-02190
Photographs available upon request.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS PLANS "TO SAVE A HERITAGE" EXHIBITION
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- On Tuesday, November 17th, a gala dinner and the Heritage
Ball will celebrate the opening of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts'
"To Save a Heritage" exhibition.
I'f.irs. Richard Nixon will be the guest of honor .
at the reception, escorted by Philadelphia's First City Troop, mounted and in
full
dress uniform.
Mrs. Nixon will inaugurate the exhibition by unveiling
three major works of art which are being restored especially for the occasion,
"George Frederick Cooke as Richard III" by Thomas Sully, William Adolphe
Bouguereau's "The Choephorae," and "The First City Troop on Parade" by Carl F.
Becker.
The events of the evening will meaningfully represent the new direction
the Academy is taking in its dedication to restoring and preserving America's
art heritage.
The exhibit will concentrate on the rediscovery and renewed ap-
preciation of the Academy's great collections of American and European art
which have long remained unseen, and even unlmown} in the vaults.
All funds
derived from the Heritage Dinner and Ball will benefit continued treatment of
the Academy's collection as well as conservation grants-in-aid for works owned
by small museums or historical societies.
The exhibition will continue through December 20th and will demonstrate
the professional attitude the Academy has taken in recognizing its responsibilities as conservator and exhibitor of many of the finest works of art in
this country.
Among the 150 of the Academy's most notable possessions on
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display, will be thirty paintings which have been restored through conservation
grants.
Mr. Donald H. Karshan, Director of The New· York Cultural Center and
well-known print collector, has selected from the Academy's print collection
an outstanding group of sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth-century prints
and drawings which will be on exhibition at this time.
Renovations on the interior of the building will display the effort the
Academy has made in trying to achieve the original aims of the architect,
Frank Furness.
The guided tours showing the extensive work that was necessary
down in the vaults ,,,ill be particularly interesting, as this will be the first
time the public will be permitted to view the full scope of the Academy's
collection.
Further plans for the exhibition are currently underway, including plans
for an extremely innovative catalogue.
prior to the opening.
These ,-rill be released during the weeks
In short, "To Save a Heritage" promises to be one of the
most illuminating and significant ey"bibitions in the Academy's 165 -year hj.story.
For further information, please contact Happy Randolph Shipley, (215) LO 4- 0219.
Photographs available upon request.
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"ARTS OF THE LEAGUE OF THE SIX NATIONS" IS THE FIRST SHOW AT PAFA'S SALES GALLERY
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Beginning on October 14th, the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts' Sales Gallery, located in the Academy's main building at Broad and
Cherry Streets, will hold its first exhibition, "Arts of the league of the Six
Nations - Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, Onondaga, Tuscarora."
though small, is highly unusual and interesting.
The exhibition,
The idea for the show came from
a trip to Canada where Academy Director, 1tJilliam B. Stevens, Jr., met the lea.ders
of the League of the Six Nations and learned about the Six Nations Arts Council.
This council, organized in 1964 and entirely supported by its members, has three
main purposes:
"1)
To preserve the arts and crafts and history of the life of the past of
our people; to collect specimens and examples of such arts and crafts
and to display such to exhibits and museums as will reflect our pride in
our ancestors' work.
"2)
To encourage our present day artists and handcraft workers in all
branches of the arts and crafts to produce vlOrks of the highest quality;
to assist our artists in the sale of their "\v0rks; to arrange exhibitions
and displays of such works both on and off the Reservation.
"3)
To organize classes and instruction of arts and crafts to all menibers
of the Indian Nation;
to present evaluation and criticism of the work
and efforts of such classes."
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Most of the works on display at the Sales Gallery "Tere ordered by l'I.cr.
Stevens especially for the Academy and made by members of the Six Nations Arts
Council.
On a second trip to the reservation in Ohsweken, Ontario, l'I.cr. Stevens
visited the home of each artist and selected additional beadwork, soapstone
carvings, baskets, rattles, Mohawk Pottery, leatherwork, and carved masks for
the exhibition.
Many of these works depict the white pine, the Tree of Peace
and symbol of the Iroquois League.
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an informative documentary film on the Iroquois
made by the Canadian Film Board will be shown to the public on weekday mornings
from October 14th through October 23rd.
The exhibition will extend through November 8th, and nearly all of the
items in the show will be for sale.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday;
Admission is free of charge.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For further information, please contact Happy Shipley, 10 4-0219.
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MURRAY DESSNER AND LARRY DAY OPEN ONE-MAN SHOWS AT THE PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PAt -- Two well-known Philadelphia artists, MURRAY DESSNER and
LARRY DAY, will be exhibiting their work in two one-man shows at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut street, beginning
on October 29th and continuing through November 19th.
The contrasting styles
of the two artists and the high degree of abi lity that each artist has brought
to his work :malce this one of the most interesting exhibitions to be shown at
the Peale Galleries.
MURRAY DESSNER is a former student of the Academy and winner of the William
Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1965.
In his spacious, abstract paintings
he reduces his work to the literal quality of the flatness and shape of the canvas itself and paints huge, hard-edged shapes of bold, shining colors.
The
selection of the five paintings to be shown in this exhibition, along with
several dra'l-Tings and sketches, was based on choosing the best from Dessner' s
works so that rather than presenting the steps of the artist's development, the
show will represent the achievement he has attained and is currently working on.
LARRY DAY, a graduate of the Tyler School of Fine Arts and Professor of Art
at the Philadelphia College of Art, paints in a manner entirely different from
that of Dessner.
His figures and still-lifes are entirely representational and
painted with a complete coolness of emotion and color.
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of this detachment, Day's relatively neutral subject matter consistently
makes itself felt as just as impressive a presence as Dessner's exciting,
brilliant forms of color.
It is also interesting to note in this exhibition the emphasis of surface
and flatness of form in the work of both artists in spite of their immediately
different styles.
In an interview· two years ago, Day commented:
liThe major investigations of figurative art in the first half of the
twentieth century were almost all concerned with a synthesis of abstraction
and representation.
It was as if one wanted to work with a sense of freshness
one had to return to a straight visual encounter, to discover again how one
SayT things and between things. II
Day's watercolors, oil paintings, and drawings will be on exhibit, and
the ylOrks of both artists will be available for sale.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday;
Admission is free of charge.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For further information, please contact Happy Randolph Shipley, (215) LO L~-0219.
Photographs available upon request.
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NOVEMBER PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
liTO SAVE A BERITAGE, II the Academy r s most important exhibition in several
years .,Till open on November 19th in the newly-renovated galleries at Broad and
Cherry streets.
The main exbibit of the Academy's finest possessions from its
17th, 18th, and 19th century collections, many of them recently restored
through conservation grants and some on exhibit to the public for the first
time, will be accompanied by an exhibit of prints and drawings assembled by
Vrr. Donald H. Karshan, well-known print-collector and Director of the New York
Cultural Center.
The entire exhibition will continue through December 20th.
"lV.IURRAY DESSNER AND LARRY DAY" - an exhibition of paintings and drawings
by two Philadelphia artists whose contrasting abstract and realist styles make
this one of the most interesting exhibitions to be shown at the Peale Galleries.
The two-man show will run from October 29th through November 19th at the Peale
Galleries, 1811 Chestnut street.
"JE.A..NETTE KOHN AND JOHN FORMICOLA" - This exbibition, to open at the Peale
Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, on November 27th, will comprise the abstract
oil paintings of rising artist John Formicola and the fascinating sculptures}
paintings, wall hangings} and chess pieces of Jeanette Kohn.
This exhibit
will close January 4th.
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CONCERTS:
The first concert of the Academy's ~ar Chamber Music Concert Series
will be held at the main building at Broad and Cherry Streets on Friday
evening, November 20th at 8:30.
Dr. Vladimir Sokoloff (piano), Geoffrey
Michaels (violin), and David Shifrin (clarinet) will perform works by Brahms,
Debussy, and Bartok.
The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. so that the audience
may have the opportunity to wander through the galleries and view the liTo Save
a Heritage ll exhibition.
HOURS:
All are welcome, and admission is free of charge.
For the Academy's main building and the Peale Galleries 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday;
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on
Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
For further information, please contact Happy Shipley at (215) LO 4-0219.
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"TO SAVE A HERITAGE" OPENS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEI"lY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - -
"TO SAVE A HERITAGE, " the long-awaited exhibition towards
which the Pennsylvania
Acade~
of the Fine Arts has devoted the major part of i ts
efforts since the beginning of the year, will open to the public on Thursday,
November 19th.
The exhibition will be the most important show at the Academy in
many years since it represents the virtual renaissance of the nation's oldest art
insti tutjeon and the rediscovery of its invaluable works of art, several of which
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have up to now been sequestered 1\in the cellar. tmrecogniged, Elnd in
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The exhibition will consist of three main parts:
1)
A display of 200 of the Academy's fine s t possessions from its 17th, 18th,
and 19th century collections.
Many of the s e paintings are widely reproduced and
studied in art courses and yet have not been exhibited to the public for a long time.
Seve nal important new acquisitions will also be on exhibit, incl uding Charles Wi llson
Peal e's "Robe rt and Gouveneur Norris;" painted in 1783 and given to the Academy in a
Wd t ic<W1
be quest from Richard Ashurst in 1969, Ri~h2Pd I1erri tt Chase's "The Jester" (1875), a
gift to the Academy from the Chapellier Galleries in New\ York, and "St. John the
Baptist in the vlilderness" (1845 ) by George Loring Brovm, purchased by the Academy
Pe...o..-h. dou.b!.A. po,~ T- ~
in 1969.
The latter vli9'lk, as well as some 30 other paintings, have all recently
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been res t ored through conservation gran ts, and s pecial li ght boxes displaying color
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transpare ncies will sho,v these paintings in the process of restoration.
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2)
"One HundreEl Graphi c Art Hasterpieces,1t an exhibition of prints and
d1:Pawing's selected from the extensive colle ction (over 65 ,000 ' works) of the Pennsylvania
This exhibit has been assembled by Ivtr. Donald H. Karshan,
Academy of the Fine Arts.
well- known print collector, who is the Director of the
Ne~v
York Cultural Center and
founder and president of the Museum of Graphic Art in New York.
Among the masterpieees
on display will be '\-vhat is probabl":J the finest example of the famous tlBattle of the
Naked Nen, It Pollaiuolo' s only engraving; eleven rare Bellange e tchings; an
outstanding complete set of Piranesi's series of etchings, "The Prisons;'t as well as
exceptionally fi ne
3)
drawin ~ s
"Childe Hassam:
by artists such as Guardi, Bibiena , and Casti glione.
Master Lithographer," an exhibition, organized by Mr.
Karshan, of thi rty of the for ty-five litho graphs produced by Hassam.
These lithographs,
created during the peak of Hassam's career, between 1917 and 1918, represent the
artist's most experimental and innovative graphic work.
Besides being the artist's
favorite proofs, this group of i mpressions of Hassam's only li thographs is extremely
rare and includes his five uni que litho washes.
The significance of the Heri tage shOliJ goes f urther than these three exhibitions,
however,
For over a year now, the Acade my has been re - assessing itself,
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the goa ls it wishes to pursue, and
goals .
' redefining
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the paths it must follow to achieve these
For this reason, the Academy has made several i mportant changes, both in its
policies and its physical appearance.
"TO SAVE A HERITAGEIt demonstra.tes the Academy's
dedic a tion to restoring and preserving many of the f i nest
W)
rks in American art in
this country and a clear awareness of its re aponsibliity for making its American and
European collections more readily access i ble to the public through cogently arranged
exhibitions and trave l ling loans to other are a s of the Uni ted states.
"TO SAVE A h'"ERITAGE," page 3.
its responsibilit y for making its
A~erican
and European collections more readily
accessible to the publi c through cogently-arranged
loans to other areas of t h.::.
·_·. ~ ited
e~1ibitions
and travelling
States.
Tne physi cal changes in the Academy are no less than astounding.
Renova-
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study vaults will be opened for visitors to inspect and compare with the remaini r.g storage areas that still need improvement o
the great hall
ach~eve
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Other renovations in the galleries,
and the Hashington Foyer will indicate the Academy's efforts to
the original aims of the architect, Frank Furness, which in 1876 made it}
in the words of the noted critic, Dr. James C. :£.1assey, "a pioneering work that
introduced Philadelphia to the high Victorian style o "
Because of the significance of this exhibi tion, it will remain on display at
the Academy through Hay 10th, 1971.
There will) hOl-Jever, be a variety of changing
exhibitions in the rotunda and back galleries throughout the cOming year.
The
schedule i ncludes a sculpture shm" of the work of VictorRiu, an exhibi tion of
Southern Colonial Painting, and an exhibition which 'ilill mark the f irst serious
attempt to research and a8semble historic 1;"orks of art of the Appalachian Highlands.
HOURS~
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday;
Admission is free of charge.
1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
For fui'ther information, please contact Happy Shipley, (215) LO 4- 0219.
Ptotographs available upon request.
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PRESIDET-I"T AND MRS. NIXON COME TO PHILADELPHIA FOR OPENING OF PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS' EXHIBITION, "TO SAVE A HERITAGE"
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - - President and Mrs. Richard Nixon arrived in Philadelphia last
night to inaugurate t.he opening of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts f new
exhibition, "TO SAVE A HERITAGE."
The gala evening began at 7:00 when the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Nixon arrived at the Academy's celebrated Victorian building on Broad
and Cherry streets.
Heralded by bugle fanfare and a brass choir echoing within and
without the hall, they ascended the great red-carpeted staircase with Academy
President, Mr. John Gribbel, 2nd, as the officers and non-commissioned officers of
Philadelphia's First City Troop stood at attention and skillfully presented sabres.
The reception was held in the Washington Foyer where the President and Mrs.
Nixon, flanked by Charles Willson Peale's famous portrait of "Washington at Princeton" and Gilbert stuart's "1796 Lansdowne" portrait of Washington, graciously received the 400 guests present at the occasion.
The President and lIJrs. Nixon then proceeded to Gallery F, where they met Mr ..
Donald Ho Karshan, Director of the New York Cultural Center, who had assembled the
outstanding exhibition in that gallery, "One Hundred Graphic Art Masterpieces from
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts."
The most dramatic moment of the evening, however, came when three major works
of art, restored especially for the occasion by the Academy's conservator, Mr.
Joseph Antarotico, were unveiled by Mrs. Nixon in the Rotunda.
The first painting
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"TO SAVE A HERITAGE," continued.
to be unveiled was "The Choephorae," painted by William Adolphe Bouguereau.
This
was followed by the unveiling of "The First City Troop on Parade," painted by
Carl F. Becker in 1899.
This huge canvas (13' x 6') shows the entire troop,
mounted and in full dress uniform.
In order that every figure in the painting
might be an authentic likeness of an individual, all troopers on the Active Roll
were required to sit for the artist.
Then Mrs. Nixon unveiled the final painting,
IIGeorge Frederick Cooke as Richard III," painted by Thomas Sully in 1811 and
presented to the Academy by the friends and fellow artists of Sully.
The unveiling of these three paintings represented the Academy's heritage
through the Sully, Pbiladelphia's heritage through the Troop painting, and the
European treasures in this country through the Bouguereau.
Following the unveiling ceremonies, the Director of the Academy,
y~.
William
B. Stevens, Jr., presented to the President and Mrs. Nixon two 19th century
vratercolors by Mr. Frank Reed Whiteside.
One of these paintings, "Zuni Rabbit
Hunt," was exhibited at the Academy's Annual Exhibition of 1895-1896.
less dramatic artist than Charles M. Russell
While a
of Frederic Remington, Mr. White-
side's western scenes have both a fidelity of detail and a delicacy of tone which
are out standing.
Dinner was then served in the Washington Foyer and the adjoining galleries
of paintings by Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Sully, Benjamin West, John Neagle,
and Gilbert
Stuart~
A gold-stamped volume of the Heritage Collection Catalogue
was presented to the guests at each table.
These beautiful catalogue boxes,
made to reproduce the Board Minutes Book of 1892-1897, contain completely authentic
facsimiles of over twenty original certificates, letters, charters, blueprints,
newspaper articles, and posters chosen from the Academy's archives as best representing a history of the Academy and the Philadelphia art world
in the 19th
century.
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"TO SAVE A HERITAGE,
If
continued
The evening was also the official opening night for the Academy's Sales
Shop Gallery on the first floor of the main building.
Although the Sales Gallery
had presented a very successful first exhibit in October, "Arts of the league of
the Six Nations," Tuesday night was the first time its doors had been open since
its renovation by the decorating firm, "The leopard, Inc."
Besides a wide variety
of books on 18th, 19th, and 20th century American art, generously supplied by MI.
George Kidd, Jr., of the University of Pennsylvania Bookstore, the Gallery
also
has an exhibit of rare antique books on art lent by Miss Mabel Zahn of Sessler's
Bookstore along with an interesting collection of framed old Philadelphia
prints which will be available for sale.
For further information and photographs, please contact Happy Shipley at
(215) LO 4-0219.
11/17/70
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4 -0219
JEANETTE KeHN AND J OHN
FJru~Icnh4 OP~T 01~ - MAN
SHOWS AT PEALE GALLERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - -
Two extremely talented art i sts - JEA1'IJETTE KOHN AND Jnhl'IJ
FORIvIICOLA - wil l be eY..h ibiting their work in one -man shows at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts' Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, beginning on
November 27th and continuing thr ough January 3rd.
Jeanette Kahn ' s work, which has been exhib ited widely throughout Pennsylvania,
covers a broad range of media i ncluding sculptures, wall hangings) drawings, and
several prints.
Some of the most notable works in the show are her large oil
portraits and a very unusual chess set of polychrome wood decorated with small
beads.
Mis s Kahn's or i ginality and invent i veness is readily evident in all these
various media , and whether it be in the primitive and stylized carved chess pieces
or the more representational painti ngs, her work is always fresh and interesting.
J ohn Formicola i s a Philadelphia art i st whose wor k is well - known from exhibits
at the Mar ian Locks Ga l lery and other gall erie s here and in New York . Like Jeanette
Kahn, he is a graduate of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art s and a winner
of the William nnelen Cresson Traveling Scb o~ arsh ip J and in 1959 and 1960, Mr .
Formico la was awarded the Ford Foundation Graphic Pri ze.
Formicola's hard - edge,
abstract canvases demonstrate his thorough knowledge of the effects of color,
and he juxtaposes carefully painted rectangles of rich co l or s to achieve what is
almost a sense of vi brati on and pulsing moti on as the alternating color s affect
and react to each other.
His patterns, fa r from being austere, are except i onally
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JEANETTE KOmT AND JOHN FOR.VfICOLA, page 2.
lively and their shimmering surfaces very pleasing to see.
Many works by these distinctive artists will be for sale.
are open from 10 a.m. to
on Sunday.
NOTE :
The Peale Galleries
5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is always free of charge.
Interviews with the exhibiting artists may be arranged.
Mrs. Happy Shipley, LO 4-021 9 .
Please call
For further information and photographs , please contact Happy Shipley, LO 4- 021 9 .
11/22/70
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad, & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4 -0219
WILL BARNEIT':
IN THE STh'TIES OPENS DECEMBER 4TH M PEAIE GALIERIES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. -- An outstanding selection of recent works by the internationally
recognized artist, Will Barnet, opens December 4th at the Academy's Peale Galleries?
1811 Chestnut Street.
The show, entitled WILL BAR~~T: IN THE SI1'TIES, presents sever-
al large ·oils as well as numerous watercolors and pencil slcetches executed as preliminary studies for the finished paintings.
The exhibit will extend through Jan.4th.
For almost 30 years, Will Barnet has been an important presence in the American
art world, as both teacher and artist.
major
developn~nts
He has figured prominently in many of the
of American art beginning with the social realism of the 30 l s
through the "hard edge" ab stract style of the early 60 I s of which he was a pioneer.
Yet despite this deep involvement and awareness of the changing currents of modern
art, he has evolved throughout his long and distinguished career a distinctly personal style and feeling that reflects the seriousness and devotion which he regards his
art.
The work of this past decade, represented by the show at Peale Galleries, is
marked by a renewed concern with the human figure.
Here again, Mr. Barnet has made
an important and highly personal contribution to the art of his time: he has succeeded in creating an art of portraiture that is truly contemporary in feeling without sacrificing the traditional value of the portrait -- the revelation of an
individual personality ..
Like his abstract paintings, Barnet's portraits are composed of monumental,
tvlO dimensional forms defined by broad flat areas of color and arranged with skill-
ful grace on the flat surface of the canvaso
The hu..rnan figure, reduced to its
essential elements, is placed within the overall design of the painting
which,
taken as a whole, forms a highly compressed and symbolic image of the subject.
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Thus,
"JILL BARNET,
cont'd, page 2
Barnet's vork can truly be termed. classical; in all its forms, it represents a
striving for the universal and the timeless.
The success of that effort is re-
flected in the depth of serenity which pervades his paintings.
~~.
Born in Beverly, Massachusetts,
Barnet has long lived in New York City
where he has taught at the Cooper Union School since 1945 and the Art Students
League since 1936.
For the past two years, he has also taught at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts.
Since 1960 he has had one-man shows at the Peter H.
Deitsch Gallery in New York, the Waddell Gallery in New York, Galleriea Trastevere
in Rome, Italy and the Mary Harriman Gallery of Boston.
He has been honored by
retrospectives by the Boston Institute of contemporary Art, the Albany Institute of
Art and the Virginia Museum of Fine Artso
Mr~
Barnet's work is represented in the
collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Nei{ York, the Museum of Modern Art, the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute, the Brooklyn Museum, the Cincinnati
Art Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Philadelphia Museum, and
the Whitney
l~seum
to name but a few
Q
He is also represented in numerous private
art collections.
Most of the works in the show will be for sale.
also available.
A limited edition,
sill~
An illustrated catalogue is
screen poster, designed expressly for this
exhibit by the artist) will also be for sale.
#
HOURS:
II
1/
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1
p.m~
to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Admission is free of charge.
NOTE:
For further information and photographs of selected works, contact Ellen
Solms, Public Relations Director, LO 4-0219.
Mr. Barnet will be available for
interviews at the members' preview, December 3rd.
11/26/69
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4 -0219
MR. EENRY HOTZ, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE SCHOOL, WILL SERVE AS PRO TEM DIRECTOR
OF TEE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF TEE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - -
Today, Vrr. Henry Hotz, who is temporarily replacing
Mr. William B. Stevens, Jr. as Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, released the following statement concerning his appointment by
the Academy's Board of Directors:
"I have assumed the position of Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, ad interim, retaining the appointment as Administrator of the
School, as well.
I shall serve in the interim capacity, at the pleasure of
the Board of Directors, until a new director is engaged.
The School and the Museum will continue to function in their traditional
excellence.
We wish to solicit continuing support of the membership of the
Academy and of the public.
The present exhibit,
'To Save a Heritage,' will be extended beyond the
announced cloSing date, Decerrber 20th, due to public interest.
We hope that
everyone will be able to see the exhibition 1.J"hich was inaugurated by President
and lVIr s. Nixon."
November 30th, 1970
November 30, 1970
STATEMEN1' OF HENRY HOTZ
I have assumed the position of Director of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, ad interim, retaining the appointment as Administrator
of the School, as well.
I shall serve in the interim capacity, at the
pleasure of the Board of Directors, until a new director is engaged.
The School and the Museum will continue to function in their
tradi tional excellence.
v.Je wish to solicit continuing support of the
membership of the Academy and of the public.
rZ
The present exhibit "'l'o Save A Heritage" will be extended byond the
/l
announced closing date, December 20th, due to public interest.
that everyone will be able to see the exhibition which was
<,
We hope
~~Z"
by
.i,~~,;ij.i«a.ted
President and Mrs. Nixon.
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VICTOR RIU OPENS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
VICTOR RIU, one of the few sculptors who have the patience
and skill to work with harder-than-steel granite, will have an exhibition of
seventeen of his works ip the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from January 7th through January 31st.
Born in Trieste, Italy in
1887) Mr. Riu studied at the Scuola per Capi
d ' Arte in Trieste from 1899 to 1903.
Afterwards he worked in his grandfather and
uncle's Studio of Fine Monuments before coming to the United States in 1906.
Mr.
Riu's long and varied experience in stone design and carving includes work on the
Nelv York Public Library Buildings, the new Grand Central Station, and the Chicago
Court at the age of nineteen.
He continued his work in Vermont and in 1922 founded
the Coopersburg Granite Company and became its President and General Manager, a
position he still holds.
Since 1952, he has explored the possibilities of the blue-black granite
(Diabase) of Coopersburg for his own work and has achieved unique distinction in
free form carvings.
The 83-year-old sculptor clearly loves this beautiful, un-
yielding medium and has an instinctive sensibility for its potential for fluid
expressiveness .
Coopersburg granite, similar to the Egyptian balsalt that has
endured in sculpture for more than 5)000 years, has an exceptionally high polish
and denSity.
It is so hard, in fact, that sparks fly when it is cut, and because
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VICTOR RIU, page 2
of the ringing noise created when it is cut , it is freCluently called "the
ringing rock. "
Riu, a superb craftsman as well as a dedicated sculptor, has
brought this medium to the full extent of its physical possibilities of form and
surface.
Visitors will not be restrained from touching the sculpture , rather,
they will be invited to do so.
Fourteen of the works, some of them weighing up to more than 600 pounds)
were delivered to the Academy ,,,i th the assistance of Riu I s artist friends,
Professor Francis J. Quirk of Lehigh University) teacher Jack Eagle , and sculptor
Dan DallacClua.
Several of the pieces are on loan from private collections and
the collections of the \-Joodmere Art Gallery and PAFA, however, most of the works
will be available for sale.
NOTE:
Mr. Riu will be in Philadelphia from Monday, January 4th through January
6th to supervise the assembling of the exhibition.
Anyone interested in inter-
viewing or photographing Mr. Riu and his works) please contact Happy Shipley,
LO 4-0219.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdayj 1 p.m. to
Admission is free of charge.
5 p.m. Sunday.
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad '& Cherry Streets , Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4 -0219
VICTOR RIU OPENS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
VICTOR RIU, one of the few sculptors who have the patience
and skill to work with harder-than-steel granite, will have an exhibition of
seventeen of his works in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from January 7th through January 31st.
Born in Trieste, Italy in
1887; Mr. Riu studied at the Scuola per Capi
d'Arte in Trieste from 1899 to 1903.
Afterwards he worked in his grandfather and
uncle's Studio of Fine Monuments before coming to the United States in 1906.
Mr.
Riu's long and varied experience in stone design and carving includes work on the
Nelv York Public Library Buildings, the new Grand Central Station, and the Chicago
Court at the age of nineteen.
He continued his work in Vermont and in 1922 founded
the Coopersburg Granite Company and became its President and General Manager, a
position he still holds.
Since 1952, he has explored the possibilities of the blue-black granite
(Diabase) of Coopersburg for his own work and has achieved unique distinction in
free form carvings.
The 83-year-old sculptor clearly loves this beautiful, un-
yielding medium and has an instinctive sensibility for its potential for fluid
expressiveness.
Coopersburg granite, similar to the Egyptian balsalt that has
endured in sculpture for more than 5,000 years, has an exceptionally high polish
and denSity.
It is so hard, in fact, that sparks fly when it is cut, and because
-1-
(more)
VICTOR RIU, page 2
of the ringing noise created when it is cut, it is frequently called lithe
ringing rock."
Riu, a superb craftsman as well as a dedicated sculptor, has
brought this medium to the full extent of its physical possibilities of form and
surface.
Visitors will not be restrained from touching the sculpture , rather,
they will be invited to do so.
Fourteen of the works, some of them weighing up to more than 600 pounds,
were delivered to the Academy 11ith the assistance of Riu's artist friends,
Professor Francis J. Quirk of Lehigh University, teacher Jack Eagle , and sculptor
Dan Dallacqua.
Several of the pieces are on loan from private collections and
the collections of the Woodmere Art Gallery and PAFA, however , most of the works
will be available for sale.
NOTE:
Mr. Riu will be in Philadelphia from Monday, January 4th through January
6th to supervise the assembling of the exhibition.
Anyone interested in inter-
viewing or photographing Mr. Riu and his works, please contact Happy Shipley,
LO 4-0219.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is free of charge.
•
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO 4 -0219
JANUARY PROGRAM LISTINGS
ART EXHIBITIONS:
"VICTOR RIU"
One of the few sculptors who have the patience and skill to
work with harder-than-steel granite will have an exhibition of seventeen of his
free form carvings in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Broad .and Cherry Streets, from January 7th through January 31st.
"SUZANNE BLOOM"
This one-man exhibition of large, vividly-colored abstract
paintings will open at the Peale Galleries, 1811 Chestnut Street, on January
14th and extends through February 21st.
CONCERTS:
The third and final concert of the Academy's distinguished Chamber Music
Concert Series will be held at the main
Friday evening, January 22nd at 8:30.
building at Broad and Cherry Streets on
Dr. Vladimir Sokoloff (piano) and Yumi
Ninomiya (violin) will perform works by Mozart, Stravinsky, and Franck.
The
doors will open at 7:30 p.m. so that the audience may have the opportunity to
wander through the galleries and view the IIVICTOR RIU II and "TO SAVE A HERITAGE"
exhibitions.
HOURS:
All are welcome, and admission is free of charge.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturdayj 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission is always free of charge.
For further information, please call Happy Shipley at (215) LO 4-0219.
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LAliRA WATTS, THIRD-YEAR STUDElIJ"T AT THE PKNNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS,
iVINS STIMSON SCULPTURE PRIZE
PHILADELPHIA, PA. - - The Stimson Prize in Sculpture, for the best work
done in the regular course of the class, has been awarded this year to
Laura B. Watts of Villanova, Pac
The competition, open to students who have been registered at the
Academy for three terms and who are members of the Life Modeling
Classes, was judged last week by Alex Hromych, a noted Philadelphia
sculptor and a graduate of the Academy.
The prize of $100 was established in memory of Emma Burnham Stimson
and has been ai-larded every year since 1917.
The subject for the compe-
tition 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.
}fuss 1-Jatts has also w()n the Edmund Stewardson Prize in Sculpture,
awarded last spring, and the Ramborger Prize, for the best line drawing
of a head from life, in 1969.
For further information and photographs, please contact Happy Shipley at
(215) LO 4- 0219.
12/3/70
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Broad & Cherry Streets, Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 • LO
4
-0219
VICTOR RIU OPENS SCULPTURE EXHIBITION AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
VICTOR RIU, one of the few sculptors vTho have the patience
and skill to work with harder-than-steel granite, will have an exhibition of
seventeen of his works in the Rotunda of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from January 7th through January 31st.
Born in Trieste, Italy in
1887; Mr. Riu studied at the Scuola per Capi
d'Arte in Trieste from 1899 to 1903.
Afterwards he worked in his grandfather and
uncle's Studio of Fine Monuments before coming to the United States in 1906.
Mr.
Riu's long and varied experience in stone design and carving includes work on the
Ne"l.;r York Public Library Buildings, the new Grand Central Station, and the Chicago
Court at the age of nineteen.
He continued his work in Vermont and in 1922 founded
the Coopersburg Granite Company and became its President and General Manager, a
position he still holds.
Since 1952, he has explored the possibilities of the blue-black granite
(Diabase) of Coopersburg for his own work and has achieved unique distinction in
free form carvings.
The 83-year-old sculptor clearly loves this beautiful, un-
yielding medium and has an instinctive sensibility for its potential for fluid
expressiveness.
Coopersburg granite, similar to the Egyptian balsalt that has
endured in sculpture for more than 5,000 years, has an exceptionally high polish
and denSity.
It is so hard, in fact, that sparks fly when it is cut, and because
-1-
(more)
VICTOR RIU, page 2
of the ringing noise created when it is cut, it is frequently called "the
ringing rock. II
Riu, a superb craftsman as well as a dedicated sculptor, has
brought this medium to the full extent of its physical possibilities of form and
surface.
Visitors will not be restrained from touching the sculpture, rather,
they will be invited to do so.
Fourteen of the works, some of them weighing up to more than 600 pounds,
were delivered to the Academy ivi th the assistance of Riu I s artist friends J
Professor Francis J. Quirk of Lehigh University, teacher Jack Eagle, and sculptor
Dan Dallacqua.
Several of the pieces are on loan from private collections and
the collections of the Woodmere Art Gallery and PAFA, however, most of the works
will be available for sale.
NOTE:
Mr. Riu will be in Philadelphia from Monday, January 4th through January
6th to supervise the assembling of the exhibition.
Anyone interested in inter-
viewing or photographing Mr. Riu and his works, please contact Happy Shipley,
LO 4-0219.
HOURS:
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 1 p.m. to
Admission is free of charge.
5 p.m. Sunday.
