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01/89
PENNSYLVANIA
AOID1EMYT~~
FOR IA1EDIATE RELEASE: January 13, 1989
Contact: Anne Broussard, (215) 972 -7642.
FINE ARTS
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philade lphia
Pennsylvan ia
19102
STORYTELLER KINDLES FIRES OF THE PIAGINATION WITH TALES OF
AFRICAN ANIMAL MYTHS AT PA ACADEAY OF THE FINE ARTS
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- Celebrate Black History Month on Feb. 18 when
award-winning stor yt eller Linda Go ss weaves tales of African animal myths at
Pennsylvania Academv of the Fine Arts.
The program runs from 10 a.m. t o 12 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy.
Ad~ission
is 51 for children and 52 for adults.
Penns ylva nia
Acade~y
City Hall in Phila.
Free to members .
The
is located at Broad & Cherr y Sts., two blocks north of
For more
inf o r~ation,
please call the Education
Departillent at (215) 972-7608.
Named tie Official Storyteller of Philadelphia, Linda Goss has perforilled
at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough,
Institution and the
~ennedy
Center.
T~ ,
the Smithsonian
She is co-founder of "In the Tradition
National Festival of Black Storytelling," co-fo under and president of the
Association of Blac k Storytellers and founder of
~ola
Kumba Ya, a cultural
arts organization dedicated to preserving traditional art forms.
Following the pr ograill, participants are in vited to search for mythical
animals in the Pennsylvania Academy's current exhibition "Natural His t ories:
_'!ar y Frank's Sculpture, Prints a nd Drawin2s, " a fascinating exhibit featuring
t he 'N ork of one of ,- \illerica' s fine st con te,nporar y a rt ists.
be on display f r om Feb . 27 through April 16.
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PENNSYLVANIA
AOIDEMYT~~
FOR n'1EDIATE RELEASE:
FINEAATS
CONTACT:
Broad and Cherry Streets
January 13, 19,'39
Anne Broussard., ( 215) 972-7642
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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FEAST-YOUR-EYES UJCHTI>lE LECTURE SElIES KleeS
OFF AT PENNSYLVA;\jIA. ACADE'IY OF TaE FUE ARTS
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up a
lunchti~e lecture series that is a feast for the eyes and ears.
You bri~J the
brown bag lunch and the ffiuseUffi will serve up an acconpanying side Ord2r) f
art, featuring local speakers and fil~s.
The series beJins Feb. 1 with a talk about the Acade.ny' s buildii1 3, 0 ,1 2 of
t ne nation's finest exa~ples of Victorian gothic ar ch itecture. Talks will be
held every jed nesda y in Feb. Beginning ~arch 1, programs wil l be held the
fi rst Jednesda y of every month through Dec. 1989. Free dessert and coffee
will be served. Talks run from 12:15 to 12:45 p.~. Ad~ission is $1.50 ; $1
for ·ne~noers. The Pennsylvania Academy is located at Broad and Cherry Sts.
Upcoming topics for ~arch through Dec. include women as artists, how to
collect art, painting still lifes and animals in art. For mo re information
about upcoming programs, call the Education Department at (215) 972-7608.
Feb. 1
"Your Victorian Neighbor:
Ornamental Architecture of the
12 :15-12:45 p,n
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts."
Sylvia Lieberman,
Pennsyl vania Acade;ny tour guide for 16 years, presents
an illustrated talk and slide show about the architecture
of this famous gothic style building.
Feb. 8
"~ature
12:15-12:45 pm
an introduction by museum guide Beatrice
artist
Inspires Art:
~ary
The \"ork of ,·1ary Frank."
Follo\v'ing
~osenfield,
Frank discusses her work during a video-taped
interview in conjunction with the exhibition , " "h tural
Histories :
'lar y Frank's Sculpture, Prints and Drawings,"
on disp la y at the Pennsylvania Academy from Jan. 27 through
.\p ri l 16, 19139.
( flare)
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PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
FOR n1MEDIATE RELEASE:
FINEAAT§
CONTACT:
January 13, 1989
Elaine Lomenzo, Director of
Marketing, (215) 972-7642
Broad an d Cherry Stree ts
Philadelphia
Pe nnsy lva nia
19102
PENNSYVLA:UA ACADEdY ANNOUNCES NEI'; PUBLIC INFORi'1ATION OFFICER
(215) 972-7642
P3ILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is pleased to
announce the recent appointment of Anne Broussard as Public Information
Officer.
Ms. Broussard joins the Pennsylvania Academy's marketing department
after a successful tenure as Director of Public Relations for The Historical
Society of Pennsylvania.
~ublic
PA.
Before joining the Historical Society, Anne was a
relations intern at the Brandywine Battlefield State Park, Chadds Ford,
She received her B.A . in history and english from St. Joseph's Universit y
in ?hila., graduating Cum Laude in 1986.
Public Relations Societ y .
Anne is a member of the Philadelphia
She assumed her new position on Jan. 3, 1989.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the
oldest art institution in the country.
works of
~nerican
Its collection of approximately 10,000
art includes works by iary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Winslow
Homer, Henry O'Tanner and the Peales.
The
~useum
and educational programs for the general public.
sponsors exhibitions, tours
The School of the
Pennsylvania Academy, one of the most distinguished institutions for artistic
study in the country , offers a four-year certificate
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pro3ra~ .
Page 2 -- Art at Lunch lectures Series
Feb. 15
"The Artist's Technique:
:1onoprints."
Sondra :1argolies,
12:15 - 12:45 p.n
:nuseum guide, explains how monoprints are made and
illustrates her talk with nonoprints on display in the
Pennsylvania Academy's exhibition, "Natural Histories:
l1ary Frank's Sculpture, ?rints and Drawings."
Feb. 22
"Philadelphia Photographers:
Then and Now."
SusCln Danly,
12:15 - 12:45 p:n
curator of the Pennsylvania AC2de:ny's permanent collection
of approxi:nately 10,000 works of American art, explores the
work of Philadelphia photographers from the past and
present, including Thomas Eakins, Eadweard :v1uybridge and
i~ay
,' 1etzger.
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PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
FOR I;v[vlEDIATE RELEASE:
FINEAArS
January 12, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard, ( 215) 972-7642.
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsy lvania
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
ST U DE~TS
T\KE TOP PRIZES AT AREA ART SHOW
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(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPdIA -- Three students from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
~artin
Arts have received top awards for works submitted to the Church of St.
of the Field's 1989 Centennial Art Celebration, held in conjunction with the
church's 100th anniversary.
Cash prizes were awarded on January 8 to Andrea Packard, Penns ylvania
Academy senior, who received first prize in the Painting and Drawing category
for the mixed ,nedia work, "Partition," a piece that also brought her second
prize overall.
Orit Hofshi, a junior, received first prize in the Prints
division for her woodcut and junior Julia Zahn was awarded second prize in the
same category for her woodcut.
The 79 entries were pre-selected from earlier juried exhibitions of
student work held at the Pennsylvania Academy, The University of the Arts,
Aoore College of Art, Tyler School of Art and The Philadelphia College of
Textiles and Science.
Works were judged on the theme of "Caring and Sharing"
by Edward F. Fry, art historian and former curator of the Guggenheim
N.Y.
~useuill,
rlany of the works focused on the theme by exploring such topics as the
environment , love, hunger and the homeless.
Ca te gories included in the
judging were Painting and Drawing, Photography, Prints, Three-Dimensional
Jorks and Textiles.
The exhibit will be on display thr ough Feb . 15 at the
9201 Germantown Ave., Phila.
~oodmere
Art
~useum,
For more information , call (215 ) 247-0476.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jan. 13 until Feb . 13, 1989
CONTACT:
Anne Broussard, (215) 972-7642
SUBJECT:
Art at Lunch Lecture Series
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
(10 seconds)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS IS SERVING UP A SERIES OF
LECTURES AT LUNCH.
CALL (215) 972-7608 FOR DETAILS.
(20 seconds)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS IS SERVING UP A SERIES OF
LECTURES AT LUNCH .
BEGINS FEB . 1.
YOU BRING THE LUNCH, WE'LL BRING THE ART.
THE SERIES
TALKS RUN FROM 12:15 TO 12:45 AT THE PENNSYVLANIA ACADEMY,
BROAD AND CHERRY STS. IN PHILA .
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (215) 972-7608.
THAT'S (215) 972-7608.
(30 seconds)
IF ART'S YOUR BAG, THEN JOIN THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOR ITS BROWN BAG LUNCH LECTURE SERIES.
ART AND THE SPEAKERS .
YOU BRING THE LUNCH, WE'LL BRING THE
THE SERIES BEGINS FEB. 1.
TALKS RUN FROM 12:15 TO
12:45 AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY, BROAD AND CHERRY STS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT UPCOMING TALKS, CALL THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY AT (215) 972-7608.
(215) 972-7608 .
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_NNSYLVANIA
CONTACT:
ACADEMYT~~
Anne Broussard,
972-7642
FINE ARTS
Broad and Cherry Streets
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY EXHIBITS fu~ERICAN ART FROM THE
COLLECTION OF VIVIAN AND MEYER P. POTAMKIN
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19102
(2 15)972~gfuDELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is presenting
"American Art from tne Collection of Vivian and Heyer P . Potamkin" from June
10 through October 1, 1989 at the Pennsylvania Academy, in Philadelphia.
Curated by Linda Bantel, Director of the Museum of the Pennsylvania
Academy, the exhibition will include nineteenth-century paintings by William
Hichael Harnett and John LaFarge; urban scenes by John Sloan, George Luks,
Robert Henri, and Maurice Prendergast; impressionist landscapes by Childe
Hassam and John Twachtman; and early modernist work by Marsden Hartley, Alfred
Maurer, and Arthur Dove .
"The Potamkin's collection is one of the finest private collections of
American art in the country and one of Philadelphia's treasures , " says
Bantel.
"Over the past four decades the Potamkins have acquired major
examples of works by American artists of the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries .
Their particular emphasis has been on The Eight, five of whom were
students at the Pennsylvania Acadeiny."
The works on exhibition range from Edward Hick's William Penn's Treaty
with the Indians to John Sloan's Sixth Avenue and 30th Street , Georgia
O'Keeffe's Canna Lily, Horace Pippin's Interior, Jacob Lawrence's Ten
Fugitives , and Red Groom's Snowy Day on Walker Street.
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The collection also includes works by Severin Roesen, Winslow Homer, Mary
Cassatt, Charles Demuth, Hugh Breckenridge, Arthur B. Carles, Joseph Stella ,
Lyonel Feininger, Stuart Davis, Gaston Lachaise, and Elie Nadelman.
In 1940, the Potamkins started to acquire paintings and sculptures by
European and American artists.
During the 1950s , they became increasingly
interested in artists who portrayed the American scene .
They concentrated
more on American art as they acquired works by The Eight, a group comprised of
progressive artists who opposed the conservative American art establishment of
the early 20th century.
From that point on their collecting centered on
American art .
The Potamkin Collection has previously been seen in part at the
Pennsylvania Academy in 1958, in Dallas in 1964, and in Harrisburg in 1973.
This is the first time such a comprehensive selection of works from the
Potamkin Collection will be exhibited.
The exhibition has been make possible by a generous grant from the VIPA
Foundation and Boulevard Mortgage Company.
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Founded in 1805 , the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art
institution in the country. The Pennsylvania Academy is located at Broad and
Cherry Streets in Philadelphia, two blocks north of City Hall. Hours are 10 a.m .
to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $3
for adults, $2 for students and senior citizens; free to members and children five
and under. For more information, call (215) 972-7642 .
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
CONTACT:
January 31, 1989
Anne Broussard, Public Information
(215) 972-7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY BRINGS OUT THE BEASTS
FOR UPCOMING EXHIBITION
PHILADELPHIA -- This summer, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
will let the animals loose .
A menagerie of panthers, tigers, birds, moose,
rabbits and other animals will be featured as the museum celebrates the
artist-animal relationship.
"The Birds and the Beasts Will Teach Us," an
exhibition featuring 50 animal art paintings and sculptures, will be on view
at the Pennsylvania Academy from June 17 through September 24, 1989.
Drawn from the Pennsylvania Academy's permanent collection, the
exhibition includes Charles Willson Peale's Noah and His Ark, William Rush's
painted wood Eagle, Edward Hick's allegorical painting The Peaceable Kingdom,
and Winslow Homer's dramatic oil The Fox Hunt.
"This exhibition provides people of all ages with a rare opportunity to
examine the Museum's major works of animal subjects," said Susan Danly,
curator of the exhibition and curator of the Pennsylvania Academy's permanent
collection .
"Both the aesthetic and educational aspects of the animal in art
continue to be compelling subjects for American artists and audiences alike."
Since the institution's founding in 1805, animals have played an
important role in the development of artistic skills.
Co-founder Charles
Willson Peale encouraged students to use live animals as models to gain a
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greater understanding of the natural world and a thorough knowledge of their
subjects.
This tradition has continued at the Pennsylvania Academy .
Under the guidance of late 19th-century painter Thomas Eakins , the
Pennsylvania Academy's most influential teacher, students were directed to
work with live animals and dissect cadavers.
Henry O. Tanner, a student of
Eakins , found his sheep model to be "the most stubborn , balky, run-away ,
befuddled animal to serve as models . "
mischievous, however.
Not all the animal models were
According to a New York Tribune report in 1904, Academy
students found their water buffalo to be a good sport , holding the same pose
for hours for the sake of art .
Twentieth-century sculptors have also been attracted by animal subjects
as well, more often exploring the abstract, decorative aspects of their form
as in Gaston Lachaise's elegant bronze Peacocks or Wharton Esherick's Darling,
a charming carved wood deer , two works included in the exhibition .
This exhibition represents Museum Director Linda Bantel's commitment to
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exhibit works from the permanent collection that are rarely seen by the
public .
The Pennsylvania Academy, the oldest art institution in the country,
houses approximately 10,000 works of American art .
Complementary exhibition programs include animal art workshops ,
lectures, plays, and a "crazy creatures" summer art camp .
For a schedule of
events , call (215) 972-7642.
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Sts.
Sun .
free
a.m .
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry
i n Philadelphia . Galleries are open Tues. - Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , and
11 a.m. to 5 p.m . Admission is $3; $2 for students and senior citizens;
to members and children 5 and under . Admission is free on Sat . from 10
to 1 p . m. For information, call (215) 972-7642 .
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PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
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FCH IMl1EVl.ATE RELEASE: Feb. 13, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard , (215) 972-7642
FINEMTS
Broad and Cherry Stree ts
Philade lphia
Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1989 EXHIBITIONS
19102
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , the oldest art
institution in the country, exhibits and collects work of
American artists . Please confirm exhibitions dates and
information with the Public Relations Office at (215)
972-7642.
Special Exhibitions:
Main Galleries.
January 27, 1989 April 16, 1989
NATURAL HISTORIES: MARY FRANK'S SCULPTURE, PRINTS
AND DRAWINGS. This exhibition features the work of
one of America's most innovative sculptors and
printmakers. Best known for her clay sculpture,
Mary Frank has been increasingly recognized for her
monoprints , drawings, bronze and plaster sculpture ,
paintings on metal plates and collages. Her work
interprets the natural world - human, animal and
plant forms - with mythical and metaphorical
qualities .
February 17, 1989 April 16, 1989
RAPHAELLE PEALE STILL LIFES. This exhibition,
organized in association with the National Gallery
of Art, focuses on the work of America's first
professional still life painter. Thirty-two
paintings by Raphaelle Peale have been
brought together for the first exhibition to feature
the work of this important Philadelphia painter .
Also included are works by Charles Willson Peale ,
Rembrandt Peale and James Peale.
May 11 , 1989 June 4 , 1989
ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION. The 88th Annual Student
Exhibition is the only exhibition of its kind in the
nation. Students who have completed the
Pennsylvania Academy's rigorous fine arts program
compete for prizes totalling more than $50,000.
Artists select their own work for display in the
main galleries of the oldest art institution in the
country. More than 400 paintings, prints , drawings ,
sculpture and mixed-media works will be on view.
Many of the works will be for sale .
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June 10, 1989 October 1, 1989
AMERICAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIVIAN AND MEYER
P. POTAMKIN. Drawn from one of the finest private
collections of American art in the country, this
exhibition includes works by Georgia O'Keeffe,
Horace Pippin, Red Grooms, Winslow Homer, John
Sloan, Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam. Marsden
Hartley and Arthur Dove.
October 20, 1989 December 31, 1989
MAKING THEIR MARK: WOMEN ARTISTS MOVE INTO THE
MAINSTREAM 1970-85. Making Their Mark is the first
national exhibition to highlight the impact of women
artists on the mainstream of contemporary American
art during the period 1970 - 1985. The exhibition
includes 150 works by 54 painters, sculptors and
photographers, as well as tapes and documentation by
32 video and performance artists. Among the artists
featured are Alice Aycock, Jennifer Bartlett, Nancy
Graves, Eva Hesse, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth ~urray
and Miriam Schapiro.
Permanent Collections:
Main Galleries.
December 16, 1988 June 4, 1989
The Academy Past. Tracing a tradition of
artistic excellence, the Pennsylvania Academy
exhibits the work of its best known students and
teachers from 1880 to 1920, including Thomas Eakins,
Mary Cassatt, Cecilia Beaux and John Sloan.
January 27, 1989 April 16, 1989
Interiors and Exteriors: American Painting
1930-1980. Architectural subjects by Edward Hopper,
Charles Sheeler, Horace Pippin, Louis Sloan, and
Edith Neff are the focus of this exhibition.
January 27, 1989 April 16, 1989
Works on Paper: Selections from the Graphics
Collections. The gallery exhibits its most recent
additions of work by Claes Oldenberg, Robert
Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol and Charles Demuth.
February 17, 1989 April 16, 1989
20th-Century Still Life Painting. Masters of modern
still life by Arthur B. Carles, Stuart Davis, Jimmy
Lueders, Arthur Da Costa and William Bailey are
displayed.
February 17, 1989 April 16, 1989
Peale Family Portraits. To complement Raphaelle
Peale Still Lifes, the Academy presents the work of
Raphaelle's famous Philadelphia painting family,
including Charles Willson Peale, James Peale,
Rembrandt Peale and Rubens Peale.
June 17, 1989
September 24, 1989
The Birds and the Beasts Will Teach Us. A menagerie
of panthers, tigers, birds and moose will be
featured as the museum celebrates the artist-animal
relationship. The exhibit includes Edward Hick's
The Peaceable Kingdom and Winslow Homer's The Fox
Hunt.
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Washington Foyer. Permanent exhibition of late
18th- and early 19th-century paintings and
sculpture, including works bi Benjamin West, Gilbert
Stuart and John Singleton Copley.
Special Exhibitions:
Morris Gallery. The Morris Gallery generally
exhibits work of contemporary artists affiliated
with Philadelphia.
March 10, 1989 April 23, 1989
Michael Harnett: New Paintings. Harnett's vertical
paintings on wood veneer present a slice of still
life that runs from floor to ceiling. These keyhole
glimpses depict a highly detailed world, literally
slices of interiors and exteriors which combine
vividly realistic elements with mysterious
suggestions of mythical landscapes.
;.fay 5, 1989 June 18, 1989
Maurie Kerrigan: when Dervish eyes are miling
-- WALKIN' Part II Rhythms Of Life -- Kerrigan
uses pastels and sculpture for her second in a
series of three site-specific installations Walkin'
is the second part of Ms. Kerrigan's trilogy Rhythm
of Life, the first of which debuted at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1987 .
June 30, 1989 August 27, 1989
Frank Hyder: Pleurants. Hyder, chairman of the
paintings department at Moore College of Art in
Philadelphia, presents painted works on wood
depicting crying medieval monks.
September 8, 1989 November 5, 1989
Family Traditions: Recent Works by Elizabeth T.
Scott and Joyce J. Scott. This colorful exhibition
features folk art quilts, wearable sculpture, and
beaded statues created by these mother and daughter
artists.
November 17, 1989 January 1, 1990
Contemporary Woodcuts. Curated by Judith Stein of
the Pennsylvania Academy, this exhibition presents
contemporary woodcuts by various artists.
Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Mondays
Admission:
$3 adults, $2 students and seniors
Free admission for members and
children under five accompanied by
an adult. Free admission on
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Tours:
Guided tours are held Tuesday
through Friday at 11 a.m. and
2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays at
2 p.m .
Telephone:
Public Inquiries:
(215) 972-7600
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School Gallery:
The School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy is
located at 1301 Cherry St. in . Philadelphia. The
gallery is open Tues. - Sat. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is free. For information, call (215)
972-7600.
January 19, 1989 February 18, 1989
Quita Brodhead: Retrospective
This retrospective exhibition presents works created
during Quita Brodhead's student days at the
Pennsylvania Academy during the 1920s to her most
recent 1988 "Endless Circle Series."
February 23, 1989 March 25, 1989
Juried Student Exhibition. Approximately fifty
works of art in all media are selected for this
juried exhibition of works by Pennsylvania
Academy students.
March 30, 1989 April 29, 1989
The Faculty Collects. Drawn from the private
collections of Pennsylvania Academy faculty, this
exhibition presents paintings, drawings, and
sculpture by artists including Julius Block, Arthur
B. Carles, Daniel Garber, Ben Makihira, Jane Piper,
Louis Sloan and Nora Speyer.
May 4, 1989 June 17, 1989
Juried Exhi bi tion of Works by Evening School, . First
This annual exhibition
features the work of up and coming artists enrolled
at the Pennsylvania Academy.
& Second Year Students.
June 30, 1989 September 16, 1989
Edith Neff: Pastels. Retrospective exhibition
of pastels by this instructor of painting at the
Pennsylvania Academy. This is the first is a series
of solo exhibitions featuring the work of
Pennsylvania Academy faculty.
September 21, 1989 October 28, 1989
Sculpture: Faculty Exhibition. The gallery will be
devoted to work created by Pennsylvania Academy
sculpture instructors.
November 2, 1989 December 9, 1989
Juried Student Exhibition.
December 14, 1989 January 20, 1990
James Coyboy, Annette DeFerrari and Joanne Gordon.
Three recent alumni of the Academy exhibit abstract,
non-objective muti-media work.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
THE WORLD IS THEIR CANVAS -- PENNSYLVANIA
WORK OF UP-AND-COMING STUDENT ARTISTS
ACAD&~Y
FEATURES
PHILADELPHIA -- "As far as we're concerned, each one of our students is
going to be a Raphael or a Picasso.
That is, we have the expectation that
they're going to be serious fine artists."
-- Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts faculty member.
Find out what the faculty at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
are talking about when the School of the Pennsylvania Academy features an
exhibition of work by Academy students.
The Juried Student Exhibition opens
Feb. 23 and runs through March 25 at the School Gallery.
preview opening and reception on Feb. 22 from 5 to 7 p.m.
There will be a
Admission is free.
Approximately 50 student works will be selected from more than 170
entries.
Jurors for this exhibition are Pennsylvania Academy faculty members
Deborah Deichler and Shoji Okutani, instructors in painting, and Robert
Roesch, instructor in sculpture.
Painting, sculpture, prints and works on
paper will be included in the exhibition.
To coincide with the exhibition,
"Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes," on display in the main gallery, a special
section of the exhibition will feature student
still lifes.
The School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is
located at 1301 Cherry St, one block east of the main galleries designed by
Furness-Hewitt.
The gallery is open Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m .
Admission is free.
For information, please call (215) 569-2797.
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FOR I~~EDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 1, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard, (215) 972-7642
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY BRINGS THE FIGS FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY
HONORING EXTRAORDINARY PHILADELPHIA PAINTER
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts invites you to
celebrate Raphaelle Peale's 215th birthday in "still-life" style.
On Feb . 17, the Pennsylvania Academy will open Raphaelle Peale Still
Lifes, an exhibition featuring 32 paintings by America's first professional
still-life painter.
Feb. 17 is also the artist's birthday, so after feasting
your eyes on paintings that look good enough to eat , you're invited to feast
on a real still-life cornucopia of strawberries, figs, grapes, oranges, cakes
and cheeses -- compliments of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
For almost 200 years, Raphaelle Peale was barely recognized for his
artistic daring and talent .
Only in the past few years has this artist
gained recognition as the Father of American still life and a master of the
genre.
Raphaelle Peale, born on Feb. 17, 1774 in Philadelphia, devoted his life
to painting such common subjects as strawberries and cream, lemons, melons,
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cheese and crackers.
When Peale began to paint professionally at the
turn-of-the century, artistic theory held that heroic history paintings were
the highest form of art and still life the lowest.
ruling artistic belief.
But Peale defied the
He believed that imitation in art was the highest
compliment to harmony in nature, and his beautifully detailed still-life
paintings attest to this vision.
Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes, organized by the National Gallery of Art
and the Pennsylvania Academy, will be on view through April 16 at the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad
& Cherry Sts . in Philadelphia .
Exhibition hours are Tues. - Sat . 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun. 11 a . m. to
5 p .m.
Admission is $3; $2 for students and seniors.
and under .
Free on Sat. 10 a . m. to 1 p.m.
(215) 972-7600.
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CONTACT:
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SUBJECT:
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EXPI ORI~ THE NATURAL WORLD OF MARY FRANK, ONE OF
CONT&'1POilA~U
WINTER.
Al~RICA'
S FOREMOST
ARTISTS, AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS THIS
CALL (215) 972-7642 .
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WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOORS OF AMERICA'S OLDEST ART INSTITUTION? THE WILD
NATURAL WORLD OF MARY FRANK, ONE OF AMERICA'S FOR810ST CONTB1PORARY ARTISTS.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS FEATURES THE WORK OF THIS REKNOWNED
SCULPTOR, PAINTER AND PRINTMAKER THROUGH APRIL 16.
972-7642 .
FOR DETAILS , CALL (215)
THAT'S (215) 972-7642 .
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WHAT'S BEHIND THE DOORS OF AMERICA'S OLDEST ART INSTITUTION?
THE WILD
NATURAL WORLD OF MARY FRANK, ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS .
EXPLORE THE PAST , PRESENT , AND FUTURE THROUGH THE I't\GINATION OF THIS
REKNOWNED SCULPTOR AND PRINTMAKER .
MARY FRANK' S
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':lILL BE ON DISPLAY AT
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS THROUGH APRIL 16.
ACADEHY IS LOCATED AT BROAD & CHERRY STREETS IN PHILADELPHIA .
INFORMATION , CALL (215) 972-7642 .
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Pen nsylvania
MUSEUM UNPACKS RARE 200-YEAR OLD "FRUITS AND VEGETABLES"
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PHILADELPHIA -- Ever wonder how 200-year old priceless fruits and
vegetables are shipped?
In crates, of course .
On Feb. 7 from 10 a.m . to 12 p.m. , staff at the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts will be busy unpacking priceless 200-year old paintings of
fruits and vegetables that look so real they fool the eye.
The staff is
preparing for the opening of the nation's first exhibition devoted to
Philadelphia still life painter Raphaelle Peale.
For almost 200 years, this Philadelphia painter was barely recognized
for his talent .
But recently , he has gained recognition as Father of the
American still life and a master of the genre .
"Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes," an exhibition featuring 32 paintings by
this artist , will be on display at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from Feb . 17 through April 16 .• The exhibition is co-organized by the National
Gallery of Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts .
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(10 seconds)
EXPLORE THE WORLD OF RAPHAELLE PEALE, AMERICA'S FIRST PROFESSIONAL STILL
LIFE PAINTER, AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
CALL (215)
972-7600 .
(20 seconds)
DON'T BRUSH THIS ARTIST OFF .
HE'S RAPHAELLE PEALE AND HE'S
FIRST PROFESSIONAL STILL LIFE PAINTER .
THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD&~
~1ERICA'S
OF THE FINE
ARTS INVITES YOU TO EXPLORE THE WORLD OF THIS EXTRAORDINARY ARTIST.
17 TriROUGH APRIL 16.
CALL (215) 972-7600.
FEBRUARY
THAT'S (215) 972-7600 .
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DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS ,.. WHEN THE REST OF TrIE WORLD WAS.
~AINTING
PORTRAITS AND HISTORY PAINTINGS , 18TH-CENTURY ARTIST RAPHAELLE PEALE
"DEFIED TRADITION, AND CREATED THE HOST EXTRAORDINARY STILL LIFE PAINTINGS .
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EXPLORE THE FASCINATING WORLD OF RAPHAELLE PEALE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADB1Y
;;:'.6F THE FINE ARTS.
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FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH APRIL 16 .
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF
FINE .ARTS IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS IN PHILADELPHIA .
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Pennsylvania
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NOTED ART EXPERT KICKS OFF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH WITH A
LUi~CHTIME TALK ON WOMEN ARTISTS.
PHILADELPHIA -- On March 1, Judith Stein, curator of art at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, kicks off Women's History Month by
tracing the legacy of women artists at the Pennsylvania Academy during the
19th and 20th centuries.
Her talk, "What's a Girl like You Doing in a Place
Like This?" runs from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy , .Broad &
Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia .
Free dessert and coffee will be served .
Admission is $1.50; $1 for members.
The Pennsylvania Academy was the first American art institution during
the mid-19th century to offer women the opportunity to draw from the life
model.
This gave women students a decided advantage in an art world where
i,nages were still judged on fidelity to nature.
Using examples from the
collection, Stein will discuss how artists ranging from
~ary
Cassatt to
Cecilia Beaux have made their presence felt at the Academy .
"This talk offers the opportunity for people interested in art to
explore the challenges that women artists have faced and surmounted over
time," said Stein .
Lunchtime Lectures are held the first Wednesday of each month.
Upcoming topics for April through Dec. include how to collect art, painting
still lifes and animals in art .
For more information, call the Education
Department at (215) 972-7608.
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,'1USER1 Ai.JARDED $600,000 CIAlLENGE GRANT
FROi1 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR T:-IE ARTS
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PiULADEl PHIA-- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been
awarded a Challenge Grant of $600,000 from the National Endowment for the
Arts to build the institution's endowment and expand museum space .
In accepting the grant on behalf of the Pennsylvania Academy, Harold
A. Sor genti, Chair;rran of the Board of Trustees commented, "With the generous
gift of a $600,000 Challenge Grant from NEA , the Pennsylvania Academy is on
the road to completing a vigorous strategic plan that began in 1987 when the
Academy purchased a new state-of-the-art facility for the School .
This grant
will further build the Academy's endowment, expand space in the :nuseum for
staff and storage and incorporate a new paper conservation laboratory."
The Pennsylvania Academy was one of 68 arts institutions out of 159
applicants that qualified for this prestigious grant .
Frank H. Goodyear Jr . ,
President of the Academy, noted that "The Pennsylvania Academy has competed
at the highest level nationally for this award.
The Academy is indebted to
the National Endowment for the Arts for its endorsement of the Academy's
plans by securing the institution's financial future .
Meeting this challenge
will require the continuing participation and support of the extraordinary
number of citizens ·who have demonstrated their loyalty to the Academy . "
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Linda Bantel, Director of the Museum, said, "this award from NEA
enables the Academy to advance its role as an artistic treasure for
Pennsylvania and the nation.
By expanding museum staff space and enhancing
public spaces, the museum will be better able to manage its collection.
This
accomplishes a critical phase of development to reach the museum's long range
goal to create a more adequate facility to display permanently masterpieces
of the collection and better serve the public."
In 1987, the Academy accomplished Phase One of a Three Phase plan to
chart the future of America's oldest museum of American art and art school
with the purchase of a nine-story building for the school at 1301 Cherry
Street.
The NEA Challenge Grant will enable the Academy to complete Phase
Two of its long range plan to expand museum space for staff and install a
paper conservation laboratory.
Completion of Phase One and Two will position
the Academy for its final objective to dramatically expand the museum
galleries.
Enlarging gallery space will enable the institution to
permanently display treasures from its collection of more than 12,000 works
of American art.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the
oldest art institution in the country.
Its collection of over 12,000 works
of American art includes works by Mary Cassatt, Henry O'Tanner, the Peales,
Thomas Eakins and Winslow Horner.
The building, a National Historic landmark
designed by Frank Furness and George Hewitt in the late 19th century, is one
of the nation's finest examples of Victorian Gothic architecture.
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Pennsylvania
;1USEUM DISPLAYS PEALE FAMILY PORTRAITS TO COMPLEMENT
EXHIBITION ON RAPHAELLE PEALE
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is currently
displaying portraits by Peale family members drawn from the Academy's
permanent collection.
These portraits have been organized in conjuction with
the Pennsylvania Academy's current exhibition, "Raphael Ie Peale Still Lifes,"
the nation's first exhibition devoted to the Father of American still life
painting.
The Peale paintings will be on view at the Pennsylvania Academy
through April 16.
"The Pennsylvania Academy has the richest holdings of Peale family
paintings in the country and we're taking the opportunity to exhibit these
works together to complement the Raphaelle Peale exhibition," said Susan
Danly, curator of the Academy's
per~anent
collection.
Portraits included are Charles Willson Peale's "The Artist in his
l1useum," James Peale's "The Artist and his Family" and Rembrandt Peale's
"Wl"Ill" am Ra borg. "
Also on view are works by Rubens Peale and Sarah Miriam
Peale.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday , 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. , and
Sunday , 11 a.m . to 5 p.m .
to children five and under .
Admission is $3; $2 for seniors and students.
Free on Saturday, 10 a.m . to 1 p.m .
Free
For more
information , please call (215) 972-7642.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad
streets in Philadelphia.
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20TH-CENTURY REVELLERS TO MAKE MERRY AT 19TH-CENTURY FEAST
PHILADELPHIA -- On March 8, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
will serve up a 19th-century feast .
Organized in conjunction with an
exhibition of 19th-century still-lifes paintings by Raphaelle Peale, the
banquet offers participants the chance to enjoy a repast that Raphaelle Peale
and his family might have eaten.
The feast begins at 5:30 p.m. at the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts.
Following dinner, noted art historian William H. Gerdts of City
University Graduate School, New York, and author of Painters of the Humble
Truth:
Masterpieces of American Still Life, 1801-1939, will present a talk
and slide show about the paintings on display in the Peale exhibition.
Dinner includes welsh rarebit, Augustine's chicken croquettes,
pepperhash, corn puddin3, hand-cured beef strips and fire grilled turkey with
peasant oatbread.
For dessert, Debbie Kaplan of Sud Pastries will create a
Raphaelle Peale still-life cake.
Feast Your Eyes will cater the dinner.
The cost for dinner, the lecture and spirits is $85 per person; $75 for
members.
For reservations, call (215) 972-7608.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution
in the nation.
Its collection of over 12,000 works of American art is housed
in the late 19th-century building designed by Furness-Hewitt.
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SNEAKY STILL-LIFE SERIES FOR FAMILIES CONTINUES AT MUSEUM
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts continues it
"Sneaky Still Life Workshop" series on March 18 and 25.
Sessions run from
10:30 a.m. to 12 p . m. at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherr y streets .
Admission is $1.50 for children; $2.50 for adults.
For information , call
( 215) 972-7608 .
On March 18 , families are invited to join in the workshop , "Create Your
Own Incredible Edible Still Lifes . "
vegetables to build still lifes .
Participants will use fruits and
After sketching the tasty arrangements , the
still-life platters will be served for refreshments .
On March 25 , families will work with clay to create real and imagined
still lifes for the workshop, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs . "
This still-life series has been organized in conjunction with the
museum's current exhibitions, Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes , 20th-Century Still
Life Painting and Natural Histories: Mary Frank's Sculpture , Prints and
Drawings .
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
BALANCING THE REAL AND THE IDEAL: :'1ICHAEL HARNETT BRINGS
fIlS WORLD TO XORRIS GALLERY
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PHILADELPHIA
The Morris Gallery of the Penns ylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts will present 14 paintings by Michael Harnett (1952- ) fr om March 10
through April 23, 1989 .
Organized by Judith Stein, curator of the Morris
Galler y , Michael Harnett: New Paintings represents the artist's most recent
paintings of carefully organized images of an ideal world.
A gallery talk by
the artist will be held on March 10 at 12 p . m. at the Pennsylvania Academy ,
Broad and Cherry Sts.
The talk is free with
~useum
admission .
Harnett, a native of New Jersey , attended Temple University's Tyler
School of Art and received an M.F.A from Rosary College Graduate School of
Fine Arts , Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy .
While in northern Italy ,
Harnett studied the work of The Macchiaioli and Domenico Veneziano , artists
noted for their use of color , structure , geometry and horizontal formats.
Using extreme vertical proportions, generally 5 to 7 feet in height and
less than a foot wide , Harnett presents images of intricate detail , abstract
patterns, vivid colors and simple life forms arranged in perfect balance .
Compositions of familiar objects such as the family cat , hanging plants ,
hardwood floors and a vase , are juxtaposed with mythical scenes and ancient
landscapes revealed on tin cans or through windows, extending the shallow
space while suggesting the relationship between the ancient and the
contemporar y world .
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In an article on aarnett's work in Arts (1987), John B. Ravenal writes,
"These are involving paintings.
They draw us in by the familiarity of the
environment, the detail, the perspective that fans out at top and bottom as if
we stood on the threshold of each scene.
presence .
small .
At the same time they reject our
The dimensions are too narrow for us to enter ,
th~
scale too
They show inhabitable environments devoid of inhabitents.
Their
allusion is size and shape to the human body - tall, narrow, and upright enhances their presence as physical entities existing in our space ... if they
appear initially as convincing mirrors of external reality, ultimately they
stand as perfected oBjects in their own right.
Separate but parallel, these
are idealized revisions of our world."
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The Morris Gallery displays the work of outstanding contemporary
artists with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling or
residence. The gallery is located on the first floor of the Pennsylvania
Academy at Broad and Cherry streets in Philadelphia. Gallery hours are
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p . m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m .
Admission is $3; $2 for seniors and students. Free to children five and
under . Admission is free on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m . For information,
please call (215) 972-7600.
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STUDENTS START THEIR ART CAREER WITH TOP BILLING AT
OLDEST ART INSTITUTION IN AMERICA
PHILADELPHIA -- Art student Andrea Packard surveys the gallery space she
has been assigned through a lottery.
Standing in the great hall of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where painter Charles Demuth, architect
Louis I . Kahn, and movie director David Lynch have stood before her, Packard is
carrying on a tradition that began
oldest art institution.
al~ost
two centuries ago in the nation's
She and her fellow artists are preparing for "The
Annual Student Exhibition" on view -'by 11 through June 4, 1989, at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia .
"The Annual Student Exhibiti8n" launches art careers, awards prestigious
European travelling scholarships , and gives serious collectors the opportunity
to see the best work Academy students have to offer.
Approximately 80 students
exhibit 400 to 500 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, and mixed media
works of art.
Most of the works are for sale with prices ranging from $50 to
several thousand dollars .
"The Pennsylvania Academy is the only major art institution in the nation
where students hang their own works in an exhibition-competition in the main
3alleries of a major museum," said Frederick S. Osborne, Jr ., dean and director
of the school.
Part of the educational experience offered at the Academy is the direct
association students have with the museum's collection of American treasures.
Students are often referred to works in the museum galleries and have access
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to the museum's storage vaults.
The culmination of the certificate program is
the privilege to hang work in the galleries designed by Frank Furness .
In the annual exhibition students compete against each other for
prestigious travelling scholarships that have been presented to Academy artists
since 1891.
Scholarships totalling $50,000 are awarded bya committee composed
of full time faculty.
Past award winners include Robert Henri , Robert
Gwathme y , and Arthur B. Carles .
According to Osborne, thousands of critics, artists , galler y owners ,
collectors , and the general public come to the student exhibition looking for
great talents before they become famous .
"Sales are brisk," he said.
To participate in the competition, students must have completed three
years of a classical curriculum that includes figure drawing , life painting,
sculpture , art history, still-life drawing , figure sculpture , print making ,
anatom y, and perspective.
The Penns ylvania Academy is the nation's first and
onl y school offering this approach to the stud y of fine arts , modelled after
similar programs at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and the Royal Academy in
London .
The art school of the Pennsylvania Academy, accredited by the National
Association of School of Art, provides a four-year program of studio
i nstruction in painting, sculpture , and printmaking.
The school is located in
the main building at Broad and Cherry streets and in the recently purchased
state-of-the-art headquarters at 1301 Cherry Street in Philadelphia.
"It's not just a student show," the dean added.
"It's an opportunity
for our artists to begin their careers by hanging their art in the oldest and
greatest museum of American art in the country .
There's nothing quite like it . "
"The Annual Student Exhibition" will be on view May 11 through June 4,
1989 in the main galleries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Broad
and Cherr y streets in Philadelphia. Hours are Tuesday through Saturda y ,
10 a.m . to 5 p.m. and Sunda y , 11 a . m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3; $2 seniors
and students. For information , call (215) 972- 7600 .
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REl1BRA,'WT ETCHING, AMERICAN :10USETRAPS AND :1EXICAN MASKS
-- ECLECTIC COllECTIONS OF ACADE:1Y FACUlTY GO ON DISPLAY
PHILADELPHIA -- What do the faculty at the nation's most prestigious art
school put on their walls at home?
Find out when the School Gallery of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts presents "The Faculty Collects," \larch 30
through April 29, 1989.
The exhibition, organized by School Gallery Coordinator William P. Scott,
will feature 55 paintings, graphics, works on paper and sculpture drawn from the
private collections of Pennsylvania Academy faculty members .
Works ranJe
17th-century Rembrandt etching to 20th-century mousetrap sculptures.
Gallery is located at 1301 Cherry St. in Phila.
held on March 29 from 5 to 7
p.~.
fro~
a
The School
An opening reception will be
Admission is free.
Included in the exhibition are still-lifes, landscapes, portraits, nonobjective work and abstractions by Pennsylvania Academy alumni, former Academy
faculty, 1988-89 visiting artists and others .
Academy alumni represented in the
exhibition include Jane Piper, lucy Glick and James Havard.
Former Academy
faculty featured in the exhibit are Arthur B. Carles, Julius Bloch, Martha ZeIt,
dobson Pittman, Francis Speight and Daniel Garber.
Works by visiting artists
Emily Mason, Robert Kulick and Gabriel Laderman will also be on display.
Lenders to the exhibition include Jimmy C. Lueders, Edith Neff, Elizabeth
Osborne, Peter Paone, Jody Pinto, Bruce Samuelson and Louis B. Sloan.
The School Gallery of the Penos ylv11i a
Tues . through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.ill.
Acade~y
of the Fine Arts is open
:\::hlL,sion is free.
call (215) 569-2797.
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PAINTER ARTHUR DE COSTA GIVES STILL-LIFE LECTURE
PHILADELPHIA -- On April 5, Arthur De Costa, painting instructor at the
School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, will talk about the
connection between artists and still-life subjects throughout history.
Entitled "Still Life: A Painter's Addiction," the talk will run from 12:15 to
12:45 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry
Sts. , in Philadelphia .
served .
Bring a brown-bag lunch .
Coffee and dessert wlil be
Admission is $1.50; $1 for members.
De Costa will explore the painter's fascination with the still life,
which is a picture featuring inanimate objects such as fruit, bottles and
glasses.
Along with the portrait and the landscape, the still life has always
been an fundamental subject of study for artists.
De Costa will examine
still-life painters such as Raphaelle Peale, John Peto, William Harnett and
Stuart Davis.
The talk is being held in conjunction with the current still-life
exhibitions, Raphaelle Peale Still Lifes and 20th-Century Still Life Painting,
on view at the Pennsylvania Academy through April 16.
Art at Lunch programs are held on the first Wednesday of each month
through December 1989.
Upcoming topics include how to collect art, the
American Impressionist painters and animals in art.
call the Education Department at (215) 972-7608.
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his
exhibition of vertical oil paintings currently on view at the Penns ylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts.
His talk \vill run from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts. , Philadelphia .
The talk is free
with museum admission.
Using extreme vertical proportions, generall y 5 to 7 feet in height and
less than a foot wide , Harnett presents images in intricate detail , abstract
patterns , vi vid colors and simple life forms arranged in perfect balance .
Compositions of familiar objects , hanging plants, hardwood floors and a vase,
are juxtaposed with mythical scenes and ancient landscapes revealed in tin
cans or through windows .
Harnett, a native of New Jersey, attended Temple University's Tyler
School of Art and received an M.F.A . - from Rosary College Graduate School of
Fine ,-Arts , Villa Schifanoia, Florence, Italy .
Harnett's paintings are on view at the Morris Gallery of the
Ren ~ ~ylvania Academy of the Fine Arts through April 23 , 1989 .
Gallery hours
are Tuesday through Satur day, 10 a.m . to 5 p . ill . and Sunday, 11 a. m. to 5 p. m.
Adm i ssion .'is $3; $2 for seniors and students.
(215) 972-7642 .
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY'S YOUNG FRIENDS CAP OFF COLLECTING
SERIES AT PHILADELPHIA PRINT CLUB
PHILADELPHIA -- The Young Friends of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts will host a behind-the-scenes tour of the Print Club on April 19 from 6
to 7:30 p.m.
Admission is $5 for
~embers
wine and cheese reception will follow .
and $7 for the general public.
The Print Club, founded in 1915, is
the nation's first and oldest institution de3i8ned to bring local
and collectors together.
A
print~akers
The Print Club is located at 1614 Latimer St. in
Philadelphia .
Participants will be given a tour through the Print Club collections by
its director, Anne Schuster.
Collector Perry Ottenberg will also talk about
his Arthur B. Carles collection of prints, many of which are currently on
display at the Print Club.
The Print Club presentation is the final in a five-part works-on-paper
series for the Young Friends.
Previous topics for the series have ranged from
the "Art of Printmaking" to "Building a Print Collection."
"We're trying to demystify the process of collecting art," said Pierce
Archer, Young Friends committee member and coordinator of the paper series .
"This event is a great way for people to learn about collecting from the
experts."
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Other Young Friends committee members include Oliver 'Dutton, of
Philadelphia; Denise Delaurentis, of Philadelphia; Marcie Friedman, of
Philadelphia; JoAnn Magnatta, of Philadelphia; Eileen Tognini, of
Philadelphia; Paul H. Rogers, of Wayne, Pa.; and Sharon Erwin, of Philadelphia
The Young Friends of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts were
founded in 1984 to bring individuals, artists and collectors together to learn
about the collections and programs at the Pennsylvania Academy.
The group
regularly sponsors museum outings, gallery hops, lectures and cocktail
parties.
The next Young Friends event will be held May 17 when the group hosts an
"Upclose and Behind-the-Scenes" look at the Pennsylvania Acade:ny of the Fine
Arts, the nation's oldest art museum and art school.
For more information about the Print Club presentation or about the Young
Friends of the Pennsylvania Academy , please call (215) 972-7630.
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ART IS HOT TOPIC AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY THIS SUMMER
PHILADELPHIA--In keeping with a 184-year tradition of educating artists
such as Thomas Eakins and Mary Cassatt , the School of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts will offer a diversit y of Extension Program classes from June
14 to Aug. 1 in drawing , painting, sculpture, lithograph y , etchin g and art
histor y.
Classes are open to beginning and advanced students and are held in
. he historic studios of the Penns ylvania Academy , Broad and Cherr y Sts ., and
in the ne w s chool facility at 1301 Cherr y St.
Summer School sessions are scheduled during the da y and in the evenin gs
Monda ys through Fridays .
Students may enroll in formats ranging from a
half-day to five full days on a credit or non-credit basis .
Tuition costs
var y with format and number of classes selected .
All classes are taught by Pennsylvania Academy faculty members .
Among the
courses offered are a class in metal sculpture focusing on metal fabrication ,
gas and arc welding ; a hands-on materials and techniques course rarely offered
in the Philadelphia area; and an experimental class i n media on paper designed
to expose students to drawing , watercolor , monoprinting and collage .
Extension Programs are offered to the general public and samples of
artwork are not required.
Extension Program students have access to the
2hool store , museum exhibitions and the library .
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Walk-in registration is scheduled for June 4, 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts.
Mail-in
applications, with payment, will be accepted until two weeks prior to the
start of classes.
Applications can be mailed to Extension Programs,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia,
Pa.
19102.
Individuals may also phone-in registrations using VISA or
Mastercard to (215) 972-7632.
To obtain further information, call the Extension Programs at (215)
972-7632.
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PREVIEW PARTY KICKS OFF ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION AT
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- "The Annual Student Exhibition 1989 Preview Party" will
be held on May 9 from 5 to 8:30 p . m. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
The Preview Party, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Academy Women's
Committee, offers collectors, art critics, gallery owners and others the
first chance to see the best work Academy students have to offer before "The
Annual Student Exhibition" opens to the public on May 11.
Early admission to the preview at 5 p.m. is $150 per person for Sponsors
and $75 per person for Patrons.
Cresson Fans.
Admission at 6 p.m. is $50 per person for
Proceeds raised from the preview party support the
Pennsylvania Academy's Student Scholarship Fund.
Profits from sales go
direct'ly to individual student artists .
. "The preview party gives people the first shot at seeing what a new
generation of artists is creating," said Mrs. Samuel R. Shipley III,
co-chairman.
"It helps to get there early so you don't miss buying your
favorite piece," she added .
. Each year the museum devotes its main galleries to "The Annual Student
Exhibition" when approximately 80 students exhibit 400 to 500 paintings,
sculptures, drawings , prints and mixed media works of art.
Most of the works
are for sale with prices ranging from $50 to several thousand dollars .
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Chairing the event are Mrs. G. Thompson Pew Jr . , of Bryn Mawr and Mrs.
Samuel R. Shipley III , of Strafford.
Other committee members include Mrs .
Morton M. Kligerman, of Philadelphia; Julie Jensen, of Philadelphia; Mrs.
Richard Walsh , of Chestnut Hill; Mrs. Robert W. Preucel , of Gladwyne; Mrs . B.
Gordon Landis , of Melrose Park; Mrs . Thomas Dolan IV, of Chestnut Hill; Mrs .
Robert A. Hauslohner , of Rosemont; Mrs. Richard M. Armstrong Jr ., of West
Chester; Jane F. Medveckis, of Bryn Mawr; Mrs . John Frazier Hunt of
Philadelphia ; and Mrs. Barton H. Lippincott , of Chestnut Hill.
Gourmet Express of Paoli will cater the event.
Preview Party goers will
swing to dixieland music provided by the "Brandywine Revival Jazz Band."
During the annual exhibition students compete against each other for
prestigious travelling scholarships totalling $50,000 .
To participate ' in the
show , students must have completed three years of a classical curriculum that
includes figure drawing , life painting, sculpture, art history , still-life
drawing , figure sculpture , printmaking , anatom y and perspective .
The School
of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , formed in 1805 along with the
museum, is the oldest art school in the nation .
Accredited by the National
Association of Schools of Art , the school provides a four-year certificate
program of studio instruction in painting, sculpture and printmaking .
The
school is located in the historic studios at Broad and Cherry Sts. and in the
new school facility at 1301 Cherry St.
For more information and ticket reservations , call the Pennsylvania
Academy at (215) 972-7639 .
"The Annual Student Exhibition" will be on view May 11 through June 4 ,
1989 in the main galleries of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad
and Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $3; $2 seniors
and students. For information, call (215) 972-7600 .
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AWARD-WINNING ARTIST MAURIE KERRIGAN'S SCULPTURE, DRAWINGS
AND SOUNDS PROVE THERE'S AN ART TO WALKING
PHILADELPHIA--Margaret Mead's walking stick provided the inspiration for
the sculpture, drawings and sound mural in the exhibition "Maurie Kerrigan:
when Dervish eyes are miling--WALKIN' PART II
RHYTHMS OF LIFE" from May 5 to
June 18, 1989 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
A gallery talk by the artist entitled "ODDITY: 20 minute slide
disorientation on being a Naturalist in an unnatural world" will be held on
~ay
5 at noon at the Pennsylvania Academy .
~he
talk is free with museum
admission.
When Philadelphia artist ;1aurie Kerrigan met Mead years ago, the
anthropologist's big walking stick seemed an emblem of the miles she had
traveled exploring human behavior .
For Kerrigan, walking sticks came to
represent stories of travelers long gone.
Based on this idea, Kerrigan
created "Walking Stick Forest," composed of 18 polychromed and waxed white ash
trees, with a peat moss forest floor and ceramic turtles.
The "forest," which
measures 8' X 16', will be a site-specific centerpiece of the Pennsylvania
Academy exhibition.
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Also in the exhibition are 40 drawings that
expld~e
the rhythm of
walking and the thoughts and ideas processed during a walk.
Throughout
history, people have walked to relieve themselves of the burdens of this
world.
Cain walked to dissolve the crime of murdering Abel.
The aim of a
Dervish is to become a "deadman-walking," one whose body stays alive on earth
yet whose soul is in heaven.
According to Kerrigan, "Whatever our needs are
spiritually, the rhythm of walking seems satisfactory for all."
Using a microphone on her boot, Kerrigan recorded herself walking to
capture the sound of this unique rhythm.
This sound mural will be played as
part of the exhibition.
Said the artist, "Walking takes time, and time is one of those natural
resources--a fourth dimension
shortaae crisis .... Walking
ki~d
take~
of energy that is always in a national
the kind of time it takes to see and tare,
and it may be heading for the list of endangered rhythms."
"WALKIN'" is the second part of a trilogy, "RHYTHMS OF LIFE."
The first
part, "ROCKIN' ," was exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1987.
Kerrigan is a 1981 recipient of the national AVA award in the visual arts.
She is represented in many public and corporate collections, including the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Philips Collection, Washington D.C., The
Chicago Art Institute, the American Express Corporation Collection and the
Pennwalt Corporation Collection.
In 1977 she completed an independent study
program at the Whitney Museum of American Art and received her M.F.A. in
sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago.
She is a 1973 graduate of Moore
College of Art, Philadelphia.
"WALKIN'" will be exhibited in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts' Morris Gallery at Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
An opening
reception will be held in the Morris Gallery on May 4 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11
a.m. to p.m.
For information, please call (215) 972-7642.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACAD&~ UNVEILS RARE 18TH-CENTURY CONVERSATION
PIECE PAINTING BY PHILADELPHIA ARTIST
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts recently
unveiled a rare Colonial American painting called "The Gordon Family,"
ca. 1762, by Philadelphia artist Henry Benbridge .
In private hands for 200 years, the work was acquired by the Pennsylvania
Academy in 1987 .
After undergoing examination by the Pennsylvania Academy's
conservation department and receiving a new period-style frame, "The Gordon
Family" has been put on public display at the Academy for the first time.
"The Gordon Family" is a conversation piece, a popular type of group
portrait in the 18th century in which figures are posed informally.
Conversation pieces of the size and importance of "The Gordon Family" are
relatively rare in Colonial American art.
"This work is a significant addition to the Pennsylvania Academy's
collection," said Museum Director Linda Bantel.
"Because we were founded in
the early 19th century, and for the most part began collecting works by living
American artists, our representation of major 18th-century works, particularly
of the Colonial era, is less inclusive than the 19th century .
The creation of
the Henry S. McNeil Fund in 1984 has allowed the Pennsylvania Academy to begin
to address this problem.
'The Gordon Family' is the second major work
purchased through this fund."
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Benbridge probably painted this ambitious oil around 1762 when he was 19
years old.
X-radiographs taken by Paintings Conservator Mark Bockrath
revealed fascinating alterations made by the artist .
They showed that the
composition originally included only five figures: the artist's mother, Mary
Benbridge Gordon; her second husband, Thomas Gordon; Gordon's daughter Dolley
by his first marriage; and Thomas and Mary's two young children.
After
another child was born to the couple, it seems that the artist was asked to
redo the painting to accommodate the new family member .
To accomplish this,
Benbridge had to alter the entire composition.
Henry Benbridge was born in Philadelphia in 1743.
In 1751, his father
died and his mother remarried Thomas Gordon, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant
who strongly supported his stepson's art career.
after receiving his inheritance in 1764.
Raphael Mengs and Pompeo Batoni.
West.
Benbridge traveled to Italy
While in Rome, he studied with Anton
In 1769 he studied in London with Benjamin
He was one of the few American painters of the Colonial period wealthy
enough to take advantage of such training.
He returned to Philadelphia in 1770 as a much traveled, highly
recommended portrait painter.
He married Letitia Sage, a miniature painter
and one-time student of Charles Willson Peale.
They lived for a short time in
Charleston, S.C., and Norfolk, Va., where in 1799 Benbridge gave painting
lessons to young Thomas Sully.
Benbridge died in Philadelphia in 1812.
Throughout his career, Benbridge excelled at group portraits such as
"The Gordon Family," "The Tannatt Family" (The National Gallery of Canada,
Ottawa) and "Family Group" (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the
oldest art institution in the country.
Its collection of American art
includes works by Charles Willson Peale, Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Henry O.
Tanner and Winslow Homer.
Philadelphia.
The Academy is located at Broad and Cherry Sts. in
Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, call (215) 972-7600 .
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HOW TO COLLECT ART IS TOPIC
OF MUSEUM'S MAY LUNCHTIME LECTURE
(215)972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- On May 3, Carmine Winters, museum guide at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, will talk about "Acquiring Art for
Personal and Private Collections" for the May "Art at Lunch" lecture at the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts . , in Philadelphia.
from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m.
served.
Bring a brown bag lunch.
The talk runs
Coffee and dessert will be
Admission is $1.50; $1 for members and students.
Winters, formerl y an associate with John Duncalfe Antiques in Harrogate,
England , has been involved in all facets of fine arts acquisitions and
management for 15 years.
She is currently working as a corporate art
consultant.
"Acquiring Art for Personal and Private Collections" is being held in
conjunction with the Pennsylvania Academy's Annual Student Exhibition, on
dispby in the main galleries from May 11 through June 4.
More than 500
paintings, drawings, prints and mixed-media works of art by the Pennsylvania
Academy's third- and fourth-year students will be displayed in this annual
event .
Most of the works are for sale with prices ranging from $50 to several
thousand dollars.
Exhibition hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5
p .m . and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
seniors 65 and over.
Admiss ~ on
Free for children
~ive
please call (215) 972-7642.
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and under.
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SCHOOL GALLERY EXHIBITS JURIED STUDENT SHOW
PHILADELPHIA -- The School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts will present "Juried Works by Pennsylvania Academy Students" from
May 4 through June 17, 1989 .
Organized by William P. Scott, School Gallery
coordinator, the exhibition features approximately 50 paintings, prints,
drawings and mixed media works of art by evening school, first year and second
ye ar students.
7 p.m.
A preview opening reception will be held May 3 from 5 to
Admission is free .
fhe works on exhibition will be selected from more than 125 entries.
Jurors for the exhibition are Pennsylvania Academy faculty members Jan
Baltzell, {ristructor in painting; Stanley R. Merz Jr ., instructor in painting;
and Al Gury, ' instructor in painting.
The , School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is
located at 1301 Cherry St., one block east of the main galleries designed by
F~rn2ss-Hewiti.
p .~ .
Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
Admission is free .
For more information, please call (215) 972-7642.
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Philadelphia
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ARTISTS HANG HUNDREDS OF WORKS OF ART FOR BIGGEST STUDENT
SHOW IN THE COUNTRY -- Bedlam on Broad Street
PHILADELPHIA -- It's all there -- ten-foot paintings, 1000 lb . sculptures, colorful abstract paintings and drawings that look so real they fool
the eye .
On May 4, from 1 to 4 p.m., the main galleries at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts will be transformed into a frenzy of figures
measuring, hammering and hanging more than 500 works of art in preparation for
the oldest and biggest student show in the country, the Pennsylvania Academy's
"Annual Student Exhibition," on display May 11 through June 4 in the Academy's
main galleries at Broad & Cherry Sts .
Students who have completed the Academy's rigorous classical curriculum
have the chance to "strut their stuff" during the exhibition while competing
for European traveling scholarships totaling $50 , 000.
It's what they have
been preparing for during their years at the Academy -- to exhibit their work
as professional artists from the main galleries of one of the nation's premier
art museums , the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Each year, the exhibit draws thousands of critics , collectors and the
general public who are looking for great talents before they become famous .
Most of the works are for sale with prices ranging from $50 to several
thousand dollars .
About $100,000 of art sold in last year's student show .
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the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Broad and Cherry Sts. Hours are
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PARTY AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
-- Behind-the-Scenes tour and party with the artists
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PHILADELPHIA -- It's a chance to party with the artists and see some of
America's finest masterpieces.
On May 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., the
nation's oldest art school and art museum will open its doors to art lovers
of all ages with a "Behind-the-Scenes" tour and reception at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts.
$15 for the general public .
located at Broad
Admission is $10 for Pennsylvania Academy members;
The Pennsylvania Academy, founded in 1805, is
& Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
Hosted by the Young Friends of the Pennsylvania Academy , this public
program includes guided tours through the Academy's painting, sculpture and
print vaults.
Guests will also have the opportunity to see what a new
generation of artists is creating by viewing the "Annual Student
Exhibition."
Mini-reception areas will be set up throughout the 500-piece
exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints , drawings and mixed-media works
of art and a number of artists will be on hand to talk about their art.
The Young Friends of the Pennsylvania Academy were founded in 1984 to
bring individuals, artists and collectors together to learn about the
collections and programs at the Pennsylvania Academy.
sponsors museum outings , gallery hops, lectures and
The group regularly
~ocktail
parties .
For more information about the event or about the Young Friends of the
Pennsylvania Academy, please call (215) 972-7630 .
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Please note that the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine's Art
"Behind-the-Scenes" tour and reception will be held on May 17 from 5:30 to
7:30 p.m.,
(not June 17 , as previously released).
On May 17, the nation's oldest art school and art museum will open its
doors to art lovers of all ages with a "Behind-the-Scenes" tour and
reception.
Admission is $10 for Pennsylvania Academy members; $15 for the
general public.
The Pennsylvania Academy, founded in 1805, is located at
Broad & Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
For more information, please call (215)
972-7600.
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NATION'S OLDEST AND BIGGEST ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION OPENS
WITH COLORFUL RECEPTION ON MAY 10
PHILADELPHIA -- On May 10, from 5 to 8 p.m . , more than 1300 people will
celebrate the opening of the Annual Student Exhibition at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts .
At 7:30 that evening, a group
of latin musicians, dancers and singers will stage a colorful festival of
movement and sound .
The Annual Student Exhibition, the oldest and biggest student show in the
country, features more than 500 paintings, sculptures and drawings done by
students at the School of the Pennsylvania Academy.
The exhibition opens to the public May 11 and runs through June 4 at the
Pennsylvania Academy .
Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
and Sunday, 11 a.m . to 5 p.m.
and over.
Admission is $3; $2 for students and seniors 65
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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The works of the prize winners and other Pennsylvania Academy third- and
fourth-year students are now on view in the "Annual Student Exhibition"
Winners of the spring prizes hang their work in the "Annual Student
Exhibition" in the Pennsylvania Academy's main galleries until June 4, 1989.
~useum
hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . and Sunday ,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $3; $2 for students and seniors 65 and over.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
located at Broad
& Cherr y Sts . in Philadelphia.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ANNOUNCES 1989
TRAVELING SCHOLARHIP WINNERS
PHILADELPHIA -- Winners of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1989
traveling scholarships, totaling $61,000, were announced today by Frederick
Osborne, dean of the School of the Pennsylvania Academy, in a ceremony at the
Pennsylvania Academy at Broad and Cherry Sts .
Acclaimed landscape painter
Wolf Kahn addressed the students at the 1989 commencement ceremonies following
the announcement of the prizewinners.
Kahn, who began his career as a fine
artist more than three decades ago, is considered one of the nation's premier
landscape painters.
Winners of The William Emlen Cresson Memorial Traveling Scholarhips, who
each receive $8400 for summer travel and study in Europe and two semesters of
tuition at the Pennsylvania Academy, are Terri Dougherty, Glenolden, Pa.; Orit
Hofshi , Haifa, Israel; Maryann S. Matlock-Hinkle, Philadelphia, Pa.; Frederick
Odhiambo Siangla, Mombasa, Kenya; Kathe Umlauf, Mountville , Pa.
The winner of The Lewis S. Ware Memorial Traveling Scholarship who
receives $3800 for European travel, is Jeffrey H. Bailey, Philadelphia, Pa .
Winners of The J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarhips, who each
receive $3800 for unrestricted travel, are Erika Damon Bass, Webster, NY;
Nicholas R. Bubash, State College, Pa.; Timothy Brown Harbeson, Philadelphia ,
Pa.; Treacy A. Ziegler, Philadelphia, Pa.
In addition, 60 prizes totaling more than $22,000 were awarded during the
ceremony, including the Pennsylvania Governor's Award of $1000 , presented to
Kristin Leigh Balmer, New Cumberland, Pa., and the Philadelphia Mayor's Award
of $1000 , given to Jorge Rodriguez-Aguilar, Barranquilla , Colombia.
The works of the prize winners and other
Pennsylvani~Academy
third- and
fourth-year students are now on view in the "Annual Student Exhibition"
Winners of the spring prizes hang their work in the "Annual Student
Exhibition" in the Pennsylvania Academy's main galleries until June 4, 1989.
Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday,
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $3; $2 for students and seniors 65 and over.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600 .
located at Broad
& Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
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NEW ART HISTORY CLASSES OFFERED AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
PHILADELPHIA -- This summer the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will
offer art history classes for the first time .
Desi gned to attract Center City employees and residents who want to see
and learn about 3rt . classes on "The Ash Can School" and on the histor y of
"American Pri:1[ ,71:li< ing" provide the opportunity to learn about art at one of
the nati on' 3 premier art institutions.
"The Ash Can School" exa:nines the American artists Robert Henri , John
Sloan , William Glackens, Ernest Lawson, Maurice Prendergast , George Luks,
Everett Shinn and Arthur B. Davies , and their revolt against the American art
establishment in the early 20th century.
Participants will see works each member of the Ash Can School which are on
display in the exhibition "American Art from the Collection of Vivian and
Meyer P . Potamkin."
Susan Danly, curator of the Pennsylvania Academy's
permanent collection, will teach the class .
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"American Printmaking" explores the major movements in American
printmaking, technical processes, aesthetic issues and connoisseurship.
Participants will view works on paper from the Pennsylvania Academy's
collections and tour the Potamkin exhibition, which features one of the
nation's premier private collections of American art .
The class will be
taught by Jeanette M. Toohey , assistant curator at the Pennsylvania Academy .
"American Printmaking" will be held July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 5:30 to 7 p.m .
Pre-registration is required.
The fee for each art history class is $40
for members; $45 for the general public.
Classes will be held at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
For more information, call the Education Department at (215) 972-7632 .
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY'S SUMMER ART CAMPS
SIZZLE WITH EXCITEMENT
PHILADELPHIA--This summer children five to 12 years old will sketch
warthogs, create puppet plays, explore the city's sites during the "Summer
FUNdamentals Art Camps for Children" at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts .
Pennsylvania Academy educators will lead three sessions: "A Clue to
Who?" from July 31 to Aug . 4; "Crazy Creatures & Crawling Critters" from Aug .
7 to 11; and "Painting the Town!" from Aug. 14 to 18 .
a.m. to 3 p.m .
Each camp is $65; $55 for members.
three camps is $180; $150 for members.
Sessions run from 10
The reduced rate for all
Space is limited.
For registration
information, call the Education Department at (215) 972-7608.
"Each camp combines gallery explorations with an array of studio art
projects," said Pennsylvania Academy Camp Coordinator Judy Ringold . "Kids gets
the chance to use their imaginations, make friends, learn about art and have
fun."
During the first session, "A Clue to Who? , " campers will use paintings
and sculptures in the museum's collection for inspiration to fashion props,
stage sets and skits .
Professional puppeteers will be on-hand to share trade
secrets, and campers will enjoy a full-scale puppet production .
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In the second camp session, " Crazy Creatures & Craw I'109 C'
rltters, "
~hildren
artworks.
will stalk wild animals and capture them forever in their own
Their hunt will begin in the main galleries to see the animal art
in the exhibition "The Birds and the Beasts Will Teach Us."
Then, like
artists of the past, campers will visit the Philadelphia Zoo to sketch the
chimps, rhinos, warthogs and other live animals there.
Back at the
Pennsylvania Academy, they will work together to create a wild, large-scale
zoo of their own .
They will also enjoy a performance of "Animal Antics" by
the nationally acclaimed Bond Street Theatre .
Campers will draw on the energy of Philadelphia in the third session,
"Painting the Town!"
Venturing to the city's Italian Market, the waterfront,
through Old City and Chinatown, participants will sketch these sites and use
their sketches to build fantastic cityscapes.
Back by popular request for a third year, "Summer FUNdamentals Art Camps
or Children" are designed to foster creativity and an interest in the fine
arts.
Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy is the oldest art school and
museum in the country.
It maintains a two-century commitment to educating
artists of all ages.
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PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMYT~~
FINEMTS
FOR I~~DIATE RELEASE: May 23, 1989
CONTACT: Public Information (215) 972-7642
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19102
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fu~ERICAN
IMPRESSIONISTS ARE TOPIC OF LUNCHTIXE PROGRAM
PHILADELPHIA -- On June 7 , the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will
present "In Open Air:
A Portrait of the American Impressionists," a 30-minute
film focusing on American Impressionist painters such as John Twachtman,
Childe Hassam, William
~erritt
Chase and Theodore Robinson .
This June "Art at Lunch" program runs from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m . at the
Pennsylvania Academy , Broad & Cherry Sts . , in Philadelphia.
$1.50; $1 for members and students.
Admission is
Coffee and dessert will be served.
For
more information, call (215) 972-7608 .
The film explores turn-of-the century impressionism in America by
following the technical experiments of these painters when they traveled to
Europe .
The light-filled outdoor scenes they favored as subjects at home are
featured in this colorful film.
"In Open Air" was produced by the Smithsonian
Institution in 1982 .
Upcoming "Art at Lunch" topics include animals in art and American
landscapes .
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PSA
PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25 until July 30, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
SUBJECT: Summer Art Camps at Pennsylvania
Academy
FINE ARTS
Broad and Cherry Stree ts
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
(2 15)972-7642
(10 seconds)
THIS SUMMER AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS KIDS
CAN CREATE, LEARN AND HAVE FUN DURING SUMMER ART CAMPS .
CALL (215) 972-7600 .
(20 seconds)
WHAT DO PUPPETS , RHINOS AND THE ITALIAN MARKET HAVE IN COMMON?
THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS' SUMMER
FOR KIDS, FIVE TO 12 YEARS OLD .
CN~PS
Cfu~PS
WILL BE HELD DURING THE
WEEKS OF JULY 31, AUGUST 7 AND AUGUST 14.
FOR DETAILS, CALL THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY AT (215) 972-7600.
(30 seconds)
WHAT DO PUPPETS , RHINOS AND THE ITALIAN MARKET HAVE IN COMMON?
THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE SUMMER ART CAMPS FOR KIDS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD&~Y
OF THE FINE ARTS.
LEARN AND HAVE FUN .
KIDS FIVE TO 12 YEARS OLD CAN CREATE,
THREE ONE-WEEK SESSIONS WILL BE HELD DURING THE WEEKS OF
JULY 31, AUGUST 7 AND AUGUST 14.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY AT (215) 972-7600 .
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PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEl\1YT~~
FINEAATS
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelph ia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25 until Oct . 1, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
SUBJECT : Potamkin American Art Collection Exhibited
at Pennsylvania Academy
Pe nn sylva nia
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
(10 seconds)
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS PRESENTS THE POTAMKIN
COLLECTION OF AMERICAN ART, JUNE 10 THROUGH OCTOBER 1.
CALL (215) 972-7600.
(20 seconds)
EXPERIENCE THE DAZZLING VARIETY OF AMERICAN ART AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD&~
OF THE FINE ARTS .
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF VIVIAN AND MEYER P.
POTAMKIN, RUNNING FROM JUNE 10 TO OCTOBER 1 AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY,
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS.
CALL (215) 972-7600 .
(30 seconds)
EXPERIENCE THE DAZZLING VARIETY OF AMERICAN ART AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS .
POTfu~IN
THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF VIVIAN AND MEYER P.
INCLUDES WORKS BY RED GROOMS, GEORGIA O'KEEFFE, WINSLOW HOMER ,
AND MANY OTHER RENOWNED ARTISTS .
THE EXHIBIT RUNS FROM JUNE 10 TO OCTOBER 1 AT
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS , BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS.
CALL (215) 972-7600 .
THAT'S (215) 972-7600.
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PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 25, 1989
CONTACT: Public Information (215) 972-7642
FINE ARTS
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
MUSEUM RECEIVES $50,000 GRANT FOR
PAPER CONSERVATION PROGRfu~
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has received a
$50,000 grant from the William Penn Foundation to be used toward developing
the Academy's remedial paper conservation program, equipping a laboratory and
improving the storage of the graphics collection.
The grant is one of 15
awarded to cultural institutions in the Philadelphia area.
"We are honored to receive this grant from the tlilliam Penn Foundation,"
said l1useum Director Linda Bantel.
collaborative
progra~
"The grant supports an innovative
betwe2rr the Academy 3nd the Conservation Center for Art
and Historic Artifacts to tr3in and supervise an in-house technician to
perform
re~cdial
conservation work.
"Additionally, the grant will be used to fully equip a laboratory for this
pclrpose /' Bantel continued.
"The grant enables the Academy to conserve works
on paper cost effectively and to monitor more efficiently the care of the
Ar-ademy's expanding graphics collection.
This program serves as a prototype
for other fine arts institutions across the country."
According to Bantel, in 1979 the Academy began a major project to document
and publish its 12,000 works of art on paper.
(;'~J!1servation
During the past five years a
survey of the graphics collection was conducted and works on
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paper were reorganized and rehoused.
The training of a conservation
technician and the creation of an in-house paper conservation laboratory are
important developments in the Academy's graphics conservation plan.
The Pennsylvania Academy , founded in 1805, houses one of the nation's
premier collections of American art.
The Academy's graphics collections
includes Charles Bregler's Thomas Eakins Collection and the John S. Philips'
collection of prints and drawings.
Additionally, works by such important
artists as William Harnett, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Anshutz, Claes Oldenburg and
Frank Stella are represented in the collection.
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FOR I~MEDIATE RELEASE: June 1, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard or Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
SPEND SOME TIME THIS SUMMER AT AN ALL-AMERICAN ART MUSEUM
Exhibitions and Events June - August 1989
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, dedicated to
exhibiting and collecting American art, will celebrate the American spirit by
offering an All-American round-up of art and activities this summer.
TOURS of the Pennsylvania Academy's building, permanent collection and
special exhibitions are offered Tuesday through Friday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. ,
and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m . Tours are free with museum admission .
'<PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN ADMISSION: Effective June 10, admission is $5; $3
or seniors 65 and over; $2 for students; free to members and children under
five . Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . and Sunday, 11
a.m . to 5 p.m. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at Broad
and Cherr y Sts . in Philadelphia. For more information, call (215) 972-7642.
ExaIBITS . . .... . . ....... . . ... . .. ...... . .. ... ... . ...... . ... . .. . page 2
WORKSHOPS FOR THE FAMILy . . .. ... . ... . . ..... . . . ..... .. . . ... . ... page 3
FOR THE KIDS:
ART CAMPS AND THEATER .. . ... . . . .. . . .. . . . . ..... . page 4
LECTURES . .. . . . .. . ...... . ........ .... . ... . . .. . . . ... .. . . ... . ... page 5,6
ART :nSTORY CLASSES . . . .. . . ... . . ... . .... ..... . ... . . . . . ...... . . page 7
110VIES . . .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . . . ... ... . .... .. .... ..... ... .... . ... page 8
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-- EXHIBITIONS:
June 10 Oct. 1
~~ERICAN ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF VIVIAN AND MEYER P. POTAMKIN.
Drawn from one of the finest private collections of American art
in the country, this exhibition of more than 110 19th- and
20th-century works includes paintings and sculptures by Georgia
O'Keeffe, Horace Pippin, Red Grooms, Winslow Homer, John Sloan,
Maurice Prendergast, Childe Hassam, Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove
and other American masters . These longtime Philadelphia
residents have built their collection over the past four decades .
June 17 Sept. 24
THE BIRDS AND THE BEASTS WILL TEACH US. Forty paintings and
sculptures of animals, including falcons, faxes, panthers, polar
bears and more drawn from the museum's collection celebrates the
relationship between artists and the animals they have created
through the centuries. Included are works by Charles Willson
Peale, Edward Hicks, William Rush, Winslow Homer and Albert
Laessle.
June 30 Aug. 27
FRANK HYDER: PLEURANTS. Painted and sculpted wood depicting
shrouded medieval monks by Frank Hyder, chairman of the painting
department at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia. The six~
pieces in the exhibition are immense -- up to 8 x 16 feet in
size.
SCHOOL GALLERY:
The School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy is located at 1301 Cherry St.
in Philadelphia. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m . Admission is free. For more information , call (215) 972-7642.
June 30Sept . 16
EDITH NEFF: PASTELS. This retrospective exhibition features 20
pastels by Pennsylvania Academy Instructor Edith Neff. Her
works, which focus on the building and neighborhoods of
Philadelphia , are pared down to single architectural elements:
a pump house, a row house, and abandoned building. They are
rendered in a strong light that conjures a season and time of
day. This is the first in a series of exhibitions devoted to
faculty work at the School Gallery of the Pennsyvlania Academy.
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WORKSHOPS:
June 17
"Animals in Art: Symbols and Stories." Families will create their
own symbols in art after learning about the meanings of different
animals in 19th-century paintings. June 17, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
$1.50 for children 12 and under; $2.50 for adults. At the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call
for more info. (972-7642)
June 24
"Summer Sights: From the City to the Sea." Families will head
"down the shore" in this art workshop at the Pennsylvania
Academy.
Participants will explore the sights of summer in oil
and watercolor paintings. Back in the studio, participants will
create their own artistic versions of landscapes and seascapes.
June 24, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $1.50 for children 12 and under; $2.50
for adults. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad &
Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 1
"Birds of Prey." The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the
Academy of Natural Sciences team up to present a special family
workshop featuring live birds and birds in art. July 1,
10:30-11:30 a.m. $1.50 for children 12 and under; $2.50 adults.
At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Art?, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 8
"Artists' Lives: The Inside Scoop." Find out what it's like to be
an artist during this family workshop at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts. July 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $1.50 for children 12
and under; $2.50 adults. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 15
"Fins, Fangs and Fur." Families will create tales and
imaginary animals after examining daring depictions of animals in
art. July 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $1.50 for children 12 and under;
$2.50 adults. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad
& Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 22
"The Academy Menagerie." Animals in an art museum? There's a
long tradition of artists working with live animal models. The
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, in conjunction with the
Philadelphia Zoo, presents a fascinating look at live animals and
how they are portrayed in art. July 22, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $1 . 50
for children 12 and under; $2.50 adults. At the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for more
info. (972-7642)
July 29
"What's My Story?" Many paintings have a story to tell . Bring
the family for an adventure into large-scale narrative paintings,
including the dramatic "Death on the Pale Horse" by Benjamin
West. July 29, 10:30-11:30 a.m. $1.50 for children 12 and under;
$2.50 adults. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad
& Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
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CHILDREN'S ART CAMPS:
July 31 Aug. 4
Children's Art Camp: "A Clue to Who?" Childre-n 5 to 12 years old
adventure into the world of art by becoming characters in
paintings. Campers will write plays, build stage sets, create
props and act in skits as art "comes alive" during this one-week
camp. Children will also meet puppeteers and see a full-scale
production puppet production. "A Clue to Who" runs from July 31
through August 4. Sessions run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Registration fee of $65; $55 for members, includes materials and
snacks. Participants should bring a brown-bag lunch. For more
information, call 972-7642.
Aug. 7 Aug . 11
Children's Art Camp: "Crazy Creatures & Crawling Critters."
Children 5 to 12 years old will follow in the footsteps of
Pennsylvania Academy artists who have used live animals as models
for their art. Campers will spend a week sketching live animals
at the Philadelphia Zoo, peering at paintings of tigers, lions and
bears, and then building their own wild, large-scale zoo. "Crazy
Creatures & Crawling Critters Art Camp" runs from August 7 through
August 11. Sessions run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Registration fee of $65; $'55 for members, includes materials and
snacks. Participants should bring a brown-bag lunch. For more
information, call 972-7642.
Aug. 14 Aug. 18
Children's Art Camp: "Painting the Town!"
Children 5 to 12
years old explore the city and sketch scenes as they travel
through Philadelphia's Italian Market, Old City and Chinatown.
Like the artists associated with the Ash Can School, campers will
draw inspiration from the vitality of the city . Back at great
halls of the Pennsylvania Academy, participants will use their
sketches to build amazing cityscapes. "Painting the Town!" runs
from August 14 through August 18. Sessions run from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry
Sts. Registration fee of $65; $55 for members, includes materials
and snacks. Participants should bring a brown-bag lunch. For
more information, call 972-7642.
THEATER:
August 3
Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre presents "Three Bears!" Staged at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, this children's program
stars three bears in stories about America's different regions and
cultures. Aug. 3, performances at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. $3 for
children 12 and under; $5 for adults. In the Academy's Hamilton
Auditorium, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for info. (972-7642)
August 10
Bond Street Theatre presents "Animal Antics!" This reknowned
vaudevillian theater troupe will perform a specially commissioned
piece for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The troupe
juggles, mimes and dances through a series of short skits based on
paintings on display in the animal exhibition "The Birds and the
Beasts Will Teach Us." Aug. 10, performances at 10 a.m. and 11
a.m. $3 for children 12 and under; $5 for adults. In the
Academy's Hamilton Auditorium, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for
info. (972-7642)
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LECTURES:
June 7
"In Open Air: A Portrait of the American Impressionists." Find
out more about American Impressionist artists through this film
and talk. Coffee and dessert will be served. Bring a brown-bag
lunch. June 7, 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. $1.50; $1 members and
students. At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad &
Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
June 14
"Robert Henri and the Eight." Lillian Landau, museum guide at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, takes a look at the art
and artists whose inspiration came from everyday life in the early
1900s. June 14, 2 - 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. In
conjunction with the exhibition, "American Art from the Collection
of Vivian and Meyer P. Potarnkin." At the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts . Call for more info. (972-7642)
June 28
"Highlights of the Collection: American Masterpieces from the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts." Lois Domm, museum guide
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, explores the
masterpieces housed in the oldest art museum in the
country. June 28, 2 - 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. At the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call
for more info. (972-7642)
July 5
";Jative Animals of Pennsylvania."
The Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts and the Academy of Natural Sciences team up to
~r23e~t this live animal program focusing on the the artist-animal
relationship.
Coffee and des3ert will be served. Bring a
brown-bag lunch. July 5, 12:15 - 12:45 p.m. $1.50; $1 members and
students. In conjunction with the exhibition "The Birds and
Beasts :.jill Teach Us." At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 8
"Masterpieces of Modernism." Sondra Margolies, museum guide at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, talks about modern art,
from realism to abstraction. July 8, 11 a.m. - 12 noon. Free
with museum admission. At the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad &
Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 12
"American Portraits." Susan Behrend, museum guide at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, focuses on paintings of
colonial patriots, 19th-century families and ladies of high
society. July 12, 2 - 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. At the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call
for more info . (972-7642)
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LEcrURES, cant.
July 14
"Evolution of the Pleurants." Frank Hyder, Moore College of Art
painting department chairman, talks about his work currently on
display at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. July 14, 12
noon - 1 p.m. Free with museum admission. At the Pennsylvania
Academy, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for more info. (972-7642)
July 26
"Benjamin West and His Time." Harriet Goodwin, museum guide at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, explores early
18th-century art and artists that chronicle American history.
july 26, 2 - 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. At the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad & Cherry Sts. Call for more info.
(972-7642 )
August 2
"America the Beautiful?" Cynthia Veloric, research associate at
the Pennsylvania Academy, examines rural and urban landscape as
seen through the eyes of American painters. Coffee and
dessert will be served. Bring a brown-bag lunch. August 2,
12:15-12:45 p.m. $1.50; $1 members and students. At the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts . Call
for more info. (972-7642)
August 9
"Inside and Outside: The Building of the Pennsylvania Academy."
Gertrude Bloom, museum guide at the Pennsylvania Academy, talks
about this famous building designed by Frank Furness and George
Hewitt. August 9, 2 - 3 p.m. Free with museum admission. At the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts . Call
for more info. (972-7642)
August 12
"Robert Henri and the Eight." Lillian Landau, museum guide at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, takes a look at the art and
artists whose inspiration came from everyday life in the early
1900s. August 12, 11 a.m. - 12 noon Free with museum admission.
In conjunction with the exhibition, "American Art from the
Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin." At the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts . Call for more
info. (972-7642)
August 23
"The Great Outdoors." Reva Rose, museum guide at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, explores the American scene through
paintings of cityscapes and landscapes. August 23, 2 - 3 p.m.
Free with museum admission. At the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad &
Cherry Sts . Call for more info. (972-7642)
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ART HISTORY CLASSES:
June 14, 21,
28, & July 5
"The Ash Can School." Learn about the American artists Robert
Henri, John Sloan, William Glackens , Ernest Lawson, Maurice
Prendergast, George Luks, Everett Shinn and Arthur B. Davies,
and their revolt against the American art establishment in
the early 20th century. Participants will see works each
member of the Ash Can School which are on display in the
exhibition "American Art from the Collection of Vivian and
Meyer P. Potamkin." Susan Danly, curator of the Pennsylvania
Academy's permanent collection, will teach the class.
Classes run from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Pre-registration is
required. The fee is $45. Classes will be held at the
Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
For more information, call (215) 972-7642.
July 6, 13,
20 and 27
"American Printmaking." Explore the major movements in
American printmaking, technical processes, aesthetic issues
and connoisseurship . Participants will view works on paper
from the Pennsylvania Academy's collections and tour the
Potamkin exhibition, which features one of the nation's
premier private collections of American art. The class will
be taught by Jeanette M. Toohey, assistant curator at the
Pennsylvania Academy . Classes run from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Pre-registration is required. The fee is $45. Classes will
be held at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts.
in Philadelphia . For more information , call (215) 972-7642.
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MOVIES -- REPERTORY:
All movies are free with museum admission.
July 16
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Broad & Cherry Sts .
Hamilton Auditorium. (972-7642). "Manahatta" (1921):
Photographer Paul Strand and painter Charles Sheeler have created
a film based on Walt Whitman's hymn to New York City. "A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn" (1945): Based on the novel, Dorothy McGuire,
Joan Blondell and James Dunn star in this story of a poor but
proud girl growing up during the early 20th century. In
conjunction with the exhibition American Art from the Collection
of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin. (Both films on July 16, 3 p . m.)
July 23
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Hamilton Auditorium . (972-7642). "Next Stop Greenwich Village"
(1976): Lenny Baker and Shelley Winters in the exciting story of
a Brooklyn boy who moves to Greenwich Village in the 1950s in
search of theatrical fame. In conjunction with the exhibition
American Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin.
(July 23, 3 p.m.)
July 30
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Hamilton Auditorium. (972-7642). "Musketeers of Pig Alley"
(1912): Lillian and Dorothy Gish fill the big screen in this
early gangster film noted for its extraordinary cinematic .
composJ.tJ.on. "The Naked City" (1948): Directed by Jules Dassin,
a hidden camera follows police as they trail a killer to a ring of
thieves. Starring Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff and Dorothy
Hart. In conjunction with the exhibition American Art from the
Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin. (Both films on July
30, 3 p.m.)
August 6
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Hamilton Auditorium. (972-7642). "In the Street" (1952): Still
photographers Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb and James Agee capture the
street energy of the Upper East Side by fOCUSing on the children
of the neighborhood. "Dead End" (1937): Adapted from Sidney
Kingsley's long-running play depicting Depression-era slum
children living amidst rich penthouse dwellers and heinous street
criminals, starring Humphrey Bogart, Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea
and Wendy Barrie. In conjunction with the exhibition American
Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin. (Both
films on August 6, 3 p.m.)
August 13
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad & Cherry Sts.
Hamil ton Auditorium. (972-7642) . "The Wonder Ring" (1955) :
Stan Brakhage captures the architectural and engineering qualities
of New York's Third Avenue elevated train before its was torn down
in the mid-1950s. "Mean Streets" (1973): Robert DeNiro, Harvey
Keitel , David Proval and Amy Robinson star in this brutally
realistic portrayal of four Italian-American youths trying to
survive the "mean streets" of New York. In conjunction with the
exhibition American Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P.
Potamkin. (Both films on August 13, 3 p.m . )
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ANIMALS FILL THE GALLERIES FOR SPECIAL EXHIBITION
AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
PHILADELPHIA -- Where can you go this summer to see a Moroccan goat,
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
peking duck, polar bear and kangaroo?
Arts, of course.
On June 17, the Pennsylvania Academy will open "Tl1e Birds and the Beasts
Will Teach Us," an exhibition celebrating the beasts of the field, the fowl of
the air and the fish of the sea.
The exhibition runs through Sept . 24 at the
!ennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts. in Philadelphia.
Throughout the centuries, artists have been attracted by animal subjects,
often using live animals as models to develop their
~rtistic
skills.
"The Birds and the Beasts" will explore how animals have been portrayed in
American art over the past 200 years.
p~intings
The exhibition will include 40
and sculptures, including many rarely seen works, drawn from the
museum's collection.
Highlights include Edward Hicks' "Peaceable Kingdom," Charles Willson
Peale's "Noah and His Ark," winslow Homer's "Fox Hunt," Horace Pippin's "The
;'1oose," Thomas Eakin's "The Mare Josephine" and Wharton Esherick' s "Darling."
Complementary programs include art
ca~ps
for children , lunchtime
l~ctures,
family workshops and children's theater productions.
Exhibition hours are Tuesday through Saturday , 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday , 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5; $3 for seniors 65 and over; $2 for
students; free to children under five.
For information, call (215) 972-7600.
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FRANK HYDER HEADLINES AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY THIS SUMMER
PHILADELPHIA -- The faces are mysterious, expressive and enormous.
Frank Hyder, chairman of the Two-Dimensional Fine Arts Department at Moore
College of Art, has created a series of sculpted and painted wood faces -- up
to 8 x 16 feet in size -- as a tribute to man's inner strength.
Frank Hyder:
Pleurants features six pieces created during the past
year specifically for exhibition in the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania
Academy ~ of
the Fine Arts.
The exhibition will be on view at the Pennsylvania
Academy from June 30 through Aug . 27 .
A gallery talk by the artist will be
held July 14 from 12 to 1 p.m . at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry
Sts., in Philadelphia .
The talk is free with museum admission.
Hyder , a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Fine Art, the
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and the University of Pennsylvania ,
cites Claus Sluter , a 14th-century medieval sculptor, as the main inspiration
for his pleurants .
Hyder's mourning faces, or pleurants, reveal expressions
of passion , reflection and spirituality from underneath their shrouds .
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To create his pleurants, Hyder repeatedly reworks his wood surfaces by
reapplying carved pieces and repainting the sculpted surface .
The resulting
scarred faces portray an inner peace and stillness that belies the force used
to create them.
"I wanted to create a monument to man's inner strength that comes after
surmounting the pain of humanity.
Just as the medievalists believed in the
afterlife, I wanted to make images reflecting the grandeur of man's spirit
throughout time . "
The Morris Gallery displays the work of outstanding contemporary
artists with a connection to Philadelphia, determined by birth, schooling or
residence .
The gallery is located on the first floor of the Pennsylvania
Academy at Broad and Cherry Sts . in Philadelphia .
Hours are Tuesday through
Saturday , 10 a.m . to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m .
Admission is $5;
$3 for seniors 65 and over; $2 for students; free to members and children
under five .
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COLORS, CRITTERS AND CREATIVITY: FUN-FILLED FAMILY ART
WORKSHOPS AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
PHILADELPHIA -- Skip the Saturday morning cartoons and get into shapes and
colors this summer at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The museum
kicks off its summer "Art Workshops for Families" on June 17 with an "Animals
in Art" workshop designed to bring out the creative beast in you.
A different workshop will be held each Saturday from June 17 through July
29.
Workshops run from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad
and Cherry Sts.
adults .
Admission is $1.50 for children 12 and under; $2.50 for
For more information, call the Education Department at (215) 972-7608.
June 17
10: 30-11: 30 a.m.
"Animals in Art: Symbols and Stories Family Art
Workshop." Walk and talk with the animals while
acting like your favorite animal and then creating animals
in art in conjunction with the exhibition The Birds and the
Beasts Will Teach Us.
June 24
10 : 30-11 : 30 a. m.
"Summer Sights: From the City to the Sea Family Art
Workshop." Families will explore the shapes and colors of
summer in works on display in the exhibition American Art
from the Collection of Vivian and ~eyer P. Potamkin.
Participants will create dream vacation spots by
patching paper landscapes together.
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July 8
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July 15
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July 22
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July 29
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"Birds of Prey Family Art Workshop." Families will flock
together when animal trainers fro~ the Academy of Natural
Sciences bring birds of prey to the Pennsylvania Academy
galleries. Participants will see the real thing and then
examine how animals have been portrayed in art over the
centuries in the exhibition The Birds and the Beasts Will
Teach Us.
"Artists Lives: The Inside Scoop Family Art Workshop."
Find out what it's like to work with clay and canvas for a
living. Participants will delve into the lives of Red
Grooms, Charles Willson Peale and others. The workshop is
held in conjunction with the exhibition American Art from
the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin.
"Fins, Fangs and Fur Family Art Workshop." Families will
create tales and paintings of imaginary land and sea
creatures after examining animal paintings and sculptures
in the exhibition The Birds and the Beasts Will Teach Us.
"The Academy Menagerie Family Art Workshop." The
Pennsylvania Academy and the Philadelphia Zoo team up as
the museum's galleries play host to a menagerie of
wildlife. Don't miss this exciting family program
featuring live animals and animals in art . The program is
held in conjunction with the exhibition The Birds and the
Beasts Will Teach Us.
"What's My Story Family Art Workshop." Participants will
delve into pictures of the past and recreate stories
revealed in large-scale 19th-century American narrative
paintings, including a meeting between William Penn and the
Indians.
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PASTEL PORTRAITS OF PHILADELPHIA NEIGHBORHOODS ARE FOCUS OF
SPECIAL EXHIBITION AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY SCHOOL GALLERY
PHILADELPHIA -- "Edith Neff: Pastels," an exhibition of 26 pastels
reflecting the artist's associations with Philadelphia, will be on display at
the School Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from June 30
throu gh Sept . 16.
A free preview opening will be held June 29 from 5 to
7 p.m . at the School Gallery, 1301 Cherry St. , in Philadelphia .
The exhibition includes Neff's interpretations of Fairmount Park scenes,
Philadelphia's neighborhoods, old factories and emotionally charged renderings
of isolated figures.
The artist's mastery of natural light and her ability to
use it .to portray a mood is especially apparent in "Gatehouse"
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(1976) and "Winter Afternoon,"
( 198.1)'.~ · .. :J',.be selections span a 13-year period.
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.~ Org,anizedby the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Lorreto , Pa., and
th e !Sl:h'(;Ylu'l Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, "Edith Neff:
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Attracted to patterns, contrasting colors, late afternoon lights and long
shadows, Neff begins her pastels by examining a facade from different angles
and light over a period of time.
She then photographs the image in black and
white before creating a series of small sketches.
Adding color to her
drawings is the final step.
Neff (b. 1943), grew up in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia.
She is
a Philadelphia College of Art alumnus and taught there from 1971 to 1986.
Since 1978 Neff has been a member of the faculty of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts, teaching pastels, figure painting and figure drawing .
many honors include winning the 1988 Philadelphia Art Now Competition.
Her
She
was also selected for a Pennsylvania Council of the Arts Fellowship in 1982.
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addition, one of her pastels was chosen for a 1987-88 traveling exhibition
organized by the National Academy of Design.
The School Gallery exhibits the work of students, faculty and almuni of
the School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The School Gallery
is located at 1301 Cherry St., in Philadelphia.
Hours are Tuesday to
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, please
Admission is free.
call (215) 972-7600.
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their shells?
Can porcupine's shoot their quills?
Do turtles leave
Find out on July 5 when Nancy Darmstadter , museum educator at
the Academy of Natural Sciences , will dispel myths about Pennsylvania animals
that have been misunderstood through history , such as porcupines , snakes and
owls.
Darmstadter will use live animals and animal artifacts to illustrate
her talk , "Native Animals of Pennsylvania . "
The program is part of the Art at Lunch Lecture series at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts .
The talk runs from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the
Pennsylvania Academy , Broad and Cherry Sts. , in Philadelphia.
brown- bag lunch .
Free dessert and coffee will be served .
Bring a
Admission is $1 . 50;
$1 for members.
The program is being held in conjunction with "The Birds and the Beasts
Will Teach Us," an exhibition celebrating how animals have been portrayed in
art over the past 200 years .
Drawn from the Pennsylvania Academy's permanent
collection , the exhibition includes Charles Willson Peale's Noah and His Ark ,
William Rush's painted wood Eagle, Edward Hicks' allegorical painting The
Peaceable
Kingdo~
and Winslow Homer's dramatic oil Fox Hunt .
runs through Sept . 24 at the Pennsylvania Academy .
For more information , please call (215) 972-7600 .
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Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85
CONTACT:
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FIRST NATIONAL EXHIBITION TO HIGHLIGHT IMPACT OF WOMEN ARTISTS ON
THE MAINSTREAM OF CONT~~ORARY AMERICAN ART
For Immediate Release
(color and b&w photos available on request)
PHILADELPHIA -- "Making Their Mark:
Women Artists Move into the
Mainstream 1970-85" will be featured at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts from Oct . 20 through Dec. 31, 1989.
The exhibition provides the first
over view of the period 1970 - 1985 during which greater numbers of women than
ever before entered the mainstrea,n of conteillporary American art.
The
exhibiti on features Alice Aycock, Jennifer Bartlett, Nanc y Graves, Miriam
Schapiro and other outstanding artists of the pivotal 16-year period.
The exhibition , which opened at the Cincinnati Art Museum before traveling
to the New Orleans
~useum
of Art and the Denver Art Museum, makes its final
stop at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia .
":-h ki!l S Their :1ark" and its national tour have been made possible by
Maide nfo r~ ,
Inc .
Additional local funding has been provided by Philadelphia
National Bank and the Pew Charitable Trusts.
The widespread social changes of the 1960s resulted in increased
participation for women in all sectors of American life .
also relected in the art communit y .
These changes were
In the 1970s and 1980s , greater numbers
of women artists achieved visibility in museums , galleries and private and
corporate collections, moving from a marginal position in the art world to a
more prominent role in shaping the direction of contemporary art .
"Making
Their Mark" explores the breadth and diversity of contributions women made
during this breakthrough period.
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Making Their Mark
"The women represented in i1AKING THEIR
~1ARK
as artists," said Museum Director Linda Bantel.
have made great achievements
"It is particularly
appropriate that this exhibition appear at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, which has been in the forefront of educating exceptional women
artists, and collecting and exhibiting their work for more than one hundred
years."
The exhibition represents a cross section of the major currents and
artistic trends that have occurred in American art since 1970 .
It includes
162 works by 54 painters, sculptors and photographers, as well as tapes and
documentation by 32 video and performance artists, media in which women played
a pioneering role .
Most artists are represented by at least two major
examples of their work selected
as
characteristic of the style with which 'the
artist is most closely identified .
Among the artists in the exhibition are:
Laurie Anderson, Dara Birnbaum,
Jennifer Bartlett, Lynda Benglis, Deborah Butterfield , Agnes Denes, Janet
Fish , Audrey Flack, Eva Hesse, Nancy Holt, Jenny Holzer, Joan Jonas, Joyce
Kozloff, Barbara Kruger , Mary Lucier, Ana Mendieta, Melissa Miller, Mary Miss,
Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Katherine Porter , Rachel Rosenthal, Faith
Ringgold, Martha RosIer , Betye Saar, Cindy Sherman, Alexis Smith, Joan Snyder,
Michelle Stuart, Hannah Wilke and Jackie Winsor.
Several pieces in the show
are noteworthy as the first work by the artist to be purchased by a major
museum .
Among the highlights are Judy Pfaff's "Voodoo," on loan from the
Albright- Knox Art Gallery , Buffalo, and Catherine Murphy's "View from the
Backyard , Lexington," from the Whitney Museum of American Art , New York.
on loan from the Whitney is Alice Aycock's "Untitled (Shanty)" from 1978 .
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~ark
The selection of works in the exhibition reflects the
among artists of the period.
~~nge
of concerns
Included are works that involve efforts to
reformulate abstract art by fusing subject matter with abstractions; examples
rooted in figurative traditions, sometimes suggesting the surreal; others in
which nature plays in integral or inspirational role; art that directly
addresses social, political and feminist issues; works that draw upon the
decorative and patterning traditions in crafts and non-Western art; and those
that rely on underlying mathematical structures or less apparent systems of
organization.
Artists are juxtaposed, sometimes unexpectedly, to give a fresh
perspective on how different individuals approached similar concerns .
Randy Rosen is curator of "Making Their Mark"; Catherine C. Brawer is
associate curator .
Rosen said of the exhibition, "Although there have always
been exceptional women artists, for the first time (1970-85) women exerted a
widespread influence on mainstream art, becoming a central force in shaping
it . .. "Making Their Mark" focuses on this turning point and on many of the
artists who were instrumental in bringing it about."
Beatrice Coleman, president and chief executive officer of Maidenform ,
Inc., commented on the sponsorship of the exhibition:
Maidenform has always prized creative achievement .
"As a company,
We're proud to sponsor the
exhibition because doing so gives us the opportunity to acknowledge the
contributions women artists have made to contemporary American art.
These
accomplishments are symbolic of the high level of contributions women have
made throughout American society, not only during this period , but today . "
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , located at Broad and Cherry
Sts . in Philadelphia, is open Tuesday through Saturday , 10 a.m . to 5 p.m. and
Sunday, 11 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5; $3 for senior citizens; $2 for
students; free to members and children under five .
(215) 972-7600.
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Pennsylvania Academy Film Series Celebrates
Life in ~ew York City
PHILADELPHIA--New York City is the star of a five-part film series this
summer at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Experience the
intensity and vitality of life in this extraordinary city as it is captured on
the silver screen.
The series is scheduled for five consecutive Sundays beginning on July
16 at 3 p.m. with a double billing of "Manhatta" (1921, 9 mins. silent) and
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945, 128 mins.). The films will continue on July
23 and 30, and Aug. 6 and 13, all at 3 p.m. The films are free with museum
admission and will be shown in the Hamilton Auditorium of the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. For more informa~ion, call
the Education Department at (215) 972-7608.
I
July 16
"Manhatta" (1921, 9 mins., silent).
3 p.m .
other filmmakers were undertaking "city symphonies," painter
C~arles
A half-decade before
Sheeler and photographer Paul Strand interpreted Walt
Whitman's lyric hymn to the city through their expressive,
artistic use of the camera .
-and"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" (1945, 128 mins.)
Directed by Elia
Kazan and starring Dorothy McGuire, Joan Blondell and James
Dunn, this film focuses on a poor but proud Brooklyn family in
the early years of the 20th century.
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July 23
"Next Stop Greenwich Village" (1976, III mins.)
Director Paul
3 p.m .
Mazursky recaptures the excitement of Greenwich Village of the
1950s in the story of a Brooklyn boy who moves to the Village
to get into the theater.
Stars Lenny Baker , Shelley Winters
and Christopher Walkin.
July 30
"Musketeers of Pig Alley" (1912, 15 mins., silent)
Filmed on
3 p.m .
West 12th Street, this early gangster film starring Lillian
and Dorothy Gish is recognized for its treatment of poverty
and crime in the big city, for the documentary quality of its
New York street photography, and for its extraordinary
cinematic composition .
-and"The Naked City" (1948, 96 mins.)
Shot on location in the
fashion of cinema verite, this film follows the police as they
trail a killer to a ring of thieves .
A hidden camera captured
a candid, unadorned view of the city and helped make this film
a fine example of American neorealism.
Aug. 6
"In the Street" (1952 , 16 mins., silent)
3 p . m.
Helen Levitt , Janice Loeb and James Agee capture the street
Still photographers
energy of an Upper East Side neighborhood by focusing on its
children.
-and"Dead End" (1937, 93 mins.)
Lillian Hellman wrote the
screenplay for this depiction of children living near both
rich penthouse dwellers and criminals spawned on the city
streets.
Stars Humphrey Bogart, Joel McCrea and Claire
Trevor.
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New York films
Aug. 13
"The Wonder Ring" (1955, 4 mins., silent)
3 p.m.
York's Third Avenue elevated train was torn down in the
Shortly before New
mid-1950s, Stan Brakhage captured not only the architectural
and engineering qualities of the structure, but also the
kinetic experience of riding the El.
-and"Mean Streets" (1973, llO mins.)
Using his boyhood background
on the "mean streets" of New York's Little Italy, Director
Martin Scorsese creates a powerful, brutally realistic
portrayal of four Italian-American youths trying to survive in
a society inhabited by petty criminals, racketeers and dope
pushers.
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NEW YORK CITY IS THE TOPIC OF A FIVE-PART SERIES OF RARE FILMS THIS SUMMER
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
AUGUST 13 .
SUNDAYS AT 3 P.M. THROUGH
FOR MORE INFO, CALL (215) 972-7600.
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EXPERIENCE THE VITALITY OF THE BIG APPLE AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF
THE FINE ARTS.
YORK CITY .
THE MUSEUM IS RUNNING AN ALL-STAR SERIES OF RARE FILMS ON NEW
FIlJ1S ARE SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAYS AT 3 P. M. THROUGH AUGUST 13 .
THE
PENNSYI.VANIA ACADEMY IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS IN PHILADELPHIA.
FOR MORE INFOR:·1ATION, CALL (215) 972-7600 .
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EXPERIENCE THE INTENSITY AND VITALITY OF THE BIG APPLE AS CAPTURED ON THE
SILVER ~3REEN .
THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD&~
OF THE FINE ARTS IS FEATURING A NEW
YORK C:::'Fr' FILM FEST IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POTA1'1KIN EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN
ART .
THIS . SERIES OF RARE FIL'1S IS SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAYS AT 3 P.M.• THROUGH
AUGUST let.
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS IN
HlLADELPHIA .
972-7600 .
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BEAR PUPPETS STEAL THE LIMELIGHT AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
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On Aug. 3, the Tuckers' Tales Puppet Theatre will present
"The 'Three Bears," a family program starring papa, mam3 and baby bear in
stories about America's different regions and cultures.
Highlights include
the classic Goldilocks tale, the long-lost legend about why bears sleep all
winter and bear stories drawn from Aesop's fables and Uncle Remus .
The first performance begins at 10 a.m . and the second performance begins
at 11 a.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry
Sts., in Philadelphia.
Admission to the puppet performances is $3 for
children 12 and under and $5 for adults.
The fee includes admission to the
museum .
"The Three Bears" is being held in conjunction with "The Birds and the
Beasts Will Teach Us," an exhibition exploring how animals have been portrayed
in American art during the paSL 200 years.
Drawn from the Pennsylvania
Academy's collections, the exhibition features Charles Willson Peale's Noah
and His Ark, William Rush's Eagle, Edward Hicks' The Peaceable Kingdom and
Winslow Homer's The Fox Hunt.
For more information, call the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at
( 2l5) 972- 7600 .
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Mother-Daughter Artists Share African-American Art
Heritage at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
PHILADELPHIA -- "Family Traditions:
Recent Works by Elizabeth T. Scott
and Joyce J. Scott" will be on display in the Morris Gallery of the
Pennsylva ia Academy of the Fine Arts from Sept. 8 through Nov. 5, 1989.
"Family L -aditions," an exhibition of 25 works of African-American decorative
art, features quilts by Elizabeth Scott and traditional beadwork, handmade
paper and wearable sculpture by her daughter Joyce.
A free preview opening will be held Sept. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m.
talk by Joyce Scott will be held Oct. 20 from 12 t o 1 p.m.
with museum admission.
A galler y
The talk is free
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located
at Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
Elizabeth and Joyce represent the third and fourth generation or a
quilting family.
nece 3sity.
Elizabeth began quilting as a young girl out of economic
She traded quilts and other barters for "butcher's cloth and '-.
overalls" at nearby cotton mills.
Born in 1916 near Chester, S.C., Elizabeth learned how to quilt from her
fath e r, a sharecropper who worked the land where her grandparents had lived as
slaves.
Then, quilting was a necessity.
Today, she does it "for relaxing .
I just sit down and do it."
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Her colorful quilts and pillows are interwoven with personal and cultural
expressions of Africa, sharecroppers and slaves.
Complex patterns and
intricate stitching are adorned with appliques, beads, rocks, buttons, sequins
and netting.
Joyce Scott was born in Baltimore in 1948.
She graduated from the
Maryland Institute College of Art and the Instituto Allende in Mexico.
She
received further education from the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts and the
Rochester Institute of Technology.
Her work has been exhibited at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Virginia
Museum of Fine Art, Richmond.
Though trained professionally, her first teacher was her mother.
earliest experience with "cut and sew" was making doll clothes.
Joyce's
Later, she
combined the influences of Nigerian and Native American beadwork and Navajo
weaving to create two- and three-dimension figures and wearable art.
Born into the African-American tradition of the agricultural South, these
artists are a living link to their family's history and inherited textile
traditions.
In Joyce's description, "This is my family heritage.
This is my diary."
"Family Traditions" will be displayed in conjunction with the Pennsylvania
Academy's exhibition, "Making their Mark:
Women Artists Move Into the
Mainstream 1970-85," and Philadelphia Folklore Month, a citywide celebration
during the month of October.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at Broad and Cherry
Sts., in Philadelphia, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m .
Admission is $5; $3 for senior citizens; $2 for
students; free to members and children under five.
please call (215) 972-7600.
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READY REFERENCE GUIDE FOR Ai'1ERICAN ART PUBLISHED THIS MONTH
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts announces the
recent publication of an index to its annual exhibition records from 1876 to
1913, documenting one of the most important periods in American art history.
This is the first time this
infor~ation
will be available to the public in one
comprehensive publication.
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts:
1876-1913, vol. 2, edited by Peter Hastings Falk and published in July by
Sound View Press, is a multi-indexed, illustrated record of the approximately
22,000 works of art exhibited during the 37-year period at the Pennsylvania
Academy.
As the nation's premier art museum and art school, the Pennsylvania
Academy played a crucial role in the development of American art during the
late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The prestigious annual exhibitions drew
entries from artists across the country.
The exhibitions influenced American
taste by providing opportunities for many of the best artists of the period to
display their work.
Among the scores of artists who participated in the
annual exhibitions were Cecilia Beaux, John Singer Sargent, Frank Duveneck,
Thomas Eakins, Edmund Tarbell, William Merritt Chase, William Inness , Robert
Henri and George Bellows.
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The volume will be an important primary resource for scholars, collectors,
dealers and students of American art interested in documenting the existence
of a work, placing a work in the context of an artist's career or providing
information about past owners to establish a work's provenance.
According to Museum Director Linda Bantel, "Researchers examining the
artistic and cultural developments in American art, from the beginning of
American Impressionism to the rise of Early Modernism, will find the volume
invaluable."
The book is cross-indexed by artist, portrait and landscape subject,
lender, medal and prize winners and catalog advertisers.
Entry contents
include full name, birth and death dates, artist's address, owner, price and
the work's catalog number and title.
An introduction by Pennsylvania Academy
Archivist Cheryl Leibold examines the history of the annual exhibitions and
their impact on the development of American art.
Founded in 1805 as an art school and museum, the Academy has the oldest
and longest exhibition record of any museum in the country.
Annual
exhibitions of paintings and sculptures were held from 1807 to 1968.
(Sound View Press, 1988) documents the period 1807 to 1870.
published volume 2 covers 1876 to 1913.
Volume 1
The newly
Volume 3, to be published during the
winter of 1990, will complete the series by indexing the period 1914 to 1968.
The three-part series is edited by Peter Hastings Falk.
The cost of The Annual Exhibition Record of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts: 1876-1913, vol. 2 is $89.
It can be purchased from the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia,
Pa. 19102 or by calling the Pennsylvania Academy at (215) 972-7600.
It can
also be ordered directly from Sound View Press, 206 Boston Post Road, Madison,
Conn. 06443.
245-2246.
Visa/MC cardholders may call the 24-hour order service at (203)
Shipping via UPS- is free.
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FALL INTO THE FINE ARTS:
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY EXTENSION PROGRAM CLASSES BEGIN SEPT. 7.
PHILADELPHIA--Brush up on your brushstrokes in time to paint the fall
foliage by enrolling in Extension Program classes at the Pennsylvania Acadew.y
of the Fine Arts.
A variety of courses for beginning and advanced students will begin on
Sept. 7 and continue through Dec. 21.
9:30 p.m.
Evening sessions run from 6:30 to
Saturday class times vary depending on the course.
These classes, offered on a credit or non-credit basis as an extension
of the full-time program of the . School of
tt~
PHnnsylvanie Academy, will be
held in the historic studios at Broad and Cherry Sts., and in thE Dew school
facility at 1301 Cherry St.
Extension Programs are offered to the general
public and samples of artwork are not required for enrollment.
The program includes studio classes in metal sculpture, wood
construction, color concepts, media on paper and
~onotype,
as well as
traditional ccurses in portrait painting, life dra . . . ing, clay modeling, water
color, still life, pastels and landscape.
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In addition, three lecture courSES will be offered.
"lBth- and
19th-Century American Painting" will explore the emerging styles and changing
tastes in early American art.
"Through Women's Eyes" \Aill take a look at how
wcmen in different cultures have responded creatively to their world.
in the
t(a~_nstI
politics.
"Women
earn" .till examine imagEs of womer. in art and womer.' s art in
The latter two courses are beir.g held in ccnjunction with the
exhibition "Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-B5"
on view at the Pennsylvania Academy from Oct. 21 to Dec. 31.
Walk-in registration will be held on Aug. 23, 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. at the Extension Programs Office, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia.
To obtain an catalog and application, please call the Extension Program
Office at (215) 972-7632.
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PEN~SYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS HOSTS
OPENING EVENTS FOR THE RITTENHOUSE
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- The Women's Committee of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts will celebrate the opening of The Rittenhouse in Philadelphia with
"The Official Opening Gala Cocktail Party" on Sept. 21 from 5 to 8 p.m.
According to Jane Medveckis, a co-chairman of the event, "The cocktail
party will be an exciting opportunity to see The Rittenhouse in its new found
splendor.
Its also a wonderful way to show your support for one of
Philadelphia's premier institutions, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts."
The gala cocktail party will be held in the ballroom of The Rittenhouse,
located at 210
~.
Rittenhouse Square.
sponsors and $100 for patrons.
Admission to the party is $150 for
Chairing the party are Mrs. Robert T. Brooks,
of Haverford, Pa.; Jane F. ;1edveckis, of Bryn Mawr, Pa.; and Susan A. Nelson
and Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner, both of Rosemont, Pa.
Other opening events include "The Women's Committee Official Opening
Luncheon," featuring acclaimed art lecturer Rosamond Bernier on Sept. 21, and
"The Cassatt Ball," a grand dinner-dance to be held Sept. 22.
Chairmen of the luncheon are Julie Jensen and Mrs. Anthony Stuempfig, both
of Philadelphia.
Chairmen of the ball are Mrs. Barton H. Lippincott, Jr., of
Philadelphia; Mrs. G. Thompson Pew, Jr., of Bryn Mawr, Pa,; Mrs. Herbert F.
Schiffer, of West Chester, Pa.; i1 rs. Samuel R. Shipley, 3rd, of Strafford, Pa.
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HOSTS OPENING EVENTS FOR THE RITTENHOUSE
and Mrs. Cortright Wetherill, Jr., of Newtown Square, Pa.
The Cassatt Ball is
sponsored by The Franklin Mint.
Tickets are still available for "The Official Opening Gala Cocktail
Party."
The luncheon and ball are sold-out.
Proceeds raised from the opening events support the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts.
For more information and ticket reservations, please call
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at (215) 972-7639.
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THE ART OF POETRY: PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
HOSTS POETRY READING AND POETRY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
PHILADELPHIA -- Let the muse move you to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts on Sept. 9 for a day of poetry for young and old.
While adults listen to
original poems, children will create their own verse in a "Pet Poetry Potourri"
poetr y workshop held at the same time.
Both programs begin at 1 p.m.
For adults, three regional poets will read new works in conjunction with "The
Birds and the Beasts Will Teach Us," an exhibition exploring how artists have
portrayed animals through the centuries.
Reading their poems will be Richard Myers, Jean Pearson and Valentina
Sinkevich.
Myers is an associate editor of New Frontier magazine.
Jean Pearson
is a contributing editor for the Walt Whitman Association's Mickle Street Review.
Her works have appeared in numerous publications and a collection of her poems,
"On Speaking Terms with Earth," was published in 1988.
Russian-American poet and
essayist Valentina Sinkevich has published four books of poetry and is the editor
of the International Poetry and Art Almanac.
For children there is a "Pet Poetry Potpourri" poetry workshop.
With their
faces painted to look like birds and beasts, children will hunt down the animals
in paintings and sculptures on view in the exhibition "The Birds and The Beasts
Will Teach Us," and then recreate them in words as they compose animal poems.
Both programs are free with museum admission.
located at Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania -Academy is
For more information about
poetry day at the Academy, please call (215) 972-7600.
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TANTALIZE THE EAR AND THE EYE:
Jazz Quartet performs works by Gershwin, Ellington and
others in conjunction with Potamkin exhibition of American art
PHILADELPHIA -- On Sept. 10, "Dylan Taylor and Friends" will present an
all-American program of music from the 1920s to the 1940s in conjunction with
"American Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin," an
exhibition including numerous works by American artists from the early 20th
century.
The concert begins at 1 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
admission.
The program is free with museum
Admission to the Pennsylvania Academy is $5; $3 for seniors; $2
for students; free to members and children under five.
"Dylan Taylor and Friends" features vocalist Mharlynne Merritt,Dylan
Taylor on cello and bass , Greg Wright -on guitar and Ron Howerton on
percussion.
The quartet will perform standards such as Cole Porter's "What is
This Thing Called Love?" and Victor Young's "Stella by Starlight," as well as
works by Charlie Mingus, Rogers and Hart, Ellington and Gershwin .
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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NOTED ART CRITIC HILTON KRAMER TO SPEAK AT
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- On Sept. 28, Hilton Kramer, noted art critic and editor
of The New Criterion, will present "The First Generation American Modernists"
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The talk begins at 6:30 p.m. at
the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts . , in Philadelphia.
beginning at 5:30 p.m. will precede the talk.
for members and students.
A reception
Admission to the talk is $9; $4
Admission to the reception and talk is $15.
Kramer's talk is being held in conjunction with the exhibition "American
Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P. Potamkin," which includes
numerous works by American modernists such as Marsden Hartley, Arthur Dove,
Georgia O'Keeffe and Arthur B. Carles.
These and other early American
modernists were influenced by developments in abstract art introduced by
European artists such as Rodin , Picasso and Matisse during the early 1900s.
The Potamkin exhibition runs through Oct. 1, 1989.
For reservations, please call at the Pennsylvania Academy at (215)
972-7608.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACAD~~ OF THE FINE ARTS
1989-1990 EXHIBITIONS
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the oldest art
institution in the country, exhibits and collects work of
American artists. The museum is open Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m . to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5; $3 for seniors; $2 for students; free to
members and children under five. Please confirm exhibition
dates and information with the Public Relations Office at
(215) 972-7642.
Special Exhibitions:
Main Galleries.
Oct. 21 Dec. 31, 1989
MAKING THEIR MARK: WOMEN ARTISTS MOVE INTO THE
MAINSTREAM 1970-85 . "Making Their Mark" is the first
national exhibition to highlight the impact of women
artists on the mainstream of contemporary American art
during the period 1970 - 1985. The exhibition includes
164 works by 54 painters, sculptors and photographers ,
as well as tapes and documentation by 33 video and
performance artists. Among the artists featured are
Alice Aycock, Jennifer Bartlett, Nancy Graves, Eva
Hesse, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray and Miriam
Schapiro. The exhibition and its national tour have
been made possible by Maidenform, Inc. Additional local
funding has been provided by Philadelphia National Bank
and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Feb. 2 April 15, 1990
PARIS 1889: AMERICAN ARTISTS AT THE UNIVERSAL
EXPOSITION . Marking the centennial of the 1889 World's
Fair, this exhibition of approximately 100 paintings by
American and European artists who exhibited at the 1889
fair includes works by John Singer Sargent, Thomas
Eakins, William Merritt Chase and James McNeill
Whistler . The exhibition will explore the close
connections between American and French artists ,
revealing the extent to which French painting styles
and ideals shaped the direction of American art in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exhibition is
made possible by generous grants from The Pew Charitable
Trusts and the National Endowment for the Arts .
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May 10 June 3, 1990
89TH ANNUAL STUDENT EXHIBITION. The Academy's
"Annual Student Exhibition" is the only exhibition
of its kind in the nation. Students who have
completed the Pennsylvania Academy's rigorous fine
arts program compete for prizes totaling more than
$60,000. Artists select their own work for display
in the main galleries of the oldest art institution
in the country. Approximately 400 to 600 paintings,
prints, drawings, sculpture and mixed-media works
will be on view. Many of the works will be for
sale. Last year, more than $100,000 worth of art
sold during the exhibition's three-week run.
June 8, 1990 April 14, 1991
LIGHT, COLOR AND AIR: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONISM AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS. Through
approximately ' 50 paintings, including works by
Cecilia Beaux, Daniel Garber, William Glackens,
Childe Hassam, Maurice Prendergast, Robert Tarbell,
John Twachtman and Robert Yonnoh, this exhibition
will explore the relationship between traditional
academic practices and the rise of American
impressionist painting at the turn of the century.
June 16 Sept . 23, 1990
SCULPTURES BY DUANE HANSON. Sixteen life-like works
by super-realist sculptor Duane Hanson have been
brought together by the Edwin A. Ulrich Museum 6f
Art at Wichita State University for this
internationally traveling exhibition. His plastic
sculptures of ordinary American people -- commuters,
cleaning ladies, joggers -- reflect the frailties
of the human condition.
Oct. 5 Dec. 30, 1990
BAY AREA FIGURATIVE ART: 1950-1965. Organized by
the San Francisco Muse~m of Modern Art, this
exhibition will feature the work of figurative
artists working in the Bay Area during the 1950s and
early 60s who reacted against the New York style of
abstraction. Included are more than 90 paintings,
sculptures and graphics by artists such as Richard
Diebenkorn, David Park, Nathan Oliviera, Joan Brown,
Manuel Neri, James Weeks, Elmer Bischoff and Paul
Wanner.
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CHI RA, McPHAIL
~1ADE
VICE PRESIDENTS AT PENN SYLVANI A ACADP1Y
Pennsylvania
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PHILADELPHIA -- Victor Chira and Donald W. McPhail have been named vice
presidents of de velopment, and finance and administration, respec t ively, at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The announcement was made by Frank
H. Goodyear Jr., president of the Pennsylvania Academ y , at the Sept. 19
meeting of the board of trustees.
Chira, formerl y director of development, oversees the Academy's
membership, corpora te outreach and fund-raising initiatives .
Before joining
the institution in September 1988 , he was the director of major gifts at The
Mount Sinai Medical Center of New York .
Prior to that he served as director
of development for The Joffrey Ballet in New York.
Chira received his
bachelor of arts from Rutgers University, a master of arts from the University
of Rochester, and has completed doctoral studies at the State University of
New York , Buffalo.
McPhail joined the Academ y in April 1989 as director of finance and
administration.
Previously, he served as vice president/general manager of
the Penns yl vania Ballet Association and as chief financial officer for ARCO
Chemical Company.
Active in community affairs, he is on the board of the
Print Club and is on the advisor y boards of Prints in Progress and
Philadelphia Lawyers for the Arts.
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
He is an honorar y trustee of the
He is also a member of the Mayor's Cultural
Advisor y Council and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Arts and
Culture Council .
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SUBJECT: Exhibit of African-American decorative art
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COLORFUL QUILTS, BEADED SCULPTURES AND WEARABLE ART -- DON'T MISS "FAMILY
TRADITIONS:
RECENT WORKS BY ELIZABETH T. SCOTT AND JOYCE J. SCOTT" ON VIEW AT
THE MUSEU1 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS THROUGH NOVEMBER 5,
1989.
(20 seconds)
EXPLORE THE WORLD OF MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARTISTS ELIZABETH AND JOYCE
SCOTT.
rdEIR COLORFUL QUILTS, BEADED SCULPTURES AND WEARABLE ART ARE
CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT THE MUSEU1 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
THE EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH NOVEMBER 5.
ACAD&~
DON'T MISS IT.
THE PENNSYLVANIA
OF THE FINE ARTS IS LOCATED AT BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS IN
PHILADELPHIA.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL (215) 972-7600.
(30 seconds)
IT'S ALL IN THE FAMILY.
COLORFUL QUILTS AND BEADED SCULPTURES BY MOTHER
AND DAUGHTER ARTISTS ELIZABETH AND JOYCE SCOTT ARE CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT THE
MUSE~~
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACAD&~Y OF THE FINE ARTS~ ' THIS EXHIBITION OF
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART RUNS THROUGH
AND CHERRY STREETS.
5.
THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED AT BROAD
HOURS ARE TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.,
AND SUNDAY, 11 A.M. TO 5P.H.
ACAD&~Y
NOV&~BER
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ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO SEE POTAMKIN EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN
ART AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADR~Y OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- "American Art from the Collection of Vivian and Meyer P.
Potamkin," an exhibition of 115 works of art on view at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, will close Oct. 1.
The Potamkin exhibition features
one of the most important private collections of American art in the country.
Included in the exhibition are works by Georgia O'Keeffe, Red Grooms, Winslow
Homer, John Sloan, Charles Demuth, Mary Cassatt, Harry Bertoia, Arthur B. .
Carles, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, Maurice Prendergast, John Singer
Sargent and Joseph Stella.
Of special interest in the final days of the exhibition will be a talk by
noted art critic Hilton Kramer.
On Sept. 28 , Kramer will present "The First
Generation American Modernists" in conjunction with the Potamkin exhibition.
The talk begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy.
beginning at 5:30 p.m. will precede the talk.
for full-time students.
A reception
Admission to the talk is $9; $4
Admission to the reception and talk is $15.
For
reservations, call (215) 972-7608.
The museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is located at
Broad and Cherry streets in Philadelphia.
Hours are Tuesday through Friday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5; $3 for
seniors; $2 for students; free to members and children under 5.
free for all on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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HARKE-IEIR WORDS: ARTISTS TALK ABOUT THEIR WORK
IN ">lAKING THEIR MARK" EXIUBITION
Pennsylva nia
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PHILADELPHIA -- How have women artists
contemporary art?
counterparts?
the course of
Does the experience of growing up female impact on women's
artistic expression?
~ale
influe~ced
Do women artists receive less
What has changed since 1970?
reco~nition
than their
What are the issues for the
f:lture?
On Oct. 20, a panel of nationally prominent women artists will sather to
discuss these and other issues central to their position in contemporary
American art.
~eneral
It will provide an opportunity for artists, students and the
public to hear firsthand from women artists working between 1970 and
19 35;,,~ ~a period"~hen more women then ever before entered the mainstream of
con t~.;ppor:9ry American art.
This discussion will herald the opening of the exhibition
1ark:
"~akin3
Their
Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85," on view at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from Oct. 21 through Dec. 31, 1989.
Panel participants will include Harlem born painter and sculptor Faith
Ring30ld, realist urban landscape painter Yvonne Jacquette and los Angeles
yainter Joyce Kozloff, whose work includes the mural at Market East Station in
Philadelphia.
:1ark. "
Each of the artists' works are featured in "Making Their
Moderators will be Randy Rosen, curator of "Making Their :' 1ark," and
Judith Stein, curator at the Pennsylvania Academy.
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Panel Discussion
The program runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Arch Street United Methodist
Church, Broad and Arch Sts., in Philadelphia.
$4 for full-time students and members.
Tickets for the program are $6;
To order tickets, send checks, made
out to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, to the Education Department ,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia,
PA
19102.
For more information, call (215) 972-7608.
"Making Their
~1ark:
Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85"
e xplores the achievements women artists made between 1970 and 1985 as the y
moved from the periphery of the American art world to a central position of
influence and participation.
The exhibition explores the breadth and
diversity of this breakthrough period, encompassing 164 works by 87
sculptors, photographers, and video and performance artists.
p~inters,
In addition to
showing works by Kozloff, Ringgold and Jacquette, the exhibition includes
works by Laurie Anderson, Alice Aycock, Nanc y Graves , Eva Hesse , Miriam
Shapiro, Cindy Sherman, Hannah Wilke, and others whose influence has helped
shape American art.
The "Making Their'1ark" panel discussion is organized by the museum's
education department.
The exhibition and its national tour have been made
possible by Maidenform, Inc.
Additional local funding has been provided by
Philadelphia National Bank and The Pew Charitable Trusts.
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(10 seconds)
DON'T MISS THE ALL-STAR EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS ON VIEW IN
"MAKING THEIR MARK:
WOMEN ARTISTS MOVE INTO THE MAINSTREAM 1970-85."
THIS FALL AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS .
ON VIEW
CALL (215) 972-7600 .
(20 seconds)
ART LOVERS WON'T WANT TO MISS THE ALL-STAR EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTISTS ON VIEW IN "MAKING THEIR MARK:
1970-85."
WOMEN ARTISTS MOVE INTO THE MAINSTREAM
DON'T MISS THE CHANCE TO SEE WORKS BY LAURIE ANDERSON , CINDY
SHERMAN AND MORE THAN 80 OTHER IMPORTANT AMERICAN ARTISTS.
"MAKING THEIR
MARK," ON VIEW AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS FROM OCTOBER 21
THROUGH
DEC&~BER
31 .
FOR INFORMATION , CALL (215) 972-7600.
(30 seconds)
ART LOVERS WON'T WANT TO MISS THE ALL- STAR EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY
ARTISTS ON VIEW IN "MAKING THEIR MARK:
1970-85."
IvOMEN ARTISTS MOVE INTO THE MAINSTREAM
THIS NATIONALLY TRAVELING EXHIBITION MAKES ITS ONLY EAST COAST STOP
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACAD&~Y
OF THE FINE ARTS IN PHILADELPHIA.
CHANCE TO SEE WORKS BY LAURIE ANDERSON, CINDY
SHE~~N,
DON'T MISS THE
JENNIFER BARTLETT,
ALICE AYCOCK AND MORE THAN 50 OTHER IMPORTANT AMERICAN ARTISTS.
"MAKING THEIR
MARK," ON VIEW AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACAD&\lY OF THE FINE ARTS FROM OCTOBER 21
THROUGH
DECR~BER
31.
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BE CRAFTY THIS HALLOWEEN: CREATE YOUR OIm COSTUME AT
PENNSLVANIA ACADEMY WORKSHOP FOR KIDS
Pennsylvania
19102
(215)972-7642
On Oct. 21, the museum of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
PHILADELPHIA
Fine Arts kicks off a series of "Making Your Mark" art workshops for children, 5
to 12 years old, with a program specially designed for the Halloween season.
"Cardboard Clothing and Constructed Costumes," inspired by an outrageous
video tape of artist Pat Oleszko, offers children a chance to create their own
wild costumes just in time for the bewitching day.
The program runs from 10:30
to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 21 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and
Cherry Sts., in Philadephia.
$2.50 for
Admission is $1.50 for children 12 and under;
ad~lts.
The art workshop series, held in conjunction with the exhibition "Making
Their Mark: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85," continues on
O~t.
28 with a "Carve a Quilt" workshop inspired by the colorful patterns of artist
Joyce Kozloff.
On Nov. 11, children will create imaginary environments after
exploring Sandy Skoglund's world of floating fish and flying faces in the
workshop "Revenge of the Goldfish."
A "Faulty Towers" \.,orkshop on Nov. 18
offers an exciting look at the powerful pyramids and terrific towers created by
sculptor Alice Aycock.
The series wraps up on Nov. 25 with a "Motley Glue"
workshop, \oJhen children will create unusual collages after examining the work of
Betye Saar.
Each program runs from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at - the Pennsylvania Academy.
Admission is $1.50 for children 12 and under; $2.50 for adults.
information, please call (215) 972-7608 .
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THE MUSEUM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACAD&~ OF THE FINE ARTS IS HOLDING A
SERIES OF ART \.JORKSHOPS FOR KIDS THIS FALL . ' FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEHY AT (215) 972- 7600.
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CREATE COSTUMES, COLORFUL PATTERNS, WILD WORLDS, AND MORE AT THE
FUN-FILLED CHILDREN'S ART WORKSHOPS AT THE MUSEUM OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
OF THE FINE ARTS.
WORKSHOPS RUN THROUGH
NOV8~ER
25 AT THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY, BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, IN PHILADELPHIA.
PENNSYLVANIA
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LETTERS OF GEORGIA O'KEEFFE COME TO LIFE
IN NEW PLAY THAT COMBINES ART AND THEATER
PHILADELPHIA -- "I walked up to [gallery] 291 -- I went in with your
feelings rolled up under by arm and I shared them
with~~tieglitz.
He said
'they're genuinely fine things -- you say a woman did these -- she's an
unusual woman ... " [excerpt from a letter written by Anita; Pollitzer to Georgia
..
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O'Keeffe on Jan. 1, 1916].
On Nov. 4 and. 5, and Dec. 2 and 3 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts , the Novel Stages theater group will present From the Faraway Nearby, a
play based on correspondence between artist Georgia O'Keeffe and Anita
,
Pollitier, a fellow art student at Columbia University in 1915.
This original production follows O'Keeffe after she left New York City to
teach in places "faraway."
On her own, she found the time and solitude to
consolidate what she had learned and had begun to explore her own "voice" in
art.
In her letters to friend Anita Pollitzer, she was able to clarify her
new ideas about her work.
Pollitzer kept O'Keeffe
infb~med
on .current
e~ents
in the New York art world and wrote to encourage her::· friend 's explorations in
art.
Spontaneous and witty, their letters are exuberant expressions of Itfe,
art and friendship.
The play will be staged in the Hamilton Auditorium at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
Each
performance begins at 1:30 p.m. and is free with museum admission of $5;; $3
for seniors; $2 for students; free to
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Clista Townsend, who researched and arranged the production, plays
Georgia O'Keeffe, with Leigh Smiley as Anita Pollitzer.
Christopher Stewart
directs the production .
From the Faraway Nearby is being held in conjunction with the exhibition
"Making Their Mark:
i~omen
Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85," which
e xplores a period when more women artists than ever before entered the
mainstream of contemporary art.
A tour of the exhibition will follow the
performance.
For more information, please call the museum of the Pennsylvania Academy
at (215) 972-7600.
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M&~ORIAL
SERVICE FOR JOSEPH T. FRASER JR. TO BE HELD AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will hold a
memorial service on Nov. 13 to honor the late Joseph T. Fraser Jr., former
director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts who died on Sept. 25.
The service will begin at 3 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Academy, Broad and Cherry
Sts., in Philadelphia.
Fraser, born in Philadelphia in 1898, received a B.S. in architecture
from the University of Pennsylvania in 1922.
He was curator of the summer
school of the Pennsylvania Academy in 1934 and served as curator of the winter
and summer school from 1935 to 1938.
He became director of the Pennsylvania
Academy in 1938 and served in that position until 1969.
As head of the nation's oldest art museum and art school, Fraser
coordinated annual exhibitions, organized collections, hired the first
professional conservat0r and acquired the Peale House, which provided
additional space for classes and exhibitions.
Fraser was active in community affairs, serving as a member of the
boards of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, the Fairmount Park Art Association
and the Woodmere Art Gallery.
As a member of the Special Architectural
Advisory Committee, he was instrumental in restoring Congress Hall and the
State House.
Additionally, he helped restore historic St. Peter's Church.
Fraser was a member of the American Institute of Architects, the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Orpheus Club .
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FIL~ SERIES ON WOMEN ARTISTS WILL BE SHOWN AT
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS.
PHILADELPHIA -- American artists Mary Cassatt, Louise Nevelson, Betye
Saar, Alice Neel, nelen Frankenthaler and Georgia O'Keeffe will be the focus
of the film series "The Originals: Women in Art" at the museum of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The series is scheduled for four
consecutive Sundays from Nov. 26 through Dec. 17 and is being held in
conjunction with the exhibition "Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into
the Mainstream 1970-85."
The films begin at 3:30 p.m. in the museum's Hamilton Auditorium .
They
are free with museum admission of $5; $3 for seniors; $2 for students; free to
members and children under five.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is
located at Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
For more information,
please call (215) 972-7600.
Nov. 26
3:30 p.m.
"Anonymous Was a Woman" (1978, color, 30 mins.). Directed
by Mirra Bank, this film focuses on early American women
artists who did not consider themselves artists but who
created works of extraordinary quality through their
painting and needlecraft.
"Mary Cassatt -- Impressionist from Philadelphia" (1978,
color, 30 mins.). Reknowned for her impressionist
paintings and prints, Mary Cassatt believed that "women
should be someone, not something." Her work and her life
are captured here by director Perry Miller Adato, who uses
period photographs, newspaper clippings and excerpts from
Cassatt's letters to celebrate the achievements of this
revolutionary women.
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Dec. 3
3:30 p.m.
"Georgia O'Keeffe" (1977, color, 60 mins.). Director Perry
Miller Adato has captured the rugged individuality of
O'Keeffe's life and art through extensive interviews with
the artist, footage of her paintings, photographs by her
late husband Alfred Stieglitz and interviews with her
assistant Juan Hamilton and others.
Dec. 10
3:30 p.m.
"Nevelson in Process" (1978, color, 30 mins.). Produced
and directed by Susan Fanshel and Jill Godmilow, this film
explores sculptor Louise Nevelson's public and private
life. Nevelson, who has worked in stone, bronze,
steel, plexiglass and wood, creates Cubist-influenced
pieces that range from small boxes to enormous public
sculptures.
"Alice Neel -- Collector of Souls" (1978, color, 30
mins.). Director Nancy Baer presents a portrait of the
noted portrait painter Alice Neel. Highlights include a
reception at New York's Graham Gallery where people are
seen next to their portraits and Neel's induction into the
American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
Dec . 17
3:30 p.m.
"Frankenthaler -- Toward a New Climate" (1978, color, 30
In this film directed by Perry Miller Adato, Helen
Frankenthaler is shown creating a complete work. She is
also filmed with friends and colleagues in her studio,
in her home and at the hanging of shows of her work at a
New York gallery. Photographs, home movies and interviews
with other artists help bring to· life the work of this
important American artist.
min~.).
"Spirit Catcher -- The Art of Betye Saar" (1978, color, 30
mins.). Directed by Suzanne Bauman, this film concentrates
on Saar's work and the for.ces that went into shaping it.
Saar, who has collected objects since she was a child
growing up in Los Angeles, makes art from society's waste,
tfansforming useless objects into forms of beauty.
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STUDENTS AUCTION THEIR ART TO BENEFIT ST. JOHN'S HOSPICE
PHILADELPHIA -- On Dec. 1, students of the School of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts will hold a silent auction of their artwork to benefit St. John's
Hospice, an organization that provides food and shelter to the area's homeless
men.
The auction begins at 5:30 p.m . at the school, which is located at 1301
Cherry St., in Philadelphia.
Wine and cheese will be served.
Admission is free.
"Ive support the work that the hospice is doing and we wanted to contribute to
them in the best way we could -- through our art," said Joyce Hilliou, a
coordinator of the event.
Works to be auctioned off include paintings, sculpture, prints and mixed-media
pieces.
The auction is being organized by the Student Committee of the School of
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Event coordinators are Nancy Miller, a
third- year painting student; Deborah Zwetsch; a fourth- year painting student;
Joyce Hilliou, a third-year sculpture student; and :'1 argaret Lawler, a first-year
painting student.
Proceeds will be donated to St. John's Hospice, an organization run by the
Little Brothers of the Good Shepard .
The hospice is located at 1221 Race St.,
approximately one block north of the school.
between Academ y students and the
hospice~
This is the second collaboration
Earlier this year, a group of students
painted and installed a room-size mural in the hopice's dining room.
For more information about the silent auction, please call (215) 972-7600 .
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ROBERT MOTHER\.JELL CHAIRS FIRST ANNUAL SCHOOL DINNER
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- "One cannot help but be impressed by the longstanding
commitment and accomplishments of this institution.
influence.
It has a profound
Talented art students of all ages and nationalities still come to
the Pennsylvania Academy [of the Fine Arts] to study in a place where making
art is the central passion.
~otherwell,
I salute you for your good works," wrote Robert
a preeminent American artist whose 50-year career has helped
determine and shape the course of American art.
On Dec. 7 from 7 to 10 p.m., the School of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts will hold "The First Annual School Dinner" at the Pennsylvania
Academy, Broad and Cherry Sts., in Philadelphia.
Robert Motherwell is
honorary chairman of the event, which will raise funds for the school's
Student Loan Emergency Fund, the Scholarship Support Program and other needs
of the school.
The dinner is being sponsored by the Campbell Soup Fund.
That evening,
Campbells will award a one-year full-tuition Campbell Soup Scholarship to an
Academy student.
The Dean's Award for Distinguished Service to the School
will also be presented.
Mimes, jugglers, a strolling mandolin player and an
exhibition of art by the school's prestigious faculty will add to the
evening's celebration of the creative spirit.
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2 -- First Annual School Dinner
o
The dinner will be a yearly event held to benefit students of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, raising funds for scholarship support,
programing, equipment, supplies, emergency loans and other needs of the
school.
Last year, the School successfully completed a campaign to raise $1.6
million for the scholarship fund.
The cost of the dinner is $250 per person.
For reservations, please call
the Pennsylvania Academy at (215) 972-7643.
The School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded along
with the museum in 1805 and is the nation's oldest art school.
The Academy
currently grants a certificate in painting, sculpting and printmaking.
Alumni
include Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, Henry O. Tanner, Mary Cassatt, Charles
Demuth, Louis I. Kahn and David Lynch.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY EXTENSION PROGRAM CLASSES TO
BEGIN JAN. 15
PHILADELPHIA--A 41-year-old graphic designer reveals that continuing
education in the arts has become his consuming interest.
He attends the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts because it provides excellent
instruction, and "each new instructor brings their unique vision and · methods
to the class . "
A Philadelphia architect, age 27, was originally lured to the Academy
"by the beautiful Furness building."
Currently, she takes evening classes in
both still-life painting and life-drawing.
"I consider my coming to the
Academy one of the smartest decisions I've made both personally and
professionally," she said.
are few .
"In the working world, the chances to be creative
My decision to continue my education was also one to exercise my
creative skills in problem solving."
Some students in the evening school are pursuing a new profession,
others self-improvement , while others are developing a specific skill.
All
are taught by Pennsylvania Academy faculty members in the historic studios at
Broad and Cherry Sts. , and in the school building at 1301 Cherry St.
Evening
school classes are offered on a credit or non-credit basis as an extension of
the full-time program of the School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts .
Samples of artwork are not required for enrollment.
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Pa ge 2 - -Extension Programs
The spring semester will begin on Jan . 15 and end on May 4 , 1990 .
Evening sessions are held Monda y through Friday from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Saturday class times vary depending on the course .
The program includes courses such as portrait painting , life-drawing,
watercolor , pastels and landscape .
course on wood construction .
Of special interest this spring is a
Students will provide their own wood and found
objects such as used furniture , tools and even tree trunks to create simple
and complex wood sculptures .
Walk-in registration will be held on Jan . 10 , 11 and 12 from 9:30 a.m .
to 4 p.m . at the Extension Programs Office , Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts , Broad and Cherry Sts. , Philadelphia .
Individuals ma y register before Jan . 10 by mailing an application and
payment to : Penns ylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , Extension Programs , Broad
and Cherr y Sts ., Philadelphia , Pa . 19102 , or by calling (215) 972-7632 and
creditin3 costs to their VISA or MasterCard accounts .
To obtain a catalog and application , call the Extension Programs at
(215) 972 - 7632 .
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DISCOVER, EXPERIENCE AND EXPERIMENT AT THE VACATION ART
CAMPS FOR KIDS AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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PHILADELPHIA -- "Vacation Art Camp," a four-day camp offered by the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for children 5 to 12 years old, will be
held Dec . 26 through Dec. 29 from 10 a.m . to 12 p .m. at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts.
The purpose of the camp is to teach art skills to youngsters while they
explore the museum's current exhibition, "Making Their Mark: \vomen Artists
Move into the Mainstream 1970-85."
Campers will tour the museum's grand
galleries and then head for the studios to create their own works of art in
various media.
The camp instructor is Sivia Katz, a Philadelphia artist and
art teacher .
The cost of the program is $45; $40 for members .
included .
Materials and snacks are
To register , send checks, made out to the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts, to the Education Department, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia PA
19102.
Students are encouraged
to register early as space is limited.
The Pennsylvania Academy of 'the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry
Sts., in Philadelphia.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7608.
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CO~CERT
TO CELEBRATE "'1AKING TqEIR MARK"
AT THE PE~NSYI VA~IA ACADE~Y
P3ILADELP3IA--On Dec . 10, the museum of the Pennsylvania Acade~y of the
Fine Arts and the walnut Street Chamber Ensemble will join creative forces for
a celebration of sight and sound .
Beginning at 1 p.m. , the ensemble will perform a concert in the
~ain
galleries
a~ong
the 164 artworks on view in
Artists Move into the :1ainstream 1970-85 . "
"~1aking
Their Mark: (vomen
The exhibition features
multi-media works of 37 nationally prominent women artists .
free with illuseUill admission of $5;
~e.nbers
and children under five.
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museu~'s
The concert is
for seniors; $2 for students; free to
The ,nuseum of the Pennsylvania Academy of
the Fine Arts is located at Broad and Cherry Sts. , Philadelphia .
3ighlighting the concert will be two original compositions written for
"Making Their Mark" by California composer Nancy Bloomer Deussen and local
composer laurie levin .
~uartet
Rounding out the
in D Major" and Rossini's
The Nalnut Street Chamber
progr3.~
"~uartet
Ense~ble
will be \fozart' s "Flute
in R Flat :1ajor."
features Levin on cello , Thomas Meany
on flute , Richard Casimir on violin and Ken Coles on viola .
Levin is a
graduate of Temple University's Esther Boyer College of :1usic .
graduated from the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts.
~eany
He has
perfor~ed
at various festivals including the Aspen Music Festival and the Puccini Opera
Orchestra .
For more informati6n, please call ( 215) 972-7600 .
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TURN-OF-THE-CENTURY GRAPHICS GO ON EXHIBITION
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA
"Turn-of-the-Century Works on Paper," an exhibition to be held
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from Feb . 10 through April 22, 1990
will consist of approximately 40 prints and drawings from the museum's
collection.
Organized by Jeanette Toohey , the Pennsylvania Academy's curator of
prints and drawings, the exhibition will explore a period when many artists were
rediscovering graphic media as powerful vehicles of artistic expression .
Among the artists included in the show will be Edwin Austin Abbey , William
. Merritt Chase , Winslow Homer , James A. McNeil .Whistler, Arthur W. Dow , Otto
Bacher , Kenyon Cox, Thomas Moran and T . Worthington Whittredge.
"The late 19th century was a period of great artistic experimentation," Toohey
said.
"Coinciding with this was an explosion of interest in the graphic arts.
Resourceful and talented artists of this period created woodblock prints , wood
engravings , etchings, watercolors. graphite and charcoal drawings and lithographs
which are now considered by museums , art historians, connoisseurs and collectors
as important examples of an artist's creative powers."
The exhibition has been organized to complement "Paris 1889:
American Artists
at the Universal Exposition," an exhibition of approximately 100 paintings shown
at the 1889 World's Fair in Paris .
"Turn of the Century Works on Paper" provides
an opportunity to compare works on paper from the museum's collection to paintings
by the same artists which are on view in "Paris 1889."
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Approxi,nately one-half of the show will consist of etchings, a reflection of
the popularity of this graphic art form during the late 19th century.
With an
etching, an artist could teach him or herself the process, execute a design and
implement its production by himself, as opposed to an engraving, which required a
great amount of technical training and expertise .
Although engravers could
accurately reproduce the artist's work, etchings gave artists the opportunity to
retain control of every aspect of a print's production.
Wood engravings were popularly used to illustrate magazines, especially in art
periodicals, that were in demand by the general public during the late 19th
century.
Wood engravers were noted for their skill in translating color paintings
into black and white images with remarkable fidelity.
During this period, watercolor also reached the height of its popularity.
Artists were drawn to the medium because it was portable, enabling the artist to
work out of doors.
This medium also allowed the artist to render his impressions
with great power and immediacy .
Just as this exhibition documents experimentation in technique, it also
demonstrates the ascendance of still life and landscape during this period .
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , founded in 1805, houses
approximately 14 , 000 works on paper that span more than two centuries of American
art .
The collection is an important resource for the study of the graphic arts in
America .
According to Linda Bantel, director of the Museum, "'Turn-of-the-Century
Works on Paper" brings to light yet another aspect of American art history while
giving the public a chance to see some of the wonderful works of art in the
museum's collection."
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"Turn-of-the-Century Works on Paper" on view Feb. 10 through April 22 at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Sts. , in
Philadelphia. Exhibition hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5
p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5; $3 for seniors; $2 for
students; free to members and children under five. For more information ,
please call (215) 972-7600.
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AFTER t'1ASTERING THE FUNDM1ENTALS, ARTISTS OPT FOR ABSTRACTION
PHILADELPHIA -- "I went to the School of the Penns ylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts to paint realistically.
I never dreamed I would paint like this,"
said abstract artist Joanne Gordin '80.
"Lyrical" might be a way to describe Gordin's paintings, which along with
the bold , energetic paintings and works on paper of James Conboy '77 and the
playful, whimsical paintings and sculpture of Annette de Ferrari '82 , will be
on view at the School Galler y of the Penns ylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
from Dec . 15, 1989 to Feb. 3, 1990.
Works for the exhibition "James Conboy ,
Annette de Ferrari, Joanne Gordin" were selected by William P . Scott, former
gallery coordinator , in conjunction with the exhibition committee of the
school .
Gordin , Conboy and de Ferrari are alumni of the School of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, one of the nation's only fine arts
school where students learn the fundamentals of drawing the human figure as a
preliminary to developing their own artistic voice .
Working from a solid
foundation, these three artists have found their own distinctive styles.
show is at once bold, whimisical, energetic , provocative and calming.
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The
Conboy, born in Philadelphia in 1952, attended the
Art before coming to the Pennsylvania Academy.
~aryland
Institute of
He has exhibited his work at
PS122, the Bridgewater Gallery, the Caidoz Gallery and the Allan Frumkin
Gallery, all in New York City.
His recent works reflect the rhythms and
textures of the city, one of his main sources of inspiration.
de Ferrari's derives ideas from her perceptions of the beauty that
surrounds her.
She attended the Ivy School of Art, Carnegie
and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
~Iellon
University
She won a Pennsylvania Council
on the Arts Special Projects Grant for Collaborative Work with Dancers in
1986 .
Gordin works with organic shapes, drawing inspiration from nature and the
human figure.
She was born in Allentown, Pa., in 1947 .
Her work has been
shown at the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown , Ohio; Pace
University Gallery, New York; and the Suzanne Gross Gallery, Philadelphia
"James Conboy, Annette de Ferrari, Joanne Gordin" will be on view at the
School Gallery through Feb. 3.
Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.ill.
The School Gallery is open Tuesday through
Admission is free.
call (215) 972-7600.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 13 , 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
FIRST EXHIBITION TO EXAMINE AMERICA'S ARTISTIC COMI NG-OFAGE AT 1889 WORLD'S FAIR IN PARIS
PHILADELPHIA -- "Paris 1889:
American Artists at the Universal
Exposition" will examine the coming of age of American art in the
international arena.
The exhibition will recreate in part the American
paintings section of the 1889 World's Fair, which featured the largest showing
of American art in Europe up to that time .
"Par'is 1889" has been made possible by generous grants from The Pew
Charitable Trusts and the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency.
The exhibition will be on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts from Feb . 2 through April 15, 1990.
The exhibition will then travel to
the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art in Tennessee, where it will be on view from
May 6 through July 15 , 1990.
Organized by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for the
bicentennial of the French Revolution, "Paris 1889" will explore the close
connections between American and French artists, revealing the extent
~o
which
French painting styles and ideals shaped the direction of American art in the
late 19th and early 20th centuries .
The exhibition, which brings together
approximately a third of the paintings exhibited at the 1889 Fair, will
comprise 90 works by American artists and 13 by their French mentors .
It
includes works by such noted American artists as John Singer Sargent , Thomas
Eakins , William Merritt Chase and James A. McNeill Whistler .
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According to Linda Bantel, director of the museum of the Pennsylvania
Academy, "It is particularly appropriate for the Academy to organize this
exhibition .
Many of the Academy's annuals of the late 19th century include
paintings by American artists working in Paris.
Fair are in its collection.
Three works shown at the 1889
After the 1889 Fair, several Academy instructors
were hired from the rolls of exhibitors , including Robert Vonnoh, Theodore
Robinson, Cecilia Beaux and William Merritt Chase .
Those who returned to the
United States to teach incorporated French academic methods into their
curricula, thereby influencing generations of American artists."
The guest curator is Annette Blaugrund.
She is an author, lecturer and
curator of paintings, drawings and sculpture at the New-York Historical
Society.
Blaugrund received the American Art Journal Award for Outstanding
Scholarship in 1984 and recently contributed an essay to the book John Singer
Sargent.
Blaugrund noted, "Many new works have been discovered and restored for
this exhibition.
Paintings not exhibited for many years will be borrowed from
museums and private collections in the United States, France and England .
Reunited for the first time since the 1889 Fair, these paintings illuminate a
brilliant chapter in the long history of artistic exchange between France and
the United States . "
When invited to participate in the fine arts section of the 1889 Fair ,
American artists responded enthusiastically .
Americans sent 336 paintings.
One hundred and eighty-nine
Approximately three-quarters of these American
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artists had studied in Europe, many of them choosing careers in France as
expatriates .
The works they exhibited in the 1889 Fair proudly proclaimed
their allegiance to contemporary European -- particularly French -- artistic
styles and themes.
The exhibition will feature works by Americans artists who are well known
and others who have fallen into obscurity.
Paintings by William Merritt
Chase, Theodore Robinson and Thomas Worthington Whittredge, whose reputations
have endured, will be hung beside paintings by artists once highly regarded
but little known today .
Among those are Kenyon Cox, William Dannat ,
Alexander Harrison, George Hitchcock , Gari Melchers, Julius Stewart, Eugene
Vail and Edwin Lord Weeks .
Also featured will be works by some of the most
influential French artist-teachers of the era such as Jean-Leon Gerome,
William Bouguereau and Jules Lefebvre .
Photographs, maps, medals and other memorabilia will complete the
picture , providing a cultural overview of the 1889 Fair .
The exhibition is accompanied by a 305-page illustrated catalog published
by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in association with Harry N.
Abrams Inc .
Included are essa ys by Blaugrund , Albert Boime , D. Dodge
Thompson , Barbara Weinberg and Richard Guy Wilson .
paintings is illustrated in full color .
illustrated catalog of the 1889 Fair.
Each of the exhibited
It also includes an annotated and
The softcover catalog is $29.95 and
the hardcover catalog is $49 . 95 .
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts , located at Broad and Cherry
Sts ., is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a . m. to 5 p.m . , and Sunday,
11 a . m. to 5 p.m.
Admission is $5; $3 for senior citizens; $2 for students;
free to members and children under five.
(215) 972-7600.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 20, 1989
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
FINE ARTS
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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ARTIST DISTILLS PLACES FROM THE PAST
INTO SCULPTURE FOR THE PRESENT
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- Sculptor Bill Walton shapes metal, wood, glass, canvas
and paint into minimalist works that summon a sense of wide open spaces and
untamed lands .
Born and raised in Camden, N.J., Walton uses materials drawn
from the industrial landscape of his youth to create impressions of the places
he retreats to now in the wild Wyoming countryside.
The results of Walton's efforts are eight small-scale compositions of
metal bars fused with wood, glass or canvas and then mounted on the wall.
The
works will be featured in the exhibition "Six or Seven Places in One Place"
from Jan. 12 until Feb. 25 in the Morris Gallery of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts.
11 from 5 to 7 p.m.
A reception , free and open to the public , will be held Jan.
The museum is located at Broad and Cherry Sts., in
Philadelphia .
According to the artist, the title of the exhibition describes the
purpose of his art: to unite, or bring together in one place, the many places
that have inspired him .
"New Jersey was a storehouse for machine shops,
foundries , scrap metals, dead trees, trash, the Delaware River and a myriad of
other resources I draw upon to create my works." Walton said.
He also roams
the creeks, woods and hills of the wilderness regularly for inspiration .
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Bill ivaI ton
Wrote art critic Ann Jarmusch, "With a chemist's discernment and a
watchmaker's skill in tinkering, Walton awakens unexpected allure in common
materials that normally go unnoticed in our daily lives.
A murky plate of
industrial steel assumes mesmerizing powers after he gently wipes it with
streaks of black enamel, confusing our reading of a reflective surface with
one of unreachable depths."
Walton currently resides in Philadelphia and teaches printmaking at the
Moore College of Art and Design.
He received his formal art training at the
Institute of Design in Chicago and worked in various printmaking studios
before turning to his own work full time in 1965.
in 1971.
He joined the Moore faculty
His work is represented in Philadelphia by the Larry Becker gallery,
which is currently featuring the artist's work through Jan . 31 , 1990, in the
exhibition "Seven or Eight More Places."
His constructions have been
exhibited locally at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Marion Locks Gallery
and the Philadelphia Art Alliance, in addition to other galleries in New York,
California and Pennsylvania .
"Six or Seven Places in One Place" has been partially funded through the
generosity of Addison Capital Management and its president, Jay Massey .
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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