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PENNSYLVANIA
AO\DEMYT~~
FINEAATS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 14, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard Merz (215) 972-7642
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19102
(215) 972-7642
MUSEUM ADOPTS A NEW PET CAUSE -- DOG LOOK-ALIKE
CONTEST CELEBRATES ARTIST AND HIS DOG
PHILADELPHIA -- Puppy love has struck the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Museum. Now through Feb. 28, 1992, the museum is sponsoring a "Harry Eakins Rediscovered"
dog look-alike contest. Harry was a dog owned by Thomas Eakins, the Philadelphia artist whose
life and work are explored in the museum's current exhibition, "Thomas Eakins Rediscovered: At
Home, At School, At Work," on view through April 5, 1992. Eakins often photographed and
painted Harry, and several images of the popular pooch appear in the exhibition.
The contest
highlights the special bond between Eakins and Harry as a way to honor the bond between owners
and their dogs today.
Harry lived to be 16 years old. According to observers, he and Eakins were rarely apart.
The dog lay in a corner while his master taught classes in the studios of the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts School. Harry was known for his intelligence and self-restraint. According to
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Eakins' biographer Lloyd Goodrich, when a bird pecked his nose or mice played around him, Harry
would "look wild-eyed but restrain himself." He was so well trained that he would only eat biscuits
if they were arranged to spell his name.
Eakins' was not the first nor the last artist to use dogs in his work. Gainsborough, Manet,
Picasso, Gauguin, Giacometti, Francis Bacon, Andrew Wyeth, Andy Warhol, Duane Hanson and
William Wegman are just a few of the painters, sculptors and photographers who have made use of
canine imagery.
To enter the "Harry Eakins Rediscovered" dog look-alike contest, owners should bring a
photograph of their dog (black and white or color) to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Museum, 118 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia, by Feb. 28, 1992. (Mail-ins will not be accepted.) The
owner's name, address and telephone number and the name of the dog must be written on the back
of the photograph. Photographs will be returned after the contest.
Owners of the dogs that most resemble Harry will be notified by March 1, 1992. (The
Pennsylvania Academy reserves the right to circulate photos for publicity purposes.) The grand-prize
winner will receive a painting of their dog by an artist at the Pennsylvania Academy. Other prizes
include Eakins tee-shirts and mugs, museum passes, dog-related books and dog supplies. To obtain
a flyer with contest quidelines, please call the museum at (215) 972-7600.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. It is located at 118 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia. Museum hours are
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission
is $5; $3 seniors; $2 full-time students; free on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
This is the first dog contest in the museum's 187-year history.
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PENNSYLVANIA
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CONTACT: Anne Broussard Merz (215) 972-7642
FlNEAATS
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS SCHOOL
RECEIVES AWARD FROM HAZELL BEQUEST
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School has established the
"Fred and Naomi Hazell Scholarships" through a generous bequest from the estate of Naomi Hazell,
an amateur painter, poet, musician and ceramicist from Norwood, Pa., who died six years ago at
the age of 90.
The Pennsylvania Academy school is among three arts and three religious organizations
awarded funds from the Fred and Naomi Hazell bequest (Naomi's husband, Fred, died in 1959).
In January 1992, each organization received a one-time sum of $52,546, which is interest from the
bequest that had accrued while ,details of the will were being clarified. The Pennsylvania Academy
has used this initial grant to endow the "Fred and Naomi Hazell Scholarships." The bequest's total
fund of $708,000 is being administered by The Philadelphia Foundation.
Subsequent awards of approximately $28,000 will rotate annually among the art
organizations. The Philadelphia Museum of Art will receive its first installment this year; the
Pennsylvania Academy school in 1993; the Moore College of Art and Design in 1994.
"The Pennsylvania Academy school is extremely fortunate to be included in the Hazell
bequest. The Hazells wished to support emerging artists not yet making a living from their work;
in recognition of this generous spirit toward artists, we have established a scholarship in their name,"
said Frederick S. Osborne, dean and director of the Pennsylvania Academy school.
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The "Fred and Naomi Hazell Scholarships," two full or partial scholarships to be given
annually to students, will be awarded on the basis of merit and need, with priority given to
minorities. Scholarships will be awarded yearly beginning in fall 1992.
"The more diverse the student body, the richer the experience for our students," said
Osborne. "The academy has always emphasized multi-cultural representation. The new scholarship
is one of many steps currently being undertaken to make an art education even more accessible to
minorities. "
The Philadelphia Foundation, a community foundation established in 1918, is composed of
individual and family funds totaling $70.6 million in assets. The foundation awards grants in the
areas of social service, community activities, housing and economic development, health care, culture
and education. Grants are targeted to the five-county Philadelphia region and are approved by a
nine-member community-based board.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School, founded in 1805, annually educates 300
full-time and 600 part-time students in the fine arts -- painting, sculpture and printmaking. The
school, located at 1301 Cherry St., in Philadelphia, offers a four-year certificate and master of fine
arts degree.
Among the school's notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Henry O.
Tanner, Alexander Calder, David Lynch, Ray Saunders and Moe Brooker. In addition to the newly
created "Fred and Naomi Hazell Scholarships," the school offers more than 50 full and partial
scholarships.
For more information, contact the school at (215) 972-7600.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 24, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
STUDY ART ABROAD THROUGH THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA -- This summer, the School of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
is offering study abroad programs in France, Mexico and Italy. The programs combine art study
and travel and are open to the public. Some art experience is required. The courses are taught in
English by Pennsylvania Academy faculty members and cost between $2000 and $4000, which
includes air fare, accommodations and tuition. The registration deadline is May 1. To register,
please call Angela Walker, director of Evening and Summer Programs, at (215) 972-7632.
A four-week trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (July 2-Aug. 2), "The Color and Culture
of San Miguel de Allende," led by Elizabeth Osborne, will examine Mexican culture and art in the
colonial city situated in the mountains of central Mexico.
Participants will use oil, gouache,
watercolor and pastel to capture the color and forms of local markets, cathedrals, cobbled streets,
courtyards and parks. Particpants will also take courses at the Instituto Allende, an internationally
known school of arts and crafts housed in a 17th-century palace.
A four-week trip to Florence, Italy (July 6-Aug. 2) , "Disegno: Lessons of the Florentine
Masters," taught by Anthony Visco, will focus on drawing from the life model and examination of
the architecture of Florence and the Tuscan landscape. Participants will also study at the Studio Art
Centers International located near Michelangelo's Medici Chapel, the Laurentian Library and the
Church of San Marco.
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A four-week program in La Napoule, France (July 12-Aug. 7), "The Site to Stimulate History
and Nature," taught by Linda Brenner, will explore sites in the Cote d'Azur that inspired Cezanne,
Matisse and Picasso. Particpants will live and work in the Chateau de La Napoule, which overlooks
the bay of Cannes and the Mediterranean.
A two-week program in Cluny, France (July 20-Aug. 3), "Animal Studies in Cluny," taught
by Patricia Traub, will focus on animal drawing and painting. The program is based on observation
of Charollais cattle in their natural habitat and horses of the Haras National, a governmentadministered institution dedicated to the improvement of the bloodstock of French horses.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia,
is America's oldest art museum and art school. The school offers a certificate and master of fine
arts degree, educating more than 800 full- and part-time students annually in painting, sculpture and
printmaking. Among its notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Maxfield Parrish, Moe
Brooker and David Lynch.
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMYT~~
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 27, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
F INEAATS
Broad and C herry Streets
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Pennsylvania
AFRICAN-AMERICAN ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION SET FOR
FEB. 8 AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
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PHILADELPHIA -- On Feb. 8 from 1 to 3 p.m., the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Museum will hold the panel discussion "Abstraction and African Americans," featuring painters Moe
Brooker and Clarence Morgan and art historian Dr. Leslie King Hammond.
Dr. Judith Stein,
adjunct curator at the Pennsylvania Academy museum, will moderate. The museum is located at 118
N. Broad St., in Philadelphia. The program has been made possible by a generous grant from The
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc.
The group will discuss ways in which artists working with abstract images access their ethnic
identities. The speakers will explore assumptions made about minority artists, including expectations
that an artist creates "certain kinds of work ... because they are Native American, Jewish or African
American," said Stein. The panel will discuss how some artists consciously desire their work to
reference their experience as a minority in American society, while others create work that does not
easily reveal their background. After informal slide presentations by the panelists, the program will
conclude with audience questions and refreshments.
The discussion is being held in conjunction with the museum's current exhibition "Clarence
Morgan: Sign as Metaphor," on view at the museum through Feb. 23.
Moe Brooker is chairman of the foundations department at Parsons School of Design, New
York. Clarence Morgan is a professor at the School of Art at the East Carolina University in
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Greenville, N.C.
Dr. Leslie King Hammond is the dean of Graduate Studies at the Maryland
Institute College of Art in Baltimore, and author of the forthcoming book We Wear the Mask: The
Ethos of Spirit in African-American An, 1750-Present.
The cost is $5. Reservations are suggested. Checks, made payable to the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, can be mailed to Anne Monahan, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts, 118 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19102. For more information, call (215) 972-7600, ext.
4226.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the nation's oldest art museum and art school,
was founded in 1805. The museum, which collects and exhibits the work of American artists,
houses a nationally important collection of African-American art, with works by James Dupree,
Allan Edmunds, Barkley L. Hendricks, Jacob Lawrence, Horace Pippin, Betye Saar, Raymond
Saunders, Louis Sloan and Henry Tanner.
Among the school's notable black alumni are Moe
Brooker, Barkley L. Hendricks, Clarence Morgan, Henry O. Tanner and Raymond Saunders.
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CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS NEEDS YOU
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19102
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum is looking for a
few good volunteers. The museum's public relations office is currently seeking additional volunteers
to staff a hospitality desk in the museum's lobby. Volunteers provide information, answer questions
and promote membership to museum visitors.
The program began last September in conjunction with the opening of the museum's major
exhibition "Thomas Eakins Rediscovered: At Home, At School, At Work," exploring the life and
art of this famous Philadelphia artist. The program currently has 25 volunteers. The goal is to
increase the volunteer pool to 50 this year.
Lee Zlotnick, formerly membership director at the National Museum of American Jewish
History, is the program's coordinator.
"We are grateful for the support of our museum volunteers, who contribute to the success
of our programs in so many tangible and intangible ways. In tum, we believe that volunteers gain
satisfaction from serving one of America's premier art institutions and its visitors," said Zlotnick.
Volunteers are trained by staff and are asked to donate four hours every other week.
Volunteers are also invited to luncheons and holiday parties.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the nation's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia. For more
information, please call the museum's public relations office at (215) 972-7642.
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PENNSYLVANIA
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FINEAATS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan. 28, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
Broad and Cherry Streets
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
19102
(215) 972-7642
A COLLECT CALL FROM THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Members of the Charles Willson Peale Society and the Collectors' Circle
of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts will host a series of talks about museums and their
collection strategies. The first program will be held Feb. 20 with guest speaker Elizabeth Broun,
director of the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Broun
will present the slide-illustrated talk "Shaping a Legacy: Building America's Collection" as she
examines how a museum devoted to the art of America reflects its diversity and .democracy.
Museum galleries will open at 5 p.m. ; the talk begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by
cocktails in the galleries. The cost is $10 per person.
For the past two years, Broun has been director of the National Museum of American Art,
which collects paintings, sculpture, works on paper, photographs, contemporary crafts and folk art
by American artists. Between 1983 to 1989, she served as chief curator and assistant director of the
museum. During her tenure, she has organized exhibitions and authored publications on the art of
Albert Pinkham Ryder, James McNeill Whistler, Thomas Hart Benton, among others.
The Charles Willson Peale Society, a leadership group of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
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Fine Arts, is devoted to strengthening the academy's national heritage of American art and
preserving its national historic landmark building that houses a 12,OOO-piece art collection and school
studios. The Collectors' Circle comprises a group of people interested in collecting American art.
The Collectors' Circle also purchases a work of art for the museum every other year.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is the nation's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 28, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
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Philadelphia
Pennsy lva nia
19102
ARTIST TOSHIKO TAKAEZU TO BE FEATURED IN UPCOMING
EXHmIT AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA - Internationally acclaimed ceramist Toshiko Takaezu, 70, is pictured here
among some of her works at her studio in Qu,*ertown, N.J. (photo: Thomas Brummett, 1991).
Eight of her works will be included in the exhibition "Toshiko Takaezu: Recent Work" at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from March 6 through June 28, 1992. This is the artist's
fIrst solo show in Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Academy is located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia.
Hours are
Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to5 p.m. Admission is $5; $3
seniors; $2 students; free to members and children under fIve; free Saturdays to 1 p.m. For more
information, call (215) 972-7600.
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& SCHOOL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 6, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA
1992-93 ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
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Note to Editors: Please confirm dates and titles. For photos and slides,
call the public relations department at (215) 972-7642.
May 6 - Sept. 31
Eakins: The Teacher.
June 13, 1992 April 11, 1993
Masterworks of American Art: 1750-1950.
June 20 - Sept. 6
Contemporary Painting and Sculpture.
June 26, 1992 April 11, 1993
Facing the Past: 19th-Century Portraits from the Collection of the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
June 26 - Sept. 30
Selections from the Collection: 20th-Century Portraits
July 10 - Sept. 27
Cassatt, Degas and Pissarro: A State of Revolution
July 11 - Sept. 27
Mike Glier: Recent Work.
Oct. 9 - Dec. 6
Pepon Osorio: Recent Work.
Dec. 3 - 6
Advanta Presents USArtists '92: Native to Neon.
Dec. 11, 1992 Jan. 31, 1993
Louise Fishman: Paintings, 1986-1992.
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Philadelphia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 13 , 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
Pennsylvan ia
19102
(215) 972-7642
SAVE UP TO 40 PERCENT DURING MUSEUM SHOP SALE
AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- From May 9 through June 26, the museum shop at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts is having a sale on art books for children and adults, cards, prints of
works in the museum's collection, natural beaded jewelry and other unique items. Merchandise will
be discounted as much as 40 percent.
The museum shop, located at 118 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia, is open Tuesday through
Saturday, 10 a.m. t 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Museum admission is not required to
visit the shop. For information, please call (215) 972-7600.
Among the best-selling items on sale will be: stationery, coloring, paper-doll, and craft books
for children, catalogs from Pennsylvania Academy exhibitions such as "Red Grooms," gift-wrap
books of designs by British artist William Morris and others, art-method books by George Bridgeman
and others, chip necklaces in natural stones such as amethyst, lapis and aquamarine, and prints of
some of the Pennsylvania Academy's best-loved artworks such as Winslow Homer's "Fox Hunt" and
Daniel Ridgway Knight's "Hailing the Ferry."
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CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
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V-GIRLS PARODY ART DOUBLESPEAK
AT PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Using Maners painting of "Olympia" as their subject, The V-GIRLS,
a New York-based performance-art ensemble, will satirize the academic language of art in a
performance May 9 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
The traditional art panel,
academic theories and politics are also fair game for this troupe, which pokes feminist fun at
pretentious jargon and repressive stereotyping.
The performance, entitled "The Question of Manet's 'Olympia': Posed and Skirted, " will
begin at 1 p.m. The program fee is $8. Reservations are suggested and can be made by calling
Anne Monahan at (215) 972-7600, ext. 4226.
In a mock panel presentation, The V-GIRLS, who are Martha Baer, Jessica Chalmers, Erin
Cramer and Andrea Fraser, will use the 19th-century painting "Olympia" by Manet to expound their
views about art history and formulaic methods of transmitting knowledge. They will present papers
called "Maners Olympia: The Beginning of the End of a Good Idea," "The Last Supper, the First
Wine and Cheese Opening," and "The Female Body: My Mommy from 1928 to the Present," among
others, while interrupting the proceedings at times to address the audience directly.
The entire
performance is infused with sharp-witted and subversive satire that both amuses and instructs their
audience.
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The performance will be held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad
St., in Philadelphia. It is part of the 1992 Morris Gallery exhibition series and programs, which
have been supported in part by a generous grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual
Arts Inc. On view in the museum during the V-GIRLS program will be the "91st Annual Student
Exhibition, consisting of 1500 paintings, sculptures, prints and multi-media works by upper-level
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students at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School. Museum 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 seniors; $2
students; free to children under five. For information, call (215) 972-7600.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
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MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART PRESENTS
THE BEST OF ITS COLLECTION
19102
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PHILADELPHIA -- Every wall will be a winner at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts Museum beginning June 13 with the opening of "American Masterworks: 1750-1950," an 80work exhibition highlighting the most popular and treasured paintings and sculptures in the museum's
collection. The exhibition will be on view through April 11, 1993.
"This exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see the best-loved paintings of our collection
together as a group, giving our visitors a sense of American art from the colonial period to the
modern era," said Linda Bantel, the Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. Susan Danly,
curator at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, organized the exhibition.
On view will be paintings among the first to enter the museum's collection, including Gilbert
Stuart's "George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait)" (1796) and Washington Allston's "The
Dead Man Restored to Life by Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha" (1811-13). To purchase
the latter in 1816, the Pennsylvania Academy's board raised more than $900 by subscription (40
subscribers at $20 each), and mortgaged the museum's building to borrow the balance of Allston's
asking price. Twenty years later, the Academy again mortgaged its building to buy a work, this time
Benjamin West's monumental picture of the apocalypse, "Death on the Pale Horse" (1814).
Several of the paintings on view entered the collection during the tenure of Harrison S.
Morris from 1893 to 1905. An administrator known for his progressive outlook and impeccable
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taste, Morris acquired works of American Impressionism long before the style took hold in this
country and regularly bought pieces by living artists, keeping the Pennsylvania Academy abreast of
developing artistic movements. Winslow Homer's "Fox Hunt" (1893), Henry O. Tanner's
"Nicodemus" (1899) and Frank Duveneck's "The Turkish Page" (1876), all paintings acquired by
Morris, will be included in this exhibition.
Throughout its history, the museum has regularly acquired works of art by faculty and alumni
of the Pennsylvania Academy school.
Late 19th-century instructors Thomas Eakins and Cecilia
Beaux are represented in the exhibition with "The Cello Player" (1896) and "Les Derniers Jours
d'Enfance" (1883-85) respectively. Sculptures by Alexander Stirling Calder and Walker Hancock,
both of whom attended and taught at the school, will be on view, along with paintings by Ashcan
School painters Robert Henri, John Sloan, George Luks and William Glackens, all Academy students
in the early decades of the 20th century.
The museum's nationally important Annual Exhibitions, held from 1811 through 1969, were
an important resource for museum acquisitions. The intention of these exhibitions was to reflect the
art being produced across the United States, not just by the East Coast avant-garde. Thomas Hart
Benton's "Aaron" (1941), a gold medal winner in the 1943 Annual Exhibition, and Stuart Davis'
"Ultra-Marine" (1943) are two examples of works in the exhibition that were purchased at these
annual shows.
Private gifts and donations also have been a significant source of new acquisitions, especially
in the 20th century.
Included in the show will be Georgia O'Keeffe's "Coxcomb" (1931) and
William Wetmore Story's marble "Semiramis" (1873), both private gifts, among many others.
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Other artists represented in the exhibition include Henry Benbridge, John Singleton Copley,
Thomas Sully, John Neagle, William Sidney Mount, Thomas Hovenden, Edward Hopper, Reginald
Marsh, Horace Pippin and Jacob Lawrence.
Accompanying the exhibition will be a film series entitled "The Changing Urban Scene," art
history lectures, gallery talks and demonstrations, teacher workshops and family programs including
the museum's annual Victorian Fair.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia,
collects and exhibits the works of American artists. Founded in 1805, it is the oldest art museum
and art school in the nation. 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 children under five.
Free on Saturdays to 1 p.m. For information, call (215) 972-7600.
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FlNEAATS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 14, 1992
CONTACT: Anne Broussard (215) 972-7642
Broad and C herry Streets
Phil adelphia
Pennsylvania
MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART PRESENTS
THE BEST OF ITS COLLECTION
19102
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- Every wall will be a winner at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts Museum beginning June 13 with the opening of "American Masterworks: 1750-1950," an 80work exhibition highlighting the most popular and treasured paintings and sculptures in the museum's
collection. The exhibition will be on view through April 11, 1993.
"This exhibition provides a rare opportunity to see the best-loved paintings of our collection
together as a group, giving our visitors a sense of American art from the colonial period to the
modern era," said Linda Bantel, the Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. Susan Danly,
curator at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, organized the exhibition.
On view will be paintings among the first to enter the museum's collection, including Gilbert
Stuart's "George Washington (The Lansdowne Portrait)" (1796) and Washington Allston's "The
Dead Man Restored to Life by Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha" (1811-13) . To purchase
the latter in 1816, the Pennsylvania Academy's board raised more than $900 by subscription (40
subscribers at $20 each), and mortgaged the museum's building to borrow the balance of Allston's
asking price. Twenty years later, the Academy again mortgaged its building to buy a work, this time
Benjamin West's monumental picture of the apocalypse, "Death on the Pale Horse" (1814).
Several of the paintings on view entered the collection during the tenure of Harrison S.
Morris from 1893 to 1905. An administrator known for his progressive outlook and impeccable
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Page 2 American Masterworks
taste, Morris acquired works of American Impressionism long before the style took hold in this
country and regularly bought pieces by living artists, keeping the Pennsylvania Academy abreast of
developing artistic movements. Winslow Homer's "Fox Hunt" (1893), Henry O. Tanner's
"Nicodemus" (1899) and Frank Duveneck's "The Turkish Page" (1876), all paintings acquired by
Morris, will be included in this exhibition.
Throughout its history, the museum has regularly acquired works of art by faculty and alumni
of the Pennsylvania Academy school.
Late 19th-century instructors Thomas Eakins and Cecilia
Beaux are represented in the exhibition with "The Cello Player" (1896) and "Les Derniers Jours
d 'Enfance" (1883-85) respectively. Sculptures by Alexander Stirling Calder and Walker Hancock,
both of whom attended and taught at the school, will be on view, along with paintings by Ashcan
School painters Robert Henri, John Sloan, George Luks and William Glackens, all Academy students
in the early decades of the 20th century.
The museum's nationally important Annual Exhibitions, held from 1811 through 1969, were
an important resource for museum acquisitions. The intention of these exhibitions was to reflect the
art being produced across the United States, not just by the East Coast avant-garde. Thomas Hart
Benton's "Aaron" (1941), a gold medal winner in the 1943 Annual Exhibition, and Stuart Davis'
"Ultra-Marine" (1943) are two examples of works in the exhibition that were purchased at these
annual shows.
Private gifts and donations also have been a significant source of new acquisitions, especially
in the 20th century.
Included in the show will be Georgia 0 'Keeffe's "Coxcomb" (1931) and
William Wetmore Story's marble "Semiramis" (1873), both private gifts, among many others.
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Other artists represented in the exhibition include Henry Benbridge, John Singleton Copley,
Thomas Sully, John Neagle, William Sidney Mount, Thomas Hovenden, Edward Hopper, Reginald
Marsh, Horace Pippin and Jacob Lawrence.
Accompanying the exhibition will be a film series entitled "The Changing Urban Scene," art
history lectures, gallery talks and demonstrations, teacher workshops and family programs including
the museum's annual Victorian Fair.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, located at 118 N. Broad St. , in Philadelphia,
collects and exhibits the works of American artists. Founded in 1805, it is the oldest art museum
and art school in the nation. 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 children under five .
Free on Saturdays to 1 p.m. For information, call (215) 972-7600.
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COME FACE TO FACE WITH 19TH-CENTURY PORTRAITS AT
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PHILADELPHIA -- Artist and scientist Charles Willson Peale, who hoped to live to age 200,
painted "Self-Portrait with Spectacles" (around 1804) while in his early 60s. The portrait emphasized
his youthful appearance, showing his glasses pushed back on his forehead as if dispensable. Peale,
the painter, determined how Peale, the sitter, would be remembered . Portraiture is , after all , a
collaboration between the artist and his subject.
Opening June 26 at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, the exhibition
"Facing the Past: 19th-Century Portraits from the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts" will bring together 50 portraits that capture the likenesses of their sitters as well as reveal
his or her social status and accomplishments, how they wished to be remembered, and the portrait
painters and styles popular at the time. The exhibition will be on view through April 11 , 1993.
"The Pennsylvania Academy has long been known for its rich holdings of early 19th-century
portraits.
During the past 10 years, the scope of the portrait collection has been deliberately
broadened to include a wider range of geographic regions and historical styles," said Linda Bantel,
the Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the Museum. "This exhibition and its accompanying catalog
provide, for the first time , an overview of the Pennsylvania Academy's nationally important 19thcentury American portrait collection. "
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Among the portraits on view will be a version of Gilbert Stuart's "George Washington" (after
1796), arguably the best-known portrait in the history of American art. Martha Washington had
commissioned Stuart to paint both her and her husband for portraits she intended to hang at Mount
Vernon. During one of several sittings in Stuart's Philadelphia studio, legend has it that Stuart
deliberately irritated the usually serious Washington just to animate his expression. Stuart executed
more than 60 copies of the painting, selling the replicas for $100 each. Whenever he needed money
(which was often) he would tum out another of his "hundred dollar pieces," as he called them. It
made little difference to the 19th-century viewer whether they saw an original portrait or a replica - the identity of the sitter gave the picture its value and meaning. Stuart's image of America's first
president is one of nine portraits of Washington included in the exhibition.
Nineteenth-century portrait painters revealed information about their sitters through details
of clothing and the setting in which they were depicted. John Frederick Peto's "The First Fire Chief
of Philadelphia: Portrait of the Artist's Father" (1878), for example, shows Thomas Hope Peto , chief
marshal of the Hope Hose Company, which also served as a social club. The elder Peto was an avid
musician who led the company's marching band. In this painting, John F. Peto depicts his father
in full uniform with fire cap and badge to illustrate his position.
Cecilia Beaux's "A Little Girl" (1887) provides an interesting parallel between artist and
sitter. The subject, lO-year-old Fanny Travis Cochran, was born into a prominent Philadelphia
family, graduated from Bryn Mawr College and became an activist for social change, working for
improved factory conditions and using her inheritance to establish a home for working women.
Beaux, also born into a Philadelphia family of means, led an independent life of achievement,
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studying art abroad and becoming one of Philadelphia's leading portrait painters in the late 19th
century.
Also on view will be Thomas Sully's portrait of a famous British actor, "George Frederick
Cooke as Richard III" (1811-12), one of the first works of art acquired by the Pennsylvania Academy
(in 1812), and Thomas Eakins' portrait of the poet Walt Whitman (1887-88). Eakins and Whitman
were friends who shared a commitment to artistic realism and the portrayal of the common man.
The portrait was Whitman's favorite and is considered an excellent depiction of old age.
"Facing the Past: 19th-Century Portraits" will be divided into three sections: artists'
conceptions of themselves and their fellow artists; portraits of men and their professions; and images
of women, marriage and the family. Additional artists represented in the show include Benjamin
West, Thomas Sully, John Neagle, Jacob Eichholtz, Henry Inman, Peter Rothermel, James Lambdin,
John Singer Sargent, Robert Vonnoh, William Merritt Chase and George de Forest Brush.
The exhibition will also feature portrait miniatures by James and Anna Claypoole Peale; Civil
War daguerreotypes and late 19th-century portrait medals; and a new acquisition, "Baby in a Plaid
Dress" (around 1840), by an unidentified artist.
Organized by the Pennsylvania Academy with support from the National Endowment for the
Arts, a federal agency, and research support from The Henry Luce Foundation Inc., the exhibition
will circulate to six other museums across the country under the auspices of the American Federation
of Arts (AFA) and is a project of ART ACCESS, an AFA program with major support from the Lila
Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.
"Facing the Past" is the third and final exhibition in a series designed to feature the strength's
of the Pennsylvania Academy's permanent collection and to highlight the institution's impact on
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American art history. A 100-page softcover catalog will be available for $14.95 through the museum
shop.
The publication contains 40 color reproductions and is authored by Susan Danly.
The
catalogs for the series' prior exhibitions, "Light, Air and Color: American Impressionism from the
Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts" and "Telling Tales: 19th-Century
Narrative Painting from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts," are also available from the
museum shop by calling (215) 972-7600.
To complement "Facing the Past," the museum is sponsoring art history lectures, gallery
demonstrations, films, family programs and art camps. Teacher workshops and school programs
have been partially underwritten by the William Penn Foundation. An exhibition of 20th-century
portraits also drawn from the museum's collection, will run concurrently with "Facing the Past."
Included in this exhibition will be Arthur B. Carles' "An Actress as Cleopatra" (1914), James
Ormsbee Chapin's "George Marvin and His Daughter Edith" (1926), Violet Oakley's "Self-Portrait:
The Artist in Mourning for Her Father" (ca. 1900), John Sloan's "Self-Portrait" (1917-22), among
others.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. Museum 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 seniors; $2 students; free to children under five.
Free on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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CASSATT AND COMPANY: EXHIBITION FEATURES PRINTS
BY MARY CASSATT, EDGAR DEGAS, CAMILLE PIS SARRO
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PHILADELPHIA -- An exhibition of 20 original prints by American artist Mary Cassatt
(1844-1926) and her colleagues Edgar Degas (1834-1917) and Camille Pis sarro (1830-1903) will be
on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum from July 10 through Sept. 27,
1992. "Cassatt, Degas and Pissarro: A State of Revolution " explores the unconventional printmaking
practices employed by these three artists and their innovative use of patterning, perspective and
color.
In her first solo exhibition at the Galerie Durand-Ruel in Paris in 1891, Cassatt included a
series of 10 large color prints, which today are deemed equal in quality to the best of her paintings
and pastels.
Along with fellow artists Degas and Pissarro, Cassatt experimented with new
printmaking methods that did not compromise the creativity and spontaneity typically associated with
painting.
Of the 10 color prints in Cassatt's first exhibition, Pissarro wrote, "... the result is
admirable, as beautiful as Japanese work, and it's done with printer's ink!"
The prints depict
Cassatt's familiar domestic scenes and reflect her interest in Japanese color woodblock effects.
Organized by St. John's Museum of Art in Wilmington, N.C . , the exhibition commemorates
the centennial of the 1891 exhibition. It includes Cassatt's 10 original prints, among them "Woman
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Bathing," "The Letter," "Mother's Kiss" and "Afternoon Tea Party" (all 1891), as well as four
additional prints by the artist. To complement the Cassatt works, the exhibition includes three prints
by Degas--"Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery" (1879-80), "Leaving the Bath"
(1879-80) and "The Washbasin" (1879-83)--and three by Pissarro: "Rain Effects" (1879), "Woman
Emptying a Wheelbarrow" (1880) and "Marchande de marrons" (1878).
Born in Pittsburgh, Mary Cassatt received her artistic training at the Pennsylvania Academy
of the Fine Arts in the 1860s. She left for Europe in 1866 and soon established herself along with
the French Impressionists. She began working directly with Degas in 1877. In fall 1879, Cassatt
returned from a three-month tour of the Alps to discover that Degas and Pissarro were planning to
start a new print journal. Cassatt was drawn into their discussions about printmaking and their
experimentation with the art form.
"A State of Revolution" demonstrates how the trio took
printmaking to new levels in terms of design, color and technique.
The Pennsylvania Academy is the last venue for the exhibition, which opened at St. John's
Museum and then traveled to the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, S.C., where it will close
June 28.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum, located at 118 N. Broad St., in Philadelphia, collects and
exhibits the work of American artists. The school offers a certificate and master of fine arts degree
in painting, sculpture and printmaking. Evening and Saturday classes are also available. Museum
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 seniors; $2 students; free to children under five. Free on Saturday until 1 p.m. For more
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MARY CASSATT (American, 1844-1926)
1.
Mary Cassatt
The Bath, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 31.9 x 24.9 em
St. John's Museum of Art
2.
Mary Cassatt
The Lamp, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 32 x 25.4 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
3.
Mary Cassatt
In the Omnibus, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 36.3 x 26.7 cm
St. John' s Museum of Art
4.
Mary Cassatt
The Letter, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 34.6 x 22.7 em
St. John's Museum of Art
5.
Mary Cassatt
The Fitting, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 37.5 x 25.7 em
St. John's Museum of Art
6.
Mary Cassatt
Woman Bathing, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 36.4 x 26.8 em
St. John's Museum of Art
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7.
Mary Cassatt
Mother's Kiss, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 34.6 x 22.7 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
8.
Mary Cassatt
Maternal Caress, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 36.8 x 26.8 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
9.
Mary Cassatt
Afternoon Tea Party, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 34.3 x 26.4 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
10.
Mary Cassatt
The Coiffure, 1891
Drypoint and etching, 36.5 x 26.7 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
11.
Mary Cassatt
Barefooted Child, c. 1896-98
Drypoint and etching, 24.1 x 31.6 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
12.
Mary Cassatt
By the Pond, c. 1896-98
Drypoint and etching, 30.5 x 43.2 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
13.
Mary Cassatt
Under the Horse-Chestnut Tree, c. 1896-98
Drypoint and etching, 40.3 x 28.7 cm
St. John's Museum of Art
14.
Mary Cassatt
In the Opera Box No.2, 1879-80
Softground etching and aquatint, 21.3 x 15.9 cm
The Museum of Modern Art
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EDGAR DEGAS (French, 1834-1917)
15.
Edgar Degas
Leaving the Bath, 1879-80
Drypoint and aquatint, 12.7 x 12.7 em
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
16.
Edgar Degas
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery, 1879-80
Etching, softground etching, aquatint and drypoint, 36.5 x 23.6 cm
New York Public Library
17.
Edgar Degas
The Washbasin, 1879-83
Monotype, 31.1 x 27.3 em
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
CAMILLE PISSARRO (born in Danish West Indies, worked in France, 1830-1903)
18.
Camille Pissarro
Rain Effects, 1879
Aquatint, etching and drypoint, 16 x 21.4 cm
New York Public Library
19.
Camille Pissarro
Woman Emptying a Wheelbarrow, 1880
Drypoint and aquatint, 32 x 23.3 em
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
20.
Camille Pissarro
Marehande de marrons, 1878
Drypoint, 20.8 x 16.4 em
National Gallery of Art
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SPIRITS, MIRROR IMAGES AND PORTRAITS Film Series
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(215) 972-7642
PHILADELPHIA -- The painted portraits of a handsome self-absorbed man , a boisterous sea
captain, a lighthouse keeper and a young girl in Central Park are all featured in the Pennsylvania
Academy's summer film series "Spirits , Mirror Images and Portraits". The five-week series will
run Sundays from June 28 through July 26, and is being held in conjunction with Facing the Past,
an 80-work exhibition highlighting 19th-century portraits from the museum ' s collection . On view
from June 26 through April 11 , 1993 , the exhibition includes works by Cecil ia Beaux , John Singer
Sargent, William Merritt Chase , Thomas Eakins and more . The portraits in the exhibition, as well
as in the films, provide social observations and offer insights into the subject's character.
All films begin at 3 p.m. in the museum, located at 118 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia. Films
are free with museum admission of $5; $3 for senior citizens; $2 for full-time students. Free to
members and children under 5. For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
SPIRITS, MIRROR IMAGES AND PORTRAITS Film Series
June 28, 3 p.m.
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 , 110 mins. , b/w). Directed by
Albert Lewin. A handsome man , obsessed with his youth and looks ,
is granted his wish that his face will never lose its beauty , but his
painted portrait changes to reflect every evil act he commits . From
the novel by Oscar Wilde . Starring George Saunders, Hurd Hatfield,
Donna Reed , Angela Lansbury and Peter Lawford. A free event for
Free-For-All Week .
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July 5, 3 p.m.
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947,104 mins ., b/w) . Directed by
Joseph L. Mankiewicz. This romantic fantasy involves a young
widow who refuses to be scared into abandoning her cottage home.
Intrigued by a portrait in the house, she meets the ghost of a
boisterous sea captain who saves her from poverty by dictating his
salty memoirs. Starring Rex Harrison, Gene Tierney, George
Saunders, Robert Coote, Natalie Wood, Edna Best.
July 12, 3 p.m.
A Stolen Life (1946, 107 mins., b/w). Directed by Curtis Bernhardt.
A shy , attractive artist visits her cousin at his New England cottage
and devises a plan to paint a portrait of a crusty lighthouse keeper in
order to become acquainted with his younger associate . Starring
Bette Davis , Glenn Ford , Dane Clark , Walter Brennan, Charles
Ruggles and Bruce Bennett.
July 19, 3 p.m.
A Woman's Face (1941 , 105 mins . , b/w) . Directed by George
Cukor. Joan Crawford plays a double role , starring as the good and
evil sides of the same person. Also stars Melvyn Douglas, Conrad
Veidt, Reginald Owen, Marjorie Main and Donald Meek.
July 26, 3 p.m.
Double Feature
Portrait of Jennie (1948 , 86 mins., b/w). Directed by William
Dieterle. A penniless artist meets a young girl in Central Park and
discovers not only that she grows older every time he sees her , but
that she actually died many years ago . In successive encounters he
paints a portrait of her that eventually brings him fame . Starring
Jennifer Jones , Joseph Cotton , Ethel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Cecil
Kellaway and David Wayne .
Portrait of Grandpa Doc (1977, 28 mins . , color). A young artist,
while painting a portrait of his late grandfather , reflects on the time
they spent together and on how his grandfather encouraged him to
express himself through art .
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS TO
CELEBRATE 187TH ANNIVERSARY, FOUNDERS' DAY
MEDAL TO BE PRESENTED TO EDNA TUTTLEMAN
PHILADELPHIA--On June 18, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the nation's
oldest art school and art museum, will kick off its 187th anniversary celebration with the Founders'
Day Dinner to be held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia beginning at 6:30 p.m.
A highlight of the black-tie gala event will be the presentation of the Founders' Day Medal.
Awarded annually to an individual for their contributions to American art, the medal will be
presented to Edna S. Tuttleman, one of Philadelphia's leading cultural and civic patrons. Previous
Founders' Day Medal recipients have included artist Red Grooms and the late Senator H. John
Heinz III, a noted art collector.
Tuttleman, who attended the Pennsylvania Academy school in the 1940s, has served with
distinction as a member of the Pennsylvania Academy's board of trustees since 1987. For the past
four years she has chaired the museum committee, responsible for overseeing one of the country's
prestigious collections of American art and an active exhibition and education program.
"A generous supporter of many cultural, education and social institutions in Philadelphia and
the nation, Edna Tuttleman exemplifies those qualities that define leadership with grace, generosity
and consideration, thoughtfulness and warmth," said Frank H. Goodyear Jr., president of the
Pennsylvania Academy.
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Tuttleman is a native Philadelphian and graduate of Temple University.
She served in
WAVES during World War II. In the 1960s she and her husband, Stanley, began a women's
specialty shop, and she continued working in fabric and fashion design, merchandising and
advertising until her retirement in 1983. Tuttleman has made significant contributions to the Franklin
Institute, Graduate Hospital and numerous other local institutions. In 1990 she and her husband
donated $1 million to endow the museum director's chair at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts.
The Pennsylvania Academy's long and important history is one of its greatest assets. Each
year the Founders' Day celebration provides an opportunity to honor the institution and its
contributions to American art and art education.
The Founders' Day celebration continues during Free-For-All Week, when the museum is
open for free to everyone on June 26, 27, 28, 30 and July 1 as a gesture of gratitude to the
community for its ongoing support. Free Week includes music and art activities for the entire
family, films, lectures, theater presentations and more.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, collects and exhibits the work
of American artists. The school offers a four-year certificate and a two-year master of fme arts
degree, as well as evening and Saturday classes in painting, sculpture and printmaking.
Located at 118 N. Broad St. in Philadelphia, 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 seniors; $2 students; free
to children under five. Free on Saturday until 1 p.m. For more information about Founders' Day
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SUBJECT: French Boys Choir to perform at museum
Start: Immediately/Stop: July 25, 1992
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A 4O-MEMBER FRENCH BOYS CHOIR FROM PARIS WILL PERFORM A FREE CONCERT
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS ON JULY 25TH AT 11 A.M.
FOR INFORMATION CALL 972-7600.
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LES PETITS CHANTEURS DE PASSY-BUZENVAL, A 4O-MEMBER FRENCH BOYS CHOIR
FROM PARIS, WILL PERFORM A FREE PUBLIC CONCERT ON JULY 25TH AT 11 A.M. AT
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS. THE CONCERT IS BEING HELD
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUSEUM'S MARY CASSATT EXHmITION.
FOR
INFORMATION, CALL 972-7600.
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LES PETITS CHANTEURS DE PASSY-BUZENVAL, A 4O-MEMBER FRENCH BOYS CHOIR
FROM PARIS, WILL PERFORM A FREE PUBLIC CONCERT ON JULY 25TH AT 11 A.M. AT
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS. THE BOYS WILL PERFORM BOTH
TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY FRENCH SONGS. THE CONCERT IS BEING HELD
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUSEUM'S EXHffiITION, "CASSATT, DEGAS AND
PISSARRO: A STATE OF REVOLUTION". THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED AT 118 N. BROAD
ST. IN PHILADELPHIA. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 972-7600.
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Pronunciation guide:
(Les Petits Chanteurs de Passy-Buzenval)
lay petite shan' -tour de pass-e' booze' -in-val
(Cassatt) ka' sought
(Degas) day' gah
(Pis sarro) piss are' oh
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
IS AWARDED MAJOR GRANT BY THE WILLIAM PENN
FOUNDATION
PHILADELPHIA -- The William Penn Foundation has awarded the Pennsylvania Academy
a grant, totaling $300,000 over two years, to be used for museum renovations, announced Frank H.
Goodyear, Jr., president of the Pennsylvania Academy.
The museum renovation project will
improve work and storage space, thus enabling the institution to meet future challenges as it enters
its third century of service.
"The Pennsylvania Academy has been part of Philadelphia's rich cultural fabric for nearly
200 years.
We are grateful for the involvement and support offered by the William Penn
Foundation. By upgrading our facilities we will be able to better serve the community," Goodyear
said.
The museum building, recently voted "Philadelphia's Favorite" in a popular poll conducted
by the Foundation for Architecture, is an outstanding example of High Victorian Gothic architecture.
Designed by Frank Furness, it was completed in 1876 and designated a National Historic Landmark
in 1975. The building houses the nation's oldest art museum, its premier American art collection,
and Pennsylvania Academy's art school studios.
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In 1989 the Pennsylvania Academy was awarded a $600,000 Challenge Grant by the
National Endowment for the Arts. The William Penn Foundation grant brings the Pennsylvania
Academy closer to securing the challenge grant funds.
The capital will be used to meet the
Pennsylvania Academy's changing needs, and will directly address many of the issues facing
museums in America today: extending public services; improving the quality and relevance of
educational programming to non-traditional audiences; and providing a professional working
environment for staff to meet its responsibilities in the conservation, interpretation and exhibition of
nationally important works of art.
The Pennsylvania Academy's museum renovation program is an important part of its Third
Century Fund initiative, a campaign designed to raise $16.2 million. To date, $13.7 million has been
raised. The Pennsylvania Academy's goal is to provide the highest quality in educational programs
for all citizens, and to broaden an awareness of the critical role American art can play in
understanding the political, social and economic biography of the nation and its diverse peoples.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts was founded in 1805. Located at 118 N. Broad
St., in Philadelphia, the museum collects and exhibits the work of American artists. The school
offers a four-year certificate and a two-year master of fine arts degree in painting, sculpture and
printmaking. Evening and Saturday art classes are also available.
Many of the nation's most important artists have studied, taught, or exhibited at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, including Cecilia Beaux, Thomas Eakins, Walter Hancock,
Louis I. Kahn, David Lynch, Violet Oakley, Maxfield Parrish and Henry O. Tanner.
For more information, please call (215) 972-7600.
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NEW DOCENT CLASS TO START IN SEPTEMBER AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is currently seeking new
volunteer tour guides (museum docents). Interested individuals are invited to enroll in a 22-week
art history course on Mondays from Sept. 21, 1992 through March 22, 1993 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
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in the museum's Hamilton Auditorium at 118 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. A $90 course fee covers
books, supplementary materials and refreshments.
Pennsylvania Academy docents lead museum visitors through galleries that feature some of
the finest works of American art in the country. Docents provide information about exhibition
themes, individual works, art historical trends and the museum building recently voted
"Philadelphia's favorite" by the city's residents.
Since requests for tour services have grown
dramatically over the last several years, more docents are needed to meet the demand. In 1991,
more than 16,000 visitors participated in nearly 900 tours of the museum and its exhibitions.
"Our docents are a dedicated and talented group and we are privileged to have them as links
between visitors and the works on view," said Linda Bantel, the Edna S. Tuttleman Director of the
Museum.
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In addition to providing a valuable community service, docents reap personal and professional
benefits including opportunities to work closely with curators, artists and other scholars, attend
previews of special exhibitions, gain insights into American art history and museum teaching
techniques and participate in field trips, lectures and social activities. Docent candidates can look
forward to learning about upcoming exhibitions on Horace Pippin and the photographs of Thomas
Eakins, other loan exhibitions and the always popular annual student exhibitions.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts collects and exhibits the works of American
artists. Founded in 1805, it is the oldest art museum and art school in the nation. The school offers
a four-year certificate and a two-year master of fine arts degree, as well as evening and Saturday
classes in painting, sculpture and printmaking.
Philadelphia.
The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St. in
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For more information about the docent program, call the museum education
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FRANK H. GOODYEAR JR. TO RESIGN AS PRESIDENT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Frank H. Goodyear Jr., president of the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts, has indicated his intention to resign his position effective Jan. 1, 1993, announced Harold
A. Sorgenti, chairman of the Pennsylvania Academy's board of trustees.
Goodyear has been
president of the institution since 1983 and will be leaving to pursue other interests.
Sorgenti told board members at their Sept. 18 meeting that Goodyear sought to leave two
years ago, but that Sorgenti prevailed upon him to remain until the Pennsylvania Academy's Third
Century Fund capital campaign had been completed. The highly successful $15.2 million campaign,
launched in 1990, now stands at $13.6 million and is expected to reach its goal by year-end.
Goodyear became curator of the Pennsylvania Academy, America's oldest art museum and
art school, in 1972. He was promoted to director of the museum in 1982 and to president in 1983,
with the responsibility of overseeing both the school and the museum. He was the first person to
hold the title of president of the institution. During his Pennsylvania Academy tenure, Goodyear
organized, among many other exhibitions, four important shows of contemporary American Realism,
his primary area of academic interest. All were accompanied by scholarly catalogs written by
Goodyear; the catalog for "Contemporary American Realism since 1960" (1981) is now regarded
by art historians as a virtual textbook on the subject.
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During his ten years as president, Goodyear has overseen an across-the-board upgrading of
professional standards in museum and school operations. Significant improvements have been made
in the care of the museum's collections, quality of publications, educational programming and
outreach, staff, facilities, and the school's instructional program. The institution has a thriving
annual giving program in place and is working toward the completion of a successful capital
campaign. Under Goodyear's tenure, the museum underwent an extensive 1976 restoration of its
National Historic Landmark building designed by Frank Furness and George Hewitt, and the school
became a degree-granting body for the first time in its 187-year history.
"We're enormously proud of Mr. Goodyear's accomplishments at the Pennsylvania Academy
and thank him for his commitment, tireless efforts and dedication to making the institution a premier
academy to study and view American fine arts," Sorgenti said on behalf of the board. "We wish him
well in his new endeavors."
Goodyear currently serves as director of the Fairmount Park Art Association and as a member
of the Mayor's Cultural Advisory Committee.
A 1966 graduate of Yale University, he is also
chairman of the Yale University Council Committee on the Art Gallery and British Art Center and
is a member of the governing board of the Yale University Art Gallery.
Goodyear indicated that he will stay active in the Philadelphia community; his future
professional plans are under discussion and not confirmable at present. The board of trustees has
asked Goodyear to continue to consult with and advise them on the use of the museum's collections,
specifically on emphasizing the permanent collection and enhancing the museum experience for
visitors.
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Sorgenti announced that a broadly based search committee will be formed and a national
search conducted for a replacement.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum exhibits and collects the work of American artists, historic
and contemporary, with a collection numbering more than 16,000 paintings, sculptures and works
on paper. The school offers a certificate and master of fine arts degree in painting, sculpture and
printmaking.
Among the school's many notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt,
Alexander Calder and David Lynch.
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LATIN AMERICAN ARTIST CREATES FUNERAL PARLOR
AT MUSEUM AS MEMORIAL TO LATINO AIDS VICTIMS
PHILADELPHIA -- As a memorial to Latinos who have died of AIDS, New York sculptor
Pep6n Osorio has transformed the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts' Morris Gallery into a
funeral parlor using real furnishings -- six coffins, 25 red, white and orange silk flower
arrangements, more than 20 red velvet seats for mourners and large-scale photographs of human
suffering.
The exhibition, entitled "El Velorio (The Wake), " was originally commissioned for the artist's
1991 retrospective at El Museo del Barrio in New York. It will be on view in the Morris Gallery
from Oct. 9 through Dec. 6, 1992.
"It was the artist's intention to create change spiritually, physically and mentally by altering
the way we react to the presence of AIDS in our midst," said Judith Stein, Morris Gallery curator.
"By disturbing us he hopes to prompt new thoughts and actions."
In addition to the furnishings, the installation includes texts written on the walls and carpets
describing the sentiments of surviving family members and friends. The artist also collaborated with
AIDS activists and other members of the Hispanic community.
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Osorio's essential message reaches beyond contemporary Latino society, however.
He
includes in the installation an image of a Puerto Rican cholera sufferer, taken in the 1940s, thus
bringing to our attention the fact that AIDS is not the first epidemic to affect his native community
nor the first to be, in many ways, neglected.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St. (two blocks north of City Hall)
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; $2 for full-time students; free to children under five. Free
on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Special thanks to Mary Ann Givnish Quinn, supervisor of the Mary M. Givnish Funeral
Home, Philadelphia, who furnished the caskets for the "EI Velorio" exhibition. The 1992 Morris
Gallery exhibition series and programs have been supported in part by a generous grant from The
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. For information, call (215) 972-7600.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Oct. 24, 1 p.m.
"Puerto Rican Roots and Art in the '90s." This panel discussion,
moderated by Julia Lopez, artist and visual arts director of
Philadelphia's Taller Puertorriquefio, features artists Luis Flores of
Baltimore, Marina Gutierrez and Juan Sanchez, both of New York.
The program is free with museum admission. Call (215) 972-7600
for information.
The panel discussion and Pep6n Osorio's gallery talk have been
supported in part by the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, a
statewide organization funded partially by the National Endowment
for the Humanities; it does not necessarily express the views of the
Council or Endowment.
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LECTURE SERIES FOCUSES ON "SMART" ART COLLECTING
PHILADELPHIA -- Peter Paone, a noted painter, printmaker, art collector and faculty
member at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School, will give three lectures on collecting
art on successive Wednesday evenings--Nov. 4, 11 and 18--from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Entitled "The Informed Collector," the series is being offered in advance of the major
exposition and sale of American art, "Advanta USArtists '92: Native to Neon," to be held Dec. 3,
4, 5 and 6 at the 103rd Engineers' Armory in West Philadelphia. This exposition, being presented
by the Pennsylvania Academy's Women's Committtee, will include nearly 50 galleries from across
the country representing contemporary and historic art from all regions of the United States.
The cost for the entire "Informed Collector" series is $35; individual lectures are $15. All
lectures will be held at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St., in
Philadelphia. For information or to make reservations, call (215) 972-0550.
Listed below are dates and descriptions of lectures in the series:
Nov. 4
"The Artist as Collector." A historical survey of 21 artists who also collected works
of art, specifically focusing on the impact of their collecting on their own work.
Nov. 11
"Philosophy of Collecting." Advice on developing collections (painting, sculpture,
works on paper, prints and photographs) and guidelines for starting, managing ,
investing in and expanding collections.
Nov . 18
"Prints -- The Collector Beware!" An exploration into the terms and nuances of
prints and printmaking with advice how to be a knowledgeable print buyer.
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PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS AND WFLN
ROLL OUT THE WELCOME MAT DURING FREE OPEN HOUSE
PHILADELPHIA -- Two Philadelphia classics, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Arts and classical radio station WFLN (95.7 FM), will team up for a free Open House on Nov. 12
from 5: 30 to 7: 30 p. m. The event will showcase one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, the
Pennsy lvania Academy, located at 118 N. Broad St. (two blocks north of City Hall).
Not only will visitors be able to see the inside of the Frank Furness-designed 1876 building
(a National Historic Landmark), they will have the opportunity to take guided tours of exhibitions,
visit the Jordan Conservation Laboratory, where chief conservator Mark Bockrath will explain how
paintings are restored, meet Pennsylvania Academy curators and WFLN personalities, and observe
a portraiture class in session in the Pennsylvania Academy school studios.
Visitors can enjoy refreshments and music by "Sierra Consort" while taking advantage of a
25 percent discount off museum shop purchases (start your holiday shopping early!). They are also
invited to join a raffle to win a weekend for two at The Studio, a bed-and-breakfast in Island
Heights, N. J ., formerly the home and studio of John Frederick Peto (1854-1907), an American artist
represented in the Academy's collection.
Individuals who join the Pennsylvania Academy during the open house will receive a free
reproduction of a work in the museum's collection and two free tickets to "Advanta US Artists '92:
Native to Neon," an exposition of American art organized by the Pennsylvania Academy's Women's
Committee to be held on Dec. 3, 4, 5 and 6 at the 103rd Engineers' Armory in West Philadelphia.
For information, call the Pennsylvania Academy at (215) 972-7600.
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LOUISE FISHMAN'S RECENT PAINTINGS TO GO ON VIEW
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Louise Fishman, a Philadelphia-born painter of international reputation,
will exhibit her recent abstract paintings, including works from a series focusing on victims of the
Holocaust, at an exhibition entitled "Louise Fishman: Paintings, 1986-1992" in the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts's Morris Gallery from Dec. 16, 1992 through Jan. 31, 1993.
Fishman's work has been included in such prestigious exhibitions as the Whitney Museum
of American Art and Corcoran Gallery of Art biennials. Her last solo show in Philadelphia was
nearly 30 years ago .
A free opening reception will be held in the Morris Gallery on Dec. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. ,
followed by a slide talk by the artist. The exhibition, reception and talk received generous support
from the Sophie Salzer Wice Memorial Fund of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. The
fund was established in memory of the late Sophie Salzer Wice, the wife of Rabbi Emeritus David
H. Wice and an active supporter of Jewish art and culture.
The paintings in this exhibition are meditative in nature. "Mountain Inkstone" and "Cinnabar
and Malachite" reflect Fishman's attraction to the spiritual nature and formal abstract language of
17th- and 18th-century Chinese art made of rocks from sacred Buddhist sites.
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In "Sargenes," from her "Remembrance and Renewal" series, Fishman commemorates the
victims of the Holocaust by mixing into the paint ashes she retreived from the Pond of Living Ashes
during her 1988 visit to the Birkenau crematorium in Poland.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St., 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; $2 for full-time students. The 1992 Morris Gallery exhibition series and programs have
been supported in part by a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. For
information, call (215) 972-7600.
NEW ARTS PROGRAM CONSULTATIONS WITH LOUISE FISHMAN. Talk with artist Louise
Fishman one-on-one in this program sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts that enables the general
public to meet and talk with individuals active in the arts. To make an appointment for a free
consultation, call Anne Monahan at (215) 972-7600, ext. 4226. Consultations can be scheduled
during the following days and times:
Dec. 17, 9 a.m. to noon; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 18, 9 a.m. to noon; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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CONTACT: Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
LOUISE FISHMAN'S RECENT PAINTINGS TO GO ON VIEW
AT THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Louise Fishman, a Philadelphia-born painter of international reputation,
will exhibit her recent abstract paintings, including works from a series focusing on victims of the
Holocaust, at an exhibition entitled "Louise Fishman: Paintings, 1986-1992" in the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts's Morris Gallery from Dec. 16, 1992 through Jan. 31, 1993.
Fishman's work has been included in such prestigious exhibitions as the Whitney Museum
of American Art and Corcoran Gallery of Art biennials. Her last solo show in Philadelphia was
nearly 30 years ago.
A free opening reception will be held in the Morris Gallery on Dec. 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.,
followed by a slide talk by the artist. The exhibition, reception and talk received generous support
from the Sophie Salzer Wice Memorial Fund of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. The
fund was established in memory of the late Sophie Salzer Wice, the wife of Rabbi Emeritus David
H. Wice and an active supporter of Jewish art and culture.
The paintings in this exhibition are meditative in nature. "Mountain Inkstone" and "Cinnabar
and Malachite" reflect Fishman's attraction to the spiritual nature and formal abstract language of
17th- and 18th-century Chinese art made of rocks from sacred Buddhist sites.
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Page 2 Louise Fishman
In "Sargenes," from her "Remembrance and Renewal" series, Fishman commemorates the
victims of the Holocaust by mixing into the paint ashes she retreived from the Pond of Living Ashes
during her 1988 visit to the Birkenau crematorium in Poland.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum is located at 118 N. Broad St., 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; $2 for full-time students. The 1992 Morris Gallery exhibition series and programs have
been supported in part by a grant from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. For
information, call (215) 972-7600.
NEW ARTS PROGRAM CONSULTATIONS WITH LOUISE FISHMAN. Talk with artist Louise
Fishman one-on-one in this program sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts that enables the general
public to meet and talk with individuals active in the arts. To make an appointment for a free
consultation, call Anne Monahan at (215) 972-7600, ext. 4226. Consultations can be scheduled
during the following days and times:
Dec. 17,9 a.m. to noon; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 18, 9 a.m. to noon; 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
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CONTACT: Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
PORTFOLIO DAY TO BRING TOGETHER ASPIRING
ART STUDENTS AND ART SCHOOLS
PHILADELPHIA -- Local aspiring art students and may meet with representatives from 30
different art institutions nationwide at a National Portfolio Day on Nov. 21, 1992 at the Pennsylvania
Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St., Philadelphia. The event will run from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. There is no admission charge and advance reservations are not required.
Individuals seeking assessments of their work and interested in learning about education
opportunities will be able to meet with representatives from colleges and art institutions, who will
review the work, offer critiques and explain details of their school's particular program. School
catalogs and other information will be available.
Participants are encouraged to bring finished works, works-in-progress, sketchbooks and/or
tearsheets. Matting is unnecessary and framing is discouraged. A maximum of 15 works per person
is permitted.
A financial aid presentation and career seminar will begin the program at 11 a.m.; portfolios
will be reviewed from noon until 4 p.m.
National Portfolio Days are organized by the National Porfolio Day Association, which
consists of accredited art colleges and university art departments with memberships in the National
Association of Schools of Art and Design.
There are approximately 30 Porfolio Days annually
across the country.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, America's oldest art school, offers a four-year
certificate program in painting, sculpture and printmaking; a bachelor of fine arts in conjunction with
the University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Arts; and a two-year master of fine arts
degree program. For more information, call the Admissions Office at (215) 972-7625.
SCHOOLS ATI'ENDING NOV. 21 PORTFOLIO DAY
Atlanta College of Art
Carnegie Mellon University
Center for Creative Studies
Cleveland Institute of Art
Columbus College of Art & Design
Cooper Union
Corcoran School of Art
Fashion Institute of Technology
Hartford Art School
Kansas City Art Institute
Kendall College of Art & Design
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Maryland College of Art & Design
Maryland Institute, College of Art
Massachusetts College of Art
Montserrat College of Art
Moore College of Art & Design
Otis School of Art & Design
Parsons School of Design
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania School of Art & Design
Portland School of Art
Pratt Institute
Rhode Island School of Design
Ringling School of Art & Design
Rochester Institute of Technology
San Francisco Art Institute
School of Art & Design, NYSCC at Alfred University
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
School of Visual Art
Syracuse University, College of Visual and Performing Arts
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
University of the Arts
Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Washington University School of Fine Arts
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DR. DOROTHY BROWN APPOINTED ACTING PRESIDENT
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Harold A. Sorgenti, chairman of the board of trustees at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, has announced the appointment of Dr. Dorothy Brown,
former president of Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pa., as acting president of the Pennsylvania
Academy.
Her appointment allows the board sufficient time for an orderly national search for a
permanent replacement for Frank H. Goodyear Jr., who resigned as president effective Jan. 1, 1993.
Dr. Brown will officially assume her duties at that time.
Sorgenti said that the board was extremely pleased to have found someone with Dr. Brown's
qualifications and experience to serve on an interim basis. Sorgenti indicated that she brings to the
assignment a strong background in education, finance and administration.
Dr. Brown, 54, served as president of Rosemont College from 1979 to 1991 and is widely
credited with having dramatically improved the institution's academic and financial performance.
During her tenure, she was responsible for the planning and funding of renovations to the school's
McShain Performing Arts Center and the $4 million science building, which was named in her honor
at the request of the principal donor.
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Page 2 Dorothy Brown
Prior to heading Rosemont College, Dr. Brown was vice president of academic affairs at
Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa., where she had served on the biology faculty since 1962.
Dr. Brown received her B.S. degree in biology in 1960 from College Misericordia in Dallas,
Pa., her M.S. degree in biology in 1962 from Villanova University, and her doctorate in science
education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973.
Currently, Dr. Brown is involved as director or trustee with numerous educational, business
and professional organizations including the Ethel Sargent Clark Smith Memorial Fund, Archdiocese
of Philadelphia School Board, Foundation for Independent Colleges of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, and Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company. She has also
served on or chaired accreditation or program review teams for the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Maryland Department of
Education.
Among Dr. Brown's awards and honors are an Honorary Doctor of Science from
Rosemont College and an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from St. Joseph's University.
Dr. Brown, who lives in suburban Philadelphia, is married and has two children.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school.
The museum exhibits and collects historic and contemporary work by
American artists. The school offers a certificate and master of fine arts degree in painting, sculpture
and printmaking. Among its notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt and David Lynch.
For more information, call (215) 972-7600.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 23, 1992
CONTACT: Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
NEW "MINI-COURSES" HIGHLIGHT SPRING SCHEDULE AT
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS SCHOOL
PHILADELPHIA -- This spring, a series of mini-courses will supplement the traditional
offerings of full-semester studio art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School,
the oldest art school in America.
The spring semester runs from Jan. 18 through May 8, 1993. Classes are scheduled on
weeknights from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and on weekends. No portfolio is necessary for admittance and
classes are available to suit a variety of skill levels. Courses can be taken on a credit or non-credit
basis. Classes are held in the historic 1876 studios at 118 N. Broad St., and at the school's state-ofthe-art facility at 1301 Cherry St., both in Philadelphia.
Among the mini-courses being offered are: a lO-week watercolor course with Instructor
Homer Johnson on Saturdays from 1 to 4 p.m. from Jan. 23 to April 23; a lO-week urban landscape
course with Instructor Patrick Arnold on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. from March 13 to May
15; a 5-week course called "Working with the Masters," an in-depth analysis of major masterworks
with Instructor Peter Paone, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. from March 9 to April 6; and a 5week framing seminar on Thursdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. from April 1 to 29.
Traditional full-semester courses are available in life painting and drawing, metal sculpture,
stone-carving, etching, still-life, woodcut, watercolor and lithography.
evening and summer programs office at (215) 972-7632.
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For a catalog, call the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 18,1992
CONTACT: Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
DR. DOROTHY BROWN APPOINTED ACTING PRESIDENT
OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Harold A. Sorgenti, chairman of the board of trustees at the
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, has announced the appointment of Dr. Dorothy Brown,
former president of Rosemont College in Rosemont, Pa., as acting president of the Pennsylvania
Academy.
Her appointment allows the board sufficient time for an orderly national search for a
permanent replacement for Frank H. Goodyear Jr., who resigned as president effective Jan. 1, 1993.
Dr. Brown will officially assume her duties at that time.
Sorgenti said that the board was extremely pleased to have found someone with Dr. Brown's
qualifications and experience to serve on an interim basis. Sorgenti indicated that she brings to the
assignment a strong background in education, finance and administration.
Dr. Brown, 54, served as president of Rosemont College from 1979 to 1991 and is widely
credited with having dramatically improved the institution's academic and financial performance.
During her tenure, she was responsible for the planning and funding of renovations to the school's
McShain Performing Arts Center and the $4 million science building, which was named in her honor
at the request of the principal donor.
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Page 2 Dorothy Brown
Prior to heading Rosemont College, Dr. Brown was vice president of academic affairs at
Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa., where she had served on the biology faculty since 1962.
Dr. Brown received her B.S. degree in biology in 1960 from College Misericordia in Dallas,
Pa., her M.S. degree in biology in 1962 from Villanova University, and her doctorate in science '
education from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973.
Currently, Dr. Brown is involved as director or trustee with numerous educational, business
and professional organizations including the Ethel Sargent Clark Smith Memorial Fund, Archdiocese
of Philadelphia School Board, Foundation for Independent Colleges of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Hahnemann University, and Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company. She has also
served on or chaired accreditation or program review teams for the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education, and Maryland Department of
Education.
Among Dr. Brown's awards and honors are an Honorary Doctor of Science from
Rosemont College and an Honorary Doctor of Public Service from St. Joseph's University.
Dr. Brown, who lives in suburban Philadelphia, is married and has two children.
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school.
The museum exhibits and collects historic and contemporary work by
American artists. The school offers a certificate and master of fine arts degree in painting, sculpture
and printmaking. Among its notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt and David Lynch.
For more information, call (215) 972-7600.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 18, 1992
CONTACT: Sharon Skeel (215) 972-7642
CHARLES PIZZI JOINS BOARD OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
PHILADELPHIA -- Charles P. Pizzi, president of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of
Commerce since 1989, has joined the board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
As president of the chamber, Pizzi directs a staff of 70 and is the chief advocate of business
interests in the eight-county Delaware Valley region.
The chamber represents more than 6000
members. Previously, Pizzi served as commerce director for the City of Philadelphia, where he
directed the city's economic development strategies and served as chairman of the mayor's
development committee.
Pizza is a graduate of LaSalle University and attended Temple University Graduate School
of Business.
He and his wife, Elise, a part-time assistant professor of nursing at Villanova
University, live in Philadelphia. They have four sons.
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, founded in 1805, is America's oldest art
museum and art school. The museum collects and exhibits paintings, sculptures and works on paper
by American artists. Its collection numbers more than 16,000 works. The school educates more
than 800 students annually through its certificate, graduate and part-time programs. Among its
notable alumni are Thomas Eakins, Mary Cassatt, Henry O. Tanner and David Lynch.
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