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1899-1900 School Circular
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RG.03.04.21
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1899
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The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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Circular
OF
Committee on Instruction
SCHOOLS
OF
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY
OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD
STREET
ABOVE
PHILADELPHIA
FOUNDED [806
SEASON OF
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MANAGEMENT OF THE SCHOOLS.
SCHOOLS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY OF THE
FA CU Lt y.
JOHN H . PACKARD, M.D ., Chairman.
WILLIAM M. CHASE.
CECILIA BEAUX .
TH OMAS P. ANSHUTZ.
HENRY J. THOURON .
CHARLES GRAFL Y.
00 NOT REPRODUCE WITHOUT PER ISSION
FRANK MILES DAY.
EDWARD H . COATES, President.
HARR ISON S. MORRIS, Managing Director. '
HUGH H. BRECKENRIDGE,
Secretary of the Faculty .
ON
INSTRUCT ION .
1899- 1900 .
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF.
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY Of THE INE ARTS
GEORGE McCLELLAN, M.D.
COMM ITTEE
FI N E ARTS.
JOHN H . PACKARD, M .D., Chairman.
The ninety-fourth yea r of these 'sch ools will
begin on Monday, October 2, 1899, a nd will
continue until Saturday, May 26, [900. The
sch ool year is divided into two term s of seventeen weeks each, the first term beginning Mond a y, October 2, 1899, a nd closin g Saturday,
. Januar y 27, [900; the seco nd term beginning
Monday, Janu a ry 29, 1900, and cl osin g Saturday, M ay 26, 1900.
TH E
SC HOOL
YEAR .
The schools a re ope n from 9 o' cloc k, A.M.,
until 5 o'clock, P.,M., da il y, except Su nd ay.
Afternoon a nd evenin g classes a re o pen from
4.30 o'cl oc k, P .M ., until 10 o' cloc k , P. M.
ff OURS
The schools are closed on Sundays, Thanksgiving D ay , Christmas, New Year's Day, and
Washington's Bilthday.
HOLIDAYS .
The schools are under the immedi ate direction of the Faculty, with the supervision of the
Committee on Instruction.
MA N AG E-
The courses of the scho ols are as follows:
COURS ES .
CHARLES HARE HUTCHINSON .
FRANCIS W. LEWIS, M .D.
TH EOPHILUS P. CHANDLER .
CHARLES ROBERTS.
EDWARD H . COATES, ex- officio.
JOHN D. PIERCE ,
Secretary of the Committee.
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MENT.
4
DAY
LIFE AND
HEAD
COURSE.
DAY
ANTIQl!E
COUR SE.
W OMEN'S
AFT ERN OON
LIFE
COURS E.
MEN'S
NIGHT LIFE
COURSE.
NIGHT
ANTIQl!E
COURSE.
CL ASSES.
INSTRU CTORS .
Drawing a nd Painting
from Figure.
William M. Chase.
Drawing a nd Painting
from Head.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
First Section .
Cecilia Beaux.
Second Section.
Modelling from Figure
a nd Head.
Charles GraRy.
Composition.
Henry]. Th oUl'on.
CLASSES .
Drawing from Cast.
F irst Section.
Second Section.
S till-life Painting.
F irst Section.
Seco nd Section.
Mod ellin g from Cast.
Lectures on Perspective .
Lectures on Anatomy.
CI.A SSES.
Composition, Anatomy, a nd Perspective m ay
be elected by a ny of the regular student s of the
schools, but are required in those co urses und er
which they are mentioned above.
Frank i\ lil es Day.
George Mc Clell a n ,M .D .
The Lectures o n Anatomy and Perspective
begin in the second week of November.
INS TRU e-roRS.
INSTRUCTORS.
Drawing from F ig ure. Thomas P. A nshutz.
Modelling from Figure. Charles GraR y.
Henry] . Thouron.
Composition.
CLASSES.
Drawing from Cast.
Modelling from Cast.
It is understood that the First Sections of th e
Antique Drawing and Still Life Painting c lasses
are prepa ratory ones, intended as a suitable
introduction to the h igher study of art in th e
Academy's co urs es.
Hugh H. Breckenridge.
William lVl. Cha se.
Charles Grany.
Drawing from F ig ure. William M. Ch ase .
Modellin g fr om F ig ure . Ch a rle s Gra Ry.
Henry J. Thouron.
Com position.
CLASSES .
In a ddition to the classes na med in the
schedule, Mr. \Villi am M. Ch ase will ilgain
co ndu ct his class in Painting from Life, for
artists a nd adva nced stud ents o nl y, to be he ld
three a fterno o ns weekl y.
The Costume Sketch Class, ope n free to all
the reg ul a r stude nts of the sch oo ls, will a lso be
co ntinued under th e direction of Mr. Thomas
P. Anshutz.
INSTRUCTORS.
Thomas P. Anshutz.
Ch ar les Gril ny.
The t alks to students given by Mr. C hase at
different periods durin g the past year have been
a most i nteresti ng feature of th e course, a nd
will be continued for the coming seaso n.
Arrangements are in prog ress for the fonnation of a class in Practical Illustra tion, to g ive
techni cal direction to such st udents of the Co mposition Class as desire to take up lIlustration.
A detai led sc hedul e of classes will be found
on page 13.
ADD IT IONAl.
C LASSES.
EI.EMENTARY
ANT IQl!E
r.0 URSF .
ELECTI VE
CI_A SSES.
ANAT OMY
ANI) PER SI'E CT I VE.
MR. CHA SE'S
TALKS.
ILL USTRA TION.
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ADMISSIONS.
All applications for admission and for promotion to higher classes will be acted upon by
the Faculty, with the concurrence of the Committee on Instruction, at the regular meetings
held on the Thursday before the last Wednesday of each month, excepting the months of
June, July, and August. All admissions and
promotions are on probation and subject to
reconsideration at the discretion of the Faculty.
All applications must be on file the day before the meeting of the Faculty.
No specimens of work are required for admission to the First Section of the Day Antique
Course, or to the Night Antique Course.
Those desiring to enter the Second Section
of the Day Antique Course must present signed
specimens of their.work drawn or painted from
the solid object.
Students will be admitted to the Life and
Head Course only by the action of the Faculty
after an examination of their work in Drawing
from the Figure, Painting, Modelling, Perspective, and Anatomy.
New students admitted directly to the Life and
Head Course, and those who have entered the
Schools too late in the previous year to take
the entire course in Modelling, Still-Life, Perspective, and Anatomy, have one year in which
to complete these branches, and may be admitted to the Life and Head Course on this
condition.
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Day Life and Head Course students are privi·
leged to work in all the classes of the schools,
including the evening classes.
Day Antique Course students may work in
the Night Antique classes without extra charge.
The Night Life Modelling classes may be
discontinued at any time when the membership falls below six.
Students desiring partial courses, including
one or more of the above classes,· will be required to make a special application· to the
Faculty; but in this case they will not be entitled to the privileges or rates of tuition accorded to those taking the full course.
ADMISSIONS.
NIGHT LIFE
MODELLING.
PARTIAL
COURSES.
Beginning on Monday, April30, 1900, a general
Concours will be held in all the regular classes
of the school. During its continuance all other
work in the schools will be suspended and the
class criticisms will be omitted; but a general
review and criticism of the Concours work will
be given after its completion. All the students
of the school are expected to enter this competition.
CONCOURS.
Through the liberality of a member of the
Board of Directors, a Travelling Scholarship
of $800, providing for one year's study abroad,
has, for the last nine years, been offered to
students of the Academy.
TRAVELLING
SCHOLAR-
'.
SHIP.
I
TRAVELLING
SCHOLARSHIP.
CHARLES
TOPPAN
PRIZES.
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The Corp.mittee on Instruction announces
that a similar scholarship for the year r9~r
has been extended to the schools by the same
member of the Board.
The monthly work of candidates will be the
principal factor in determining the award of this
Scholarship. Participation in the annual Concours of both the Antique and the Life and Head
Courses will also be required, as follows:
Drawing from Figure, Painting from Head,
Modelling from Life, Composition, Drawing from
Cast, Painting from Still-life, Perspective, and
Anatomy.
Work or Play. The size of canvas must be not
less than twelve inches nor. more than thirty-six
inches. Pictures receiving the awards may
become the property of the Academy at its
option.
No work will be accepted without the approval
of the Committee on Instruction, and there is
no obligation to award a prize if in the opinion
of the Committee none of the works submitted
is of sufficient merit.
For these prizes participation in the Coucours
is not required.
The Charles Toppan prizes of $200 and $100
respectively, were established in 1881 by the
gift of Mrs. Charles Toppan, Miss Harriette R.
Toppan, and Mr. Robert N. Toppan.
The prizes will be awarded only to students
who have worked regularly in the Academy
Schools for at least two years, one of which
must be the year of the competition.
According to the positively expressed terms
of the gift, the drawing of the pictures will
receive the first attention of the judges.
The works submitted must be original paintings dealing with the subject or subjects named
by the Committee on Instruction; and all works
in competition must be presented on or before
Monday, May 7, r9OO.
.
The subjects chosen for the year 1899-1900 are
The Edmund Stewardson Prize of One Hundred Dollars, in the Department of Sculpture,
will be awarded for the first time at the close
of the school year.
This is an annual prize, to be competed for
by the students of the Academy with such
pupils of other art schools as are acceptable to
the Committee on Instruction.
The subject for the competition shall be a
full length figure from the Antique or Life,
either in the round or in relief, and will be
announced by the Committee on Instruction
on the first day of the competition.
Studies shall not be less than two feet six
inches in height and not more than three feet
in height, and shall be made within eighteen
hours, during three consecutive days, in six
sessions of three hours each.
CHARLES
TOPPAN
PRIZES.
EDMUND
STEWARDSON PRIZE.
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EDMUND
sTEWAItD-
SON PRIZE.
Each competitor shall privately draw by lot a
number, and shall ~nclose the same with his or
her name in a sealed envelope to the. Secretary
of the Academy. Upon completion of the
work the competitor shall place a corresponding number upon the study submitted to the
Jury of Award. When the subject is in high
relief, position in the competition room shall be
determined by lot. No one except the competitors shall be admitted to the competition
room at any time during the days of the competition, nor shall any person except the judges
be present during their inspection of the studies.
The Judges or Jury of Award shall be three
professional sculptors, having no official connection with the Academy, or school or schools
whose pupils may have taken part in the competition. When the successful number shall
have been announced by the Judges, the Secretary shall, in the presence of one or more of
the Directors of the Academy, open the sealed
envelopes, and declare the name of the successful competitor. If no study be satisfactory to the Judges, the prize may, in their
discretion, be withheld; and when no award is
made, the amount of the prize may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors of the
Academy, be added to the principal of the
prize fund, or distributed with future prizes.
The competition for the year 1900 will take
place on May ~, 3, and 4.
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For the two best series of studies from animals
in the Zoological Garden, made in any medium,
two members of the Board of Directors have
generously offered annual prizes.
ZOOLOGICAL
Exhibitions of the students' work are held
each year in the Spring and Fall.
EXHIBI-
The Travelling Scholarship and other prizes
will be awarded at the opening of the Spring
Exhibition of the Students.
PRIZES.
FEES FOR REGULAR COURSES.
FEES.
Day Life and Head Course . $30.00 per term.
Day Antique Course.
15.00
Women's Afternoon Life Course, 15.00
Men's Night Life Course
12.00
Night Antique Course
12.00
FEES FOR SPECIAL CLASSES.
Painting from Head .
Drawing from Figure.
Drawing from Antique
Modelling from Life, Day
.. Night.
Antique.
Still-Life Painting
Composition
Perspective
Perspective
Anatomy.
$25.00
per term.
20.00
15.00
20.00
15.00
15. 00
10.00
10.00
10.00
15.00
5.00
per course.
PRIZES.
TIONS.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES,
MONDAY.
TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY.
THUR5DAY.
FRIDAY.
SATURDAY.
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