142nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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142nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1947
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Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE 141ST
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ANNUAL REPORT TO THE STOCKHOLDERS
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO
STOCKHOLDERS
February 3, 1947
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The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy , of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 14~th Annual Report. This
Repqrt is accompanie{l by. an addenda containing specific statistics"
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as
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THE TREASURER'S REPORT in d.e tail is respectful1y ' submitted here't1Tith.
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CON T RIB UTI 0 N S
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F. Sturgiss Stout
William Clarke Mason
Fellowship P.A.F.A. '
C. Alison- Scully
Mrs. Irene Pizzini
A. G. B. Steel
_Mrs. A. G.'B. " Steel
Phila. Water Color Club
Penna. Society of Min.
Pai'nters
100.00
100.00 350.00
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$4.410.00
E X H I BIT r I o N S
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The 141st Annual Exhibltion of Paintings and Sculpture was held in
the Galleries from JantJ.ary 26th through March 3rd~ 1946, 'tvi th a
Private View on Saturday evening, January 25th from nine to eleven
P.M.
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The Fellowship An'n ual Exhibition of Oil Pai,ntings and SculJ)ture,
Color,s, Pastels and Prints was held in Galleries K, L, an~
M from March 16th to April 7th, 1946, opening 1I'1i th a tea on March
15th from three to five-thirty P.M.
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An exhibition sponsored qy the Educe.tional Alumni Assoc,iation of
the Uni versi ty of Pennsylvania was held from ~~arch 23rcl through
April 7th.
The Student Exhibi1;ion held ,in conjunction 1ITi th the Competition
for" the William Emlen Cresson Travel'i ng Scholarships 'toJ'e.s on view
in Gallery F from May 23rd through June 16th, 1<§l46 , opening with
exc~rcises for the students and their friends on the afternoon of
May 22nd at four P.M.
During the summer months all of the gallerie,s were hung with
selections ,from the Permanent Collection and were di~mant1ed " on
October 1st, 194,6 to prepare for the hanging of the 44th Annual
Water Color and Print Exhibi tionand ,the 45th Annual Exhibi tl0,n
of Hinlatures.
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ANNUAL REPORT, lQ47
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The 44th Annual, Wate.r Color and Print Exhibition
:Exhibition of Miniatlires were hung in all of the
exception of Galleries G, H, and I, , from October
November 24th, 1946, opening with a Private View
October 19th from nine to eleven P.M.
and the 45th Annual
Galleries with the
20th through
on Saturd~y evening,
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An E~ibitlon through the courtesy of Peps~-Cola Company entitled
"Paintings of the Year, 1946" was held from Dece~ber 4th through the
29th, opening vii th a Private View on Tuesc_ay afternoon, December 3rd
f ,rom four ' to six P .1l1.
Exhibitions of the v>Tork of the following artists were held in the
Phi1ade1uhia ArtistslGallery (Gallery M) as follows:
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Paintings and prints. by Robert Riggs, fr0m Me.y 7th through the
19th.
Paintings by r-1aurice
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21st thr'o ugh June 2nd.
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Paintings by Morris Blackburn, from May 4th through the 16th.
Paintings by Walter Emerson Baum and Sculpture by W. W. S,""allo'~T,
from September lOth through the 22nd..
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P~ intings
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by Emlen Etting , from September 24th through October 5th.
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Paintings by FranCis Speight, from October 20th through
No~e~'ber
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Paintings by Hobson Pittman, from November 5th tfirough the 24th.
Paintings by Catharine Morri Js '-vright and Aclrian Siegel, from
December 3rd through the 15th.
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" "<Rr:tnts *-by ;Benton Spruance, from December 17th through the 29th •
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Palntlngs by Roy C. Nuse, from December 31st, 1946 through
January 12th, 1947.
EXHIBITIONS HELD IN THE PRINT ROOM ON MAIN
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E~hibition of water colors by Allan Jones, March 13th through April
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Exhibi tion of "tvar sketches by A.- Brocki'e ' Stevenson, April 16th
..throu'g h the 28th.
Exhibi tion of oils, (lra"Tings and water colbrs by Sidney Simon,
" May 13th through ·the 26th.
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The follbwing were loans made from the Permanent Collectlgn:
. ACA Gallery, Ne'N York, far one-man sho,'! of ,""ork by Eobert Gwathmey
from January 20th to - Febr'uar-y 2nd -
IIstreet Scene ll by Robert Gwathmey '
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LOAN~
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Beckscher Art Museum, Huntington, Long Island,
to . December 22nd l'Mr\s . Clement Plumstead II by Robert Feke
~om
October 8th
National Gallery of Art, Washi)igton, D. C., and Tate Gallery in
L6n(10n, from June 20th through the summer
lIJ!ohn B-rown Going
Hi s Hanging fl by Horace Pippin
"i'Tal t Whitman II bv Thomas Eakins
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liThe Fox Hunt 1/ by Winslo'tPT Homer
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Walker Art Center, Minnesota, for exhibition on American Water
Color Palnting for circulation through Central and South America,
from April 24th, 19l.j,6 to January 1st, 1947 "End of tHe Day'! by . Charles Burchfield
Century Association, New York City, from February 7th to
"Self Portrait ll by Emanuel Leutze .
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Albany Institute of History 'and_ AFt, Albany, for a Centennial
ial Exhibition of Henry Inman, from
"Artist in His Studio fl b y Henry Ipman
"Henry Ihman in Top He.t · II
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nOhief Justice John "Marshal l "
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tlMumble-the-Pegfl
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M. Knoedler and Company, Ne'tnJ York, for an exhibition of portraits
and. painting s representing Washington Irving and His Circle, from
October 8th to the 26th ;
IIFrances Anne Kemble as Beatrice" by Thomas Sully
I1Eliza Le8lie ll by \Thomas Sully
Virginia Museum 'of Fine Arts, Richmond, for exhibition of work by
Robert G't1mthmey J . from Dctoher,- 26th-.to November l3th- IIStreet Scen.e" by Robert G'tnJathrney
Adclison Gallery of AInerican Art, Andover, ~1assachu8etts, for a
one-man show of the 'tvork of Charles Sheeler, ' from October 25th to
November 25th "Clapboards tt by Charles
Sheeler
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Philip- Ragan Galleries, Ph~ladelphia, for exhibition of the
work of Marg a:r..:et Ghrystie, from September 26th to October 28th. 11Avian Tragedy II by Margaret Chrystie
Brr;ooklyn r-1useumj Ne'liv York, for a retro spect1 ve exhi bi t ion of the
work of Theodore Robinson, from November 12, 1946 to January 5, 1947 "Port Ben, Dela'tnlare and Hudson Oanal ll by Th eodore Robd.nson
IIGi~ at Piano II by Theod.ore Robinson ,
Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, for exhibition' of Bucks qounty
artists, from November 3rd to the 24th
"Flag Station ll by HarT.:'Y Leith-Ross
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"l'he F:\sherman" by John R. Connor '
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Negro Artists, from December 14, to January 4,- 1))47 uJohn Brov-m Going to His Hang;ingll by Horace Pippin
S C H O' 0 L S
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The Winter School sessions were successfu11y . conducted as usual, with
lncrea peclattendance taxing the available capacity.
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The Chester Springs School "lPTaS successfully operated for a t'\JIJelve
week period, June 'lOth through August 31st, 1946. War conditions
compelled the discontinuance of this School since 1941.
Summer School at Broad and Cherry Streets was carried on for a six
\ . week period, from June 17th through July 27.
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BUI lL DIN G S
BUILDING -Broad and Cherry: Streets
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The- major item in renovation ~Ti thin the
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ANNEX, 1834 Arch Street
last year at Broad and Cherry
Streets was very extensive alterations to tne r~ofs covering the
eastern end of our building on Broad Street, inc1udlng the large
sklflight over the main entrance stair, giving increased light. The
cast ' iron ventilating lanterns over Galleries A and ,M were completel y removed and replaced by new slcylights at a lower level • . This
work inc1 ]la.ed the general revai:nping of the -vafleys and gutters (30
that a much more adequate rain disposa'l system 1'<JaS accomplished . .
Efforts will be made to obtain contributions for the $21,126.21
expended for thes9 ' repairs and improvements.
New fluor~scent~ighting was installed in all of the studios on the
North side of the City School. The new fixtures give ample opportuni tyto mix the color of the light anc1 an elastic control allows
the use of the minimum to the maxim~ wattage.
' No major renovations were necessary at
general maintenance and normal repairs
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Arch Street and only
accomplished.
SPRINGS, Pennsylvania
'1'he , reopening of the School at Chester Springs called for major
renovations 1n the plumbing system, the. checking ,and imp:r:oving' of
certain wiring conditions and a considerable amount of interior
plastering and painting. The exterior of the bU'ildings had been
kept in a good state of genera1 repair ..
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G ENE R A
Pub~i~ity
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was retained 1n the hands of , the Campbell-Wirtz Associat e s of Philadelphia, which firm has been handling it, since
January 28, 1942. Our agreement wit~ this firm expires on January 27,1947, and the services of Miss Elizabeth Z. Swenson have
been el'\gaged,beginning February 1st, 1947, as Director of PubliC
Relations, to take over the li\Jork done by Campbell-Wirtz ASSOCiates'
and, in addition; to endeavor to increase the membership and
interest of the publiC in the Academy.
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ANNUAL REPORT,
1947
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LIBRARY
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The, work of the Library ,is handicaped without a librarian. There
has been no one in thi$ position throughout this current year_
Miss Martha Schick has her desk in the library and has ' endeavored,
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work for' membership, to record lending and
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The clipping rile on &rtists has been continu~d in a smaller ~ay
than 1 ssatisf'a ctory to ' the management through the year, 1946, as ,
has also the refe,rence file of photographs of animals and misce'1 1- ,
aneous subjects, supplemented by newspaper and rnagazin~ clippings. ~
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TeO L1 ~T I ON
The,r.e has been no Curator of Prints throughout , the year and this
department has hot been active. Howev.er., excellent sel'e ct'ions
from our collection have been on view in the Gc-'llleriesat times
through the year ;;'Then our Permanen~ Coilection 'was shown. -A
selected group of prints was loaned to the School of Industrial
Arts for ~L'1i"Oi tion from· November 13th to t~e 22nd.
The thanks of the Management of the 'Academy are extended to 'the
Pre'sident and me~bers of the Bpard of Ed1!lcationandto the
Veterans I Ad.ministration for sending promlsing student s to ' our ,
School s, and to . the newspapers for theJr intelligent cr,i ti.ci sms
and general iriclusiont o~ items of news relating to the ~c~demy;
Ackno'trV"ledgment is also made to all the employees ' of the Academy ,
for the faithful performance of their duties.
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StJPPLEMEN'l'
REPORT TO
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STOCKHOLDERS
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FEBRUARY ,3',
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ACQUISITIONS
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE
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By Purchase: by the Academy for the Temple Collection from the
141st Annual Exhibition , 1946:
"The Raund : Table" (paintipg) by Abraham Ra ttner
"Lime Kiln" (painting) by Julian E. Levi
"Da rk Hollow!! (painting) by John F. Folinsbee
(Exchanged for "Bowman's Hill"& payment bf <$800)
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by the Acaaemy for the Gilpin Collection ' from the
141st Annual Exhibition, 1946:
" Octopus (scul~t ure) by Franco is H . Rubi tsc~ng
"Seated G·irl !" (sculpture) by Concetta Scaravaglione
"Magic Fore~t~ (pain~ing ) by John Athertob
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14lst Annual Exhibition, . 1946:
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"Fresh Fruit" (painting ) by Frederick Pap:?dorf
"Self Portrait lf (painting) by '( valter lvlurch
"Black Ni ght - Russell's Corne rs IT (pa in tiling by Ge orge
C. Aul t
"The Shawl tf (paint ing) by Ted Bradley
!! Going :l!'i shing rl (pai nt ing) ' by Idargj:t>Varea
"Flag St~tion" (painting) by Harry Leith-Ross
(Exchanged for "The Return of the Hunter" & payment
of 4\l200 )
By Gift:
painting, Charlotte Oorday being led to the
guillotine, by 'Julian s to ry from llilrs . Julian story.
La~ge
PRINTS,' ETC ~
By Gift: Portfolio of twelve drawings by
Mr. A. G. B~ Steel.
Toulouse~1autr€c
Gift of an etching press from Mr. Henry
from
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Unre stri,,) ted gift of a minia tur:e of Ellen Jane Lewis,
artist upknown, from Mr. J. E. Coonan.
Gift bf stone cutting tools from Mr . Clifford I. Enoohs.
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PR I NTS , ETC. BY GI FT (continued)
Pr-int and plate by John Taylor Arms made in the
ga lleri es duri n g the INa tel' color sihow of 1945.
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Twelve dra~ings and prints frqm Mr. and Mrs. A~ U. B.
Steel as follo ws: .
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Nude
Nude
Nude
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John Carroll
John Carrol·l
Carl L. Sollm~tz
Carl L. Scbmitz
Cecil Ho wb.rd
1\ "Wi nd is Hi 's i ng and
tIle Rivers :rnow
Eccle siastes
Singi ng and lv:tend ing
Conference
Where Nex t?
" ' Plough land
Head less Horseman
Benton Spruance
Fritz Eiohenberg
Hobert rGwa thmey
Ture Bengtz
Douglas 'vii : Gorsline
Gra ce A. Albee
William'Gr opper
BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
By Gift:
Two book--B from Mr. &, Mrs. A. G. B. Steel:
"Desighs i P ictures & Poster s " with French text :'Ibulouse-Lau trec
"Houaul t
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by'Ed'TtJard Alden Je'Hell
EXHIBITIONS
l4lst .i:\_nnual Exhi bi ti on i l l painging, and Sculpture
PA INTERS' JUHY OF l'l..WARD.:
Morri s Ka ntor, Chai,rman
Darrel Austin
William Gropper
Robert Gw€! thmey
Rob ert Ri ggs '
SCULPTOR S' JURY OF A'NARD
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Heinz ,Va rnel-ce, ' Cha irman
He rbert Haselt in~
Vvarren rv heelock
PR IZES AND AWARDS:
Painters' Ju.ry awarded t he following ;
TEMPLE IvIEDAL .. Gregorio Prestop ino for h is "Death of Snappy Collins t r
as bei~g the best painting regardless of subject.
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PRIZES iu\JD P,3'lARDS , (continued)
J ENNI E SESNAN r"IEDAL - Ben jamin Kopman for h i s " Landscape n as being
the b est landscape in the exhibition.
CAROL H. BECK MEDAL - Benton Spruance for his I1Mabel's Daughter"
as being the best portrait in oil.
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THE J. RE:tiIR'( SC HEIDT Iv1EM ORIAL PR I ZE - Hora ce P ippin for Ilis l IThe
Milkqan of Goshen" as being of special import~nce in the Exhibition.
Sculptors' ,Jury ' a wa rded the follo wi ng:
GEORGE D. WIDEl'JER lvEMORIAL MEDAL - Waldemar Haemisch for ,his fl Pieta
1944 " as being the most meritorious work in sculpture.
Coramittee on Exh ibition awarded t Il e following:
WALTER LIPP INCOTT PRIZE - Haphael Soyer for his nI:atricia lf as b eing
the best figure in oil.
MARY SMITH PRIZE - Doris Kunzie Weidner for her fl Deserteo. :B'arm f7 as
being the best work by a Phi ladelphia woman.
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The Ex11ibition consisted of 231 paintings and 100 exb ibits of
- sc ulpture and' . 335
art i st s 'vv ere represented.
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The Academy purchased 10 oils and 2 pieces of sculpture sind 7 oils
and 2 pieces of sculpture were sold to the public, making a total
of 21 items ' sold f 'rom t~1e Exhibition.
PAID ATTENDANCE:
2566
TOTAL ATTENDM\JCE: 10,374
FELLOWSHIP AN NUAL EXIUBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS' AND SCULPTORE, WATER
COLORS, PASTELS AND PR I NTS
\ HARRISON 'S. r'viOHRI S P RIZE - ($50) , to James Green for fl3ea' Saga t! arid
( $50 ) to Faye Swengel for "Western P ennsyl van 18 tT
GOLD MEDAL AY'lARD - Morri s Blackburn for "Still Life - 11'10 wers"
HONORABLE MENTION - Cesare A. Ricciardi for fl Summer t l
I'v1.AY AtJDUBON POST PR I ZE - Richard S . Frazier for HRaphael ff
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HONORA BLE MENTION ' - Ed ith Longstreth Iivood for "Flowers t!
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SUPPLEMENT ' TO ANNUAL REPORT FEB1ILJARY 3, 1947
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STUDENT .,EXHIBITION IN DOMPETI'J.1ION FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS::.
An address was made in Gallery F by Mr. ilifalker Hancock before the
awarding ' of the Cresson Scholarships and other prizes:
PRIZES,'
WILLIAM :EMLEN CRESSON TRAVh"LING SCHOLARSl:JIPS'
Diana Denny, Elizabeth Ferzacca, Ivlary Hansop, Helen Amanda Havikins,
IVIargaret J. Jomes, rJ.1hom6s F. Meehan, r';l ichael F. G. Morris, Ge,?rge
D. Taylor, Arnold F. Tierkel, Mary 'E. Wittman.
RAMBORGER PRIZE IN DHA.WING
Ellen
King $ 25.00
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TOPPAN PRIZJ;l:
First Prize:
No award given.
Second P rize of $200.00: Marie-Celeste Fadden
'rb-ree Honorable Mentions earrying an award of <j$lOQ..OOEacn.:
Dorothy Gilman Bu~ .ter,s
Walton Battershall'
Field Wehle
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Ervin Schabhuettl ' - 1st prize $30.00
Naomi Ni ssley - 2nd Pri ze ' $20.00
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THOURON PRIZE
Daniel Murphy , Clifford SCbule
Nanay Koehler Michael Morris -
(Faculty - $ 50.00)
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nvlr.' Chapin's Award - $ 5.0.00)
(Mr. Chapin 's Award - ~ 25.00)
SPECIAL }J'RIZE IN PERSPE CTIVE CUSS AWARDED TIL INS'llRUCTOR, Mr. Jo'hn
F. Harbeson:
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Hoh. Nlention:
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Marie Capbzzoli
Kenneth . Lochhead
,BACHELOR OF FINE AHTS DEGREE FROM UNIVERSI'fY OF PENNSYLVANI'A:
Majoring in Painting:
Regi Ila Bartley
Walton Battershall
Ellen _Goldin
Arnold Tierkel
Majoring in Illustration:
MarjQrle Johnson
Richard Lesseraux
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75SUPPLE1VIENT 'TO ANNUAL REPORT FEBRUARY 3, 1947 .
44th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF .WATER , COLORS AND PRINTS
JURY OF AWARD
' ~ritz Eichenberg
John McCoy
William Ci Palm~r
Peter Helck
Harry Letth-Ross '
Carl 2i gro sser
PRIZEq ',AND AWARDS: .
PHILA. WATERCOLOR PRIZE
Charles Buchfield for his Ill,HdsUlllfl1er
Cap;d ce n as bei ng 'the stronge st in t -he Exh! bi ti.on exe cut ed in wa ter
color.
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Zoltan Sepeshy for his "Sand Mountains ft
for sirapli ci ty and frankness of work.
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Widow's Tear ~ as being the best print in black and white .
JOSE-PB PENNELI,MEMO,RTAL :MEDAL - Mi tellell $iporin for :t,lis "Bivouac!!
for achievement in tIle Graphic Arts.
_ DAWSON MEMORIAL MEDAL ~ Xazier Gonsalez for hi s "Landscape No. 2 tI
for distinction in painti~g or drawing of flowers or of gardens~
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WHEEJ}VRIGHT PRIZE - Karl Zerbe for his rlInterior" as being t .he best
work in ~~mpera . or gouache.
The Exhibition consisted of 491 e xhibits and 31.4 artists were
rrepre sen ted.
9 water colors
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24 prints were sold to thepub11c.
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45th ANNUAL EXHIBITION Oli' MINIATURES
(and ' Jury of Award for Sooiety's lv'l edal of Honor)
JURY OF SELECrrION:
Margaret S.B. Molony
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Edna Heustis Simpson
Alexandria R • . Harris
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JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J., IvlcCARTHY PRIZE
E,d i th Emerson _
MargaTet S. B. MoJ,.onyHobspn Pi ttman
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No a wa rd given
SOCIETY t S MEDAL OF HONOR
D. J. McCARTHY PRIZE - Malthe Hass,elriis tor 'JlVly Wifer!
MINIATURE SOCIETY PRIZE - Frances C. Ely for Tl profile"
Exhibi tion consi.sted of 84 exhibi ts and 50 artists wHo;r"e / represented.
mi,niatures were sold to the public.
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PAID ATTENDANCE - 44th ANNUAL WATER COLOR AND PRINT EXIUBrrION)
45th ANNUA'L EXH IBITION O:F' MINJli.TUHES
) 1,197
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
'.6,170
TOTAL ATTENDANCE I N THE Gil.L LERIES FOR TIIE YEA-R 1946:
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SUPPLEMENT TO ANIWAL REPORT FEBRUARY 3, 1947
SCHOOLS
1st term Winter School Enroll ment
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September 1945 through January 1946
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2nd- term 'H int er Scho'ol Enrollment
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January 1946 through May 1946
225
lst term Winter School Enrollment - September 1946 through January 1947
231
SUMMER ,SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Broad and Cherry - June 17th through July 27 .t h, 1£146
6£1
Che ster Spr i ngs - ,Tune 10th tl~rough August 31st ~ 1946 - 88
PRIZES
Cresson awards and others as announced at the time of the Cresson
Exhibition have ,been mentioned above. Other Sohool Awards are
listed below:
STIMSON praZE
Angelo W. Frudakis
STEWARDSON PRIZE - ' Helen Araanda Hawkins_
FIRST HONORABLE MENTION - Angelo Frudakis
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION - Elizabeth Ferzaoca
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throu, gh Ja nua ry 1947.
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Daniel Garber
0-eorge Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Franoi s Spei gh t
Walker Hanco 01<:
Roswell Neidner
Harry Ros in
Edmond J .. , Farris
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Edward Spenton
Franklin C.,Wa tkins
Allan Jones
John McCoy
Jo hn F~ Ha rbeson .
William M:' Campbell
Philip Aliano
David M. Robb
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SUMJ'vlEB SCHOOL FACULTY
,Broad and Cherry
Roy C. Nuse
FranCis Speight
Edward Shenton
Ches ter Bprings
Roy C. Fuse
Francis Spe i ght ,
Henry C. Pi tz
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eha rles Rudy ,
Roswell ..rei dner
Benton Spruance
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SUPPLEMENT TO ANNUAL . REP OR:r FEBRUARY 9, · 1947
GENEP..AL /
Annual I~l embership ' 36 new members; 18 deceased, 14 resigned ~ delinquent
Life Memb ership
9 new
m~mbers;
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1946 TOTALS: 658 Annual MembeTs
225 Life MeI)lbers
Contributions made, ~ 1946
Contribution for 1947 toward support of Union
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School District of West Pikeland Township
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS - ANNUAL REPORT TO
STOCKHOLDERS
February 3, 1947
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The President and Directors of The Pennsylvania Academy , of the Fine
Arts have the honor to present their 14~th Annual Report. This
Repqrt is accompanie{l by. an addenda containing specific statistics"
lists of Jurymen, Prize Awards, Acquisitions and Purchases as
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F. Sturgiss Stout
William Clarke Mason
Fellowship P.A.F.A. '
C. Alison- Scully
Mrs. Irene Pizzini
A. G. B. Steel
_Mrs. A. G.'B. " Steel
Phila. Water Color Club
Penna. Society of Min.
Pai'nters
100.00
100.00 350.00
100.00 '
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The 141st Annual Exhibltion of Paintings and Sculpture was held in
the Galleries from JantJ.ary 26th through March 3rd~ 1946, 'tvi th a
Private View on Saturday evening, January 25th from nine to eleven
P.M.
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The Fellowship An'n ual Exhibition of Oil Pai,ntings and SculJ)ture,
Color,s, Pastels and Prints was held in Galleries K, L, an~
M from March 16th to April 7th, 1946, opening 1I'1i th a tea on March
15th from three to five-thirty P.M.
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An exhibition sponsored qy the Educe.tional Alumni Assoc,iation of
the Uni versi ty of Pennsylvania was held from ~~arch 23rcl through
April 7th.
The Student Exhibi1;ion held ,in conjunction 1ITi th the Competition
for" the William Emlen Cresson Travel'i ng Scholarships 'toJ'e.s on view
in Gallery F from May 23rd through June 16th, 1<§l46 , opening with
exc~rcises for the students and their friends on the afternoon of
May 22nd at four P.M.
During the summer months all of the gallerie,s were hung with
selections ,from the Permanent Collection and were di~mant1ed " on
October 1st, 194,6 to prepare for the hanging of the 44th Annual
Water Color and Print Exhibi tionand ,the 45th Annual Exhibi tl0,n
of Hinlatures.
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The 44th Annual, Wate.r Color and Print Exhibition
:Exhibition of Miniatlires were hung in all of the
exception of Galleries G, H, and I, , from October
November 24th, 1946, opening with a Private View
October 19th from nine to eleven P.M.
and the 45th Annual
Galleries with the
20th through
on Saturd~y evening,
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An E~ibitlon through the courtesy of Peps~-Cola Company entitled
"Paintings of the Year, 1946" was held from Dece~ber 4th through the
29th, opening vii th a Private View on Tuesc_ay afternoon, December 3rd
f ,rom four ' to six P .1l1.
Exhibitions of the v>Tork of the following artists were held in the
Phi1ade1uhia ArtistslGallery (Gallery M) as follows:
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Paintings and prints. by Robert Riggs, fr0m Me.y 7th through the
19th.
Paintings by r-1aurice
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21st thr'o ugh June 2nd.
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Paintings by Morris Blackburn, from May 4th through the 16th.
Paintings by Walter Emerson Baum and Sculpture by W. W. S,""allo'~T,
from September lOth through the 22nd..
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Paintings by FranCis Speight, from October 20th through
No~e~'ber
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Paintings by Hobson Pittman, from November 5th tfirough the 24th.
Paintings by Catharine Morri Js '-vright and Aclrian Siegel, from
December 3rd through the 15th.
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" "<Rr:tnts *-by ;Benton Spruance, from December 17th through the 29th •
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Palntlngs by Roy C. Nuse, from December 31st, 1946 through
January 12th, 1947.
EXHIBITIONS HELD IN THE PRINT ROOM ON MAIN
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11th, . 1946. ii'
Exhibi tion of "tvar sketches by A.- Brocki'e ' Stevenson, April 16th
..throu'g h the 28th.
Exhibi tion of oils, (lra"Tings and water colbrs by Sidney Simon,
" May 13th through ·the 26th.
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The follbwing were loans made from the Permanent Collectlgn:
. ACA Gallery, Ne'N York, far one-man sho,'! of ,""ork by Eobert Gwathmey
from January 20th to - Febr'uar-y 2nd -
IIstreet Scene ll by Robert Gwathmey '
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Beckscher Art Museum, Huntington, Long Island,
to . December 22nd l'Mr\s . Clement Plumstead II by Robert Feke
~om
October 8th
National Gallery of Art, Washi)igton, D. C., and Tate Gallery in
L6n(10n, from June 20th through the summer
lIJ!ohn B-rown Going
Hi s Hanging fl by Horace Pippin
"i'Tal t Whitman II bv Thomas Eakins
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Color Palnting for circulation through Central and South America,
from April 24th, 19l.j,6 to January 1st, 1947 "End of tHe Day'! by . Charles Burchfield
Century Association, New York City, from February 7th to
"Self Portrait ll by Emanuel Leutze .
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Albany Institute of History 'and_ AFt, Albany, for a Centennial
ial Exhibition of Henry Inman, from
"Artist in His Studio fl b y Henry Ipman
"Henry Ihman in Top He.t · II
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M. Knoedler and Company, Ne'tnJ York, for an exhibition of portraits
and. painting s representing Washington Irving and His Circle, from
October 8th to the 26th ;
IIFrances Anne Kemble as Beatrice" by Thomas Sully
I1Eliza Le8lie ll by \Thomas Sully
Virginia Museum 'of Fine Arts, Richmond, for exhibition of work by
Robert G't1mthmey J . from Dctoher,- 26th-.to November l3th- IIStreet Scen.e" by Robert G'tnJathrney
Adclison Gallery of AInerican Art, Andover, ~1assachu8etts, for a
one-man show of the 'tvork of Charles Sheeler, ' from October 25th to
November 25th "Clapboards tt by Charles
Sheeler
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Philip- Ragan Galleries, Ph~ladelphia, for exhibition of the
work of Marg a:r..:et Ghrystie, from September 26th to October 28th. 11Avian Tragedy II by Margaret Chrystie
Brr;ooklyn r-1useumj Ne'liv York, for a retro spect1 ve exhi bi t ion of the
work of Theodore Robinson, from November 12, 1946 to January 5, 1947 "Port Ben, Dela'tnlare and Hudson Oanal ll by Th eodore Robd.nson
IIGi~ at Piano II by Theod.ore Robinson ,
Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia, for exhibition' of Bucks qounty
artists, from November 3rd to the 24th
"Flag Station ll by HarT.:'Y Leith-Ross
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Negro Artists, from December 14, to January 4,- 1))47 uJohn Brov-m Going to His Hang;ingll by Horace Pippin
S C H O' 0 L S
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The Winter School sessions were successfu11y . conducted as usual, with
lncrea peclattendance taxing the available capacity.
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The Chester Springs School "lPTaS successfully operated for a t'\JIJelve
week period, June 'lOth through August 31st, 1946. War conditions
compelled the discontinuance of this School since 1941.
Summer School at Broad and Cherry Streets was carried on for a six
\ . week period, from June 17th through July 27.
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BUI lL DIN G S
BUILDING -Broad and Cherry: Streets
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The- major item in renovation ~Ti thin the
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ANNEX, 1834 Arch Street
last year at Broad and Cherry
Streets was very extensive alterations to tne r~ofs covering the
eastern end of our building on Broad Street, inc1udlng the large
sklflight over the main entrance stair, giving increased light. The
cast ' iron ventilating lanterns over Galleries A and ,M were completel y removed and replaced by new slcylights at a lower level • . This
work inc1 ]la.ed the general revai:nping of the -vafleys and gutters (30
that a much more adequate rain disposa'l system 1'<JaS accomplished . .
Efforts will be made to obtain contributions for the $21,126.21
expended for thes9 ' repairs and improvements.
New fluor~scent~ighting was installed in all of the studios on the
North side of the City School. The new fixtures give ample opportuni tyto mix the color of the light anc1 an elastic control allows
the use of the minimum to the maxim~ wattage.
' No major renovations were necessary at
general maintenance and normal repairs
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accomplished.
SPRINGS, Pennsylvania
'1'he , reopening of the School at Chester Springs called for major
renovations 1n the plumbing system, the. checking ,and imp:r:oving' of
certain wiring conditions and a considerable amount of interior
plastering and painting. The exterior of the bU'ildings had been
kept in a good state of genera1 repair ..
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January 28, 1942. Our agreement wit~ this firm expires on January 27,1947, and the services of Miss Elizabeth Z. Swenson have
been el'\gaged,beginning February 1st, 1947, as Director of PubliC
Relations, to take over the li\Jork done by Campbell-Wirtz ASSOCiates'
and, in addition; to endeavor to increase the membership and
interest of the publiC in the Academy.
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The, work of the Library ,is handicaped without a librarian. There
has been no one in thi$ position throughout this current year_
Miss Martha Schick has her desk in the library and has ' endeavored,
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work for' membership, to record lending and
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than 1 ssatisf'a ctory to ' the management through the year, 1946, as ,
has also the refe,rence file of photographs of animals and misce'1 1- ,
aneous subjects, supplemented by newspaper and rnagazin~ clippings. ~
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The,r.e has been no Curator of Prints throughout , the year and this
department has hot been active. Howev.er., excellent sel'e ct'ions
from our collection have been on view in the Gc-'llleriesat times
through the year ;;'Then our Permanen~ Coilection 'was shown. -A
selected group of prints was loaned to the School of Industrial
Arts for ~L'1i"Oi tion from· November 13th to t~e 22nd.
The thanks of the Management of the 'Academy are extended to 'the
Pre'sident and me~bers of the Bpard of Ed1!lcationandto the
Veterans I Ad.ministration for sending promlsing student s to ' our ,
School s, and to . the newspapers for theJr intelligent cr,i ti.ci sms
and general iriclusiont o~ items of news relating to the ~c~demy;
Ackno'trV"ledgment is also made to all the employees ' of the Academy ,
for the faithful performance of their duties.
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ACQUISITIONS
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE
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By Purchase: by the Academy for the Temple Collection from the
141st Annual Exhibition , 1946:
"The Raund : Table" (paintipg) by Abraham Ra ttner
"Lime Kiln" (painting) by Julian E. Levi
"Da rk Hollow!! (painting) by John F. Folinsbee
(Exchanged for "Bowman's Hill"& payment bf <$800)
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141st Annual Exhibition, 1946:
" Octopus (scul~t ure) by Franco is H . Rubi tsc~ng
"Seated G·irl !" (sculpture) by Concetta Scaravaglione
"Magic Fore~t~ (pain~ing ) by John Athertob
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14lst Annual Exhibition, . 1946:
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"Fresh Fruit" (painting ) by Frederick Pap:?dorf
"Self Portrait lf (painting) by '( valter lvlurch
"Black Ni ght - Russell's Corne rs IT (pa in tiling by Ge orge
C. Aul t
"The Shawl tf (paint ing) by Ted Bradley
!! Going :l!'i shing rl (pai nt ing) ' by Idargj:t>Varea
"Flag St~tion" (painting) by Harry Leith-Ross
(Exchanged for "The Return of the Hunter" & payment
of 4\l200 )
By Gift:
painting, Charlotte Oorday being led to the
guillotine, by 'Julian s to ry from llilrs . Julian story.
La~ge
PRINTS,' ETC ~
By Gift: Portfolio of twelve drawings by
Mr. A. G. B~ Steel.
Toulouse~1autr€c
Gift of an etching press from Mr. Henry
from
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Unre stri,,) ted gift of a minia tur:e of Ellen Jane Lewis,
artist upknown, from Mr. J. E. Coonan.
Gift bf stone cutting tools from Mr . Clifford I. Enoohs.
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PR I NTS , ETC. BY GI FT (continued)
Pr-int and plate by John Taylor Arms made in the
ga lleri es duri n g the INa tel' color sihow of 1945.
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Steel as follo ws: .
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Nude
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John Carroll
John Carrol·l
Carl L. Sollm~tz
Carl L. Scbmitz
Cecil Ho wb.rd
1\ "Wi nd is Hi 's i ng and
tIle Rivers :rnow
Eccle siastes
Singi ng and lv:tend ing
Conference
Where Nex t?
" ' Plough land
Head less Horseman
Benton Spruance
Fritz Eiohenberg
Hobert rGwa thmey
Ture Bengtz
Douglas 'vii : Gorsline
Gra ce A. Albee
William'Gr opper
BOOKS FOR LIBRARY
By Gift:
Two book--B from Mr. &, Mrs. A. G. B. Steel:
"Desighs i P ictures & Poster s " with French text :'Ibulouse-Lau trec
"Houaul t
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by'Ed'TtJard Alden Je'Hell
EXHIBITIONS
l4lst .i:\_nnual Exhi bi ti on i l l painging, and Sculpture
PA INTERS' JUHY OF l'l..WARD.:
Morri s Ka ntor, Chai,rman
Darrel Austin
William Gropper
Robert Gw€! thmey
Rob ert Ri ggs '
SCULPTOR S' JURY OF A'NARD
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He rbert Haselt in~
Vvarren rv heelock
PR IZES AND AWARDS:
Painters' Ju.ry awarded t he following ;
TEMPLE IvIEDAL .. Gregorio Prestop ino for h is "Death of Snappy Collins t r
as bei~g the best painting regardless of subject.
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PRIZES iu\JD P,3'lARDS , (continued)
J ENNI E SESNAN r"IEDAL - Ben jamin Kopman for h i s " Landscape n as being
the b est landscape in the exhibition.
CAROL H. BECK MEDAL - Benton Spruance for his I1Mabel's Daughter"
as being the best portrait in oil.
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Milkqan of Goshen" as being of special import~nce in the Exhibition.
Sculptors' ,Jury ' a wa rded the follo wi ng:
GEORGE D. WIDEl'JER lvEMORIAL MEDAL - Waldemar Haemisch for ,his fl Pieta
1944 " as being the most meritorious work in sculpture.
Coramittee on Exh ibition awarded t Il e following:
WALTER LIPP INCOTT PRIZE - Haphael Soyer for his nI:atricia lf as b eing
the best figure in oil.
MARY SMITH PRIZE - Doris Kunzie Weidner for her fl Deserteo. :B'arm f7 as
being the best work by a Phi ladelphia woman.
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- sc ulpture and' . 335
art i st s 'vv ere represented.
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The Academy purchased 10 oils and 2 pieces of sculpture sind 7 oils
and 2 pieces of sculpture were sold to the public, making a total
of 21 items ' sold f 'rom t~1e Exhibition.
PAID ATTENDANCE:
2566
TOTAL ATTENDM\JCE: 10,374
FELLOWSHIP AN NUAL EXIUBITION OF OIL PAINTINGS' AND SCULPTORE, WATER
COLORS, PASTELS AND PR I NTS
\ HARRISON 'S. r'viOHRI S P RIZE - ($50) , to James Green for fl3ea' Saga t! arid
( $50 ) to Faye Swengel for "Western P ennsyl van 18 tT
GOLD MEDAL AY'lARD - Morri s Blackburn for "Still Life - 11'10 wers"
HONORABLE MENTION - Cesare A. Ricciardi for fl Summer t l
I'v1.AY AtJDUBON POST PR I ZE - Richard S . Frazier for HRaphael ff
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STUDENT .,EXHIBITION IN DOMPETI'J.1ION FOR CRESSON SCHOLARSHIPS::.
An address was made in Gallery F by Mr. ilifalker Hancock before the
awarding ' of the Cresson Scholarships and other prizes:
PRIZES,'
WILLIAM :EMLEN CRESSON TRAVh"LING SCHOLARSl:JIPS'
Diana Denny, Elizabeth Ferzacca, Ivlary Hansop, Helen Amanda Havikins,
IVIargaret J. Jomes, rJ.1hom6s F. Meehan, r';l ichael F. G. Morris, Ge,?rge
D. Taylor, Arnold F. Tierkel, Mary 'E. Wittman.
RAMBORGER PRIZE IN DHA.WING
Ellen
King $ 25.00
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First Prize:
No award given.
Second P rize of $200.00: Marie-Celeste Fadden
'rb-ree Honorable Mentions earrying an award of <j$lOQ..OOEacn.:
Dorothy Gilman Bu~ .ter,s
Walton Battershall'
Field Wehle
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Ervin Schabhuettl ' - 1st prize $30.00
Naomi Ni ssley - 2nd Pri ze ' $20.00
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Daniel Murphy , Clifford SCbule
Nanay Koehler Michael Morris -
(Faculty - $ 50.00)
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nvlr.' Chapin's Award - $ 5.0.00)
(Mr. Chapin 's Award - ~ 25.00)
SPECIAL }J'RIZE IN PERSPE CTIVE CUSS AWARDED TIL INS'llRUCTOR, Mr. Jo'hn
F. Harbeson:
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Hoh. Nlention:
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Marie Capbzzoli
Kenneth . Lochhead
,BACHELOR OF FINE AHTS DEGREE FROM UNIVERSI'fY OF PENNSYLVANI'A:
Majoring in Painting:
Regi Ila Bartley
Walton Battershall
Ellen _Goldin
Arnold Tierkel
Majoring in Illustration:
MarjQrle Johnson
Richard Lesseraux
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44th ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF .WATER , COLORS AND PRINTS
JURY OF AWARD
' ~ritz Eichenberg
John McCoy
William Ci Palm~r
Peter Helck
Harry Letth-Ross '
Carl 2i gro sser
PRIZEq ',AND AWARDS: .
PHILA. WATERCOLOR PRIZE
Charles Buchfield for his Ill,HdsUlllfl1er
Cap;d ce n as bei ng 'the stronge st in t -he Exh! bi ti.on exe cut ed in wa ter
color.
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Zoltan Sepeshy for his "Sand Mountains ft
for sirapli ci ty and frankness of work.
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Widow's Tear ~ as being the best print in black and white .
JOSE-PB PENNELI,MEMO,RTAL :MEDAL - Mi tellell $iporin for :t,lis "Bivouac!!
for achievement in tIle Graphic Arts.
_ DAWSON MEMORIAL MEDAL ~ Xazier Gonsalez for hi s "Landscape No. 2 tI
for distinction in painti~g or drawing of flowers or of gardens~
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WHEEJ}VRIGHT PRIZE - Karl Zerbe for his rlInterior" as being t .he best
work in ~~mpera . or gouache.
The Exhibition consisted of 491 e xhibits and 31.4 artists were
rrepre sen ted.
9 water colors
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24 prints were sold to thepub11c.
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(and ' Jury of Award for Sooiety's lv'l edal of Honor)
JURY OF SELECrrION:
Margaret S.B. Molony
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Edna Heustis Simpson
Alexandria R • . Harris
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JURY OF AWARD FOR THE D. J., IvlcCARTHY PRIZE
E,d i th Emerson _
MargaTet S. B. MoJ,.onyHobspn Pi ttman
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No a wa rd given
SOCIETY t S MEDAL OF HONOR
D. J. McCARTHY PRIZE - Malthe Hass,elriis tor 'JlVly Wifer!
MINIATURE SOCIETY PRIZE - Frances C. Ely for Tl profile"
Exhibi tion consi.sted of 84 exhibi ts and 50 artists wHo;r"e / represented.
mi,niatures were sold to the public.
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45th ANNUA'L EXH IBITION O:F' MINJli.TUHES
) 1,197
TOTAL ATTENDANCE
'.6,170
TOTAL ATTENDANCE I N THE Gil.L LERIES FOR TIIE YEA-R 1946:
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SCHOOLS
1st term Winter School Enroll ment
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September 1945 through January 1946
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2nd- term 'H int er Scho'ol Enrollment
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January 1946 through May 1946
225
lst term Winter School Enrollment - September 1946 through January 1947
231
SUMMER ,SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
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Broad and Cherry - June 17th through July 27 .t h, 1£146
6£1
Che ster Spr i ngs - ,Tune 10th tl~rough August 31st ~ 1946 - 88
PRIZES
Cresson awards and others as announced at the time of the Cresson
Exhibition have ,been mentioned above. Other Sohool Awards are
listed below:
STIMSON praZE
Angelo W. Frudakis
STEWARDSON PRIZE - ' Helen Araanda Hawkins_
FIRST HONORABLE MENTION - Angelo Frudakis
SECOND HONORABLE MENTION - Elizabeth Ferzaoca
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0-eorge Harding
Roy C. Nuse
Franoi s Spei gh t
Walker Hanco 01<:
Roswell Neidner
Harry Ros in
Edmond J .. , Farris
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Edward Spenton
Franklin C.,Wa tkins
Allan Jones
John McCoy
Jo hn F~ Ha rbeson .
William M:' Campbell
Philip Aliano
David M. Robb
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,Broad and Cherry
Roy C. Nuse
FranCis Speight
Edward Shenton
Ches ter Bprings
Roy C. Fuse
Francis Spe i ght ,
Henry C. Pi tz
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eha rles Rudy ,
Roswell ..rei dner
Benton Spruance
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GENEP..AL /
Annual I~l embership ' 36 new members; 18 deceased, 14 resigned ~ delinquent
Life Memb ership
9 new
m~mbers;
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6 deceased
1946 TOTALS: 658 Annual MembeTs
225 Life MeI)lbers
Contributions made, ~ 1946
Contribution for 1947 toward support of Union
I Library Ca talogue.
School District of West Pikeland Township
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