152nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE
FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STS.
•
152nd ANNUAL REPORT
1957
PHILADELPHIA
Cover: Displaced Person by Waldemar Raemisch
Collections Fund Purchase 1957
The One-Hundred and Fifty-second
Annual Report
of
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOR THE YEAR
1957
Presented to the Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Academy on February 3, J 958
OFFICERS
President '
Vice-President
Treasurer
Director and Secretary
John F. Lewis, Jr.
Henry S. Drinker
C. Newbold Taylor
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr . .
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
David Gwinn
Mrs. Hart McMichael*
Sydney E. Martin
Howard C. Petersen
C. Newbold Taylor
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth*
R. Sturgis Ingersoll
James P. Magill
William Clarke Mason
George B. Roberts
Sydney L. Wright
Henry S. Drinker
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Fredric R. Mann*
George P. Orr
John Stewart
Alfred Zantzinger
* Ex·officio
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON
COLLECTIONS AND
George B. Roberts, Chairman
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
COMMITHE ON
R. Sturgis Ingersoll
Sydney E. Martin
FINANCE
C. Newbold Taylor, Chairman
COMMITTEE ON
EXHIBITION
James P. Magill
John Stewart
INSTRUCTION
William Clarke Mason, Chairman
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
David Gwinn
SOLICITOR
Maurice B. Saul
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
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Hart McMichael
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr.
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Francis T. Chambers Mrs. Joseph S. Clark, Jr. Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
Mrs. David Gwinn
Mrs. John A. Griswold
Emlen P. Etting
Mrs. John F. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
H. Lea Hudson
Samuel W. Pray
Mrs. George B. Roberts Mrs. Julius Rosenwald, "
Mrs. Lawrence M. C. Smith
Miss Anna K. Stimson
R. Barclay Scull
Mrs. Walter H. West
Mrs. Franklin C. Watkins
Boudinot Stimson
Mrs. Sydney L. Wright
Elias Wolf
STAFF
GENERAL
· Director and Secretary
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Secretary
· Secretary to the Director
. Comptroller
. Receptionist
. Exhibition and Membership Clerk
Director of Public Relations and' Membership
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr.
Mabel L. Eiseley .
Charles J. Marsh
Ann Evans .
August Viilu
E. Elizabeth Fermanis
Frances M. Vanderpool
Elizabeth Z. Swenson
S C H 0 0 L S (Day and Evening )
Curator
· Secretary to the Curator
Librarian
Raymond T. Entenmann
Catherine R. Newbold
Ethel Ashton
FA C U L T Y (Winter)
George Harding
Harry Rosin
Julius Bloch
John Hanlen
Philip Aliano
Wallace Peters
George J. Kreier, Jr.
Francis Speight
Edward Shenton
Walter Stuempfig
Daniel Garbert
Edmond J. Farris
Ben Kamihira:j:
Richard Baldwin
Walker Hancock
Franklin C. Watkins
Hobson Pittman
Roy C. Nuset
tProfessional Adviser
Jack Bookbinder
Jim C. lueders:j:
A llen Harris
Roswell W eidner
John W. McCoy
Morris Blackburn
William M. Campbell
Theodor Siegl
J. Stephen lewis:j:
:j:Assistants in evening school
FA C U L T Y (Summer)
Morris Blackburn
Julius Bloch
Roswell Weidner
Wallace Peters
Francis Speight
BUILDING
Isaiah J. Sellers, Superintendent
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS AND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The year 1957 cannot record in the life of this Academy anything so important as its great 150th Celebration in 1955, or, as in 1956, the major
transaction of the moving of the greater part of our print collection to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. However, it has been a year filled with normal
and healthy activity, both in the galleries and in the school.
The major decision having been made by our Board that our annuals will
continue to be numbered recording the years of the life of this institution,
but that their aspect will vary with alternate years, consisting of oil painting
and sculpture in one season and water colors, prints and drawings in another,
the 152nd Annual was made up of water colors, prints and drawings.
Many important items were added to our permanent collection through purchase, or gift, the most outstanding single gift being that from Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Magill who, through an irrevocable Declaration of Trust, have presented all of their American pictures to this Academy. This collection will not,
however, come to the Academy until the death of the donors. This is the
largest group, and represents the greatest value, in this category of giving
which has come to the Academy since the large gifts which were made at
the time of our present building's dedication in 1876.
We report, with regret, the retirement of Miss Martha K. Schick, so many
years the exemplary Librarian of our School library, whose place has been
very ably taken by Miss Ethel Ashton. We also take particular pleasure, and
pride, in reporting a part-time affiliation with Miss Frances M. Lichten, author
and research authority, who has come to us to index our historical data and
memorabilia.
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We regret, however, to bring one very sad piece of news into this Report.
Mr. William Clarke Mason, a member of the Board of Directors of the
Academy since 1935, and Chairman of the Committee on Instruction since
1949, died in November. The following is an excerpt from the Minutes of the
meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 16, 1957:
"Since the last meeting of the Board the Academy has suffered the loss of
a Director, William Clarke Mason (1881-1957) who, in his unique way,
played a most important and vital role in the life of this Acadenw from
1935, when he became one of the Directors, until the time of his death,
November 20, 1957.
The honor paid him by the legal profession within the year, through the'
award , of the American Bar Association medal for 'conspicuous service to
the cause of American jurisprudence' was an indication of his stature as
lawyer and citizen. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts gave him
its most important award, The Academy Medal of Honor, in 1955, fol' his
eminent services to the Academy, and wishes to record herein its deep
sense of loss and also its gratitude for the great breadth of understanding,
counsel, and affection which he bestowed upon us. From 1949 until his
death he served as Chairman of the Committee on Instruction, becoming
an understanding friend to the faculty and student body. Not only did he
freely contribute his time and services, but he also consistently made
generous financial contributions to the Academy, both for the benefit of
students and of the museum proper. His wisdom and gracious friendliness
were ever-present inspirations. His place cannot be filled."
We announce, the addition of Mr. Alfred Zantzinger to our Board of Directors.
We report with gratitude the continuing help from the City through the annual
appropriation of $25,000.00.
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This Report certainly would not be complete without words of the highest
praise for our Women's Committee, and particularly for their able Chairwoman, Mrs. Hart McMichael. The succession of activities sponsored and
supported by them has been of the greatest value.
No Annual Report would be complete without paying particular tribute to
the members of our loyal staff, and faculty, who give so very generously of
their various abilities to carryon this broad and ambitious program of
museum and school life.
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.~ President
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR., Director
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EXHIBITIONS
THE 152nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF WATER COLORS; PRINTS AND
DRAWINGS (Private View January 19th; open to public January 20th
through February 24th.)
The 152nd Annual Exhibition marks the continuing of our collaboration with
the Philadelphia Water Color Club. This exhibition contained water colors,
prints and drawings, following the general pattern of the long succession of
joint efforts with that organization. The exhibition was partly invited, partly
juried. An interesting innovation was employed, however, in that the invited
number of artists was very much curtailed, but each of those invited showed a
group of from six to ten examples.
PROFESSIONAL
JURY
OF
SELECTION
XAVIER GONZALEZ
EDWARD J. STEVENS, JR.
PRIZES
AND
HENRY C. PITZ
ADJA YUNKERS
AWARDS
AWARDED BY PHILADELPHIA WATER COLOR CLUB:
Philadelphia Water Color Club Medal of Award-Henry C. Pitz.
Philadelphia Water Color Prize ($200)-John W. Chumley for Country
Road.
Honorable Mentions-Homer W. Johnson for Bathers; Jules Kirschenbaum
for Rooftops.
Pennell Memorial Medal-Frederick Whitaker for The Old Town-Gerona.
Dawson Memorial Medal-Andrew Wyeth for Broad Cove Ferns.
AWARDED BY JURY OF SELECTION:
Dana Water Color Medal-John R. Maxwell for Disaster at Dawn.
Alice McFadden Eyre Medal-Mauricio Lasansky for Espana.
Honorable Mentions-Gabor Pet,erdi for Dark Horizon; Rudy O. Pozzatti
for Grasshopper.
All existing records were broken concerning sales. 141 items were sold at a
total value of slightly under $13,000.00. This was an indication that 30%
of the work available for sale had been sold; sold works ranged in price
from $7.00 to $850.00: The Academy bought 17 works; ,the Fleisher Memorial
,Fund 27; the Philadelphia Water Color Club 2; the Atwater Kent Museum 1;
and private individuals the remaining 94. Total attendance - 9,982.
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FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION (Private View March 7th; open to public March
8th through April 7th.)
The Annual Fellowship Exhibition of this year was partly-invited and partlyjuried, and comprised a total of 163 works by professional artists who, during their student days, had part or all of their art training in the Academy's
schools. There were two groups of work honoring the memory of two alumni
_ . Walter Emerson Baum, painter; Leona Karp Braverman, sculptor - and a
Fellowship-sponsored Student show in the Students' Gallery on the Main
Floor on view during this exhibition.
OIL
PAINTING
JURY
QUITA BRODHEAD
WATER
COLOR
AND
THOMAS GAUGHAN
GRAPHICS
MARGARET GEST
SCULPTURE
JURY
JEANETTE KOHN
AND
RALPH TAYLOR
JURY
PAUL GREENWOOD
PRIZES
JUNE GROFF
ALLEN HARRIS
AWARDS
The Juries awarded the following:
Harrison S. Morris Prize (divided)-Walter Reinsel ($50.00) for Studio
Shelf (water color); Abraham Rattner ($50.00) for Window Cleaner in Yel/ow
(water color).
May Audubon Post Prize ($50.00)-Leonard Nelson for AS7
#
1 (oil).
Fellowship Annual Award ($50.00)-Abraham Hankins for By the Seashore
(oil).
Caroline Gibbons Granger Memorial Prize ($50.00)-Edith Emerson for
Victoria (oil).
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Prize ($50.00)-Anita Weschler for The
Road (sculpture).
Mabel Wilson Woodrow Prize (divided)-Louis Sloan ($25.00) for Landscape (oil); Dan Miller ($25.00) for Owl (print). Honorable MentionsRobert O'Neill for Fear No Evil (oil); Harry Eng for Study (oil); Phoebe Hwang
for Bird (wood block print).
Works sold-8; total-$2,335.00. Attendance-3,617.
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PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS' GALLERY
~Dd
t
students, ~~ ~iWoed
Two former Academy
and
honored with one-man exhibitions, which opened with a
Philadelphia Artists' Gallery on March 15th, and closed
exhibitions were made up of sculpture and oil paintings,
Oliver Nuse, ' were
Private View in the
on April 14th. The
respectively.
Works sold-2; total-$190.00. Attendance-2,698.
PHILADELPHIA ART TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION
(April 12th through April 28th: Reception-April 24th.)
The ' Academy once again played host to the Philadelphia Art Teachers' Association, when they staged their exhibition in the galleries during the above
period. The Academls recent acquisitions were also on view in Galleries A
and M at the same time.
JURY
OF
AWARD
STELLA DRABKIN
MARTIN JACKSON
ROSWELL WEIDN ER
AWARDS
Art Teachers' Association Plaque-Patricia Mangione
Honorable Mentions-Francis Barone; Robert Goldman
Mary E. Marshall Memorial- Thomas Gaughan
Special Mention-Hester Cunningham
Attenda nce-964.
THE STUDENT EXHIBITION (May 16th through June 9th.)
At Special Exercises held on May 15th at 4 P. M., Mr. John F. Lewis, Jr.,
President, announced fifteen Traveling Scholarships and other prizes, amounting to $21,215.00, to students of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
After the address, which was given by Mr. Henri Marceau, Director of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the following awards were made on recommendation of the Faculty:
William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarship,
(Est. 1902) ($1400):
Painting-Robert H. Anderson; Barbara Brown; Millicent Krouse; Victor
Lasuchin; Elizabeth Osborne; Barry Platt; Joseph Roccamo; Frank Vavricka
Mural Decoration-Morris Blackman
Honorable Mentions-Josephine C. Chapman; Dorothy Grant; Phoebe
Hwang; Eugene Solomon
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Second William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarship, ($1200):
Painting-John W. Reilly
Mural Decoration-lorraine J. Malach
Lewis S. Ware Memorial European Traveling Scholarship, (Est. 1938)
($1200):
Mural Decoration-John R. Manning
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarship, (Est. 1949) ($1200):
Painting-Hilbert S. Sabin, Jr.; W. Collins Thomas, Jr.
Sculpture-Newton A. Harrison
Honorable Mentions-Francis Acquaye; William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
Charles Toppan Prizes (Est. 1882):
First Prize ($300)-John W. Reilly
Second Prize ($200)-William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
Third Prize ($100)-louis Sloan
Honorable Mention-David K. De long
Packard Prizes (Est. 1899):
First Prize ($30)-Daniel D. Miller
Second Prize ($20)-Peter Grivas
Third Prize ($20)-R. B. Bhakta
Edmund Stewardson Prize (Est. 1901) ($100), awarded on March 15th by
a Jury of Sculptors composed of Bruce Moore and Charles Rudy to Sally
laird; Honorable Mention to Newton A. Harrison
Henry J.
Awarded
Awarded
Awarded
Awarded
Thouron Prizes (Est. 1903):
by the Faculty ($50)-Joseph Amarotico
by Instructors ($50)-William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
by Instructors ($25)-Joseph Roccamo
by vote o,f the Students ($25)-Christine McGinnis
Ramborger Prize (Est. 1911) ($20)-Allan Hunter
Honorable Mention-John Deckard
Stimson Prize (Est. 1917) ($100), awarded on November 15th by Miss lu
Dubie, juror, to Michael Piper; Honorable Mention to Charles Kaufmann
Cecilia Beaux Memorial Prize (Est. 1946) ($100)-Barry Platt
Honorable Mention-Elizabeth C. Osborne
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Thomas Eakins Memorial Prize (Est. 1951) ($100)-John W. Reilly
Honorable Mentions-Gwendolyn Gimple; Elizabeth C. Osborne
Lila Hill Sculpture Prize (Est. 1952)
($50)~Sally
Laird ·
The Philadelphia Print Club Graphics Prize (Est. 1953), consisting of one
year's membership in the Club, and the use of its workshop facilities-Daniel
D. Miller
The John Wanamaker Store Water Color Prize (Est. 1954), consisting of
art materials to the value of $50-Barry Platt
Honorable Mention-Sally L~ird
Lux Prize in Graphics (Est. 1955 in memory of John R. Conner) ($50)Morris Blackman
Catharine Grant Memorial Prize (Est. 1955) ($100)-W. Collins Thomas, Jr.
Honorable Mentions-David K. De Long; Bc;my Platt
Woodrow Prize in Graphics (Est. 1955 in memory of Mabel Wilson Woodrow) ($50):
.
$25-Millicent Krouse; $1 O-Albert
Biddle
Bersi~;
$10-Eva Teisler; $5-Marguerite
Class Prizes:
Construction ($25)--:-Christine McGinnis
Honorable Mentions-John Deckard; Robert Cordano
Antique Cast Drawing ($25)-Jack Fishbein
Honorable Mentions-John Deckard; Daniel D. Miller
Perspective Prize ($20)-Gunnar W. Zorn, Jr.
Honorable Mentions-Perry Frankel; Lawrence Kelly
Evening School Prize for Portrait ($25)-Joseph Creamer
Honorable Mentions-Matilda Shuval; Elizabeth Stone
Evening School Prize for Life ($25)-Matilda Shuval
Honorable Mentions-Herbert S. Koudela; Stephanie Pacek
Works sold-48; total-$2,858.00. Attendance-1,667.
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PHILADELPHIA WATER COLOR CLUB EXHIBITION (Private View
October 11 th; open to public October 12th through November 17th.)
The 40th Annual Exhibition by members of the Philadelphia Water Color
Club was made up of some 176 works.
JURY OF
SELECTION
PHILIP JAMISON
PRIZES AND
RAPHAEL SABATINI
JACOB GETlAR SMITH
AWARDS
Philadelphia Water Color Prize ($200l-William J. Wilson for Back Street.
Thornton Oakley Memorial Prize ($50)-Mac Fisher for House at Cape
May Point.
Philadelphia Water Color Club Medal of Award -John Lear.
Dana Water Color Medal-Xavier Gonzalez for Key West No.2.
Alice McFadden Eyre Medal-B. M. Jackson for The Offering.
Dawson Memorial Medal-John C. Haigaard for Bouquet.
Pennell Memorial Medal-Jack Bookbinder for Playground.
Works sold-2; total-$230.00. Attendance-2,232.
GEORGE HARDING RETROSP'ECTIVE EXHIBITION (Private View November 1st; open to public November 2nd through November 30th.)
The President and Board of Directors of the Academy were honored to present
an exhibition by George Harding, eminent illustrator, painter, muralist; senior
member of the present Faculty of the School of the Academy and Head of its
Mural Decoration Department. The exhibition was made up of oil and tempera
paintings, several studies and photographs of murals, and also various
memorabilia.
Works sold-4; total-$1,440.00. Attendance-2,836.
GREAT PRINTS (1440-1940,) EXHIBITION (Private View November 22nd;
open to public November 23rd through January 12th, 1958.)
This exhibition ,was made up entirely of American prints recently catalogued
for the Academy by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since there were several
particularly rich sets of prints by single artists, this show featured, for example,
a complete set of lithographs of the Panama Canal by Joseph Pennell; a
complete set of all prints from the hands of both Daniel Garber and Childe
Hassam; and the beautiful prints made by Lewis Daniel for the de luxe edi12
tion of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." Considerable space was also given
to the work of several contemporary print-makers, some of the best being our
Philadelphia artists.
HALLMARK THIRD INTERNATIONAL ART AWARD EXHIBITION
(Private View December 5th; open to public December 6th through December
24th:)
Fifty water colors by leading American and European artists, including three
from Philadelphia; Emlen Etting, Water Stuempflg and Franklin C. Watkins,
comprised this exhibition. The show was completing a coast-to-coast tour
where it had been seen by well over 200,000 people in New York City, Cleveland, Kansas City, Des Moines, St. Louis, Coral Gables, New Orleans, Seattle
and other cities. Its theme was Christmas, but a wide range of interpretations
from religious to familiar traditions and abstract symbols came from the
brushes of 30 artists from the United States, 10 from France, 4 each from Italy
and England, and one each from Canada and Ireland. Six Americans-Robert
Vickrey, Louis Bosa, Joe Lasker, Millard Sheets, William Thon and Karl Zerbewere among the 10 artists who received cash prizes for their work.
JOHN FREDERICK PETO EXHIBITION (Private View December 5th; open
to public December 6th through January 12th, 1958.)
This exhibition of oil paintings by John Frederick Peto (1854-1907), from the
collection of James Moore Bryant, was made possible through the courtesy of
the owners-Mr. and Mrs. James Moore Bryant Keyser; Mr. and Mrs. Cheston
Morris Bryant Keyser; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keyser, 3rd; and Mr. and Mrs.
William M. Wood. It was the last major exhibition to be staged by the
Academy during the year.
Attendance-for both the Hallmark and Peto Exhibitions-1 ,574.
SPECIAL EVIENTS-1957
With the exception of the television programs, all of the following special
events were held in the galleries of the Academy.
COSMOPOLITAN AND FRANKLIN INN CLUBS
February 17th-Members of the Cosmopolitan and the Franklin Inn Clubs
held a joint meeting in the evening.
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TELEVISION PROGRAMS
WFIL-TV (Channel 6) presented the following special programs devoted to the
Annual Exhibition:
January 3D-Henry C. Pitz: Water Colors and Drawings in the Exhibition.
February 13-Alfred Bendiner: Prints in the Exhibition.
CONCERTS
January 25th-Works by Haydn, Dvorak and Shostakovitch-performed by the
Rittenhouse String Quartet; Isadore Schwartz, Frank Costanza, violinists; Paul
Ferguson, violist; Francis de Pasquale, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
February 15th-Works by Beethoven, Debussy and Barber-Lorne Munroe,
cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
March 29th-Works by Beethoven, Brahms and Scharwenka-Marian Head,
violinist; Erwin Groer, violist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
November 8th-Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann-performed by
the Philadelphia Chamber Players; Jacob Krachmalnick, Veda Reynolds,
violinists; Carlton Cooley, violist; Lorne Munroe, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff,
pianist.
December 6th-Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ibert, Hindemith and RousellPatricia Albinson, flute; Eugene Chieffo, oboe; Richard Loesser, clarinet;
Artemus Edwards, bassoon; John Simonepi, French horn; Scott Nickrenz, viola;
Robert Newkirk, cello; Vladimir Sokoloff, piano.
Miss Elizabeth Z.Swenson, Director of Public Relations, and Mr. Vladimir
Sokoloff collaborated again this year in planning these concerts, all of
which were free to the public. The programs were presented by the Academy
in collaboration with the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American
Phonograph Industry, and through the courtesy of Local 77, American Federation of Musicians.
GALLERY TALKS (Sponsored by the Fellowship of the Academy.)
January 24th-Albert Bendiner
January 31st-Henry Pitz
February 7th-Henry Peacock
February 14th-Hobson Pittman
February 21 st-Raphael Sabatini
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· March 26th-Program of African dances and music presented by Francis
Acquaye, an Academy student from Ghana, West Africa, and sponsored by
the Fellowship of the Academy.
October 16th-"Diamond Jubilee"-A Showing of Historic 19th Century Cos·
tumes from the collection of, and staged by, Miss Ethel Saltus, and sponsored
by the Women's Committee of the Academy.
LECTURES (A second series of six evenings, devoted to the "Understanding
and Enjoyment of Art/' were presented by the Academy as a feature of its
Evening School program. Mr . . Jack Bookbinder was the moderator. Note:
Although the last three lectures in this particular series were given in February
of 1958, they are, neverthless, included in this Report.)
November 12th-Louis Bosa
November 19th- Richard Lippold
November 26th-I. Rice Pereira
February 4th-Hobson Pittman
February 11 th-Leonid
February 18th-Robert Motherwell
TOTAL ATTENDANCE, January 19th, 1957 to January 12th, 1958-28,792.
A C QUI 51 T ION 5
All details concerning registering purcha;es and gifts, and also loans, were
taken care of by the Assistant Director, Mabel L. Eiseley. They were as follows:
Purchases
Through the Lambert Fund:
Grasshopper (woodcut) by Rudy O. Pozzatti.
Dark Horizon (color etching) by Gabor Peterdi.
Espana (intaglio) by Mauricio Lasansky.
Country Road (water color) by John W. Chumley.
Bathers (water color) by Homer W. Johnson.
Girls' Heads (conte crayon) by Jack W. Levine.
Man With Accordion (drawing) by Andree Ruellan.
After The Show (water color) by Henry Pitz.
California Trip (color woodcut on cloth) by Antonio Frasconi.
Dance (plaster block) by Helen Siegl.
Sorting Totora (water color) by Walter Hood.
Aurora (water color) by Edward J. Stevens, Jr.
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Figure (drawing) by Raphael Soyer.
Three Statues (water color) by Dong Kingman.
Mussell Growers at Chatelaillon (pen and ink drawing) by Leonid.
Truro No.2 (tempera) by Xavier Gonzalez.
Through the Collections Fund:
Displaced Person (granite sculpture) by Waldemar Raemisch.
Study for Trial of General Jackson Before Judge Hall by Christian
Schussele.
Helen Henderson (drawing) by Charles Demuth.
Labrador Woman With Young Geese (tempera) by George Harding.
The Committee on CoHections reports the sale of the following:
George Washington by Unknown Artist.
Orestes pursued by the Furies by Bougereau.
Landscape by Joseph De Camp.
Portrait of James Monroe 'by Rembrandt Peale to the James Monroe
Memorial Foundation, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Gift s
Photographic portrait of Arthur Carles from Mr. Henri Marceau.
Ten prints, proofs representative of the various stages of making a lithograph
(self-portrait of the artist), from Mr. Morris Blackburn.
Sketch (in pencil) for At the Beach, by William Glackens, from Mr. Ira
Glackens.
Park C. Dougherty (bronze plaque) by Adam Pietz, from the artist.
Antique drop-leaf table; also, the following 51 works: Still Life with Bird Cage
(oil), Laurence Roberts' Garden in Rome (oil), Still Life-Bowl With Grapes
(oil), Seascape (oil), all by Franklin C. Watkins; Weehawken-New Jersey
(water color drawing) by John Marin; Death of the Minotaur (lithograph),
Angel (color lithograph), Centaur and the Hero (lithograph), Centaur and
Wise Man (drawing), Anabasis (color lithograph), Night-The Window (color
lithograph), Of Course He Will Come (color lithograph), Fragment-1954
(color lithograph), Madelene (color lithograph), all by Benton Spru~nce;
Floral Pastel (pastel), Reflections (oil), by Hobson Pittman; Twin BridgesSchuylkill (oil), Still Life-Fruit and Vegetables (oil), by Ben Kamihira; Highland Avenue-Manayunk (oil), Street in Manayunk-Rainy Day (oil), by
Francis Speight; Orchestra-Academy of Music (oil), Bull Fight (lithograph),
French Policeman (color drawing), Paris (lithograph), Sicilian Decorated Cart
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· (water color drawing), all by Alfred Bendiner; Still Life (oil), Still Life-Fruit
(oil), by Vahan Amadouni; Girl With Flowers (colored woodblock) by Irving
Amen; Boy With Shadow on Wall (oil) by Jack Massey; Antique Shops-Pine
Street-Philadelphia (oil) by John Reilly; Circus Girl Preparing For Act (water
color) by Henry Pitts; Dark Horizon by Gabor Peterdi; Vase of Flowers (oil)
by Adolphe Borie; Chess Players-Philadelphia (oil), Interior of Trolley Car
(oil), Couple Playing Chess at Window (oil), all by Jim C. Lueders; Male Nude
Sitting (original model), Finnish Head of a Boy Model (bronze), Kneeling Male
Nude (bronze), all by Walker Hancock; Golden Bronze Figure (bronze) by
Jacques Lipchitz; Maine Shore-7955 (oil) by Paul Wescott; Manayunk (oil),
Still Life-Fruit on Table, 7953 by Thomas Gaughan; Taxco-Fiesta Day, 1953
(original dry point) by Howard Cook; Still Life-Ga/ardias in Coffee Pot (oil)
by Thomas F. Meehci l'\ ; Feast of the Pardon of St. Francis (oil), Assissi (oil),
by Virginia McCall; Where's the Dough (black ·and white drawing) by William
Steig; Antique Shop (oil) by John Kammer; All-Over Pattern Comprising
Daisies, Pink Flowers and Green Leaves (water color and pencil) by Charles
Demuth; Art Collector's Desk (oil), Still Life-Lemon on Silver Plate (oil), by
Hilbert Sabin; all from Mr. and Mrs. Jame~ P. Magill.
Portrait of Harriet Hendrickson Lock, attributed to John Neagle, from the
Estate of Annie P. O'Brien, through Miss Frances O'Brien.
Sketches from the South County of Rhode Island (book) by Anna Richards
Brewster, from Mr. William T. Brewster.
Dr. Edwin Bucher Williams (color etching) by Benton Spruance from Mr. John
F. Lewis, Jr.
Book of Color Reproductions of Illustrations for the Bible, by Chagall, from
Mr. M. P. Potamkin.
Eight books of etching and prints, from Mr. Robert Rosenbaum.
Steinway Grand Piano, from Mr. J. Kennard Skilling.
Landscape in C9nstruction (gouache) by Xavier Gonzalez and Girl With
Bundle (oil), by Elihu Vedder, both from the American Academy of Arts and
Letters, New York City.
Easel (said to have been the property of Thomas C. Eakins), from the Moore
Institute.
Dr. Elijah Griffith (oil) by Thomas Sully, and Mrs. Elijah Griffith (oil), by
Bass Otis, both from Miss Marguerite A. Keasbey.
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Maidenhood (bronze) and preliminary sketch for The Meade Memorial
(bronze), both by Charles Grafly, from Miss Dorothy Grafly.
Forty-six lithographs, etchings and wood engravings (mostly of Philadelphia
scenes) by Herbert Pullinger, from the artist.
Antique print-An East View of Gray's Ferry on the River Schuylkill (the
original drawing of which had been made by Charles Willson Peale)-from
Mr. George Harding.
Portrait of William Clarke Mason (oil), by Alice Stoddard, from Mrs. William
Clarke (Mary Townsend) Mason.
LOANS
The Boudoir and Arthur B. Frost, both by Richard E. Miller, to the St. louis
Artists' Guild, St. louis, Missouri, for a Memorial Exhibition of the artist's work,
from January 20th through February 6th.
North River, by George BeHows, to the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts,
Columbus, Ohio, for an exhibition of the artist's work, from March 21 st
through April 21 st, following a similar exhibition at the National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D. C.
Penn's Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West; Ariadne by John Vanderlyn;
The Wright Family by Joseph Wright; Mrs. Constant Storrs by William Jennys;
James Peale and Family by James Peale; The Painter's Triumph by William
Mount; Self-Portrait by Henry Inman; The Turkish Page by Frank Duveneck;
Sailing in the Mist by John H. Twatchman-all to the Detroit Institute of Arts
as part of a show bringing together the works of art illustrated in the recentlypublished book Painting in America, The History of 450 Years by Mr. Edgar P.
Richardson, Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, from April 23rd to
June 9th. All of these paintings, with the exception of The Turkish Page, were
subsequently shown at the De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California, from June 25th through August 1st.
Bronze Self-Portrait, by John Frazee, and The Young Merchants, by William
Page, to the Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, for an exhibition of work
by New Jersey artists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, from March 7th
through May 19th.
Holy Family, by Alfeo Faggi, to the Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City,
New Jersey, for a one-man show of the artist's work, from January 30th
through February 28th.
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Violin with Hat, by Albert Serwazi, and Philadelphia Orchestra, by Arthur
Carles, to the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in connection with the celebration of the Centennial, for three weeks from January 22nd.
Morning Paper No. II, by Hobson Pittman, to the Cheltenham Art Center,
Cheltenham, Pa., for an exhibition of work by artist-teachers, for three weeks
from February 8th.
End of the 14th Street Crosstown Line, by Reginald Marsh, to the MunsonWilliams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, for inclusion in an exhibition
titled "Edward Root (1884-1956)- An American Collector," from April 28th
through May 26th; and from there to the Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, for an exhibition of similar character extending from June 1st through June 30th.
Going Fishing, by Margit Varga, to the Midtown Galleries, New York City,
New York, for an exhibition to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, from May 7th
through June 8th.
Mumble-the -Peg, by Henry Inman, to the Newark Museum, Newark, New
Jersey, for an exhibition of 79th Century Genre Painting from June 6th
through September 6th.
Medicine Show, by Jack levine, to The Alan Gallery, New York City, New
York, for a one-man show of work by the artist from May 6th through
May 29th.
The Bell Buoy by William T. Richards; Great White Herons by Frank W. Benson; Dance of the Fairies by Jean B. Corot; Venice by Thomas Moran; Winter
by Joseph T. Pearson; Landscape No. l ' and Landscape No. 2 by Joshua
Shaw; all to the Acorn Club of Philadelphia on indefinite loan.
Portrait of a Little Girl by Cecilia Beaux; Mrs. Constant Storrs by William
Jennys; The Artist in His Museum by Charles Willson Peale; all to the Brooklyn
Museum, Brooklyn, New York, for an exhibition titled "Face of America" from
November 15th, 1957, through January 18th, 1958.
Ariadne, by John Vanderlyn, to Wildenstein & Co., New York City, New York,
for an exhibition marking the publication of a new book- Three Hundred
Year~ of American Painting, by Time Magazine, from October 22nd through
November 23rd.
Walt Whitman, by Thomas Eakins, to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
for an exhibition of American Classics of the 19th Century from October 17th
through December 1st.
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Prodigal Son, by Russell Cowles, to Washington Cathedral, Washington, D. C.,
for an exhibition entitled Religion and Man from November 4th through
December 28th.
Wind and Clouds, by Horace Brown, and Pennsylvania Farmland, by John
Heritage Wright, to The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Philadelphia, Pa.,
on indefinite loan .
Red Table Cover and Violin with Hat, both by Albert Serwazi, to the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pa., for a one-man show of the artist/s
work from October 4th through October 27th.
New England Woman, by Cecilia Beaux, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Drinker,
Merion, Pa., from October 4th through October 9th.
Noah and His Ark and Self-Portrait with Brush, by Charles Willson Peale;
Self-Portrait, Mrs. James Peale, Still Life (Apples and Grapes), and Still Life
(Grapes), by James Peale; Apples and Fox Grapes and Fox Grapes and
Peaches, by Raphaelle Peale; George Washington and Jean Antoine Houdon,
. by Rembrandt Peale; Strawberries and Cherries, by Margaretta A. Peale-all
to Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland for an exhibition in connection with their 175th Anniversary celebration, from October 14th through
October 21 st.
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Fairmount Water Works, by Thomas Birch; Place of Echoes, by Martin Jackson; Country Wedding-Bishop White Officiating, by John Lewis Krimmel;
Charles Willson Peale (with glasses), by Charles Willson Peale; Trial of
General Jackson before Judge Hall, by Christian Schussele; Late Afternoon,
by Francis Speight-all to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, for an exhibition entitled Philadelphia Tradition, from December 1,
1957, to January 1, 1958.
Portrait of Beniamin Franklin, by Joseph Wright, to Charles Coleman Sellers,
for use on a television program at Harrisburg, Pa., the week of November
25th.
Self-Portrait, by Henry Mattson; Florida Chain Gang, .by Madeline Hewes;
Lime Kiln, by Julian Levi; Still Life, by Preston Dickinson; Anna Maria Hodkinson, by James Peale; Magic Forest, by John C. Atherton; Fourth of July, by
Constance Richardson; Sunrise, Hill Val/ey, by John F. Kensett; Negro, by
Franklin Watkins; Gaiety Theatre, Philadelphia, by Jack Bookbinder; November, by Robert Vonnoh-all to The Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company, Philadelphia, Pa., (one painting each month), for their IIPicture of the Month l l
exhibition of works from the Academ/s permanent collection.
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CONSERVAT I ON OF WORKS FROM
TH E PE R-MAN EN T COLLECT I ON
The following thirteen works received attention during the year from Theodor
Siegl, the Academy's conservator and technical adviser:
Battle of Lake Erie by Thomas Birch; Arrival in New York by William Thony;
The Painter's Triumph by William S. Mount; The Turkish Page by Frank
Duveneck; White Callas by Arthur Carles; Portrait of Beniamin West by
Matthew Pratt; Portrait of Mrs. Beniamin West by Matthew Pratt; Sailing in
the Mist by John H. Twatchman; Self-Portrait by Henry Inman; Mrs. Constant
Storrs by William Jennys; The Wright Family by Joseph Wright; Ariadne by
John Vanderlyn; Girl With Bundle by Elihu Vedder.
SCHOOLS
The physical plant of the School is taxed beyond its capacity because of our
ever-increasing enrollment, both in the regular day school and in the evening
program. We continue to improve the present facilities as much as possible.
During -the summer the studio for Advanced Painters was refurbished and a
new flexible system of lighting, combining the advantages of fluorescent and
incandescent lighting, installed. A series of tracks now makes it possible to
have almost any combination of lighting to suit the pose or the kind of light
produced by the season. Illustration students now use the small studio by the ·
School office, or the regular studios, as having some advantages over the
basement cubicles.
The Evening Classes increased in enrollment under our recently improved system. During the year we added classes in Ceramic Sculpture and Clay
Modeling in the sculpture area, and consider the School fortunate to have
employed the exemplary services of Frances Serber.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gwinn entertained in the galleries on Friday, May 17th,
to give their, and the Academy's, friends the opportunity to purchase student
work submitted in competition for European Traveling Scholarships and other
awards.
Honors, in addition to those listed elsewhere, which came to our students and
recent alumni included the following: Abbey Memorial Scholarship of
$3,000.00 to John R. Manning, for mural painting; Tiffany Foundation Awards
went to John W. Reilly, $2,000.00, for painting; Charles C. Parks, $2,000.00,
for sculpture; Philip E. Fowler, $500.00, for sculpture. In the 132nd National
Academy of Design Exhibition, the following students received awards as
noted: Thomas Yerxa, $400.00, Albrig Prize; Evangelo Frudakis, $200.00,
Proctor Prize; Philip E. Fowler, $100.00, Green Prize; John W. Reilly, $100.00,
Maynard Prize. Gordon Russell had a very successful one-man show, his first,
at Durlacher Brothers, New York City, in April.
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LI B RARY
Books and clippings withdrawn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,437
Accessions
56 by purchase
lOa s gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RAYMOND T. ENTENMANN,
Curator.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
During 1957 we added 145 new annual, 13 new sustaining, and 2 new life
members. Including changes upyvard in the classifications of some members,
and contributions with dues from others, $2,835 in new membership funds
went into the Academy's treasury. Despite the usual losses through death,
resignation, delinquency, and, this year, an altered economy, we ended the
period with a small net gain.
Five Friday evening chamber music concerts (recorded elsewhere in this
report), brought out the usual enthusiastic audiences, although the weatherman, on most of those occasions, staged either a heavy rain storm, or snow.
We have noticed · that more and more of our visitors are arriving early and,
after selecting and reserving a place to sit, are turning immediately to the exhibitions. At intermission times, too, only a small percentage of people remain in
their chairs. This is heartening as the original purpose in planning the series
was to make the enjoyment of fine arts and music possible as a single experience. It is the Academy's good fortune that Mr. Sokoloff continues as musical
director. He has attracted the collaboration of some of the City's best
musicians. This report affords ' us the happy privilege of publicly thanking
them, the Recording Industries' Trust Fund, and the other friends who make
programs of such rarity and quality available to all without cost.
Twenty-five public, private and parochial schools, women's clubs and other
organizations made 33 visits to our 152nd Annual Exhibition from the flvecounty area around Philadelphia, from New Jersey and Delaware. This includes over 900 pupils of the School Art League who came with Mr. Jack
Bookbinder on a single Saturday morning. Other gro·up visits continued
through the year. We should like to see their numbers increased materially,
however.
Artists' Equity Association had one of its meetings here when the group held
its national conference in Philadelphia in March; a regional conference of the
National Eastern Arts Association, also was- held here; and the American
Institute of Planners met in our building twice. "The Weeders" -a garden club
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group-arranged a meeting and tea in the Gibson Galleries during our 152nd
IIAnnuall," with Mr. John W. McCoy of our Faculty as their speaker. Once a
year we entertain the Philadelphia Museum Council for lunch in our galleries.
The Philadelphia Miniature Camera Club uses our first-floor auditorium as its
regular meeting place through the greater part of each year. All of this is
an area of service that we should like to see extended wherever it can be
fitted in with our own schedule.
Where newspapers and periodicals are concerned, this office not only has the
task of trying to ke'ep Philadelphians acquainted with our activities; but for
every special exhibition held here, we must get word of the show, and the
inclusion of each artist's work in that show, back to the city or town where the
artist lives or works, or both. In most of our large exhibitions, it is not unusual
to have artists from 30 or more states represented. This procedure also holds
for sales of artists' work; prizes awarded to exhibitors, to faculty members, or
to present and even former students of our Schools.
In addition to the innumerable "spot" announcements which the various radio
and television stations were good enough to make, calling attention to our
exhibitions, lectures, gallery talks, concerts, et cetera, in 1957, we arranged
14 personal appearances of members of our faculty, exhibiting artists, prizewinning students, and others, on Stations WFIL, WFIL-TV, WIP, WPEN, WRCVTV, and WCAU.
It is, of course, the responsibility of this office to cooperate with each department of the Academy-Museum, Schools, Women's Committee, Fellowshipwhere publicity and public relations are concerned, in addition to the activities
reported above, as all endeavor to serve the cause of American art.
ELIZABETH Z. SWENSON,
Director.
BUILDINGS
MAIN
BUILDINGS, BROAD
AND
CHERRY
STREETS
Much-needed renovations were carried out through the summer months. Stone
and brick work around the cornice of the central pavilion at the east end of
the Academy's building was repaired, and a considerable amount of pointing
of the brickwork, particularly on the south wall, accomplished. Gallery K was
completely refurbished with new wall covering, painting and new lighting.
The Lecture Hall in the School received the same kind of treatment, and,
through the generosity of Mrs. Lionel Levy, the girls' washroom was completely
renovated. The new composition flooring which has served so well in the
School Office was extended into the Library, which also received a thorough
cleaning and new furniture.
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WOMEN ' S COMMITTEE
On January 19th, the Women's Committee gave a dinner before the Private
View of the 152nd Annual Exhibition, asking the Faculty to be the guests of
honor.
During the year members of the Committee presided at the refreshment tables
for the Private View of the IIAnnual," the Paul Greenwood · and Oliver
Nuse one-man shows, the Exhibition of American Prints from the Academy'S
Collection, the Third International Hallmark Art Award, and the John Frederick
Peto Exhibition.
The Committee designed a small memorandum pad using on the cover a picture of the statue of George Washington by Will iam Rush which was first
shown at the Academy in 1815, superimposing the first press notice of this
exhibition on top of the photograph of the statue, which gives a pleasing and
interesting effect. These pads are being sold for the benefit of the Students'
Aid Fund by the Committee, and at the main desk in the Foyer of the
Academy.
The most important event in 1957 sponsored by the Women's Committee
for the benefit of the Students' Aid Fund was "Diamond Jubilee"-a Showing
of Historic Costumes of the 19th Century-from the collections of Miss Ethel
Saltus, on October 16th. This undertaking was months in the making and used
a cast of sixty women as models.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the
press for the outstanding publicity given the Academy at the time of the costume show, and to thank the entire staff of the Academy for their helpfulness,
interest, and understanding throughout the whole year.
EILEEN HART McMICHAEL,
Chairman.
THE FELLOWSHIP
OFFICERS
Roswell Weidner .... . .. .. ............. . ....... . ........ .. President
Roy C. Nuse ..... . . . .... . ... . .... . .. .. . .. ..... . . . . First Vice-President
Mabel Woodrow Gill . .. . . ................ . ...... .. .... Vice-President
Mary Townsend Mason . ...... . ...... . ............ . ..... Vice-President
George Harding .... . .......... . ... . . ... ...... . ... . .. . Vice-President
Violet Oakley .... .. ......... .. . . .... . . . .......... . ... Vice-President
Franklin Watkins .. . .. . ..... .. ........................ Vice-President
Amelie Ze'" Felton . ........ . . . .. . ...... .. ..... . ... Recording Secretary
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Elizabeth Eichman ... . .. . .. . .. . ....... . ....... Corresponding Secretary
Irene Denney ... . .... . .. . ... . .. . ..... .. ........ . ......... Treasurer
The Fellowship (Alumni) was organized in 1897, principally to foster a spirit
. of fraternity among former and present students of the Academy, in the
interests of art.
In recent years, its exhibition has become national in scope. A number of
former Academy students who have become outstanding artists have been
invited to exhibit.
As is customary, a token payment of $350.00 was made to the Academy for
the use of its galleries and attending services.
THE COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP
Ethel Ashton
Mabel Gill, Chairman-Treasurer
Mary Mullineux
Roy Nuse
Irene Denney
Alma Anderson Patterson
The function of the Committee on Fellowship is to administer the following
four funds-Henry J. Thouron Memorial Fund; Picture Purchase Fund; Special
Fund; Mary Butler Memorial Fund-all for the benefit of Fellowsh ip members,
and present or former students. The Committee also . endeavors to be useful
to both the Fellowship and the Academy, whenever possible.
In addition, the Committee is responsible for (1) t he purchase of painting and
sculpture to encourage or assist artists, or improving the Loan Collection from
which works are currently on exhibition in various institutions; (2) providing
art classes, usually in sett lement houses, to give study opportunities for the
youth of those neighborhoods, as well as teaching experience and income for
present and or former Academy students; (3) giving a type of financial
assistance not permissible from the regular Fellowship treasury to current and
former students; (4) assisting needy current Academy students with tuition,
artists' materials, living expenses; (5) providing the Fellowship Annual Award
(formerly the Gold Medal Award) in the fellowship Annual Exhibitions.
The
Butler
Fund
now amounts to approximately $9,000.00; its goal
is
$15,000.00. The major recent additions include a gift of $500.00 from Miss
Mary K. Gibson; $500.00 from 51 donors as a result of the April, 1957,
appeal. There is also an annual gift from Mrs. John S. Hurlbut in memory of
Mrs. Philip S. Collins. Mrs. Mason's designation of the Mary Butler Fund as
recipient, in lieu of flowers, at the time of Mr. William Clarke Mason's death
(he was an Associate Member
of
the Fellowship) added 36 memorial gifts
amounting to more than $700.00.
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CONSOLIDATED TREASURER'S REPORT
September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1957
INCOME:
Art Gallery and Exhibitions .............................. $ 23,261.15
School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
59,250.75
Trust Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
91,638.78
Membership Dues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
15,955.00
City Appropriation .................................... ,
25,000.00
Contributions (unrestricted) ..............................
530.00
Total. .......................... .. ............. $215,635.68
EXPENSE:
Art Gallery and Exhibitions ............................... $131,922.69
School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
82,807.27
Total. ....... .. ................................ $214,729.96
Net Operating Surplus .................. , ...... .
$905.72
APPENDIX:
Profit on sale of General Fund Investments .................. $ 19,651.48
Cancelled share of Capital Stock ......................... .
100.00
Increase in Student Aid Fund ............................ .
99.74
Total. ......................................... $ 19,851.22
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1957
UNRESTRICTED:
Anonymous ............................... . ............ $ 192.10
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200.00
Mrs. Helena H. Tittman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.00
Emma B. Loeb.. . ........................................
5.00
$ 402.10
MISCELLANEOUS:
Anonymous ........ .. ..... . ........................ . ....
825.50
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128.39
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler.............. . ...... . ........ . ..
300.00
Academy Fellowship - Annual Exhibition....................
350.00
Philadelphia Water Color Club - Annual Exhibition...........
200.00
George B. Roberts - Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100.00
William Clarke Mason. . ....... .. ... . ... .. . .. . .. .. .. . ... ..
51.50
Fredric R. Mann Foundation - Concerts . ................ . .. .
150.00
Anonymous - Director's membership dues
223.00
2,328.39
SCHOOL:
Anonymous - for Student Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
511.51
Pri ~ e . .... . ................
50.00
Mabel Gill - Woodrow Graphics
Walter Stuempfig - Lila Hill Sculpture Prize . ................
50.00
David Gwinn - Eakins Prize ... . ....................... . ..
100.00
David Gwinn - Student Party ...... . .................. .. .
223.33
George D. Widener - Scholarships ..... . ........ . ...... " .. 2,000.00
Frances B. Caplan - Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Memorial Prize ..
25.00
2,959.84
Tota l ................ . ... . ............. . ......... $5,690.33
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NEW MEMBERS
Enrolled during 7957, including those
who increased their classification
Life Members
Mrs. John D. Corbit, Jr.
*Mrs. William J . McCahan, Jr.
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler
Contributing Members
*Dr. I. S. Ravdin
*Dr. Elizabeth G. Ravdin
Sustaining Members
Mrs. Alexander H. Scott
Mrs. Stanley I. Sheerr
Mrs. Walter J. Sprankle
I. Melville Stein
William White, Jr.
D. Robert Yarnall
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Laurence H. Eldredge
Samuel Y. Gibbon
Samuel Pesin
Ira Schwartz
Mrs. Leonard J. Schwartz
Alfred Zantzinger
Annual Members
Edgar F. Adams
Mrs. Edgar F. Adams
George R. Allen
Mrs. William H. Allen
Richard V. Anderson
Mrs. Richard Angus
Mrs. Frederic L. Ballard
Miss Olivia L. Berres
Edward E. Baudis
Miss Anna M. Bean
Mrs. Henry H. Benedict
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Arthur R. Boyd
Miss Vera D. Bruestle
Mrs. Gerald W. Caner
Dr. Elsie R. Carrington
Mrs. Sidney M. Cohn
Mrs. Myrl E. Cooke
Dr. W. J. Coverly-Smith
Dr. Reavis Cox
Mrs. Charles W. Detweiler
Charles W. Detweiler, Jr.
Daniel A. Dintenfass
Miss Victoria Donohoe
Jay J. Dugan
A. Felix du Pont, J r.
Mrs. F. Algernon Evans
Reginald D. Forbes
Dr. Joseph C. Gayl
Mrs. Robert McCay Green
Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner
Mrs. M. G. Herbach
Mrs. C. Edgar Hires
Barry Hirschwald
Mrs. Richard M. Hollingshead
Mrs. James J. Jameson
Mrs. Morris Jaron
Miss Joan Josephson
Mrs. Jack Kahn
William H. Katz
Miss Osea E. Kerr
Dr. Lois I. King
Mrs. Henry Klein
Mrs. Morris H. Klein
Jerome Kline
Vincent G. Kling
Mrs. Barbara E. Koener
Mrs. C. Raymond Kraus
Mrs. Raymond Lawrence
Mrs. Irma D. Lebing
Harry Leiter
Mrs. Robert Locke
Miss Margaret S. Logan
Miss Betty Lou Mclean
J . J. Malazinskas
Miss Carmelita A. Manning
Mrs. Josiah Marvel
Mrs. Robert A. Matthews
William Bradford May
Charles O. Metzger
Walter C. Mickleburgh
Miss Rosalie M. Mongel
Herbert R. Moody
Dr. Matthew T. Moore
Dr. Paul Morris
Miss
Miss
Mrs.
Mrs.
Carl
May A. Naylor
Margaret R. Neely
Stanley E. Neiman
William T. Newbold '
F. Norberg
Mrs. C. Warwick Ogelsby
Miss Judi Oser
Dr., Nicholas Padis
Dr. Samuel C. Palmer
Dr. Georgiana M. Peacher
Mrs. May T. Peacock
Dr. Horace Pettit
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
James J. Pocock, Jr.
Mrs. Vincent Pro
Mrs. Richard B. Prunty
John L. Randall
Miss Lois Rapp
Mrs. Alfred S. Reeves
Mrs. Richard O . Rex
Mrs. Everett Richard
Mrs. Robert K. Richards
Mrs. Wolfgang D. Richter, Jr.
Mrs. Brooke Roberts
Robert S. Ross
Mrs. Norman F. S. Russell
Mrs. E. J. Salter
Ernest C. Savage
Miss E. Josephine Saylor
Adolf Schaap
Miss Jane B. Schiller
Samuel K. Schneidman
Mrs. Frazier Scott
Mrs. Samuel Seitchik
Mrs. William W. Sellers
Mrs. Charles Sernaker
Miss Carolyn Sheppard
Dr. Thomas E. Shoemaker, 2nd
Benjamin S. Shulman
Theodor Siegl
Arthur F. Skwierzynski
Dr. Norman G. Sloane
Miss Maria Wilkins Smith
Morton Smith
Dr. Murray G. Smyth, Jr.
Edwin A. Soast
Mrs. Horace B. Spackman
Mrs. Rose G. Stecker
Mrs. Harry W. Steinbrook
Robert C. Stephenson
Mrs. William T. Stevens, Jr.
Oskar G. Stonorov
Mrs. Franklin P. Stow
Robert Strausz-Hupe
Miss Mary E. Sumerfield
Leon C. Sunstein
Miss Elaine F. Suplee
Miss Anne Surgent
Herbert H. Swinburne
Dr. Timothy R. Talbot, Jr.
Mrs. Charles Taylor
Mrs. Howard W. Taylor, Jr.
Mrs. Rollo L. Taylor
Mrs. Arthur S. Teague
Miss Ethel H. Tily
Mrs. Floyd Todd
Miss Mary Jane Venger
Mrs. Theodore B. Wallace
Irving Wasserman
James R. Weiner
Mrs. George A. Welsh
Mrs. Paul B. Wendler
Mrs. Herman E. Wenograd
Miss Ellen Clifton Wharton
Michael M. White
Mrs. Daniel S. Whiteman
Mrs. Robert J. Williams
Mrs. William Wolgin
Harvard C. Wood, Jr.
Mrs. Edna M. Woodcoc'k
Vincent Young
*Classification increased
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MEMBERSHIP CLASSES
Yearly Members
{
Annual $10.00
Sustaining $25.~0
Contributing $100.00
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FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STS.
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152nd ANNUAL REPORT
1957
PHILADELPHIA
Cover: Displaced Person by Waldemar Raemisch
Collections Fund Purchase 1957
The One-Hundred and Fifty-second
Annual Report
of
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOR THE YEAR
1957
Presented to the Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Academy on February 3, J 958
OFFICERS
President '
Vice-President
Treasurer
Director and Secretary
John F. Lewis, Jr.
Henry S. Drinker
C. Newbold Taylor
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr . .
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
David Gwinn
Mrs. Hart McMichael*
Sydney E. Martin
Howard C. Petersen
C. Newbold Taylor
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth*
R. Sturgis Ingersoll
James P. Magill
William Clarke Mason
George B. Roberts
Sydney L. Wright
Henry S. Drinker
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Fredric R. Mann*
George P. Orr
John Stewart
Alfred Zantzinger
* Ex·officio
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON
COLLECTIONS AND
George B. Roberts, Chairman
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
COMMITHE ON
R. Sturgis Ingersoll
Sydney E. Martin
FINANCE
C. Newbold Taylor, Chairman
COMMITTEE ON
EXHIBITION
James P. Magill
John Stewart
INSTRUCTION
William Clarke Mason, Chairman
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
David Gwinn
SOLICITOR
Maurice B. Saul
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
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Hart McMichael
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr.
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Francis T. Chambers Mrs. Joseph S. Clark, Jr. Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
Mrs. David Gwinn
Mrs. John A. Griswold
Emlen P. Etting
Mrs. John F. Lewis, Jr.
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
H. Lea Hudson
Samuel W. Pray
Mrs. George B. Roberts Mrs. Julius Rosenwald, "
Mrs. Lawrence M. C. Smith
Miss Anna K. Stimson
R. Barclay Scull
Mrs. Walter H. West
Mrs. Franklin C. Watkins
Boudinot Stimson
Mrs. Sydney L. Wright
Elias Wolf
STAFF
GENERAL
· Director and Secretary
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Secretary
· Secretary to the Director
. Comptroller
. Receptionist
. Exhibition and Membership Clerk
Director of Public Relations and' Membership
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr.
Mabel L. Eiseley .
Charles J. Marsh
Ann Evans .
August Viilu
E. Elizabeth Fermanis
Frances M. Vanderpool
Elizabeth Z. Swenson
S C H 0 0 L S (Day and Evening )
Curator
· Secretary to the Curator
Librarian
Raymond T. Entenmann
Catherine R. Newbold
Ethel Ashton
FA C U L T Y (Winter)
George Harding
Harry Rosin
Julius Bloch
John Hanlen
Philip Aliano
Wallace Peters
George J. Kreier, Jr.
Francis Speight
Edward Shenton
Walter Stuempfig
Daniel Garbert
Edmond J. Farris
Ben Kamihira:j:
Richard Baldwin
Walker Hancock
Franklin C. Watkins
Hobson Pittman
Roy C. Nuset
tProfessional Adviser
Jack Bookbinder
Jim C. lueders:j:
A llen Harris
Roswell W eidner
John W. McCoy
Morris Blackburn
William M. Campbell
Theodor Siegl
J. Stephen lewis:j:
:j:Assistants in evening school
FA C U L T Y (Summer)
Morris Blackburn
Julius Bloch
Roswell Weidner
Wallace Peters
Francis Speight
BUILDING
Isaiah J. Sellers, Superintendent
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS AND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The year 1957 cannot record in the life of this Academy anything so important as its great 150th Celebration in 1955, or, as in 1956, the major
transaction of the moving of the greater part of our print collection to the
Philadelphia Museum of Art. However, it has been a year filled with normal
and healthy activity, both in the galleries and in the school.
The major decision having been made by our Board that our annuals will
continue to be numbered recording the years of the life of this institution,
but that their aspect will vary with alternate years, consisting of oil painting
and sculpture in one season and water colors, prints and drawings in another,
the 152nd Annual was made up of water colors, prints and drawings.
Many important items were added to our permanent collection through purchase, or gift, the most outstanding single gift being that from Mr. and Mrs.
James P. Magill who, through an irrevocable Declaration of Trust, have presented all of their American pictures to this Academy. This collection will not,
however, come to the Academy until the death of the donors. This is the
largest group, and represents the greatest value, in this category of giving
which has come to the Academy since the large gifts which were made at
the time of our present building's dedication in 1876.
We report, with regret, the retirement of Miss Martha K. Schick, so many
years the exemplary Librarian of our School library, whose place has been
very ably taken by Miss Ethel Ashton. We also take particular pleasure, and
pride, in reporting a part-time affiliation with Miss Frances M. Lichten, author
and research authority, who has come to us to index our historical data and
memorabilia.
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We regret, however, to bring one very sad piece of news into this Report.
Mr. William Clarke Mason, a member of the Board of Directors of the
Academy since 1935, and Chairman of the Committee on Instruction since
1949, died in November. The following is an excerpt from the Minutes of the
meeting of the Board of Directors held on December 16, 1957:
"Since the last meeting of the Board the Academy has suffered the loss of
a Director, William Clarke Mason (1881-1957) who, in his unique way,
played a most important and vital role in the life of this Acadenw from
1935, when he became one of the Directors, until the time of his death,
November 20, 1957.
The honor paid him by the legal profession within the year, through the'
award , of the American Bar Association medal for 'conspicuous service to
the cause of American jurisprudence' was an indication of his stature as
lawyer and citizen. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts gave him
its most important award, The Academy Medal of Honor, in 1955, fol' his
eminent services to the Academy, and wishes to record herein its deep
sense of loss and also its gratitude for the great breadth of understanding,
counsel, and affection which he bestowed upon us. From 1949 until his
death he served as Chairman of the Committee on Instruction, becoming
an understanding friend to the faculty and student body. Not only did he
freely contribute his time and services, but he also consistently made
generous financial contributions to the Academy, both for the benefit of
students and of the museum proper. His wisdom and gracious friendliness
were ever-present inspirations. His place cannot be filled."
We announce, the addition of Mr. Alfred Zantzinger to our Board of Directors.
We report with gratitude the continuing help from the City through the annual
appropriation of $25,000.00.
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This Report certainly would not be complete without words of the highest
praise for our Women's Committee, and particularly for their able Chairwoman, Mrs. Hart McMichael. The succession of activities sponsored and
supported by them has been of the greatest value.
No Annual Report would be complete without paying particular tribute to
the members of our loyal staff, and faculty, who give so very generously of
their various abilities to carryon this broad and ambitious program of
museum and school life.
JOHN F. LEWIS, JR.~ President
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR., Director
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EXHIBITIONS
THE 152nd ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF WATER COLORS; PRINTS AND
DRAWINGS (Private View January 19th; open to public January 20th
through February 24th.)
The 152nd Annual Exhibition marks the continuing of our collaboration with
the Philadelphia Water Color Club. This exhibition contained water colors,
prints and drawings, following the general pattern of the long succession of
joint efforts with that organization. The exhibition was partly invited, partly
juried. An interesting innovation was employed, however, in that the invited
number of artists was very much curtailed, but each of those invited showed a
group of from six to ten examples.
PROFESSIONAL
JURY
OF
SELECTION
XAVIER GONZALEZ
EDWARD J. STEVENS, JR.
PRIZES
AND
HENRY C. PITZ
ADJA YUNKERS
AWARDS
AWARDED BY PHILADELPHIA WATER COLOR CLUB:
Philadelphia Water Color Club Medal of Award-Henry C. Pitz.
Philadelphia Water Color Prize ($200)-John W. Chumley for Country
Road.
Honorable Mentions-Homer W. Johnson for Bathers; Jules Kirschenbaum
for Rooftops.
Pennell Memorial Medal-Frederick Whitaker for The Old Town-Gerona.
Dawson Memorial Medal-Andrew Wyeth for Broad Cove Ferns.
AWARDED BY JURY OF SELECTION:
Dana Water Color Medal-John R. Maxwell for Disaster at Dawn.
Alice McFadden Eyre Medal-Mauricio Lasansky for Espana.
Honorable Mentions-Gabor Pet,erdi for Dark Horizon; Rudy O. Pozzatti
for Grasshopper.
All existing records were broken concerning sales. 141 items were sold at a
total value of slightly under $13,000.00. This was an indication that 30%
of the work available for sale had been sold; sold works ranged in price
from $7.00 to $850.00: The Academy bought 17 works; ,the Fleisher Memorial
,Fund 27; the Philadelphia Water Color Club 2; the Atwater Kent Museum 1;
and private individuals the remaining 94. Total attendance - 9,982.
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FELLOWSHIP EXHIBITION (Private View March 7th; open to public March
8th through April 7th.)
The Annual Fellowship Exhibition of this year was partly-invited and partlyjuried, and comprised a total of 163 works by professional artists who, during their student days, had part or all of their art training in the Academy's
schools. There were two groups of work honoring the memory of two alumni
_ . Walter Emerson Baum, painter; Leona Karp Braverman, sculptor - and a
Fellowship-sponsored Student show in the Students' Gallery on the Main
Floor on view during this exhibition.
OIL
PAINTING
JURY
QUITA BRODHEAD
WATER
COLOR
AND
THOMAS GAUGHAN
GRAPHICS
MARGARET GEST
SCULPTURE
JURY
JEANETTE KOHN
AND
RALPH TAYLOR
JURY
PAUL GREENWOOD
PRIZES
JUNE GROFF
ALLEN HARRIS
AWARDS
The Juries awarded the following:
Harrison S. Morris Prize (divided)-Walter Reinsel ($50.00) for Studio
Shelf (water color); Abraham Rattner ($50.00) for Window Cleaner in Yel/ow
(water color).
May Audubon Post Prize ($50.00)-Leonard Nelson for AS7
#
1 (oil).
Fellowship Annual Award ($50.00)-Abraham Hankins for By the Seashore
(oil).
Caroline Gibbons Granger Memorial Prize ($50.00)-Edith Emerson for
Victoria (oil).
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Prize ($50.00)-Anita Weschler for The
Road (sculpture).
Mabel Wilson Woodrow Prize (divided)-Louis Sloan ($25.00) for Landscape (oil); Dan Miller ($25.00) for Owl (print). Honorable MentionsRobert O'Neill for Fear No Evil (oil); Harry Eng for Study (oil); Phoebe Hwang
for Bird (wood block print).
Works sold-8; total-$2,335.00. Attendance-3,617.
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PHILADELPHIA ARTISTS' GALLERY
~Dd
t
students, ~~ ~iWoed
Two former Academy
and
honored with one-man exhibitions, which opened with a
Philadelphia Artists' Gallery on March 15th, and closed
exhibitions were made up of sculpture and oil paintings,
Oliver Nuse, ' were
Private View in the
on April 14th. The
respectively.
Works sold-2; total-$190.00. Attendance-2,698.
PHILADELPHIA ART TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION EXHIBITION
(April 12th through April 28th: Reception-April 24th.)
The ' Academy once again played host to the Philadelphia Art Teachers' Association, when they staged their exhibition in the galleries during the above
period. The Academls recent acquisitions were also on view in Galleries A
and M at the same time.
JURY
OF
AWARD
STELLA DRABKIN
MARTIN JACKSON
ROSWELL WEIDN ER
AWARDS
Art Teachers' Association Plaque-Patricia Mangione
Honorable Mentions-Francis Barone; Robert Goldman
Mary E. Marshall Memorial- Thomas Gaughan
Special Mention-Hester Cunningham
Attenda nce-964.
THE STUDENT EXHIBITION (May 16th through June 9th.)
At Special Exercises held on May 15th at 4 P. M., Mr. John F. Lewis, Jr.,
President, announced fifteen Traveling Scholarships and other prizes, amounting to $21,215.00, to students of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
After the address, which was given by Mr. Henri Marceau, Director of the
Philadelphia Museum of Art, the following awards were made on recommendation of the Faculty:
William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarship,
(Est. 1902) ($1400):
Painting-Robert H. Anderson; Barbara Brown; Millicent Krouse; Victor
Lasuchin; Elizabeth Osborne; Barry Platt; Joseph Roccamo; Frank Vavricka
Mural Decoration-Morris Blackman
Honorable Mentions-Josephine C. Chapman; Dorothy Grant; Phoebe
Hwang; Eugene Solomon
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Second William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarship, ($1200):
Painting-John W. Reilly
Mural Decoration-lorraine J. Malach
Lewis S. Ware Memorial European Traveling Scholarship, (Est. 1938)
($1200):
Mural Decoration-John R. Manning
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarship, (Est. 1949) ($1200):
Painting-Hilbert S. Sabin, Jr.; W. Collins Thomas, Jr.
Sculpture-Newton A. Harrison
Honorable Mentions-Francis Acquaye; William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
Charles Toppan Prizes (Est. 1882):
First Prize ($300)-John W. Reilly
Second Prize ($200)-William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
Third Prize ($100)-louis Sloan
Honorable Mention-David K. De long
Packard Prizes (Est. 1899):
First Prize ($30)-Daniel D. Miller
Second Prize ($20)-Peter Grivas
Third Prize ($20)-R. B. Bhakta
Edmund Stewardson Prize (Est. 1901) ($100), awarded on March 15th by
a Jury of Sculptors composed of Bruce Moore and Charles Rudy to Sally
laird; Honorable Mention to Newton A. Harrison
Henry J.
Awarded
Awarded
Awarded
Awarded
Thouron Prizes (Est. 1903):
by the Faculty ($50)-Joseph Amarotico
by Instructors ($50)-William C. Utermohlen, Jr.
by Instructors ($25)-Joseph Roccamo
by vote o,f the Students ($25)-Christine McGinnis
Ramborger Prize (Est. 1911) ($20)-Allan Hunter
Honorable Mention-John Deckard
Stimson Prize (Est. 1917) ($100), awarded on November 15th by Miss lu
Dubie, juror, to Michael Piper; Honorable Mention to Charles Kaufmann
Cecilia Beaux Memorial Prize (Est. 1946) ($100)-Barry Platt
Honorable Mention-Elizabeth C. Osborne
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Thomas Eakins Memorial Prize (Est. 1951) ($100)-John W. Reilly
Honorable Mentions-Gwendolyn Gimple; Elizabeth C. Osborne
Lila Hill Sculpture Prize (Est. 1952)
($50)~Sally
Laird ·
The Philadelphia Print Club Graphics Prize (Est. 1953), consisting of one
year's membership in the Club, and the use of its workshop facilities-Daniel
D. Miller
The John Wanamaker Store Water Color Prize (Est. 1954), consisting of
art materials to the value of $50-Barry Platt
Honorable Mention-Sally L~ird
Lux Prize in Graphics (Est. 1955 in memory of John R. Conner) ($50)Morris Blackman
Catharine Grant Memorial Prize (Est. 1955) ($100)-W. Collins Thomas, Jr.
Honorable Mentions-David K. De Long; Bc;my Platt
Woodrow Prize in Graphics (Est. 1955 in memory of Mabel Wilson Woodrow) ($50):
.
$25-Millicent Krouse; $1 O-Albert
Biddle
Bersi~;
$10-Eva Teisler; $5-Marguerite
Class Prizes:
Construction ($25)--:-Christine McGinnis
Honorable Mentions-John Deckard; Robert Cordano
Antique Cast Drawing ($25)-Jack Fishbein
Honorable Mentions-John Deckard; Daniel D. Miller
Perspective Prize ($20)-Gunnar W. Zorn, Jr.
Honorable Mentions-Perry Frankel; Lawrence Kelly
Evening School Prize for Portrait ($25)-Joseph Creamer
Honorable Mentions-Matilda Shuval; Elizabeth Stone
Evening School Prize for Life ($25)-Matilda Shuval
Honorable Mentions-Herbert S. Koudela; Stephanie Pacek
Works sold-48; total-$2,858.00. Attendance-1,667.
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PHILADELPHIA WATER COLOR CLUB EXHIBITION (Private View
October 11 th; open to public October 12th through November 17th.)
The 40th Annual Exhibition by members of the Philadelphia Water Color
Club was made up of some 176 works.
JURY OF
SELECTION
PHILIP JAMISON
PRIZES AND
RAPHAEL SABATINI
JACOB GETlAR SMITH
AWARDS
Philadelphia Water Color Prize ($200l-William J. Wilson for Back Street.
Thornton Oakley Memorial Prize ($50)-Mac Fisher for House at Cape
May Point.
Philadelphia Water Color Club Medal of Award -John Lear.
Dana Water Color Medal-Xavier Gonzalez for Key West No.2.
Alice McFadden Eyre Medal-B. M. Jackson for The Offering.
Dawson Memorial Medal-John C. Haigaard for Bouquet.
Pennell Memorial Medal-Jack Bookbinder for Playground.
Works sold-2; total-$230.00. Attendance-2,232.
GEORGE HARDING RETROSP'ECTIVE EXHIBITION (Private View November 1st; open to public November 2nd through November 30th.)
The President and Board of Directors of the Academy were honored to present
an exhibition by George Harding, eminent illustrator, painter, muralist; senior
member of the present Faculty of the School of the Academy and Head of its
Mural Decoration Department. The exhibition was made up of oil and tempera
paintings, several studies and photographs of murals, and also various
memorabilia.
Works sold-4; total-$1,440.00. Attendance-2,836.
GREAT PRINTS (1440-1940,) EXHIBITION (Private View November 22nd;
open to public November 23rd through January 12th, 1958.)
This exhibition ,was made up entirely of American prints recently catalogued
for the Academy by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since there were several
particularly rich sets of prints by single artists, this show featured, for example,
a complete set of lithographs of the Panama Canal by Joseph Pennell; a
complete set of all prints from the hands of both Daniel Garber and Childe
Hassam; and the beautiful prints made by Lewis Daniel for the de luxe edi12
tion of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." Considerable space was also given
to the work of several contemporary print-makers, some of the best being our
Philadelphia artists.
HALLMARK THIRD INTERNATIONAL ART AWARD EXHIBITION
(Private View December 5th; open to public December 6th through December
24th:)
Fifty water colors by leading American and European artists, including three
from Philadelphia; Emlen Etting, Water Stuempflg and Franklin C. Watkins,
comprised this exhibition. The show was completing a coast-to-coast tour
where it had been seen by well over 200,000 people in New York City, Cleveland, Kansas City, Des Moines, St. Louis, Coral Gables, New Orleans, Seattle
and other cities. Its theme was Christmas, but a wide range of interpretations
from religious to familiar traditions and abstract symbols came from the
brushes of 30 artists from the United States, 10 from France, 4 each from Italy
and England, and one each from Canada and Ireland. Six Americans-Robert
Vickrey, Louis Bosa, Joe Lasker, Millard Sheets, William Thon and Karl Zerbewere among the 10 artists who received cash prizes for their work.
JOHN FREDERICK PETO EXHIBITION (Private View December 5th; open
to public December 6th through January 12th, 1958.)
This exhibition of oil paintings by John Frederick Peto (1854-1907), from the
collection of James Moore Bryant, was made possible through the courtesy of
the owners-Mr. and Mrs. James Moore Bryant Keyser; Mr. and Mrs. Cheston
Morris Bryant Keyser; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Keyser, 3rd; and Mr. and Mrs.
William M. Wood. It was the last major exhibition to be staged by the
Academy during the year.
Attendance-for both the Hallmark and Peto Exhibitions-1 ,574.
SPECIAL EVIENTS-1957
With the exception of the television programs, all of the following special
events were held in the galleries of the Academy.
COSMOPOLITAN AND FRANKLIN INN CLUBS
February 17th-Members of the Cosmopolitan and the Franklin Inn Clubs
held a joint meeting in the evening.
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TELEVISION PROGRAMS
WFIL-TV (Channel 6) presented the following special programs devoted to the
Annual Exhibition:
January 3D-Henry C. Pitz: Water Colors and Drawings in the Exhibition.
February 13-Alfred Bendiner: Prints in the Exhibition.
CONCERTS
January 25th-Works by Haydn, Dvorak and Shostakovitch-performed by the
Rittenhouse String Quartet; Isadore Schwartz, Frank Costanza, violinists; Paul
Ferguson, violist; Francis de Pasquale, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
February 15th-Works by Beethoven, Debussy and Barber-Lorne Munroe,
cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
March 29th-Works by Beethoven, Brahms and Scharwenka-Marian Head,
violinist; Erwin Groer, violist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
November 8th-Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Schumann-performed by
the Philadelphia Chamber Players; Jacob Krachmalnick, Veda Reynolds,
violinists; Carlton Cooley, violist; Lorne Munroe, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff,
pianist.
December 6th-Works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ibert, Hindemith and RousellPatricia Albinson, flute; Eugene Chieffo, oboe; Richard Loesser, clarinet;
Artemus Edwards, bassoon; John Simonepi, French horn; Scott Nickrenz, viola;
Robert Newkirk, cello; Vladimir Sokoloff, piano.
Miss Elizabeth Z.Swenson, Director of Public Relations, and Mr. Vladimir
Sokoloff collaborated again this year in planning these concerts, all of
which were free to the public. The programs were presented by the Academy
in collaboration with the Music Performance Trust Fund of the American
Phonograph Industry, and through the courtesy of Local 77, American Federation of Musicians.
GALLERY TALKS (Sponsored by the Fellowship of the Academy.)
January 24th-Albert Bendiner
January 31st-Henry Pitz
February 7th-Henry Peacock
February 14th-Hobson Pittman
February 21 st-Raphael Sabatini
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· March 26th-Program of African dances and music presented by Francis
Acquaye, an Academy student from Ghana, West Africa, and sponsored by
the Fellowship of the Academy.
October 16th-"Diamond Jubilee"-A Showing of Historic 19th Century Cos·
tumes from the collection of, and staged by, Miss Ethel Saltus, and sponsored
by the Women's Committee of the Academy.
LECTURES (A second series of six evenings, devoted to the "Understanding
and Enjoyment of Art/' were presented by the Academy as a feature of its
Evening School program. Mr . . Jack Bookbinder was the moderator. Note:
Although the last three lectures in this particular series were given in February
of 1958, they are, neverthless, included in this Report.)
November 12th-Louis Bosa
November 19th- Richard Lippold
November 26th-I. Rice Pereira
February 4th-Hobson Pittman
February 11 th-Leonid
February 18th-Robert Motherwell
TOTAL ATTENDANCE, January 19th, 1957 to January 12th, 1958-28,792.
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All details concerning registering purcha;es and gifts, and also loans, were
taken care of by the Assistant Director, Mabel L. Eiseley. They were as follows:
Purchases
Through the Lambert Fund:
Grasshopper (woodcut) by Rudy O. Pozzatti.
Dark Horizon (color etching) by Gabor Peterdi.
Espana (intaglio) by Mauricio Lasansky.
Country Road (water color) by John W. Chumley.
Bathers (water color) by Homer W. Johnson.
Girls' Heads (conte crayon) by Jack W. Levine.
Man With Accordion (drawing) by Andree Ruellan.
After The Show (water color) by Henry Pitz.
California Trip (color woodcut on cloth) by Antonio Frasconi.
Dance (plaster block) by Helen Siegl.
Sorting Totora (water color) by Walter Hood.
Aurora (water color) by Edward J. Stevens, Jr.
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Figure (drawing) by Raphael Soyer.
Three Statues (water color) by Dong Kingman.
Mussell Growers at Chatelaillon (pen and ink drawing) by Leonid.
Truro No.2 (tempera) by Xavier Gonzalez.
Through the Collections Fund:
Displaced Person (granite sculpture) by Waldemar Raemisch.
Study for Trial of General Jackson Before Judge Hall by Christian
Schussele.
Helen Henderson (drawing) by Charles Demuth.
Labrador Woman With Young Geese (tempera) by George Harding.
The Committee on CoHections reports the sale of the following:
George Washington by Unknown Artist.
Orestes pursued by the Furies by Bougereau.
Landscape by Joseph De Camp.
Portrait of James Monroe 'by Rembrandt Peale to the James Monroe
Memorial Foundation, Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Gift s
Photographic portrait of Arthur Carles from Mr. Henri Marceau.
Ten prints, proofs representative of the various stages of making a lithograph
(self-portrait of the artist), from Mr. Morris Blackburn.
Sketch (in pencil) for At the Beach, by William Glackens, from Mr. Ira
Glackens.
Park C. Dougherty (bronze plaque) by Adam Pietz, from the artist.
Antique drop-leaf table; also, the following 51 works: Still Life with Bird Cage
(oil), Laurence Roberts' Garden in Rome (oil), Still Life-Bowl With Grapes
(oil), Seascape (oil), all by Franklin C. Watkins; Weehawken-New Jersey
(water color drawing) by John Marin; Death of the Minotaur (lithograph),
Angel (color lithograph), Centaur and the Hero (lithograph), Centaur and
Wise Man (drawing), Anabasis (color lithograph), Night-The Window (color
lithograph), Of Course He Will Come (color lithograph), Fragment-1954
(color lithograph), Madelene (color lithograph), all by Benton Spru~nce;
Floral Pastel (pastel), Reflections (oil), by Hobson Pittman; Twin BridgesSchuylkill (oil), Still Life-Fruit and Vegetables (oil), by Ben Kamihira; Highland Avenue-Manayunk (oil), Street in Manayunk-Rainy Day (oil), by
Francis Speight; Orchestra-Academy of Music (oil), Bull Fight (lithograph),
French Policeman (color drawing), Paris (lithograph), Sicilian Decorated Cart
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· (water color drawing), all by Alfred Bendiner; Still Life (oil), Still Life-Fruit
(oil), by Vahan Amadouni; Girl With Flowers (colored woodblock) by Irving
Amen; Boy With Shadow on Wall (oil) by Jack Massey; Antique Shops-Pine
Street-Philadelphia (oil) by John Reilly; Circus Girl Preparing For Act (water
color) by Henry Pitts; Dark Horizon by Gabor Peterdi; Vase of Flowers (oil)
by Adolphe Borie; Chess Players-Philadelphia (oil), Interior of Trolley Car
(oil), Couple Playing Chess at Window (oil), all by Jim C. Lueders; Male Nude
Sitting (original model), Finnish Head of a Boy Model (bronze), Kneeling Male
Nude (bronze), all by Walker Hancock; Golden Bronze Figure (bronze) by
Jacques Lipchitz; Maine Shore-7955 (oil) by Paul Wescott; Manayunk (oil),
Still Life-Fruit on Table, 7953 by Thomas Gaughan; Taxco-Fiesta Day, 1953
(original dry point) by Howard Cook; Still Life-Ga/ardias in Coffee Pot (oil)
by Thomas F. Meehci l'\ ; Feast of the Pardon of St. Francis (oil), Assissi (oil),
by Virginia McCall; Where's the Dough (black ·and white drawing) by William
Steig; Antique Shop (oil) by John Kammer; All-Over Pattern Comprising
Daisies, Pink Flowers and Green Leaves (water color and pencil) by Charles
Demuth; Art Collector's Desk (oil), Still Life-Lemon on Silver Plate (oil), by
Hilbert Sabin; all from Mr. and Mrs. Jame~ P. Magill.
Portrait of Harriet Hendrickson Lock, attributed to John Neagle, from the
Estate of Annie P. O'Brien, through Miss Frances O'Brien.
Sketches from the South County of Rhode Island (book) by Anna Richards
Brewster, from Mr. William T. Brewster.
Dr. Edwin Bucher Williams (color etching) by Benton Spruance from Mr. John
F. Lewis, Jr.
Book of Color Reproductions of Illustrations for the Bible, by Chagall, from
Mr. M. P. Potamkin.
Eight books of etching and prints, from Mr. Robert Rosenbaum.
Steinway Grand Piano, from Mr. J. Kennard Skilling.
Landscape in C9nstruction (gouache) by Xavier Gonzalez and Girl With
Bundle (oil), by Elihu Vedder, both from the American Academy of Arts and
Letters, New York City.
Easel (said to have been the property of Thomas C. Eakins), from the Moore
Institute.
Dr. Elijah Griffith (oil) by Thomas Sully, and Mrs. Elijah Griffith (oil), by
Bass Otis, both from Miss Marguerite A. Keasbey.
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Maidenhood (bronze) and preliminary sketch for The Meade Memorial
(bronze), both by Charles Grafly, from Miss Dorothy Grafly.
Forty-six lithographs, etchings and wood engravings (mostly of Philadelphia
scenes) by Herbert Pullinger, from the artist.
Antique print-An East View of Gray's Ferry on the River Schuylkill (the
original drawing of which had been made by Charles Willson Peale)-from
Mr. George Harding.
Portrait of William Clarke Mason (oil), by Alice Stoddard, from Mrs. William
Clarke (Mary Townsend) Mason.
LOANS
The Boudoir and Arthur B. Frost, both by Richard E. Miller, to the St. louis
Artists' Guild, St. louis, Missouri, for a Memorial Exhibition of the artist's work,
from January 20th through February 6th.
North River, by George BeHows, to the Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts,
Columbus, Ohio, for an exhibition of the artist's work, from March 21 st
through April 21 st, following a similar exhibition at the National Gallery of
Art, Washington, D. C.
Penn's Treaty with the Indians by Benjamin West; Ariadne by John Vanderlyn;
The Wright Family by Joseph Wright; Mrs. Constant Storrs by William Jennys;
James Peale and Family by James Peale; The Painter's Triumph by William
Mount; Self-Portrait by Henry Inman; The Turkish Page by Frank Duveneck;
Sailing in the Mist by John H. Twatchman-all to the Detroit Institute of Arts
as part of a show bringing together the works of art illustrated in the recentlypublished book Painting in America, The History of 450 Years by Mr. Edgar P.
Richardson, Director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, from April 23rd to
June 9th. All of these paintings, with the exception of The Turkish Page, were
subsequently shown at the De Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, California, from June 25th through August 1st.
Bronze Self-Portrait, by John Frazee, and The Young Merchants, by William
Page, to the Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, for an exhibition of work
by New Jersey artists of the 18th and 19th Centuries, from March 7th
through May 19th.
Holy Family, by Alfeo Faggi, to the Atlantic City Art Center, Atlantic City,
New Jersey, for a one-man show of the artist's work, from January 30th
through February 28th.
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Violin with Hat, by Albert Serwazi, and Philadelphia Orchestra, by Arthur
Carles, to the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, in connection with the celebration of the Centennial, for three weeks from January 22nd.
Morning Paper No. II, by Hobson Pittman, to the Cheltenham Art Center,
Cheltenham, Pa., for an exhibition of work by artist-teachers, for three weeks
from February 8th.
End of the 14th Street Crosstown Line, by Reginald Marsh, to the MunsonWilliams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, for inclusion in an exhibition
titled "Edward Root (1884-1956)- An American Collector," from April 28th
through May 26th; and from there to the Addison Gallery of American Art,
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, for an exhibition of similar character extending from June 1st through June 30th.
Going Fishing, by Margit Varga, to the Midtown Galleries, New York City,
New York, for an exhibition to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, from May 7th
through June 8th.
Mumble-the -Peg, by Henry Inman, to the Newark Museum, Newark, New
Jersey, for an exhibition of 79th Century Genre Painting from June 6th
through September 6th.
Medicine Show, by Jack levine, to The Alan Gallery, New York City, New
York, for a one-man show of work by the artist from May 6th through
May 29th.
The Bell Buoy by William T. Richards; Great White Herons by Frank W. Benson; Dance of the Fairies by Jean B. Corot; Venice by Thomas Moran; Winter
by Joseph T. Pearson; Landscape No. l ' and Landscape No. 2 by Joshua
Shaw; all to the Acorn Club of Philadelphia on indefinite loan.
Portrait of a Little Girl by Cecilia Beaux; Mrs. Constant Storrs by William
Jennys; The Artist in His Museum by Charles Willson Peale; all to the Brooklyn
Museum, Brooklyn, New York, for an exhibition titled "Face of America" from
November 15th, 1957, through January 18th, 1958.
Ariadne, by John Vanderlyn, to Wildenstein & Co., New York City, New York,
for an exhibition marking the publication of a new book- Three Hundred
Year~ of American Painting, by Time Magazine, from October 22nd through
November 23rd.
Walt Whitman, by Thomas Eakins, to the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa.,
for an exhibition of American Classics of the 19th Century from October 17th
through December 1st.
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Prodigal Son, by Russell Cowles, to Washington Cathedral, Washington, D. C.,
for an exhibition entitled Religion and Man from November 4th through
December 28th.
Wind and Clouds, by Horace Brown, and Pennsylvania Farmland, by John
Heritage Wright, to The Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, Philadelphia, Pa.,
on indefinite loan .
Red Table Cover and Violin with Hat, both by Albert Serwazi, to the Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, Pa., for a one-man show of the artist/s
work from October 4th through October 27th.
New England Woman, by Cecilia Beaux, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Drinker,
Merion, Pa., from October 4th through October 9th.
Noah and His Ark and Self-Portrait with Brush, by Charles Willson Peale;
Self-Portrait, Mrs. James Peale, Still Life (Apples and Grapes), and Still Life
(Grapes), by James Peale; Apples and Fox Grapes and Fox Grapes and
Peaches, by Raphaelle Peale; George Washington and Jean Antoine Houdon,
. by Rembrandt Peale; Strawberries and Cherries, by Margaretta A. Peale-all
to Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland for an exhibition in connection with their 175th Anniversary celebration, from October 14th through
October 21 st.
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Fairmount Water Works, by Thomas Birch; Place of Echoes, by Martin Jackson; Country Wedding-Bishop White Officiating, by John Lewis Krimmel;
Charles Willson Peale (with glasses), by Charles Willson Peale; Trial of
General Jackson before Judge Hall, by Christian Schussele; Late Afternoon,
by Francis Speight-all to the Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama, for an exhibition entitled Philadelphia Tradition, from December 1,
1957, to January 1, 1958.
Portrait of Beniamin Franklin, by Joseph Wright, to Charles Coleman Sellers,
for use on a television program at Harrisburg, Pa., the week of November
25th.
Self-Portrait, by Henry Mattson; Florida Chain Gang, .by Madeline Hewes;
Lime Kiln, by Julian Levi; Still Life, by Preston Dickinson; Anna Maria Hodkinson, by James Peale; Magic Forest, by John C. Atherton; Fourth of July, by
Constance Richardson; Sunrise, Hill Val/ey, by John F. Kensett; Negro, by
Franklin Watkins; Gaiety Theatre, Philadelphia, by Jack Bookbinder; November, by Robert Vonnoh-all to The Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company, Philadelphia, Pa., (one painting each month), for their IIPicture of the Month l l
exhibition of works from the Academ/s permanent collection.
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CONSERVAT I ON OF WORKS FROM
TH E PE R-MAN EN T COLLECT I ON
The following thirteen works received attention during the year from Theodor
Siegl, the Academy's conservator and technical adviser:
Battle of Lake Erie by Thomas Birch; Arrival in New York by William Thony;
The Painter's Triumph by William S. Mount; The Turkish Page by Frank
Duveneck; White Callas by Arthur Carles; Portrait of Beniamin West by
Matthew Pratt; Portrait of Mrs. Beniamin West by Matthew Pratt; Sailing in
the Mist by John H. Twatchman; Self-Portrait by Henry Inman; Mrs. Constant
Storrs by William Jennys; The Wright Family by Joseph Wright; Ariadne by
John Vanderlyn; Girl With Bundle by Elihu Vedder.
SCHOOLS
The physical plant of the School is taxed beyond its capacity because of our
ever-increasing enrollment, both in the regular day school and in the evening
program. We continue to improve the present facilities as much as possible.
During -the summer the studio for Advanced Painters was refurbished and a
new flexible system of lighting, combining the advantages of fluorescent and
incandescent lighting, installed. A series of tracks now makes it possible to
have almost any combination of lighting to suit the pose or the kind of light
produced by the season. Illustration students now use the small studio by the ·
School office, or the regular studios, as having some advantages over the
basement cubicles.
The Evening Classes increased in enrollment under our recently improved system. During the year we added classes in Ceramic Sculpture and Clay
Modeling in the sculpture area, and consider the School fortunate to have
employed the exemplary services of Frances Serber.
Mr. and Mrs. David Gwinn entertained in the galleries on Friday, May 17th,
to give their, and the Academy's, friends the opportunity to purchase student
work submitted in competition for European Traveling Scholarships and other
awards.
Honors, in addition to those listed elsewhere, which came to our students and
recent alumni included the following: Abbey Memorial Scholarship of
$3,000.00 to John R. Manning, for mural painting; Tiffany Foundation Awards
went to John W. Reilly, $2,000.00, for painting; Charles C. Parks, $2,000.00,
for sculpture; Philip E. Fowler, $500.00, for sculpture. In the 132nd National
Academy of Design Exhibition, the following students received awards as
noted: Thomas Yerxa, $400.00, Albrig Prize; Evangelo Frudakis, $200.00,
Proctor Prize; Philip E. Fowler, $100.00, Green Prize; John W. Reilly, $100.00,
Maynard Prize. Gordon Russell had a very successful one-man show, his first,
at Durlacher Brothers, New York City, in April.
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LI B RARY
Books and clippings withdrawn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1,437
Accessions
56 by purchase
lOa s gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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RAYMOND T. ENTENMANN,
Curator.
PUBLIC RELATIONS
During 1957 we added 145 new annual, 13 new sustaining, and 2 new life
members. Including changes upyvard in the classifications of some members,
and contributions with dues from others, $2,835 in new membership funds
went into the Academy's treasury. Despite the usual losses through death,
resignation, delinquency, and, this year, an altered economy, we ended the
period with a small net gain.
Five Friday evening chamber music concerts (recorded elsewhere in this
report), brought out the usual enthusiastic audiences, although the weatherman, on most of those occasions, staged either a heavy rain storm, or snow.
We have noticed · that more and more of our visitors are arriving early and,
after selecting and reserving a place to sit, are turning immediately to the exhibitions. At intermission times, too, only a small percentage of people remain in
their chairs. This is heartening as the original purpose in planning the series
was to make the enjoyment of fine arts and music possible as a single experience. It is the Academy's good fortune that Mr. Sokoloff continues as musical
director. He has attracted the collaboration of some of the City's best
musicians. This report affords ' us the happy privilege of publicly thanking
them, the Recording Industries' Trust Fund, and the other friends who make
programs of such rarity and quality available to all without cost.
Twenty-five public, private and parochial schools, women's clubs and other
organizations made 33 visits to our 152nd Annual Exhibition from the flvecounty area around Philadelphia, from New Jersey and Delaware. This includes over 900 pupils of the School Art League who came with Mr. Jack
Bookbinder on a single Saturday morning. Other gro·up visits continued
through the year. We should like to see their numbers increased materially,
however.
Artists' Equity Association had one of its meetings here when the group held
its national conference in Philadelphia in March; a regional conference of the
National Eastern Arts Association, also was- held here; and the American
Institute of Planners met in our building twice. "The Weeders" -a garden club
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group-arranged a meeting and tea in the Gibson Galleries during our 152nd
IIAnnuall," with Mr. John W. McCoy of our Faculty as their speaker. Once a
year we entertain the Philadelphia Museum Council for lunch in our galleries.
The Philadelphia Miniature Camera Club uses our first-floor auditorium as its
regular meeting place through the greater part of each year. All of this is
an area of service that we should like to see extended wherever it can be
fitted in with our own schedule.
Where newspapers and periodicals are concerned, this office not only has the
task of trying to ke'ep Philadelphians acquainted with our activities; but for
every special exhibition held here, we must get word of the show, and the
inclusion of each artist's work in that show, back to the city or town where the
artist lives or works, or both. In most of our large exhibitions, it is not unusual
to have artists from 30 or more states represented. This procedure also holds
for sales of artists' work; prizes awarded to exhibitors, to faculty members, or
to present and even former students of our Schools.
In addition to the innumerable "spot" announcements which the various radio
and television stations were good enough to make, calling attention to our
exhibitions, lectures, gallery talks, concerts, et cetera, in 1957, we arranged
14 personal appearances of members of our faculty, exhibiting artists, prizewinning students, and others, on Stations WFIL, WFIL-TV, WIP, WPEN, WRCVTV, and WCAU.
It is, of course, the responsibility of this office to cooperate with each department of the Academy-Museum, Schools, Women's Committee, Fellowshipwhere publicity and public relations are concerned, in addition to the activities
reported above, as all endeavor to serve the cause of American art.
ELIZABETH Z. SWENSON,
Director.
BUILDINGS
MAIN
BUILDINGS, BROAD
AND
CHERRY
STREETS
Much-needed renovations were carried out through the summer months. Stone
and brick work around the cornice of the central pavilion at the east end of
the Academy's building was repaired, and a considerable amount of pointing
of the brickwork, particularly on the south wall, accomplished. Gallery K was
completely refurbished with new wall covering, painting and new lighting.
The Lecture Hall in the School received the same kind of treatment, and,
through the generosity of Mrs. Lionel Levy, the girls' washroom was completely
renovated. The new composition flooring which has served so well in the
School Office was extended into the Library, which also received a thorough
cleaning and new furniture.
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WOMEN ' S COMMITTEE
On January 19th, the Women's Committee gave a dinner before the Private
View of the 152nd Annual Exhibition, asking the Faculty to be the guests of
honor.
During the year members of the Committee presided at the refreshment tables
for the Private View of the IIAnnual," the Paul Greenwood · and Oliver
Nuse one-man shows, the Exhibition of American Prints from the Academy'S
Collection, the Third International Hallmark Art Award, and the John Frederick
Peto Exhibition.
The Committee designed a small memorandum pad using on the cover a picture of the statue of George Washington by Will iam Rush which was first
shown at the Academy in 1815, superimposing the first press notice of this
exhibition on top of the photograph of the statue, which gives a pleasing and
interesting effect. These pads are being sold for the benefit of the Students'
Aid Fund by the Committee, and at the main desk in the Foyer of the
Academy.
The most important event in 1957 sponsored by the Women's Committee
for the benefit of the Students' Aid Fund was "Diamond Jubilee"-a Showing
of Historic Costumes of the 19th Century-from the collections of Miss Ethel
Saltus, on October 16th. This undertaking was months in the making and used
a cast of sixty women as models.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to the
press for the outstanding publicity given the Academy at the time of the costume show, and to thank the entire staff of the Academy for their helpfulness,
interest, and understanding throughout the whole year.
EILEEN HART McMICHAEL,
Chairman.
THE FELLOWSHIP
OFFICERS
Roswell Weidner .... . .. .. ............. . ....... . ........ .. President
Roy C. Nuse ..... . . . .... . ... . .... . .. .. . .. ..... . . . . First Vice-President
Mabel Woodrow Gill . .. . . ................ . ...... .. .... Vice-President
Mary Townsend Mason . ...... . ...... . ............ . ..... Vice-President
George Harding .... . .......... . ... . . ... ...... . ... . .. . Vice-President
Violet Oakley .... .. ......... .. . . .... . . . .......... . ... Vice-President
Franklin Watkins .. . .. . ..... .. ........................ Vice-President
Amelie Ze'" Felton . ........ . . . .. . ...... .. ..... . ... Recording Secretary
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Elizabeth Eichman ... . .. . .. . .. . ....... . ....... Corresponding Secretary
Irene Denney ... . .... . .. . ... . .. . ..... .. ........ . ......... Treasurer
The Fellowship (Alumni) was organized in 1897, principally to foster a spirit
. of fraternity among former and present students of the Academy, in the
interests of art.
In recent years, its exhibition has become national in scope. A number of
former Academy students who have become outstanding artists have been
invited to exhibit.
As is customary, a token payment of $350.00 was made to the Academy for
the use of its galleries and attending services.
THE COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP
Ethel Ashton
Mabel Gill, Chairman-Treasurer
Mary Mullineux
Roy Nuse
Irene Denney
Alma Anderson Patterson
The function of the Committee on Fellowship is to administer the following
four funds-Henry J. Thouron Memorial Fund; Picture Purchase Fund; Special
Fund; Mary Butler Memorial Fund-all for the benefit of Fellowsh ip members,
and present or former students. The Committee also . endeavors to be useful
to both the Fellowship and the Academy, whenever possible.
In addition, the Committee is responsible for (1) t he purchase of painting and
sculpture to encourage or assist artists, or improving the Loan Collection from
which works are currently on exhibition in various institutions; (2) providing
art classes, usually in sett lement houses, to give study opportunities for the
youth of those neighborhoods, as well as teaching experience and income for
present and or former Academy students; (3) giving a type of financial
assistance not permissible from the regular Fellowship treasury to current and
former students; (4) assisting needy current Academy students with tuition,
artists' materials, living expenses; (5) providing the Fellowship Annual Award
(formerly the Gold Medal Award) in the fellowship Annual Exhibitions.
The
Butler
Fund
now amounts to approximately $9,000.00; its goal
is
$15,000.00. The major recent additions include a gift of $500.00 from Miss
Mary K. Gibson; $500.00 from 51 donors as a result of the April, 1957,
appeal. There is also an annual gift from Mrs. John S. Hurlbut in memory of
Mrs. Philip S. Collins. Mrs. Mason's designation of the Mary Butler Fund as
recipient, in lieu of flowers, at the time of Mr. William Clarke Mason's death
(he was an Associate Member
of
the Fellowship) added 36 memorial gifts
amounting to more than $700.00.
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CONSOLIDATED TREASURER'S REPORT
September 1, 1956 to August 31, 1957
INCOME:
Art Gallery and Exhibitions .............................. $ 23,261.15
School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
59,250.75
Trust Funds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
91,638.78
Membership Dues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
15,955.00
City Appropriation .................................... ,
25,000.00
Contributions (unrestricted) ..............................
530.00
Total. .......................... .. ............. $215,635.68
EXPENSE:
Art Gallery and Exhibitions ............................... $131,922.69
School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..
82,807.27
Total. ....... .. ................................ $214,729.96
Net Operating Surplus .................. , ...... .
$905.72
APPENDIX:
Profit on sale of General Fund Investments .................. $ 19,651.48
Cancelled share of Capital Stock ......................... .
100.00
Increase in Student Aid Fund ............................ .
99.74
Total. ......................................... $ 19,851.22
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CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1957
UNRESTRICTED:
Anonymous ............................... . ............ $ 192.10
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200.00
Mrs. Helena H. Tittman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.00
Emma B. Loeb.. . ........................................
5.00
$ 402.10
MISCELLANEOUS:
Anonymous ........ .. ..... . ........................ . ....
825.50
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128.39
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler.............. . ...... . ........ . ..
300.00
Academy Fellowship - Annual Exhibition....................
350.00
Philadelphia Water Color Club - Annual Exhibition...........
200.00
George B. Roberts - Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100.00
William Clarke Mason. . ....... .. ... . ... .. . .. . .. .. .. . ... ..
51.50
Fredric R. Mann Foundation - Concerts . ................ . .. .
150.00
Anonymous - Director's membership dues
223.00
2,328.39
SCHOOL:
Anonymous - for Student Party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
511.51
Pri ~ e . .... . ................
50.00
Mabel Gill - Woodrow Graphics
Walter Stuempfig - Lila Hill Sculpture Prize . ................
50.00
David Gwinn - Eakins Prize ... . ....................... . ..
100.00
David Gwinn - Student Party ...... . .................. .. .
223.33
George D. Widener - Scholarships ..... . ........ . ...... " .. 2,000.00
Frances B. Caplan - Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Memorial Prize ..
25.00
2,959.84
Tota l ................ . ... . ............. . ......... $5,690.33
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NEW MEMBERS
Enrolled during 7957, including those
who increased their classification
Life Members
Mrs. John D. Corbit, Jr.
*Mrs. William J . McCahan, Jr.
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler
Contributing Members
*Dr. I. S. Ravdin
*Dr. Elizabeth G. Ravdin
Sustaining Members
Mrs. Alexander H. Scott
Mrs. Stanley I. Sheerr
Mrs. Walter J. Sprankle
I. Melville Stein
William White, Jr.
D. Robert Yarnall
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
Laurence H. Eldredge
Samuel Y. Gibbon
Samuel Pesin
Ira Schwartz
Mrs. Leonard J. Schwartz
Alfred Zantzinger
Annual Members
Edgar F. Adams
Mrs. Edgar F. Adams
George R. Allen
Mrs. William H. Allen
Richard V. Anderson
Mrs. Richard Angus
Mrs. Frederic L. Ballard
Miss Olivia L. Berres
Edward E. Baudis
Miss Anna M. Bean
Mrs. Henry H. Benedict
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Arthur R. Boyd
Miss Vera D. Bruestle
Mrs. Gerald W. Caner
Dr. Elsie R. Carrington
Mrs. Sidney M. Cohn
Mrs. Myrl E. Cooke
Dr. W. J. Coverly-Smith
Dr. Reavis Cox
Mrs. Charles W. Detweiler
Charles W. Detweiler, Jr.
Daniel A. Dintenfass
Miss Victoria Donohoe
Jay J. Dugan
A. Felix du Pont, J r.
Mrs. F. Algernon Evans
Reginald D. Forbes
Dr. Joseph C. Gayl
Mrs. Robert McCay Green
Mrs. Robert A. Hauslohner
Mrs. M. G. Herbach
Mrs. C. Edgar Hires
Barry Hirschwald
Mrs. Richard M. Hollingshead
Mrs. James J. Jameson
Mrs. Morris Jaron
Miss Joan Josephson
Mrs. Jack Kahn
William H. Katz
Miss Osea E. Kerr
Dr. Lois I. King
Mrs. Henry Klein
Mrs. Morris H. Klein
Jerome Kline
Vincent G. Kling
Mrs. Barbara E. Koener
Mrs. C. Raymond Kraus
Mrs. Raymond Lawrence
Mrs. Irma D. Lebing
Harry Leiter
Mrs. Robert Locke
Miss Margaret S. Logan
Miss Betty Lou Mclean
J . J. Malazinskas
Miss Carmelita A. Manning
Mrs. Josiah Marvel
Mrs. Robert A. Matthews
William Bradford May
Charles O. Metzger
Walter C. Mickleburgh
Miss Rosalie M. Mongel
Herbert R. Moody
Dr. Matthew T. Moore
Dr. Paul Morris
Miss
Miss
Mrs.
Mrs.
Carl
May A. Naylor
Margaret R. Neely
Stanley E. Neiman
William T. Newbold '
F. Norberg
Mrs. C. Warwick Ogelsby
Miss Judi Oser
Dr., Nicholas Padis
Dr. Samuel C. Palmer
Dr. Georgiana M. Peacher
Mrs. May T. Peacock
Dr. Horace Pettit
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
James J. Pocock, Jr.
Mrs. Vincent Pro
Mrs. Richard B. Prunty
John L. Randall
Miss Lois Rapp
Mrs. Alfred S. Reeves
Mrs. Richard O . Rex
Mrs. Everett Richard
Mrs. Robert K. Richards
Mrs. Wolfgang D. Richter, Jr.
Mrs. Brooke Roberts
Robert S. Ross
Mrs. Norman F. S. Russell
Mrs. E. J. Salter
Ernest C. Savage
Miss E. Josephine Saylor
Adolf Schaap
Miss Jane B. Schiller
Samuel K. Schneidman
Mrs. Frazier Scott
Mrs. Samuel Seitchik
Mrs. William W. Sellers
Mrs. Charles Sernaker
Miss Carolyn Sheppard
Dr. Thomas E. Shoemaker, 2nd
Benjamin S. Shulman
Theodor Siegl
Arthur F. Skwierzynski
Dr. Norman G. Sloane
Miss Maria Wilkins Smith
Morton Smith
Dr. Murray G. Smyth, Jr.
Edwin A. Soast
Mrs. Horace B. Spackman
Mrs. Rose G. Stecker
Mrs. Harry W. Steinbrook
Robert C. Stephenson
Mrs. William T. Stevens, Jr.
Oskar G. Stonorov
Mrs. Franklin P. Stow
Robert Strausz-Hupe
Miss Mary E. Sumerfield
Leon C. Sunstein
Miss Elaine F. Suplee
Miss Anne Surgent
Herbert H. Swinburne
Dr. Timothy R. Talbot, Jr.
Mrs. Charles Taylor
Mrs. Howard W. Taylor, Jr.
Mrs. Rollo L. Taylor
Mrs. Arthur S. Teague
Miss Ethel H. Tily
Mrs. Floyd Todd
Miss Mary Jane Venger
Mrs. Theodore B. Wallace
Irving Wasserman
James R. Weiner
Mrs. George A. Welsh
Mrs. Paul B. Wendler
Mrs. Herman E. Wenograd
Miss Ellen Clifton Wharton
Michael M. White
Mrs. Daniel S. Whiteman
Mrs. Robert J. Williams
Mrs. William Wolgin
Harvard C. Wood, Jr.
Mrs. Edna M. Woodcoc'k
Vincent Young
*Classification increased
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MEMBERSHIP CLASSES
Yearly Members
{
Annual $10.00
Sustaining $25.~0
Contributing $100.00
Life Member ..... .. ....... . ..... ... ................. . ...... . $300
Fellow ........ , .. " ;' ... .. ................. . ... " .. $1000 to $5000
Patron ................ . ......................... $5000 to $25,000
Benefactor ................................... .. ... $25,000 or more
(Fell ows, Patron s and Be ne fa cto rs a re e n r o lled in pe rpe t u.ity.)
A membership in the Academy helps to support and affiliates you with the
oldest art institution in the country and one ot the most important in the
community and the nation . Founded in 1805 and chartered in 1806, its origin
actually dates from the efforts made in 1791 by Charles Willson Peale to
organize a school for the nne arts in Philade lphia .
In the Academy's schools, many distinguished American painters, sculptors
and illustrators have been trained, and its students of today rank with the
best.
In its galleries are shown two of America's major annual art exhibitions;
American Painting and Sculpture; Water Colors and Prints; other special
exhibitions; and the Academy's permanent collection, representing a crosssection of American art from the early eighteenth century through its current
acquisitions.
Members receive notice.s of all activities (concerts, lectures, motion pictures),
invitations to private views, catalogues of exhibitions and schools, the Annual
Report, a discount on art works purchased from Academy-sponsored professional exhibitions, and have use of the art reference library.
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give, devise and bequeath to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
Dollars, in trust, to invest and keep
Arts
investe~ and apply the income to the maintenance of the said Academy.
The Academy is open weekdays (except Mondays) from 10 A.M. to 5 P.M.;
Sundays and Holidays from 1 to 5 P.M. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day,
Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving and Christmas.