157th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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157th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS • PHILADELPHIA
157th
ANNUAL
1962
REPORT
Cover: Goat in Stakes by Jack Zajac
Purchased from the 157th Annual Exhibition by the Ford Foundation
and presented by the Foundation to P.A.F.A.
The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
Annual Report
of
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOR THE YEAR 1962
Presented to the Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Academy on February 4, 1962.
OFFICERS
Frank T. Howard
Alfred Zantzinger
C. Newbold Taylor
Joseph T. Fraser, J r.
BOARD
OF
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
DIRECTORS
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Henry S. Drinker
David Gwinn
J. Welles Henderson
Frank T. Howard (ex officio)
R. Sturgis Ingerso"
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Henry B. Keep
John F. Lewis, J r. (resigned in O ctober)
James P. Magi" (elected Director Emeritus in June)
Sydney E. Martin (resigned in October)
Alfred Zantzinger
Henry S. McNeil
John W. Merriam
C. Earle Mi"er
Mrs. Herbert C. Morris
George B. Roberts
Henry W. Sawyer, 3rd
John Stewart
James K. Stone
C. Newbold Taylor
Franklin C. Watkins
William Coxe Wright
EX-OFFICIO
Mrs. John G . Bartol, Jr. .
Representing Women's Committee
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth (resigned in May)
Representing City Council
Fredric R. Mann .
Representing City Council
John W. McCoy (to October)
. Representing Faculty
Roswe" Weidner (from O ctober)
. Representing Faculty
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
Franklin C. Watkins, Chairman
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Henry B. Keep
John F. Lewis, Jr.
William Coxe Wright
Alfred Zantzinger
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
C. Newbold Taylor, Chairman
James P. Magi"
John Stewart
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION
John W. Merriam, Chairman
George B. Roberts
David G winn
James P. Magi"
John W. McCoy (to O ctober) .
Representing Faculty
Roswell Weidner (from October) .
Representing Faculty
Representing Women's Committee
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr. .
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS
J. Welles Henderson, Jr., Chairman
Fredric R. Mann
Henry W. Sawyer, "'
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
Mrs. John G . Ba rtol, Jr.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
John W. Merriam, Chairman
James P. Magill
C. Earle Mille r
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
George B. Roberts
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Henry B. Keep, Chairman
SOLICITOR
Maurice B. Saul
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J. Welles Hende rson, J r.
C. Newbold Taylo r
STAFF
GENERAL
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr.
Mabel L. Eiseley
Charles J. Marsh
Ann Evans .
August V. Viilu
Louise Wallman
Elizabeth Z. Swenson
E. Elizabeth Fermanis
Frances M. Vanderpool
Harriet P. Broza
. Director and Secretary
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Secretary
Secretary to the Director
. Comptroller
Registrar
. Director of Membership
Receptionist and Billing Clerk
Exhibitions and Membership Clerk
. Public Relations
SCHOOLS
David Sellin (to June)
M. Wistar Wood (from June)
Roswell Weidner .
Mary Carolyn Pitts (to June)
Mrs. Nancy W. Dall (from Sept. 1)
Laura J. Greene (to Sept.) .
Constance A. Taylor (from Sept. 1)
Ethel V. Ashton
Administrator
Administrator
In charge of Evening Program
Assistant to the Administrator
Assistant to the Administrator
Secretary to the Administrator
Secretary to the Administrator
Librarian
FA C U L T Y (Sea son of 1962-1963)
Day School
Morris Blackburn
John McCoy, 2nd
Elizabeth Osborne
Paul A. Greenwood
Hobson Pittman
Homer W. Johnson
Jimmy C. Lueders
Harry Rosin
Roswell Weidner
Eve ning School
Morris Blackburn
Martin Jackson
Thomas Gaughan
Homer W. Johnson
Paul A. Greenwood
Jimmy C. Lueders
Summer Day School
John Hanlen
Francis Speight
Ben Kamihira
Augme nting the Faculty
William Campbell
David Crownover
Dr. Henry I. Perlmutter
ANN EX
James J. Lulias .
James R. Knipe
Henry F. O'Brien
Thomas Lulias .
Edward Shenton
Louis Sloan
Walter Stuempflg, Jr.
Franklin C. Watkins
Louis Sloan
Gerd Utescher
Roswell Weidner
Jimmy C. Lueders
Roswell Weidner
John Guarente
Theodor Siegl
Manager
Consultant
Watchman
Helper
ACADEMY BUILDING
Isaiah J . Sellers, Superintendent
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WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr., Chairman
Mrs. David J. Grossman, Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Lawrance A. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. George Reath
Mrs. Francis T. Chambers
Mrs. George B. Roberts
Mrs. Joseph Sill Clark, Jr.
Mrs. Herbert F. Schiffer
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. R. Barclay Scull
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, Jr.
Miss Anna K. Stimson
Mrs. A. O. Griswold
Mrs. David Gwinn
Mrs. H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. Boudinot Stimson
Mrs. T. F. Dixon Wainwright
Mrs. Franklin C. Watkins
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Mrs. Walter H. West
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
Mrs. S. S. White, 3rd
Mrs. C. Earle Miller
Mrs. Evan Randolph, Jr.
Mrs. Elias Wolf
Mrs. Alfred Zantzinger
Consolidated Treasurer's Report
September 1, 1961, to August 31, 1962
INCOME:
Art Gallery & Exhibitions ............................... $ 54,097.44
School
..................................... . ........
96,433.36
Trust Funds ........ .. .......... . ........ .... ......... 115,899.15
Membership Dues .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18,650.00
Contributions (unrestricted) . . . . .................. . .......
1,728.07
City Appropriation ....................................
25,000.00
Total .. .. .. .. ............... .. ... .. ..... .. ... $311 ,808.02
EXPENSE:
Art Gallery & Exhibitions ............................... $190,145.91
School ..... ............. .... ......... . ............... 121,022.30
Total .... ...... ............................ . . $311,168.21
Net Operating Surplus . ...................... $
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639.81
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1962
UNRESTRICTED:
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler ... . .... .. .... .... . .. ... . . .. . $ 1,000.00
Mrs. Rudolphe M. de Schauensee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women's A uxiliary of Pennsylvania Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar P. Richardson... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florence Scott .. .. ... . ............ ... ...... . .... . .. .
Edith S. Wasserman . .. . .... . . .... .... . . . .. . ........ .
573.07
100.00
45 .00
25.00
15.00
$ 1,758.07
MISCELLANEOUS:
City of Philadelphia, 1962-1963 appropriation .... . . . .... $25,000.00
William Coxe Wright, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J. Welles Henderson, for Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
David J. Grossman, for Special Retirement Fund. . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Henry V. Greenough, for Consolidated Prize Fund. . . . .
Mrs. Herbert C. Morris, for Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75% of 1st quarter grant. .
Fredric R. Mann Foundation, for Chamber Music Series. . . . .
Henry S. McNeil, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women's Committee, fo r Chamber Music Series. . . . . . . . . . .
Fellowship, for The Fellowship Exhibition expenses. . . . . . . .
Frank T. Howard, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. William T. Tonner, for Hobson Pittman lecture. . . . . . . .
Fidelity.Philadelphia Tr ust Company for Haney Memorial
Medal ...... . .... ... ......... . ........ . ...... .
George B. Roberts, for Directors' Fund... . ....... . ..... .
C. Newbold Taylor, for Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emily W. Roosevelt, for Chamber Music Series . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,000.00
1,016.84
1,000.00
953.28
500.00
500.00
468.75
400.00
400.00
350.00
350.00
250.00
220.00
150.00
100.41
100.00
5.00
$33,764.28
SCHOOL:
School District of Philadelphia, for 14 scholarships..... . $2,800.00
George D. Widener, for Widener Scholarships . ... . . .... .
Women's Committee, for aid to students ............... .
David Gwinn, for student party . . ... . .. ... ..... . .. . . .
David Gwinn, for Eakins Prize . . .. .. ... . ....... . . ... .
Marion D. Higgins, for prize .. ... . ....... ......... .. .
Pesin Foundation, for prize ...... . ... ....... ........ .
Lambert and Emma Cadwalader, for prize ... . . . ...... .
Franklin C. Watkins, for special student prize .... .. .. . .
Mabel Gill , for Woodrow Prize .. .. ................. . .
Manayunk Art Center, for prize ............. . .. .. ... .
Philadelph ia Foundation, for l eona Karp Braverman Prize ..
Mrs. Herbert Syme, for prize . . ... . ... . .. .. .. . ..... .. .
2,000.00
1,060.00
445.48
100.00
250.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
58.38
25.00
$ 7,1 88.86
Total ............. . . .. . . .... ...... ..... .... . . .. $42,711 .21
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS AND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Whereas the year 1961 could not report unusual activity, the year 1962 has
been full of important events. Our first responsibility is to report changes
in our Board of Directors and staff. There were three resignations from the
Board of Directors - all men who have faithfully served the Academy over
a considerable number of years: John F. Lewis since 1933 (as its President
from 1949 to 1958), and Sydney E. Martin since 1935. The third resignation was that of James P. Magill, upon which occasion the Board moved
to create a new classification of distinction, and Mr. Magill was unanimously
elected a Director Emeritus for life. Mr. Magill has agreed, however, to
continue as an active member of the Finance Committee on which he has
served with diligence and great effectiveness. Another change must be
noted in that Mrs. Richardson Dilworth resigned her ex-officio position as
one of the two representatives appointed by the city and we have received
no notice concerning a new appointment. Only one new Director has been
added to our list in the person of James K. Stone. Roswell Weidner has
replaced John McCoy as the ex-officio faculty representative.
In the staff the most important change occurred in June when Morris Wistar
Wood took over the responsibilities of Administrator of the Schools following the resignation of David Sellin. Mrs. Mabel Eiseley returned to her duties
as Assistant Director after a year's leave of absence.
There was also another new appointment in Mrs. Stanley Broza, Jr., as
Publicist (part-time) to cover special areas of present and projected Academy
activities requiring skills other than those now made available through
the Beacon Agency. It is expected that her time may increasingly be given
to new programs and activities arising from the purchase of the Chestnut
Street property.
This concluding of the list of staff changes brings us to the single most
important event in our Academy life for this year. Past reports have recorded
the very great space handicaps under which the School Department has
functioned for a considerable number of years. The Spring of 1962 marked
the beginning of a transaction aimed primarily for, and advantageous to,
the School. Over the summer, and consummated in the fall, the Academy
purchased two properties on the north side of Chestnut Street, No. 1811,
which for many years housed the Belgravia Hotel, and 1819, a single old
residence. Plans are presently being carried out which will soon make
available two floors of the old hotel building for school use as an annex
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to the activities here at Broad and Cherry Streets. The remainder of this
eight-storied and basement building is a challenge to the Directors and
Management in finding ideal solutions for its financing and usefulness. It
is hoped that distinct advantages will be enjoyed through extended cultural activities and membership privileges.
The whole School Department is enjoying a new, efficient program in
management with excellent enrollment. The staff of instructors has been
augmented to include several much younger artists who are showing
themselves to be very effective and have brought healthy vitality with
their youth. It is hoped, however, with more ideal physical conditions and
increased financial support, the faculty can be augmented and strengthened
by the appointment of additional members of acknowledged national
renown and professional skill.
It is particularly gratifying to report on the success of the 157th Annual
Exhibition held in January and February, in connection with which we
enjoyed a total in sales amounting to $86,450.00. This figure breaks all
previous records and was made possible through several agencies. Only
shortly before we opened this exhibition the Ford Foundation made public
its plans to purchase American art from established exhibitions held in
reputable museums under certain restrictions with which, fortunately, we
could comply. We were the second institution therefore to enjoy this boon
through which work representing in price $20,000. was purchased,approximately half of which entered the permanent collection of the Academy
and the other half presented by the Ford Foundation to the museum of
the artist's choice. This single event proved a stimulant to others and, as
a result, our permanent collection is enriched and great good has come
to the artists.
The Fairmount Park Art Association looked with favor on one major piece
of stone sculpture by William Zorach which they purchased for erection in
the Azalea Garden adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum in Fairmount Park.
The Academy itself added accumulated funds dedicated to purchase and
could match the amount spent by the Ford Foundation : The grand total is
an indication of a very considerable amount of activity on the part of
private purchasers. The new method of organization of this same exhibition
will be given at greater length in the exhibition reports.
It is not usual in these generalizations to put a particular stress on our
financial problems, but it is certainly evident from what has been reported
that very real responsibilities are ours beyond those which have been
present in past years. It is gratifying in the face of these needs, however,
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to also report that the State of Pennsylvania has seen fit to make available
for the first time an appropriation. The sum for 1962 is very modest, in the
amount of $2,500.00, but it is hoped that having convinced these authorities of our needs their support will be very materially increased in years
ahead.
The City of Philadelphia continues to grant us $25,000.00 per year, which
is a very real help indeed, particularly as within this year the interpretation
of their grant has been clarified with a new understanding that ten scholarships is to be the number provided in anyone year. Another improvement
is the removal of a previously existing restriction concerning the Academy's
right to charge exhibition admissions.
Particularly encouraging are the many generous individual contributions
of art objects, monies, and services, and it is appropriate just here to praise
the exemplary work accomplished by our Women's Committee.
A very limited amount of refurbishing has taken place in our main building,
and the good men on our crew accomplished the general extensive housekeeping details during the summer months. These were but token attentions
to great areas badly in need of repairs, alterations, and additions.
As we plan ahead, it therefore becomes increasingly evident that a general
scheme must be conceived to include all aspects of the Academy life: the
physical care and upkeep of two large buildings, the need of new and
greater staffing, a re-study of all salaries, and the consideration of a pension plan for employees are all parts of this challenge. The willingness,
however, on the part of our Board of Directors to acknowledge these problems and to have taken first steps toward a greater and more important
future is tremendously encouraging to the professional management. Our
small but dedicated staff are grateful for these evidences of new life and
look to the future with confidence.
FRANK T. HOWARD, President
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR., Secretary
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EXHIBITIONS
THE 157th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, O IL AND SCULPTURE (Private
View, January 10; open to the public, January 12, through February 25).
It has been evident to all the institutions in the United States which have
organized juried shows that the cost to the institution itself has been constantly mounting, and also great expense has been incurred by all artists
cooperating by the sending of their work. Therefore, a new organizational
plan was adopted this year. As in the past, the Chairmen of the Painting
and Sculpture Juries were given the responsibility of inviting work from
those important artists of large reputation who no longer can be expected
to submit their work for jury action .
A new procedure for submitting work for jury action was tried as an experiment. All artists, not invited, were asked to present their work through
the medium of colored slides, rather than their original works. The preliminary selection was the responsibility of the Academy staff with Faculty
advice, and sessions approximating 75 hou rs were necessary to project
4,500 slides upon the screen. The Academy's Director, and never less than
two Faculty members viewed all slides, and completed their work with a
final session when five of the Faculty members sat together. The artists
whose slides passed the first test were asked to send at their expense the
painting or sculpture from which the slides were made and the professional
juries acted as previously on those works requested for actual submission.
Undoubtedly this new organizational plan resulted in very considerable
economies on the part of the artist, but it placed a very heavy responsibility in time and effort on our staff. The exhibition, however, was excellent,
and combined with the remarkable sales record, proved to be less expensive to the Academy than the use of our old methods.
The Academy has been gratified at the general response to this new
scheme. Submissions were sent from 43 states and the District of Columbia.
Many of the established galleries and artists' representatives throughout
the country cooperated by sending slides and, subsequently, work.
JURI ES OF SELECTION AND AWARD
Painters
Arthur Osver, Chairman
Sculptors
Henry Kreis, Chairman
John Hultberg
Leonard Baskin
Jack Levine
Jose de Creeft
PRIZES AND AWARDS
J ose ph E. Te mp le Gold Me dal , to Julian Levi for painting, Orpheus
in the Studio.
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George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal, to William Zorach for
sculpture, Puma.
Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, to Louis Sloan for painting, Gathering Storm
Over Philadelphia.
Carol H. Beck Medal, to Balcom Greene for painting, Portrait.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Prize ($2,000), to Robert Birmelin for painting,
Girl Seated in Dark Room.
Alfred G. B. Steel Memorial Prize ($750), to Philip Grausman for sculpture,
Boy and the Bird.
Raymond A. Speiser Memorial Prize ($500), to Tom Vincent for painting,
Deathly Procession.
Walter Lippincott Prize ($600), to Rico Lebrun for painting, The Listening Dead.
Mary Smith Prize ($300), to Elizabeth C. Osborne for painting, Girl
Sleeping.
Fellowship Prize ($100), to Abraham Rattner for painting, Gargoyles
No.3, Paris.
FELLOWSHIP ANNUAL EXHIBITION (private view, Friday, March 9th;
open to the public March 10 through April 8). This partly-invited, partlyjuried exhibition consisted, as in past years, of work by professional artists
who have attended the Academy's Schools.
JURIES
Oil
Louis Sloan
Hugh Wiley
Paul Wescott
Water Color and Graphics
Margaret Gest
Emedio Angelo
Homer W. Johnson
Sculpture
Amelie Zell Wright
Allen Harris
PRIZES
Percy M. Owens Memorial for a distinguished Pennsylvania artist ($250),
to Julius Bloch.
Harrison S. Morris Memorial ($100, divided), to Sam Ladenson for
Summer Grass; and John Hanlen for Hidden Treasure (water colors).
Mary Butler Memorial Award ($100), to Lois Eaton Dollin, for StillLife (oil).
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Bertha M. Goldberg Memorial Award ($100), to Nina Klymowska,
for Rima (oil).
May Audubon Post Prize ($50), to William Scharf, for Surrender to the
Apple of Sameness (oil).
Caroline Gibbons Granger Memorial ($50), to Joseph Amarotico, for
Still-Life (oil).
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Award ($50), to Philip Fowler, for
Karen (sculpture).
Twelve items were sold during the show.
THE STUDENT EXHIBITION (May 2 through May 27)
At special exercises held on Wednesday afternoon, May 2nd, it was announced that fifteen traveling scholarships and other prizes amounting to
$27,095.00 had been awarded to students in the Schools of the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. The address was given by Dr. Edgar P.
Richardson, Director of The Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum.
After the address the following awards were made on recommendation
of the Faculty:
William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarships (est. 1902, $1,800 each): Robert Boyer, Douglass Branch, Moe
Brooker, John Formicola, Russell Keeter, Reeve Schley, Ronald Williams,
Wallace Woodruff, painters; Alexander Hromych and Joseph Schettone,
sculptors.
Honorable Mentions (with free tuition for 1962-63): Robert Shepard and
Robert Williams, painters.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarships (est. 1949, $1,300
each): John Bekavac, Barry Greenberg, William Micheel, Edwin Sernoff,
painters.
Honorable Mention: Nina Klymowska, painter.
Lewis S. Ware Traveling Scholarship (est. 1938, $1,300): Anatole Bilokur,
sculptor.
Honorable Mention: Nura Petrov, sculptor.
ENDOWED PRIZES
Cecilia Beaux Memorial Prize (est. 1946, $100): Magtillt Laan.
Honorable Mentions: William Micheel, Harriett Sosson.
John R. Conner Memorial Prize (est. 1953, $50): Elizabeth Hutchinson.
Catherine Grant Memorial Prize (est. 1955, $100): William Micheel.
Honorable Mention: Barry Greenberg.
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J. Maurice Gray Foundation Prize (est. 1961, $50): Sandra Uhle Sawin.
Packard Zoological Sketch Prizes (est. 1899): Joseph Bailey (1st prize,
$30)i Reynold Martiello (2nd prize, $20).
Honorable Mention: Bruno Melone.
Ramborger Prize (est. 1910, $25): Ditta Baron.
Honorable Mention: Sydnie Shuman.
Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize (est. 1961, $100): Auseklis
Ozols.
Edmund Stewardson Prize (est. 1899, $100): George Stuempfig.
Honorable Mentions: Karin Nitsch, Nura Petrov
Special three-day competition ($50): Alan Berger, William Micheel.
Emma Burnham Stimson Prize (est. 1917, $100): Joan S. Martin.
Henry J. Thouron Prizes (est. 1903): Thomas Toner (awarded by the
Faculty, $50)i David Meade (awarded by vote of students, $25)i David
Birnbaum (1st award by Instructor, $50)i Edwin Sernoff (2nd award by
Instructor, $25).
Honorable Mention: Russell Keeter.
Charles Toppan Prizes (est. 1881): Nina Klymowska ($300)i James Ferrell
($200).
Honorable Mention: William Micheel ($100)i Barry Greenberg ($100).
UNENDOWED PRIZES
Lambert and Emma W. Cadwalader Prize (est. 1961, $100): Roger
Clough.
Honorable Mentions: James Havard, Margaret Goodall.
Thomas Eakins Memorial Prize (est. 1949, $100): William Micheel.
Gimbel Prize (est. 1958, $50 in art supplies): Franklin Shores.
Marion Higgins Prize (est. 1960, $200): Barry Greenberg.
Honorable Mentions ($25 each): John Formicola, Thomas Ewing.
Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Award (est. 1958, $25 in art supplies): Ronald
Williams.
Manayunk Art Center Prize (est. 1960, $50): James Havard.
Honorable Mention: Roger Clough.
William Clarke Mason Prize (est. 1955, $200): Nura Petrov.
Perspective Prize (est. 1916, $20): David Murray.
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Pesin Prize (est. 1959, $150): Douglass Branch.
Honorable Mention: Margaret Goodall.
Philadelphia Print Club Graphics Prize (est. 1953. A one-year membership in the Club and the use of its workshop facilities): Judy Binder.
M. Herbert Syme Prize (est. 1959, $25): Thomas Toner.
John Wanamaker Water Color Prize (est. 1954, $50 in art supplies):
Diane Cantor.
Honorable Mentions: Barbara Heisman, Auseklis Ozols, Naola Mitchel.
Woodrow Prize in Graphics (est. 1955, $50): Betty Jane Lee.
In the spring of 1962, a day of sketching was enjoyed by students in the
painting department through the invitation of Schmidts Brewery who made
available purchase prizes to the following: Edward Hughes ($100), Albert
Rinebold ($75), Lisa Marder ($50). Honorable Mentions were given to James
Farrell, Thomas May, and Marlene Sellers. The work was judged by Ben
Wolf and Morris Blackburn.
On Friday, May 4, Mr. and Mrs. David Gwinn gave a cocktail party at the
Academy from four until six o'clock, during which the work submitted in
competition for European Traveling Scholarsh ips and other awards were on
exhibition. Eighty-one items were sold during the exhibition with a total
of $4,705.00.
THIRD PHILADELPHIA ARTS FESTIVAL (June 9 through 24).
During the Festival more than one hundred items were exhibited in the
Academy Galleries. The media included collages, drawings, pastels, and
water colors.
TURKISH EXHIBITION (September 22 through October 21). This exhibition, consisting of the works of eleven artists, graduates of the Istanbul
Academy of the Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey, was made available through
the auspices of the Turkish Embassy, Washington, D. C.
FORMER STUDENTS' EXHIBITION (private view, October 17; open to
the public October 19th through November 25th).
Comprised of the works of twenty-six young artists, chosen by the Faculty,
who had completed their studies in the Acad emy schools during the years
1947 through 1958, the exhibition included one hundred eighty-eight items.
"FORGOTTEN FAVORITES" EXHIBITION (December 4 through 30).
Approximately fifty-six items, painting and sculpture, from the Academy's
permanent collection comprised this show. Most of these works, executed
sometime between 1850 and 1925, had not been exhibited for a number
of years.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
FREE CONCERTS
February 2nd. Works for the organ by Johann Sebastian Bach; William
Whitehead, organist.
February 16th. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Poulenc, Debussy, and Brahms;
Vladimir and Eleanor Sokoloff, pianists.
March 23rd. Works by Travers, C. P. E. Bach, Handel, Arne, Bosmans, and
Bloch; Elvee String Ensemble, Louis Vyner, conductor; Vladimir Sokoloff,
pianist.
November 16th. Works by Beethoven, Strauss, and Ravel; Hidetaro Suzuki,
violinist; Russell Smith, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
December 7th. Works by Haydn, Mozart, and Dohnanyi; Windsor String
Quartet, Morris Shulik, violinist; William Steck, violinist; Sidney Curtiss, violist;
William Stokking, Jr., cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
GALLERY TALKS (Sponsored by the Fellowship of the Academy).
January 18th. Morris Berd, painter and teacher.
January 25th. Raphael Sabatini, painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teach er.
February 1st. Hobson Pittman, painter and teacher.
February 8th. Dorothy Grafly, critic, editor and publisher of Art in Focus.
February 15th. Gerd Utescher, sculptor and teach er.
TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR 1962: 40,989
ACQU ISITIONS
By
Purchase
Through the Lambert Fund:
Black Tide by Tom Rowlands
Gathering Storm Over Philadelphia by Louis Sloan
Whiplash by Will Barnet
White House by John Bekavac
Seven Pears by Arthur De Costa
La Chambre by Raymond Saunders
Staten Island, Winter by Leon Goldin
(all oil paintings)
Gite Ie Coeur by Adja Yunkers
(pastel)
Through the Temple Fund:
Grey Sun by Leo Manso
Desert I by Gabor Peterdi
(oil paintings)
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Through the Gilpin Fund:
August Garden (oil painting) by Paul Zimmerman
Route Barree (mobile) by Alexander Calder
By
Gift
From the Ford Foundation (purchased from the 157th Annual Exhibition):
The Listening Dead by Rico LeBrun
Mohan by James Brooks
(oil paintings)
Goat in Stakes No.7 (bronze) by Jack Zajac
From Mrs. Herbert C. Morris:
Wee Maureen (oil painting) by Robert Henri
Drawing (untitled) by Hiram Williams
From Mrs. Edgar White:
Three miniatures by Anna Margaretta Archambault
Mary Ann Wignall
James C. Wignall
Clara Agnes Clark
From Hobson Pittman:
Metamorphosis (oil painting) by Hiram Williams
From Ivan Le Lorraine Albright:
25 pencil sketches by Adam E. Albright of Philadelphia scenes from the
1880's
From Mrs. Nancy Nemec:
From Drifted Seed (water color) by Sylvia Bernstein
From The Reverend S. Tagart Steele:
Portrait of James Madison Thompson (oil painting) by Chester Harding
From Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Roosevelt:
A pastel drawing (untitled) by Henry McCarter
From Mr. John Gribbell (through the generosity of Mr. Theodor Siegl.
Two small water colors (untitled) by Thomas Sully
From the Department of Commerce, Trade and Convention Center:
119 photographs by Eadward Muybridge (incomplete set)
From Mrs. J. Maurice Gray:
Landscape (oil painting) by J. John
The Meadow in Spring (oil painting) by Newbold H. Trotter
From Alfred Bendiner:
Portrait bust of Judge Theodore Rosen (plaster) by Isidore Binswanger
From Irwin l. Bernstein (as a memorial to Leo Asbell):
Equestrian With Flying Pennants (etching) by Leon Kelly
From Samuel Moyerman:
A letter book (1911-1913) of John F. Lewis, Sr.'s correspondence
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LOANS
Title
Constantine Francois Volney
The Modeling Class
Women's Life Class
Men's Life Class
Academy Students Dissecting
a Horse
Dissecting Room
Anatomical Lecture
Thomas Eakins
Mrs. Thomas Eakins
The Young Musician
Solitude
Fawn
Artist
Inst itution
Gilbert Stuart
Alliance Francaise of Philadelphia
James P. Kelly
Alice Barber
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Walter M. Dunk
Charles Fussell
Thomas Anshutz
Charles H. Stephens
Samuel Murray
William Sartain
Bruce Moore
Resurgent Harmony
Gite Ie Coeur
Victor Riu
Adja Yunkers
Interior
Will Barnett
Grey Sun
Leo Manso
Wichita Art Association, Wichita,
Kansas
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, HoIland
To artist-for Guggenheim Competition
National
Institute
of
Arts
and
Letters, New York City
Jo Davidson
Dexter Jones
To artist-for Sculpture Society Ex-
Gladiolas
Man on Dock
Morning
Tulips
Untitled, No.2
Tyrol Series, No.7
Lime Kiln
Portrait of George Clymer
The Juggler
Charles Demuth
hibition, Corning, N. Y.
The Philadelphia Art Alliance
Oxcart, Blue Sea
John Brown Going to His
Hanging
Majestic Tenement
Sailing in Mist
News Boy
IIlimited Sequences
Fourth of July in Centre
Square
The Wall
Twilight
Pine Trees
Toledo I
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John Marin
Julian Levi
Charles Willson Peale
Raphael Sabatini
Milton Avery
Horace Pippin
Arthur Osver
John Henry Twachtman
Josef Foshko
Yves Tanguy
John L. Krimmel
Walter Stuempfig, Jr.
Catharine Morris Wright
Byron Thomas
Earl Horter
Nordness Gallery, New York City
Free Library of Philadelphia
Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia
Fidelity-Phila. Trust Company
CONSERVATION OF WORKS FROM
THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
The following eight works received attention during the year from Theodor
Siegl, the Academis conservator and technical adviser:
Between the Rocks, attributed to Thomas Birch; Clapboards by Charles
Sheeler; Rime of the Ancient Mariner by James Hamilton; Off the French
Coast by William E. Dana; Portrait of Dr. Elijah Griffith by Thomas Sully;
Captain Wilmon Whilldin, Sr. by John Neagle; Anatomy Lecture by Dr. Keen
by Charles H. Stephens; Modeling Class by James P. Kelly.
SCHOOLS
In the spring of 1962, Mr. David Sellin completed his services as Administrator
of the Schools. The 1962 Summer School was supervised by Mr. Francis
Speight, who also taught a landscape class; and, as the new administrator,
I assumed my duties at the close of the summer session.
The 1962-63 winter school opened early in September with a capacity
enrollment of 213 day students and 117 evening students. Twenty-four day
school students failed to return at the beginning of the year but were
replaced by February 1st, giving us a day school student body of 213 for
the second term also. The enrollment dropped in the second term of the
evening school to 101.
In the fall a trip to Barnegat light with Mr. Blackburn was enjoyed by about
50 students. In January about 60 students traveled by bus to Washington, D. c., for a visit to the National Gallery, including a view of the
Mona Lisa.
The school program was further enriched by cooperation with the Graduate
School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, by gallery talks,
guest artists, and lecturers.
MORRIS WISTAR WOOD
Administrator of the Schools
LIBRARY
Only a general report is practical concerning the activities in the library.
Accessions by purchase were made within the funds allotted, and the
librarian acknowledges with gratitude the generous gifts of valuable books
and magazines which have been extremely useful. A normal and altogether
healthy use of the library and its facilities is reported by the librarian.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
Membership. The Academy added 181 new members in various classes
during 1962. Income from these sources, plus a few contributions with dues,
amounted to $3420.00 in contrast to $2500.00 the year before. However,
we were down sixteen members from the number added in 1961. No
members were elected in perpetuity to the higher form classifications during
the period. Our current members can be so very helpful, and many of
them are, where new members are concerned. We welcome suggestions.
Concerts. The Recording Industries' Trust Funds had to reduce the amount
available to the Academy for 1962-63 season due to curtailment of their
income and the increase in rate of fees established by the American Federation of Musicians. The Women's Committee kindly came to our aid so
that the series did not have to be curtailed. For thirteen years we have
had support for the major amount of the fees from the Fund, and while
regretting the cut, we cannot but feel a deep debt of gratitude to both the
Fund and its National Trustee, Samuel R. Rosenbaum, for making the project
possible in the first place, and for helping us in keeping it going.
Mr. Sokoloff entered his twelfth year as the distinguished musical director
of the series. He initiated another "first" in scheduling an organ recital.
William Whitehead, fast gaining recognition among the younger American organists, played an all-Bach program on a baroque electronic organ
placed in the galleries by the Allen Organ Company, in cooperation with
N. Stetson Company, which latter firm also so kindly makes a Steinway
Piano available to us in the series, as needed. Morris Shulik and Carlton
Cooley, violinist and first violist respectively with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
opened the series with our music director collaborating, in a program of
duos, madrigals and sonatas. Elsa Hilger, cellist, also of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, made her first solo appearance in the series, with Mr. Sokoloff,
in a program of sonatas by Bach, Brahms, and Debussy. Mr. and Mrs.
Sokoloff played their annual request program of original works for four
hands at one piano, always one of our most popular events. The series
came to a lively close with a concert by the Elvee String Ensemble under
the direction of Louis Vyner.
An added musical event, under their own sponsorship, was an excellent
concert by the Singing City Chorale, Elaine Brown, conductor - an organization we were happy to welcome to our galleries again.
These six musical events brought us a total attendance of over 2200.
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Other activities. In addition to group visits of schools, clubs, et cetera, to
the galleries, the following special events took place here, supplementing
the regular program of the Academy: a dinner arranged by Mayor Richardson Dilworth, preceded by the quarterly meeting of Philadelphia City
Commissioners, Cabinet members, heads of municipal agencies, and their
deputies; a dinner by the Philadelphia Chapter, American Institute of
Architects; the Pennsylvania Hospital's "Key Ball", preceded by dinner;
an evening meeting of the Junior League; an afternoon reception. given
by the Academy for the delegates to the Northeast Museums' Conference
of the American Association of Museums; a Tea by the local committee
to almost 300 delegates to the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Convention held in our City.
This is the first full year of my retirement to part-time service. In addition
to those activities already reported upon, it has been my privilege to continue collaborating with the Women's Committee in all of its activities.
ELIZABETH Z. SWENSON
Director of Membership and
Special Events
PUBL I CITY
In January of 1962, the Academy engaged professional public relations
counsel to conduct public relations, publicity and promotional activities in
its behalf.
The new arrangeme)1t presented problems, the most important being the
developing and maintaining of adequate channels of communication so
that the agency would be fully informed of all newsworthy events and
happenings at the Academy which is understandably more difficult than
with a staff person assigned to this responsibility who constantly is on the
scene.
During the year many difficulties were overcome, and we of The Beacon
Agency, Inc., believe that as time goes on communications will be strengthened, thus assuring an ever increasing flow of information to the communications media.
We are indebted to members of the Board, Mr. Fraser and his staff, and
to all of those active in affairs of the Academy, for the cooperation and
assistance given us in our efforts to make the public more aware of the
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important role the Academy plays, not only in the cultural life of Philadelphia, but far beyond its boundaries.
With the acquisition of the property as an annex at 1811 Chestnut Street,
the Academy will enter upon a new era of service to its members and to
its students, and as the annex moves toward completion, there will be additional opportunities to publicize the Academy and its work.
Channeling the news and special features which the Academy produces
throughout the yea r involves a great variety of media contact and other
duties. In addition to publicizing the exhibitions, school activities, social
functions, etc., it has been our privilege to arrange feature stories and to
negotiate other forms of "publicity" in the Academy's behalf.
We want to express our appreciation to the daily and community newspapers, other print media and the radio and television stations for attention they have given the Academy. While it is not possible to single out
here all whose cooperation and interest have been most helpful, we wish
to thank the city editors, women's editors, news and program directors of
the stations; Dorothy Grafly, Judy Jennings and Ruth Seltzer of The Bulletin;
and Victoria Donohoe and Katherine Dunlap of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Special thanks goes to Greater Philadelphia Magazine, which featured the
institution, its officers and directors in the "Gentlemen of the Board" series,
and to Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank, sponsor of a full-page newspaper
advertisement concerning the 158th Annual Exhibition and overall Academy
program.
THE BEACON AGENCY, INC.
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
During the year 1962 the Women's Committee twice acted as hostesses for
the Academy. The first time was for the Members' Annual Subscription
Dinner before the private view of the 157th Annual Exhibition. Mrs. David
Gwinn very ably acted as our dinner chairman. The members of the Committee, with several of the Directors' wives, presided at the refreshment
tables for the private view, as they did also at the "Former Students" show
in October.
In May, Mr. and Mrs. Gwinn gave their annual cocktail party for the sale
of student work exhibited in the "Cresson" show. The Women's Committee
helped with the sales.
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In the field of financial aid to the students and the Academy generally, we
contributed this year toward the expense of the Free Chamber Music Concerts. These concerts are attended by many of the students, as well as the
general public, and therefore it was felt to be quite proper that our Committee should help finance them when necessary.
We also provided a much-needed public address system for the Academy.
Mr. Lewis D. Wetzel worked with us on this project and contributed a great
deal to it. The system is so built that a tape recorder can easily be attached
to it, and we feel it will prove a most useful item to the entire Academy.
Besides these more indirect ways of aiding the student body, the Committee contributed this past year to the support of many individual students.
We also donated $500.00 to the Academy's Student Aid Fund, thus freeing
many pupils from debts to the Academy incurred by their purchase of
artists' supplies.
At the close of the year we were making arrangements for the theatre
benefit and supper dance to be held March 1st. The play chosen was /fA
Program for Two Players," starring Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans.
CAROLINE S. BARTOL,
Chairman
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE P.A.F.A.
The main purpose of the Fellowship, which was organized in 1897, is to
foster a spirit of fraternity among former and present Academy students.
OFFICERS
Roswell Weidner.
Roy C. Nuse .
Mabel Woodrow Gill
Mary Townsend Mason
Francis Speight .
Franklin C. Watkins
Paul Wescott .
Ethel
v.
Ashton
Elizabeth Eichman
Irene Denney
. President
. First Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Recording Secretary
. Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
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THE COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP
Mabel W. Gill, Chairman-Treasurer
Ethel Ashton
Irene Denney
Mary Mullineux
Roy C. Nuse
Roswell Weidner
The function of the Committee is to administer the following funds: Henry J.
Thouron Memorial Fund, Picture Purchase Fund, Special Fund, and the Mary
Butler Memorial Fund for the benefit of Fellowship members, either present
or former students and also the William Clothier Watts Fund, a welcome
gift of $2,000 for aid to students. The Butler Fund, which now amounts to
approximately $12,000, is still short of its goal of $15,000.
The Committee also endeavors to be useful to both the Fellowship and the
Academy whenever possible. In addition, the Committee is responsible for
(1) the purchase of painting and sculpture to encourage or assist artists,
or to improve the Loan Collection from which works are currently on exhibition in various institutions; (2) to provide classes usually in settlement 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; and (3) giving a type of financial assistance, not permissible from
the regular Fellowship treasury, to current and former Academy students,
art workers, and Fellowship members.
NEW MEMBERS
Enrolled during 1962, including those who increased their classification.
Life Members
Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
**Vladimir Sokoloff
Alfred E. Bissell
Mrs. James H. Luther
Contributing Members
Mrs. D. Richard Levy
*A. G. Rosengarten, Jr.
Sustaining Members
Mrs. Alexander Brown
*Mrs . Webster Plass
Mrs. Robert B. Grinnell
*Mrs. Wilton Jaffee
Mrs. J. Burton Henry
*Mrs. Paul R. Kaiser
*Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring
*Mrs William E. Lingelbach, Jr.
Mrs. Jerry Locks
*Mrs. George W. Norris
N. Ramsey Pennypacker
David Pincus
Walter W. Slocum
Leroy W. Thompson
Clarence Tolan, Jr.
Mrs. David L. Wilson
Miss Elizabeth Morris W istar
Mrs. James E. Wood
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Mrs. Robert A. Pratt
*Mrs. Edgar P. Richardson
Dr. Phyllis Schaefer
* A. R. Schaevitz
Mrs. Franklin Sheble, 2nd
Annual Members
Maurice D. Abuhove
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs. Helen M. Aldrich
Professor Orhan H. Alisbah
Mrs. Edward L. Altemus
Carlos J . Alvanil
Dr. Morton Amsterdam
Mrs. James Andes
Mrs. Stockton A. Andrews
Mrs. John F. Arndt
Mrs. John H. Arnett
Miss Riva Lee Asbell
Mrs. Aaron D. Bannett
Mrs. Herbert Barg
Miss Amy Barth
Mrs. George E. Bass
Dr. Arnold H. Berger
livingston L. Biddle, Jr.
Mrs. Paul A. Bowers
Dr. Joseph Brady
Mrs. Thomas Brittingham, 3rd
Mrs. Lawrance A. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Hattie K. Brunner
Mrs. Marcus Buchwald
Thomas Jay Bushyager
Mrs. Ernest Caesar
Dr. John B. Cancelmo
Robert Carlen
Fred Carpi
Russell C. Childs
Mrs. Henry S. Churchill
Percy H. Clark, Jr.
Mrs . T. W. Clark
Joel Claster
Mrs. Joel Claster
Dr. Samuel C. Contakos
Mrs. Orlando Crease, Jr.
Mrs. Edward Davis
Mrs. Edmund K. Dawes
Mrs. Paul C. Dewey
Dr. Edward Vansant Dillon
Miss Victoria Donohue
Miss Gertrude Ely
Dr. E. Schuyler English
Mrs. Joseph G. Feldman
Richard B. Ferg uson
Joseph N. Fineberg
Mrs. Maxwell S. Fogel
Mrs. Albert V. Fowler
Philip B. Fowler
Mrs. Victor H. Frank
Mrs . Robert S. Freeman
Mrs. Warren Fugitt
Countess Philippe A. Ghirelli
Steven P. Gigliotti
Lawrence H. Greenwald
Mrs. Julius Grodinsky
Harry C. Groome, Jr.
Mrs. L. Guggenheim
Dr. S. Gusman
Harry A. Harris
Mrs. Roberts Harrison
George J. Hartman
Robert F. Heckman, Jr.
Frank J. Hermann
Charles L. Hunsberger
Dr. Ames Johnston
M. Troy Jones
Mrs. Paul C. Kaiser
Mrs. Richard S. Kaplan
Mrs. John R. Kennedy
James L. Kercher
Leonard Kolker
Mrs. Herbert L. Koslow
George E. Lane
Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt
Mrs. Wallace O . Lecher
Mrs. Samuel Lenher
Mrs. I. Webb Lewis
Mrs. Henry A. Loechner
Mrs. Elizabeth Lotterer
Dr. Catharine MacFarlane
Rev. Frederick E. Maser
Samuel Mason
Mrs. Charles E. Mather, 3rd
General Gooderham L. McCormick
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain
Mrs. Harold S. Medoff
Mrs. Harold Meyer
Mrs. Daniel I. Morris
Mrs. Robert Swan Mueller, Jr.
Mrs. George M. Muschamp
Mrs. Herbert L. Myers
Dr. Steffen R. Oech
Mrs. Richard H. Patch
Frederick W. G. Peck
Walter M. Phillips
Mrs. F. N. Piasecki
Ronald J . Reinoehl
Mrs. William Rietze
Mrs. J . Permar Richards, Jr.
Mrs . Charles S. Rockey
Herbert C. Rorer
Mrs. Arthur O. Rosenlund
Dr. M. Harris Samitz
Mrs. Morton T. Saunders
Mrs. Henry Schieren
Milton Schneidman
Mrs. Milton Schwartz
Robert Montgomery Scott
Dr. David M. Sklaroff
George C. Sparks
Louis Stein
Miss Eloyse R. Stone
George L. Storm
Mrs. Curtis J. Summers
Miss Rhoda Hopkins Taite
Harry A. Takiff
S. A. Tannenbaum
Mrs. E. Robert Thomas
Mrs. William Heyl Thompson
Miss Miriam W. Hunt Thrall
Mrs. Clarence E. Tobias, Jr.
Mrs. Caspar W. B. Townsend, Jr .
Dr. George W. Truitt
Robert Y. Turner
Miss Geraldine S. Tyson
Mrs. Fred T. Ueltzen
Ralph T. Unkefer
Robert M. Vaughn
Robert C. Venturi
Mrs. Edward H. Vick
Mrs. Efraim Villalba
Mrs. Ernest R. von Starck
Mrs. Amos S. Wainer
Arthur Waldman
Everett G. Walk
Mrs. Elvin E. Walker
Mrs. Vilma L. Wallace
John H. Ware, 3rd
Mrs. Richard Wasserman
Mr. Channing Way, Jr.
John H. Webster, 3rd
Mrs. Bernard Weinberger
Honorable Leo Weinrott
Miss Elisabeth West
Mrs . Franklin H. West
Allen H. Wetter
Mrs. W. Wilson White
Mrs. Vivian M. Wick
Mrs. Charles H. Williams
David Williams
Mrs . Harry Williams, Jr.
Mrs. James Reid Wilson
Mrs. Horace C. Wolf
Mrs. Samuel Wolfe
Mrs . Horatio C. Wood
J . William Wood, Jr.
Mrs. Robert Worden
Dolph W. Zink
Mrs. David B. Zoob
* Increased classification.
** Conferred in appreciation of 13 years of service as music director of Academy concert series.
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MEMBERSHIP CLASSES
Yearly Members
Annual $10.00
Sustaining $25.00
{
Contributing $100.00
Life Member ................................................ $300
Fellow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1000 to $5000
Patron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $5000 to $25,000
Benefactor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $25,000 or more
(Fellows, Patrons and Benefactors are enrolled in perpetuity)
A membership in the Academy helps to support and affiliates you with the
oldest art institution in the country and one of 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 fine arts in Philadelphia.
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 notices 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.
FORM OF BEQUEST
give, devise and bequeath to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dollars, in trust, to invest and keep
invested 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.
BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS • PHILADELPHIA
157th
ANNUAL
1962
REPORT
Cover: Goat in Stakes by Jack Zajac
Purchased from the 157th Annual Exhibition by the Ford Foundation
and presented by the Foundation to P.A.F.A.
The One Hundred and Fifty-seventh
Annual Report
of
THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
FOR THE YEAR 1962
Presented to the Meeting of the Stockholders
of the Academy on February 4, 1962.
OFFICERS
Frank T. Howard
Alfred Zantzinger
C. Newbold Taylor
Joseph T. Fraser, J r.
BOARD
OF
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
DIRECTORS
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Henry S. Drinker
David Gwinn
J. Welles Henderson
Frank T. Howard (ex officio)
R. Sturgis Ingerso"
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Henry B. Keep
John F. Lewis, J r. (resigned in O ctober)
James P. Magi" (elected Director Emeritus in June)
Sydney E. Martin (resigned in October)
Alfred Zantzinger
Henry S. McNeil
John W. Merriam
C. Earle Mi"er
Mrs. Herbert C. Morris
George B. Roberts
Henry W. Sawyer, 3rd
John Stewart
James K. Stone
C. Newbold Taylor
Franklin C. Watkins
William Coxe Wright
EX-OFFICIO
Mrs. John G . Bartol, Jr. .
Representing Women's Committee
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth (resigned in May)
Representing City Council
Fredric R. Mann .
Representing City Council
John W. McCoy (to October)
. Representing Faculty
Roswe" Weidner (from O ctober)
. Representing Faculty
STANDING COMMITTEES
COMMITTEE ON COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS
Franklin C. Watkins, Chairman
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale
Henry B. Keep
John F. Lewis, Jr.
William Coxe Wright
Alfred Zantzinger
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
C. Newbold Taylor, Chairman
James P. Magi"
John Stewart
COMMITTEE ON INSTRUCTION
John W. Merriam, Chairman
George B. Roberts
David G winn
James P. Magi"
John W. McCoy (to O ctober) .
Representing Faculty
Roswell Weidner (from October) .
Representing Faculty
Representing Women's Committee
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr. .
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC RELATIONS
J. Welles Henderson, Jr., Chairman
Fredric R. Mann
Henry W. Sawyer, "'
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
Mrs. John G . Ba rtol, Jr.
PLANNING COMMITTEE
John W. Merriam, Chairman
James P. Magill
C. Earle Mille r
Mrs. Richardson Dilworth
George B. Roberts
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Henry B. Keep, Chairman
SOLICITOR
Maurice B. Saul
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J. Welles Hende rson, J r.
C. Newbold Taylo r
STAFF
GENERAL
Joseph T. Fraser, Jr.
Mabel L. Eiseley
Charles J. Marsh
Ann Evans .
August V. Viilu
Louise Wallman
Elizabeth Z. Swenson
E. Elizabeth Fermanis
Frances M. Vanderpool
Harriet P. Broza
. Director and Secretary
Assistant Director
Assistant to the Secretary
Secretary to the Director
. Comptroller
Registrar
. Director of Membership
Receptionist and Billing Clerk
Exhibitions and Membership Clerk
. Public Relations
SCHOOLS
David Sellin (to June)
M. Wistar Wood (from June)
Roswell Weidner .
Mary Carolyn Pitts (to June)
Mrs. Nancy W. Dall (from Sept. 1)
Laura J. Greene (to Sept.) .
Constance A. Taylor (from Sept. 1)
Ethel V. Ashton
Administrator
Administrator
In charge of Evening Program
Assistant to the Administrator
Assistant to the Administrator
Secretary to the Administrator
Secretary to the Administrator
Librarian
FA C U L T Y (Sea son of 1962-1963)
Day School
Morris Blackburn
John McCoy, 2nd
Elizabeth Osborne
Paul A. Greenwood
Hobson Pittman
Homer W. Johnson
Jimmy C. Lueders
Harry Rosin
Roswell Weidner
Eve ning School
Morris Blackburn
Martin Jackson
Thomas Gaughan
Homer W. Johnson
Paul A. Greenwood
Jimmy C. Lueders
Summer Day School
John Hanlen
Francis Speight
Ben Kamihira
Augme nting the Faculty
William Campbell
David Crownover
Dr. Henry I. Perlmutter
ANN EX
James J. Lulias .
James R. Knipe
Henry F. O'Brien
Thomas Lulias .
Edward Shenton
Louis Sloan
Walter Stuempflg, Jr.
Franklin C. Watkins
Louis Sloan
Gerd Utescher
Roswell Weidner
Jimmy C. Lueders
Roswell Weidner
John Guarente
Theodor Siegl
Manager
Consultant
Watchman
Helper
ACADEMY BUILDING
Isaiah J . Sellers, Superintendent
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WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Mrs. John G. Bartol, Jr., Chairman
Mrs. David J. Grossman, Treasurer and Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Lawrance A. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. George Reath
Mrs. Francis T. Chambers
Mrs. George B. Roberts
Mrs. Joseph Sill Clark, Jr.
Mrs. Herbert F. Schiffer
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Mrs. R. Barclay Scull
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield, Jr.
Miss Anna K. Stimson
Mrs. A. O. Griswold
Mrs. David Gwinn
Mrs. H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. Boudinot Stimson
Mrs. T. F. Dixon Wainwright
Mrs. Franklin C. Watkins
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Mrs. Walter H. West
Mrs. J. H. Ward Hinkson
Mrs. S. S. White, 3rd
Mrs. C. Earle Miller
Mrs. Evan Randolph, Jr.
Mrs. Elias Wolf
Mrs. Alfred Zantzinger
Consolidated Treasurer's Report
September 1, 1961, to August 31, 1962
INCOME:
Art Gallery & Exhibitions ............................... $ 54,097.44
School
..................................... . ........
96,433.36
Trust Funds ........ .. .......... . ........ .... ......... 115,899.15
Membership Dues .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18,650.00
Contributions (unrestricted) . . . . .................. . .......
1,728.07
City Appropriation ....................................
25,000.00
Total .. .. .. .. ............... .. ... .. ..... .. ... $311 ,808.02
EXPENSE:
Art Gallery & Exhibitions ............................... $190,145.91
School ..... ............. .... ......... . ............... 121,022.30
Total .... ...... ............................ . . $311,168.21
Net Operating Surplus . ...................... $
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639.81
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1962
UNRESTRICTED:
Mrs. James M. R. Sinkler ... . .... .. .... .... . .. ... . . .. . $ 1,000.00
Mrs. Rudolphe M. de Schauensee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women's A uxiliary of Pennsylvania Hospital. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar P. Richardson... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florence Scott .. .. ... . ............ ... ...... . .... . .. .
Edith S. Wasserman . .. . .... . . .... .... . . . .. . ........ .
573.07
100.00
45 .00
25.00
15.00
$ 1,758.07
MISCELLANEOUS:
City of Philadelphia, 1962-1963 appropriation .... . . . .... $25,000.00
William Coxe Wright, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
J. Welles Henderson, for Building Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Leonard T. Beale, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
David J. Grossman, for Special Retirement Fund. . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. Henry V. Greenough, for Consolidated Prize Fund. . . . .
Mrs. Herbert C. Morris, for Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 75% of 1st quarter grant. .
Fredric R. Mann Foundation, for Chamber Music Series. . . . .
Henry S. McNeil, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Women's Committee, fo r Chamber Music Series. . . . . . . . . . .
Fellowship, for The Fellowship Exhibition expenses. . . . . . . .
Frank T. Howard, for Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mrs. William T. Tonner, for Hobson Pittman lecture. . . . . . . .
Fidelity.Philadelphia Tr ust Company for Haney Memorial
Medal ...... . .... ... ......... . ........ . ...... .
George B. Roberts, for Directors' Fund... . ....... . ..... .
C. Newbold Taylor, for Directors' Fund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Emily W. Roosevelt, for Chamber Music Series . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,000.00
1,016.84
1,000.00
953.28
500.00
500.00
468.75
400.00
400.00
350.00
350.00
250.00
220.00
150.00
100.41
100.00
5.00
$33,764.28
SCHOOL:
School District of Philadelphia, for 14 scholarships..... . $2,800.00
George D. Widener, for Widener Scholarships . ... . . .... .
Women's Committee, for aid to students ............... .
David Gwinn, for student party . . ... . .. ... ..... . .. . . .
David Gwinn, for Eakins Prize . . .. .. ... . ....... . . ... .
Marion D. Higgins, for prize .. ... . ....... ......... .. .
Pesin Foundation, for prize ...... . ... ....... ........ .
Lambert and Emma Cadwalader, for prize ... . . . ...... .
Franklin C. Watkins, for special student prize .... .. .. . .
Mabel Gill , for Woodrow Prize .. .. ................. . .
Manayunk Art Center, for prize ............. . .. .. ... .
Philadelph ia Foundation, for l eona Karp Braverman Prize ..
Mrs. Herbert Syme, for prize . . ... . ... . .. .. .. . ..... .. .
2,000.00
1,060.00
445.48
100.00
250.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
50.00
50.00
58.38
25.00
$ 7,1 88.86
Total ............. . . .. . . .... ...... ..... .... . . .. $42,711 .21
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REPORT OF THE OFFICERS AND
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Whereas the year 1961 could not report unusual activity, the year 1962 has
been full of important events. Our first responsibility is to report changes
in our Board of Directors and staff. There were three resignations from the
Board of Directors - all men who have faithfully served the Academy over
a considerable number of years: John F. Lewis since 1933 (as its President
from 1949 to 1958), and Sydney E. Martin since 1935. The third resignation was that of James P. Magill, upon which occasion the Board moved
to create a new classification of distinction, and Mr. Magill was unanimously
elected a Director Emeritus for life. Mr. Magill has agreed, however, to
continue as an active member of the Finance Committee on which he has
served with diligence and great effectiveness. Another change must be
noted in that Mrs. Richardson Dilworth resigned her ex-officio position as
one of the two representatives appointed by the city and we have received
no notice concerning a new appointment. Only one new Director has been
added to our list in the person of James K. Stone. Roswell Weidner has
replaced John McCoy as the ex-officio faculty representative.
In the staff the most important change occurred in June when Morris Wistar
Wood took over the responsibilities of Administrator of the Schools following the resignation of David Sellin. Mrs. Mabel Eiseley returned to her duties
as Assistant Director after a year's leave of absence.
There was also another new appointment in Mrs. Stanley Broza, Jr., as
Publicist (part-time) to cover special areas of present and projected Academy
activities requiring skills other than those now made available through
the Beacon Agency. It is expected that her time may increasingly be given
to new programs and activities arising from the purchase of the Chestnut
Street property.
This concluding of the list of staff changes brings us to the single most
important event in our Academy life for this year. Past reports have recorded
the very great space handicaps under which the School Department has
functioned for a considerable number of years. The Spring of 1962 marked
the beginning of a transaction aimed primarily for, and advantageous to,
the School. Over the summer, and consummated in the fall, the Academy
purchased two properties on the north side of Chestnut Street, No. 1811,
which for many years housed the Belgravia Hotel, and 1819, a single old
residence. Plans are presently being carried out which will soon make
available two floors of the old hotel building for school use as an annex
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to the activities here at Broad and Cherry Streets. The remainder of this
eight-storied and basement building is a challenge to the Directors and
Management in finding ideal solutions for its financing and usefulness. It
is hoped that distinct advantages will be enjoyed through extended cultural activities and membership privileges.
The whole School Department is enjoying a new, efficient program in
management with excellent enrollment. The staff of instructors has been
augmented to include several much younger artists who are showing
themselves to be very effective and have brought healthy vitality with
their youth. It is hoped, however, with more ideal physical conditions and
increased financial support, the faculty can be augmented and strengthened
by the appointment of additional members of acknowledged national
renown and professional skill.
It is particularly gratifying to report on the success of the 157th Annual
Exhibition held in January and February, in connection with which we
enjoyed a total in sales amounting to $86,450.00. This figure breaks all
previous records and was made possible through several agencies. Only
shortly before we opened this exhibition the Ford Foundation made public
its plans to purchase American art from established exhibitions held in
reputable museums under certain restrictions with which, fortunately, we
could comply. We were the second institution therefore to enjoy this boon
through which work representing in price $20,000. was purchased,approximately half of which entered the permanent collection of the Academy
and the other half presented by the Ford Foundation to the museum of
the artist's choice. This single event proved a stimulant to others and, as
a result, our permanent collection is enriched and great good has come
to the artists.
The Fairmount Park Art Association looked with favor on one major piece
of stone sculpture by William Zorach which they purchased for erection in
the Azalea Garden adjacent to the Philadelphia Museum in Fairmount Park.
The Academy itself added accumulated funds dedicated to purchase and
could match the amount spent by the Ford Foundation : The grand total is
an indication of a very considerable amount of activity on the part of
private purchasers. The new method of organization of this same exhibition
will be given at greater length in the exhibition reports.
It is not usual in these generalizations to put a particular stress on our
financial problems, but it is certainly evident from what has been reported
that very real responsibilities are ours beyond those which have been
present in past years. It is gratifying in the face of these needs, however,
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to also report that the State of Pennsylvania has seen fit to make available
for the first time an appropriation. The sum for 1962 is very modest, in the
amount of $2,500.00, but it is hoped that having convinced these authorities of our needs their support will be very materially increased in years
ahead.
The City of Philadelphia continues to grant us $25,000.00 per year, which
is a very real help indeed, particularly as within this year the interpretation
of their grant has been clarified with a new understanding that ten scholarships is to be the number provided in anyone year. Another improvement
is the removal of a previously existing restriction concerning the Academy's
right to charge exhibition admissions.
Particularly encouraging are the many generous individual contributions
of art objects, monies, and services, and it is appropriate just here to praise
the exemplary work accomplished by our Women's Committee.
A very limited amount of refurbishing has taken place in our main building,
and the good men on our crew accomplished the general extensive housekeeping details during the summer months. These were but token attentions
to great areas badly in need of repairs, alterations, and additions.
As we plan ahead, it therefore becomes increasingly evident that a general
scheme must be conceived to include all aspects of the Academy life: the
physical care and upkeep of two large buildings, the need of new and
greater staffing, a re-study of all salaries, and the consideration of a pension plan for employees are all parts of this challenge. The willingness,
however, on the part of our Board of Directors to acknowledge these problems and to have taken first steps toward a greater and more important
future is tremendously encouraging to the professional management. Our
small but dedicated staff are grateful for these evidences of new life and
look to the future with confidence.
FRANK T. HOWARD, President
JOSEPH T. FRASER, JR., Secretary
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EXHIBITIONS
THE 157th ANNUAL EXHIBITION, O IL AND SCULPTURE (Private
View, January 10; open to the public, January 12, through February 25).
It has been evident to all the institutions in the United States which have
organized juried shows that the cost to the institution itself has been constantly mounting, and also great expense has been incurred by all artists
cooperating by the sending of their work. Therefore, a new organizational
plan was adopted this year. As in the past, the Chairmen of the Painting
and Sculpture Juries were given the responsibility of inviting work from
those important artists of large reputation who no longer can be expected
to submit their work for jury action .
A new procedure for submitting work for jury action was tried as an experiment. All artists, not invited, were asked to present their work through
the medium of colored slides, rather than their original works. The preliminary selection was the responsibility of the Academy staff with Faculty
advice, and sessions approximating 75 hou rs were necessary to project
4,500 slides upon the screen. The Academy's Director, and never less than
two Faculty members viewed all slides, and completed their work with a
final session when five of the Faculty members sat together. The artists
whose slides passed the first test were asked to send at their expense the
painting or sculpture from which the slides were made and the professional
juries acted as previously on those works requested for actual submission.
Undoubtedly this new organizational plan resulted in very considerable
economies on the part of the artist, but it placed a very heavy responsibility in time and effort on our staff. The exhibition, however, was excellent,
and combined with the remarkable sales record, proved to be less expensive to the Academy than the use of our old methods.
The Academy has been gratified at the general response to this new
scheme. Submissions were sent from 43 states and the District of Columbia.
Many of the established galleries and artists' representatives throughout
the country cooperated by sending slides and, subsequently, work.
JURI ES OF SELECTION AND AWARD
Painters
Arthur Osver, Chairman
Sculptors
Henry Kreis, Chairman
John Hultberg
Leonard Baskin
Jack Levine
Jose de Creeft
PRIZES AND AWARDS
J ose ph E. Te mp le Gold Me dal , to Julian Levi for painting, Orpheus
in the Studio.
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George D. Widener Memorial Gold Medal, to William Zorach for
sculpture, Puma.
Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, to Louis Sloan for painting, Gathering Storm
Over Philadelphia.
Carol H. Beck Medal, to Balcom Greene for painting, Portrait.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Prize ($2,000), to Robert Birmelin for painting,
Girl Seated in Dark Room.
Alfred G. B. Steel Memorial Prize ($750), to Philip Grausman for sculpture,
Boy and the Bird.
Raymond A. Speiser Memorial Prize ($500), to Tom Vincent for painting,
Deathly Procession.
Walter Lippincott Prize ($600), to Rico Lebrun for painting, The Listening Dead.
Mary Smith Prize ($300), to Elizabeth C. Osborne for painting, Girl
Sleeping.
Fellowship Prize ($100), to Abraham Rattner for painting, Gargoyles
No.3, Paris.
FELLOWSHIP ANNUAL EXHIBITION (private view, Friday, March 9th;
open to the public March 10 through April 8). This partly-invited, partlyjuried exhibition consisted, as in past years, of work by professional artists
who have attended the Academy's Schools.
JURIES
Oil
Louis Sloan
Hugh Wiley
Paul Wescott
Water Color and Graphics
Margaret Gest
Emedio Angelo
Homer W. Johnson
Sculpture
Amelie Zell Wright
Allen Harris
PRIZES
Percy M. Owens Memorial for a distinguished Pennsylvania artist ($250),
to Julius Bloch.
Harrison S. Morris Memorial ($100, divided), to Sam Ladenson for
Summer Grass; and John Hanlen for Hidden Treasure (water colors).
Mary Butler Memorial Award ($100), to Lois Eaton Dollin, for StillLife (oil).
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Bertha M. Goldberg Memorial Award ($100), to Nina Klymowska,
for Rima (oil).
May Audubon Post Prize ($50), to William Scharf, for Surrender to the
Apple of Sameness (oil).
Caroline Gibbons Granger Memorial ($50), to Joseph Amarotico, for
Still-Life (oil).
Leona Karp Braverman Memorial Award ($50), to Philip Fowler, for
Karen (sculpture).
Twelve items were sold during the show.
THE STUDENT EXHIBITION (May 2 through May 27)
At special exercises held on Wednesday afternoon, May 2nd, it was announced that fifteen traveling scholarships and other prizes amounting to
$27,095.00 had been awarded to students in the Schools of the Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts. The address was given by Dr. Edgar P.
Richardson, Director of The Henry Francis DuPont Winterthur Museum.
After the address the following awards were made on recommendation
of the Faculty:
William Emlen Cresson Memorial European Traveling Scholarships (est. 1902, $1,800 each): Robert Boyer, Douglass Branch, Moe
Brooker, John Formicola, Russell Keeter, Reeve Schley, Ronald Williams,
Wallace Woodruff, painters; Alexander Hromych and Joseph Schettone,
sculptors.
Honorable Mentions (with free tuition for 1962-63): Robert Shepard and
Robert Williams, painters.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling Scholarships (est. 1949, $1,300
each): John Bekavac, Barry Greenberg, William Micheel, Edwin Sernoff,
painters.
Honorable Mention: Nina Klymowska, painter.
Lewis S. Ware Traveling Scholarship (est. 1938, $1,300): Anatole Bilokur,
sculptor.
Honorable Mention: Nura Petrov, sculptor.
ENDOWED PRIZES
Cecilia Beaux Memorial Prize (est. 1946, $100): Magtillt Laan.
Honorable Mentions: William Micheel, Harriett Sosson.
John R. Conner Memorial Prize (est. 1953, $50): Elizabeth Hutchinson.
Catherine Grant Memorial Prize (est. 1955, $100): William Micheel.
Honorable Mention: Barry Greenberg.
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J. Maurice Gray Foundation Prize (est. 1961, $50): Sandra Uhle Sawin.
Packard Zoological Sketch Prizes (est. 1899): Joseph Bailey (1st prize,
$30)i Reynold Martiello (2nd prize, $20).
Honorable Mention: Bruno Melone.
Ramborger Prize (est. 1910, $25): Ditta Baron.
Honorable Mention: Sydnie Shuman.
Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize (est. 1961, $100): Auseklis
Ozols.
Edmund Stewardson Prize (est. 1899, $100): George Stuempfig.
Honorable Mentions: Karin Nitsch, Nura Petrov
Special three-day competition ($50): Alan Berger, William Micheel.
Emma Burnham Stimson Prize (est. 1917, $100): Joan S. Martin.
Henry J. Thouron Prizes (est. 1903): Thomas Toner (awarded by the
Faculty, $50)i David Meade (awarded by vote of students, $25)i David
Birnbaum (1st award by Instructor, $50)i Edwin Sernoff (2nd award by
Instructor, $25).
Honorable Mention: Russell Keeter.
Charles Toppan Prizes (est. 1881): Nina Klymowska ($300)i James Ferrell
($200).
Honorable Mention: William Micheel ($100)i Barry Greenberg ($100).
UNENDOWED PRIZES
Lambert and Emma W. Cadwalader Prize (est. 1961, $100): Roger
Clough.
Honorable Mentions: James Havard, Margaret Goodall.
Thomas Eakins Memorial Prize (est. 1949, $100): William Micheel.
Gimbel Prize (est. 1958, $50 in art supplies): Franklin Shores.
Marion Higgins Prize (est. 1960, $200): Barry Greenberg.
Honorable Mentions ($25 each): John Formicola, Thomas Ewing.
Mindel Caplan Kleinbard Award (est. 1958, $25 in art supplies): Ronald
Williams.
Manayunk Art Center Prize (est. 1960, $50): James Havard.
Honorable Mention: Roger Clough.
William Clarke Mason Prize (est. 1955, $200): Nura Petrov.
Perspective Prize (est. 1916, $20): David Murray.
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Pesin Prize (est. 1959, $150): Douglass Branch.
Honorable Mention: Margaret Goodall.
Philadelphia Print Club Graphics Prize (est. 1953. A one-year membership in the Club and the use of its workshop facilities): Judy Binder.
M. Herbert Syme Prize (est. 1959, $25): Thomas Toner.
John Wanamaker Water Color Prize (est. 1954, $50 in art supplies):
Diane Cantor.
Honorable Mentions: Barbara Heisman, Auseklis Ozols, Naola Mitchel.
Woodrow Prize in Graphics (est. 1955, $50): Betty Jane Lee.
In the spring of 1962, a day of sketching was enjoyed by students in the
painting department through the invitation of Schmidts Brewery who made
available purchase prizes to the following: Edward Hughes ($100), Albert
Rinebold ($75), Lisa Marder ($50). Honorable Mentions were given to James
Farrell, Thomas May, and Marlene Sellers. The work was judged by Ben
Wolf and Morris Blackburn.
On Friday, May 4, Mr. and Mrs. David Gwinn gave a cocktail party at the
Academy from four until six o'clock, during which the work submitted in
competition for European Traveling Scholarsh ips and other awards were on
exhibition. Eighty-one items were sold during the exhibition with a total
of $4,705.00.
THIRD PHILADELPHIA ARTS FESTIVAL (June 9 through 24).
During the Festival more than one hundred items were exhibited in the
Academy Galleries. The media included collages, drawings, pastels, and
water colors.
TURKISH EXHIBITION (September 22 through October 21). This exhibition, consisting of the works of eleven artists, graduates of the Istanbul
Academy of the Fine Arts, Istanbul, Turkey, was made available through
the auspices of the Turkish Embassy, Washington, D. C.
FORMER STUDENTS' EXHIBITION (private view, October 17; open to
the public October 19th through November 25th).
Comprised of the works of twenty-six young artists, chosen by the Faculty,
who had completed their studies in the Acad emy schools during the years
1947 through 1958, the exhibition included one hundred eighty-eight items.
"FORGOTTEN FAVORITES" EXHIBITION (December 4 through 30).
Approximately fifty-six items, painting and sculpture, from the Academy's
permanent collection comprised this show. Most of these works, executed
sometime between 1850 and 1925, had not been exhibited for a number
of years.
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SPECIAL EVENTS
FREE CONCERTS
February 2nd. Works for the organ by Johann Sebastian Bach; William
Whitehead, organist.
February 16th. Works by Mozart, Schubert, Poulenc, Debussy, and Brahms;
Vladimir and Eleanor Sokoloff, pianists.
March 23rd. Works by Travers, C. P. E. Bach, Handel, Arne, Bosmans, and
Bloch; Elvee String Ensemble, Louis Vyner, conductor; Vladimir Sokoloff,
pianist.
November 16th. Works by Beethoven, Strauss, and Ravel; Hidetaro Suzuki,
violinist; Russell Smith, cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
December 7th. Works by Haydn, Mozart, and Dohnanyi; Windsor String
Quartet, Morris Shulik, violinist; William Steck, violinist; Sidney Curtiss, violist;
William Stokking, Jr., cellist; Vladimir Sokoloff, pianist.
GALLERY TALKS (Sponsored by the Fellowship of the Academy).
January 18th. Morris Berd, painter and teacher.
January 25th. Raphael Sabatini, painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teach er.
February 1st. Hobson Pittman, painter and teacher.
February 8th. Dorothy Grafly, critic, editor and publisher of Art in Focus.
February 15th. Gerd Utescher, sculptor and teach er.
TOTAL ATTENDANCE FOR 1962: 40,989
ACQU ISITIONS
By
Purchase
Through the Lambert Fund:
Black Tide by Tom Rowlands
Gathering Storm Over Philadelphia by Louis Sloan
Whiplash by Will Barnet
White House by John Bekavac
Seven Pears by Arthur De Costa
La Chambre by Raymond Saunders
Staten Island, Winter by Leon Goldin
(all oil paintings)
Gite Ie Coeur by Adja Yunkers
(pastel)
Through the Temple Fund:
Grey Sun by Leo Manso
Desert I by Gabor Peterdi
(oil paintings)
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Through the Gilpin Fund:
August Garden (oil painting) by Paul Zimmerman
Route Barree (mobile) by Alexander Calder
By
Gift
From the Ford Foundation (purchased from the 157th Annual Exhibition):
The Listening Dead by Rico LeBrun
Mohan by James Brooks
(oil paintings)
Goat in Stakes No.7 (bronze) by Jack Zajac
From Mrs. Herbert C. Morris:
Wee Maureen (oil painting) by Robert Henri
Drawing (untitled) by Hiram Williams
From Mrs. Edgar White:
Three miniatures by Anna Margaretta Archambault
Mary Ann Wignall
James C. Wignall
Clara Agnes Clark
From Hobson Pittman:
Metamorphosis (oil painting) by Hiram Williams
From Ivan Le Lorraine Albright:
25 pencil sketches by Adam E. Albright of Philadelphia scenes from the
1880's
From Mrs. Nancy Nemec:
From Drifted Seed (water color) by Sylvia Bernstein
From The Reverend S. Tagart Steele:
Portrait of James Madison Thompson (oil painting) by Chester Harding
From Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas G. Roosevelt:
A pastel drawing (untitled) by Henry McCarter
From Mr. John Gribbell (through the generosity of Mr. Theodor Siegl.
Two small water colors (untitled) by Thomas Sully
From the Department of Commerce, Trade and Convention Center:
119 photographs by Eadward Muybridge (incomplete set)
From Mrs. J. Maurice Gray:
Landscape (oil painting) by J. John
The Meadow in Spring (oil painting) by Newbold H. Trotter
From Alfred Bendiner:
Portrait bust of Judge Theodore Rosen (plaster) by Isidore Binswanger
From Irwin l. Bernstein (as a memorial to Leo Asbell):
Equestrian With Flying Pennants (etching) by Leon Kelly
From Samuel Moyerman:
A letter book (1911-1913) of John F. Lewis, Sr.'s correspondence
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LOANS
Title
Constantine Francois Volney
The Modeling Class
Women's Life Class
Men's Life Class
Academy Students Dissecting
a Horse
Dissecting Room
Anatomical Lecture
Thomas Eakins
Mrs. Thomas Eakins
The Young Musician
Solitude
Fawn
Artist
Inst itution
Gilbert Stuart
Alliance Francaise of Philadelphia
James P. Kelly
Alice Barber
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Walter M. Dunk
Charles Fussell
Thomas Anshutz
Charles H. Stephens
Samuel Murray
William Sartain
Bruce Moore
Resurgent Harmony
Gite Ie Coeur
Victor Riu
Adja Yunkers
Interior
Will Barnett
Grey Sun
Leo Manso
Wichita Art Association, Wichita,
Kansas
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, HoIland
To artist-for Guggenheim Competition
National
Institute
of
Arts
and
Letters, New York City
Jo Davidson
Dexter Jones
To artist-for Sculpture Society Ex-
Gladiolas
Man on Dock
Morning
Tulips
Untitled, No.2
Tyrol Series, No.7
Lime Kiln
Portrait of George Clymer
The Juggler
Charles Demuth
hibition, Corning, N. Y.
The Philadelphia Art Alliance
Oxcart, Blue Sea
John Brown Going to His
Hanging
Majestic Tenement
Sailing in Mist
News Boy
IIlimited Sequences
Fourth of July in Centre
Square
The Wall
Twilight
Pine Trees
Toledo I
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John Marin
Julian Levi
Charles Willson Peale
Raphael Sabatini
Milton Avery
Horace Pippin
Arthur Osver
John Henry Twachtman
Josef Foshko
Yves Tanguy
John L. Krimmel
Walter Stuempfig, Jr.
Catharine Morris Wright
Byron Thomas
Earl Horter
Nordness Gallery, New York City
Free Library of Philadelphia
Woodmere Art Gallery, Philadelphia
Fidelity-Phila. Trust Company
CONSERVATION OF WORKS FROM
THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
The following eight works received attention during the year from Theodor
Siegl, the Academis conservator and technical adviser:
Between the Rocks, attributed to Thomas Birch; Clapboards by Charles
Sheeler; Rime of the Ancient Mariner by James Hamilton; Off the French
Coast by William E. Dana; Portrait of Dr. Elijah Griffith by Thomas Sully;
Captain Wilmon Whilldin, Sr. by John Neagle; Anatomy Lecture by Dr. Keen
by Charles H. Stephens; Modeling Class by James P. Kelly.
SCHOOLS
In the spring of 1962, Mr. David Sellin completed his services as Administrator
of the Schools. The 1962 Summer School was supervised by Mr. Francis
Speight, who also taught a landscape class; and, as the new administrator,
I assumed my duties at the close of the summer session.
The 1962-63 winter school opened early in September with a capacity
enrollment of 213 day students and 117 evening students. Twenty-four day
school students failed to return at the beginning of the year but were
replaced by February 1st, giving us a day school student body of 213 for
the second term also. The enrollment dropped in the second term of the
evening school to 101.
In the fall a trip to Barnegat light with Mr. Blackburn was enjoyed by about
50 students. In January about 60 students traveled by bus to Washington, D. c., for a visit to the National Gallery, including a view of the
Mona Lisa.
The school program was further enriched by cooperation with the Graduate
School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, by gallery talks,
guest artists, and lecturers.
MORRIS WISTAR WOOD
Administrator of the Schools
LIBRARY
Only a general report is practical concerning the activities in the library.
Accessions by purchase were made within the funds allotted, and the
librarian acknowledges with gratitude the generous gifts of valuable books
and magazines which have been extremely useful. A normal and altogether
healthy use of the library and its facilities is reported by the librarian.
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PUBLIC RELATIONS
Membership. The Academy added 181 new members in various classes
during 1962. Income from these sources, plus a few contributions with dues,
amounted to $3420.00 in contrast to $2500.00 the year before. However,
we were down sixteen members from the number added in 1961. No
members were elected in perpetuity to the higher form classifications during
the period. Our current members can be so very helpful, and many of
them are, where new members are concerned. We welcome suggestions.
Concerts. The Recording Industries' Trust Funds had to reduce the amount
available to the Academy for 1962-63 season due to curtailment of their
income and the increase in rate of fees established by the American Federation of Musicians. The Women's Committee kindly came to our aid so
that the series did not have to be curtailed. For thirteen years we have
had support for the major amount of the fees from the Fund, and while
regretting the cut, we cannot but feel a deep debt of gratitude to both the
Fund and its National Trustee, Samuel R. Rosenbaum, for making the project
possible in the first place, and for helping us in keeping it going.
Mr. Sokoloff entered his twelfth year as the distinguished musical director
of the series. He initiated another "first" in scheduling an organ recital.
William Whitehead, fast gaining recognition among the younger American organists, played an all-Bach program on a baroque electronic organ
placed in the galleries by the Allen Organ Company, in cooperation with
N. Stetson Company, which latter firm also so kindly makes a Steinway
Piano available to us in the series, as needed. Morris Shulik and Carlton
Cooley, violinist and first violist respectively with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
opened the series with our music director collaborating, in a program of
duos, madrigals and sonatas. Elsa Hilger, cellist, also of the Philadelphia
Orchestra, made her first solo appearance in the series, with Mr. Sokoloff,
in a program of sonatas by Bach, Brahms, and Debussy. Mr. and Mrs.
Sokoloff played their annual request program of original works for four
hands at one piano, always one of our most popular events. The series
came to a lively close with a concert by the Elvee String Ensemble under
the direction of Louis Vyner.
An added musical event, under their own sponsorship, was an excellent
concert by the Singing City Chorale, Elaine Brown, conductor - an organization we were happy to welcome to our galleries again.
These six musical events brought us a total attendance of over 2200.
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Other activities. In addition to group visits of schools, clubs, et cetera, to
the galleries, the following special events took place here, supplementing
the regular program of the Academy: a dinner arranged by Mayor Richardson Dilworth, preceded by the quarterly meeting of Philadelphia City
Commissioners, Cabinet members, heads of municipal agencies, and their
deputies; a dinner by the Philadelphia Chapter, American Institute of
Architects; the Pennsylvania Hospital's "Key Ball", preceded by dinner;
an evening meeting of the Junior League; an afternoon reception. given
by the Academy for the delegates to the Northeast Museums' Conference
of the American Association of Museums; a Tea by the local committee
to almost 300 delegates to the Pennsylvania State Sunday School Convention held in our City.
This is the first full year of my retirement to part-time service. In addition
to those activities already reported upon, it has been my privilege to continue collaborating with the Women's Committee in all of its activities.
ELIZABETH Z. SWENSON
Director of Membership and
Special Events
PUBL I CITY
In January of 1962, the Academy engaged professional public relations
counsel to conduct public relations, publicity and promotional activities in
its behalf.
The new arrangeme)1t presented problems, the most important being the
developing and maintaining of adequate channels of communication so
that the agency would be fully informed of all newsworthy events and
happenings at the Academy which is understandably more difficult than
with a staff person assigned to this responsibility who constantly is on the
scene.
During the year many difficulties were overcome, and we of The Beacon
Agency, Inc., believe that as time goes on communications will be strengthened, thus assuring an ever increasing flow of information to the communications media.
We are indebted to members of the Board, Mr. Fraser and his staff, and
to all of those active in affairs of the Academy, for the cooperation and
assistance given us in our efforts to make the public more aware of the
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important role the Academy plays, not only in the cultural life of Philadelphia, but far beyond its boundaries.
With the acquisition of the property as an annex at 1811 Chestnut Street,
the Academy will enter upon a new era of service to its members and to
its students, and as the annex moves toward completion, there will be additional opportunities to publicize the Academy and its work.
Channeling the news and special features which the Academy produces
throughout the yea r involves a great variety of media contact and other
duties. In addition to publicizing the exhibitions, school activities, social
functions, etc., it has been our privilege to arrange feature stories and to
negotiate other forms of "publicity" in the Academy's behalf.
We want to express our appreciation to the daily and community newspapers, other print media and the radio and television stations for attention they have given the Academy. While it is not possible to single out
here all whose cooperation and interest have been most helpful, we wish
to thank the city editors, women's editors, news and program directors of
the stations; Dorothy Grafly, Judy Jennings and Ruth Seltzer of The Bulletin;
and Victoria Donohoe and Katherine Dunlap of The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Special thanks goes to Greater Philadelphia Magazine, which featured the
institution, its officers and directors in the "Gentlemen of the Board" series,
and to Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank, sponsor of a full-page newspaper
advertisement concerning the 158th Annual Exhibition and overall Academy
program.
THE BEACON AGENCY, INC.
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
During the year 1962 the Women's Committee twice acted as hostesses for
the Academy. The first time was for the Members' Annual Subscription
Dinner before the private view of the 157th Annual Exhibition. Mrs. David
Gwinn very ably acted as our dinner chairman. The members of the Committee, with several of the Directors' wives, presided at the refreshment
tables for the private view, as they did also at the "Former Students" show
in October.
In May, Mr. and Mrs. Gwinn gave their annual cocktail party for the sale
of student work exhibited in the "Cresson" show. The Women's Committee
helped with the sales.
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In the field of financial aid to the students and the Academy generally, we
contributed this year toward the expense of the Free Chamber Music Concerts. These concerts are attended by many of the students, as well as the
general public, and therefore it was felt to be quite proper that our Committee should help finance them when necessary.
We also provided a much-needed public address system for the Academy.
Mr. Lewis D. Wetzel worked with us on this project and contributed a great
deal to it. The system is so built that a tape recorder can easily be attached
to it, and we feel it will prove a most useful item to the entire Academy.
Besides these more indirect ways of aiding the student body, the Committee contributed this past year to the support of many individual students.
We also donated $500.00 to the Academy's Student Aid Fund, thus freeing
many pupils from debts to the Academy incurred by their purchase of
artists' supplies.
At the close of the year we were making arrangements for the theatre
benefit and supper dance to be held March 1st. The play chosen was /fA
Program for Two Players," starring Helen Hayes and Maurice Evans.
CAROLINE S. BARTOL,
Chairman
THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE P.A.F.A.
The main purpose of the Fellowship, which was organized in 1897, is to
foster a spirit of fraternity among former and present Academy students.
OFFICERS
Roswell Weidner.
Roy C. Nuse .
Mabel Woodrow Gill
Mary Townsend Mason
Francis Speight .
Franklin C. Watkins
Paul Wescott .
Ethel
v.
Ashton
Elizabeth Eichman
Irene Denney
. President
. First Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Recording Secretary
. Corresponding Secretary
Treasurer
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THE COMMITTEE ON FELLOWSHIP
Mabel W. Gill, Chairman-Treasurer
Ethel Ashton
Irene Denney
Mary Mullineux
Roy C. Nuse
Roswell Weidner
The function of the Committee is to administer the following funds: Henry J.
Thouron Memorial Fund, Picture Purchase Fund, Special Fund, and the Mary
Butler Memorial Fund for the benefit of Fellowship members, either present
or former students and also the William Clothier Watts Fund, a welcome
gift of $2,000 for aid to students. The Butler Fund, which now amounts to
approximately $12,000, is still short of its goal of $15,000.
The Committee also endeavors to be useful to both the Fellowship and the
Academy whenever possible. In addition, the Committee is responsible for
(1) the purchase of painting and sculpture to encourage or assist artists,
or to improve the Loan Collection from which works are currently on exhibition in various institutions; (2) to provide classes usually in settlement 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; and (3) giving a type of financial assistance, not permissible from
the regular Fellowship treasury, to current and former Academy students,
art workers, and Fellowship members.
NEW MEMBERS
Enrolled during 1962, including those who increased their classification.
Life Members
Mrs. Robert L. McNeil, Jr.
**Vladimir Sokoloff
Alfred E. Bissell
Mrs. James H. Luther
Contributing Members
Mrs. D. Richard Levy
*A. G. Rosengarten, Jr.
Sustaining Members
Mrs. Alexander Brown
*Mrs . Webster Plass
Mrs. Robert B. Grinnell
*Mrs. Wilton Jaffee
Mrs. J. Burton Henry
*Mrs. Paul R. Kaiser
*Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring
*Mrs William E. Lingelbach, Jr.
Mrs. Jerry Locks
*Mrs. George W. Norris
N. Ramsey Pennypacker
David Pincus
Walter W. Slocum
Leroy W. Thompson
Clarence Tolan, Jr.
Mrs. David L. Wilson
Miss Elizabeth Morris W istar
Mrs. James E. Wood
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Mrs. Robert A. Pratt
*Mrs. Edgar P. Richardson
Dr. Phyllis Schaefer
* A. R. Schaevitz
Mrs. Franklin Sheble, 2nd
Annual Members
Maurice D. Abuhove
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Mrs. Helen M. Aldrich
Professor Orhan H. Alisbah
Mrs. Edward L. Altemus
Carlos J . Alvanil
Dr. Morton Amsterdam
Mrs. James Andes
Mrs. Stockton A. Andrews
Mrs. John F. Arndt
Mrs. John H. Arnett
Miss Riva Lee Asbell
Mrs. Aaron D. Bannett
Mrs. Herbert Barg
Miss Amy Barth
Mrs. George E. Bass
Dr. Arnold H. Berger
livingston L. Biddle, Jr.
Mrs. Paul A. Bowers
Dr. Joseph Brady
Mrs. Thomas Brittingham, 3rd
Mrs. Lawrance A. Brown, Jr.
Mrs. Hattie K. Brunner
Mrs. Marcus Buchwald
Thomas Jay Bushyager
Mrs. Ernest Caesar
Dr. John B. Cancelmo
Robert Carlen
Fred Carpi
Russell C. Childs
Mrs. Henry S. Churchill
Percy H. Clark, Jr.
Mrs . T. W. Clark
Joel Claster
Mrs. Joel Claster
Dr. Samuel C. Contakos
Mrs. Orlando Crease, Jr.
Mrs. Edward Davis
Mrs. Edmund K. Dawes
Mrs. Paul C. Dewey
Dr. Edward Vansant Dillon
Miss Victoria Donohue
Miss Gertrude Ely
Dr. E. Schuyler English
Mrs. Joseph G. Feldman
Richard B. Ferg uson
Joseph N. Fineberg
Mrs. Maxwell S. Fogel
Mrs. Albert V. Fowler
Philip B. Fowler
Mrs. Victor H. Frank
Mrs . Robert S. Freeman
Mrs. Warren Fugitt
Countess Philippe A. Ghirelli
Steven P. Gigliotti
Lawrence H. Greenwald
Mrs. Julius Grodinsky
Harry C. Groome, Jr.
Mrs. L. Guggenheim
Dr. S. Gusman
Harry A. Harris
Mrs. Roberts Harrison
George J. Hartman
Robert F. Heckman, Jr.
Frank J. Hermann
Charles L. Hunsberger
Dr. Ames Johnston
M. Troy Jones
Mrs. Paul C. Kaiser
Mrs. Richard S. Kaplan
Mrs. John R. Kennedy
James L. Kercher
Leonard Kolker
Mrs. Herbert L. Koslow
George E. Lane
Mrs. Thomas W. Langfitt
Mrs. Wallace O . Lecher
Mrs. Samuel Lenher
Mrs. I. Webb Lewis
Mrs. Henry A. Loechner
Mrs. Elizabeth Lotterer
Dr. Catharine MacFarlane
Rev. Frederick E. Maser
Samuel Mason
Mrs. Charles E. Mather, 3rd
General Gooderham L. McCormick
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain
Mrs. Harold S. Medoff
Mrs. Harold Meyer
Mrs. Daniel I. Morris
Mrs. Robert Swan Mueller, Jr.
Mrs. George M. Muschamp
Mrs. Herbert L. Myers
Dr. Steffen R. Oech
Mrs. Richard H. Patch
Frederick W. G. Peck
Walter M. Phillips
Mrs. F. N. Piasecki
Ronald J . Reinoehl
Mrs. William Rietze
Mrs. J . Permar Richards, Jr.
Mrs . Charles S. Rockey
Herbert C. Rorer
Mrs. Arthur O. Rosenlund
Dr. M. Harris Samitz
Mrs. Morton T. Saunders
Mrs. Henry Schieren
Milton Schneidman
Mrs. Milton Schwartz
Robert Montgomery Scott
Dr. David M. Sklaroff
George C. Sparks
Louis Stein
Miss Eloyse R. Stone
George L. Storm
Mrs. Curtis J. Summers
Miss Rhoda Hopkins Taite
Harry A. Takiff
S. A. Tannenbaum
Mrs. E. Robert Thomas
Mrs. William Heyl Thompson
Miss Miriam W. Hunt Thrall
Mrs. Clarence E. Tobias, Jr.
Mrs. Caspar W. B. Townsend, Jr .
Dr. George W. Truitt
Robert Y. Turner
Miss Geraldine S. Tyson
Mrs. Fred T. Ueltzen
Ralph T. Unkefer
Robert M. Vaughn
Robert C. Venturi
Mrs. Edward H. Vick
Mrs. Efraim Villalba
Mrs. Ernest R. von Starck
Mrs. Amos S. Wainer
Arthur Waldman
Everett G. Walk
Mrs. Elvin E. Walker
Mrs. Vilma L. Wallace
John H. Ware, 3rd
Mrs. Richard Wasserman
Mr. Channing Way, Jr.
John H. Webster, 3rd
Mrs. Bernard Weinberger
Honorable Leo Weinrott
Miss Elisabeth West
Mrs . Franklin H. West
Allen H. Wetter
Mrs. W. Wilson White
Mrs. Vivian M. Wick
Mrs. Charles H. Williams
David Williams
Mrs . Harry Williams, Jr.
Mrs. James Reid Wilson
Mrs. Horace C. Wolf
Mrs. Samuel Wolfe
Mrs . Horatio C. Wood
J . William Wood, Jr.
Mrs. Robert Worden
Dolph W. Zink
Mrs. David B. Zoob
* Increased classification.
** Conferred in appreciation of 13 years of service as music director of Academy concert series.
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MEMBERSHIP CLASSES
Yearly Members
Annual $10.00
Sustaining $25.00
{
Contributing $100.00
Life Member ................................................ $300
Fellow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1000 to $5000
Patron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $5000 to $25,000
Benefactor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $25,000 or more
(Fellows, Patrons and Benefactors are enrolled in perpetuity)
A membership in the Academy helps to support and affiliates you with the
oldest art institution in the country and one of 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 fine arts in Philadelphia.
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 notices 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.
FORM OF BEQUEST
give, devise and bequeath to The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dollars, in trust, to invest and keep
invested 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.