172nd Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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THE
ANNUAL
REPORT
OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY
OF THE
FINE ARTS
1977
OFFICERS
ADVISORY BOARD
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Henry S. McNeil , President
Benjamin D. Bernstein
Mrs. George Reath, President
Charles E. Mather, III Vice-Presiden t
Francis I. Gowen
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Clement B. Newbold, Jr. , Treasurer
John H. Keela n
Mrs. Brandon Barringer
Ro bert Stubbs, Secretary
James M. Large
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring, Jr.
Mrs. Avery B. Clark
John W. McCoubrey
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Donald E. Meads
Rita Damiano, Comptroller
BOARD OF
TRUSTEE~
Mrs: Philip H . Behr
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
John W. Merriam
Mrs. Newlin F. Davis
Mrs. T.L. Emory Eysmans
Walter G. Arader
C. Earle Miller
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill
Mrs. James Biddle
Frederi ck W.G. Peck
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield , Jr.
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Robert K. Scarborough
Mrs. John Gribbel , 2nd
Mrs. David J . Grossman
Daniel W. Dietrich, II
Orvel Sebring
John Gribbel, 2nd
Martin P. Snyder
Mrs. Harry T. Hare
David Gwinn
James K. Stone
Mrs. Rich ard Harkness
Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Andrew Wyeth
Mrs. Henry F. Harris
Henry F. Harris
Mrs. Louis H. Hill
Frank T . Howard
Mrs. J.H. Ward Hin kson
H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Charles J. Kenkelen
Mrs. Nelson J . Leidner
Charles E. Mather, III
Mrs. Howard H. Lewis
Clement B. Newbold , Jr.
Mrs. Hans Lud vig Lo rentzen
Theodore T. Newbold
Mrs. Stuart F. Louchheim
Bertram L. O'Neill
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain
Mrs. George Reath
Mrs. Charles E. Mather, III
Herbert S. Riband , Jr.
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson , Jr.
Frank R. Veale
Charles J . Webb, II
Mrs. Henry S. McNeil
Mrs. John S. Newbold
Mrs. Frederick W.G. Peck
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Mrs. Robert W. Preucel
Grahame Wood
Mrs. Evan Randolph
Ex-Officio
Mrs. Herbert F. Schiffer
Mrs . H. Martin Saunders
Th e Han. George X. Schwartz, City Council President
The Hon. Joseph E. Coleman, City Councilman
Th e Hon. Robert W. Crawford, Recreation Commissioner
Art hur A. De Costa, Fac ulty Representative
Mrs. James M.R. Si nk ler
Mrs. C. Randolph Snowden
Mrs . Boudinot Stimson
Mr~ .
Samuel S. Stroud
Mrs. Harrison Therman
DIRECTOR
Mrs. E. Robert Thomas
Mrs. Harry F. West, Jr.
Ri chard J . Boyle
Mrs. Harleston R. Wood
Sarah Friedman, Secretary
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1977
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution in the
United States. Important for almost two centuries, it is still vital today.Jt stands
for the long tradition of fine arts in America that can look to the past with pride
and the future with confidence.
James Thomas Flexner
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1977
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution in the
United States. Important for almost two centuries, it is still vital toda.y.Jt.stands
for the long tradition of fine arts in America that can look to the past with pride
and the future with confidence.
James Thomas Flexner
ABOUT YOUR ACADEMY . ..
Henry S. McNeil, President
Things are exciting these days at your
Academy, America's oldest art school and
museum, the custodian of the outstanding
collection of American fine arts.
A record enrollment of 190 students
attended our Summer School, thanks to the
professional leadership of the staff and the
comfort provided by the air conditioning of
our restored Furness building . As this fall
gets under way, there are 393 day students
and 155 eveni ng students whose homes
represent ten foreign countries and more
than 20 states!
At the commencement in May, two new
Awards of great importance were
announced, namely, the Pennsylvania
Governor's Award and the Philadelphia
Mayor's Award, for outstanding
accomplishment by two graduating
students. These awards , which are
unrestricted in their use, will be given upon
the recommendation of the Faculty with
special consideration given to students in
anticipation of their future contributions to
the community through their art. As such ,
they honor the office of the Governor of
Pennsylvania and of the Mayor of
Philadelphia, recognizing the contribution
of the Commonwealth to the arts in
America and the importance of the City of
Philadelphia as a cultural center.
Thanks to the efforts of Vice-President
Charles E. Mather, "I, the organizational
structure of the Academy has been
reviewed and brought up to date to effect
better coordination within our expanding
organization and delineation of its
responsi bilities.
The financial status of the Academy
continues to improve, thanks to the
collective management of its Board, the
Women's Committee, increasing public
recognition , exhibition attendance, the
establishment of an Annual Giving
Program and many other contributing
factors. We are particularly appreciative of
the efforts of our Treasurerand the Finance
Committee for their having tightened the
pursestrings and modernized our budget
accountability.
Quite naturally, the Academy is indebted to
its splendid staff, headed by the Director,
Richard J. Boyle, and the Curator, Frank H.
Goodyear , Jr. , who correlate their
respective duties and those of the School.
We are also deeply indebted to the retiring
Dean, Henry Hotz, for his great leadership
of the School , and the Dean pro tem, Arthur
De Costa, who capably administered the
School until our new Dean, Ephraim
Weinberg, took over.
Finally, no report, informal as this is, can be
made without recognizing the
extraordinarily capable leadership which
our immediate Past President, John
Gribbel, 2nd, provided the Academy over
the preceding seven years.
Acquisition has been completed of 1809
Chestnut Street, a building next to our
Peale House facilities and those of the
Peale Club. The new quarters have been
converted to a much-needed sculpture
studio. Most of the funds for completing
these facilities were obtained and
presented by the Women's Committee.
President Henry S. McNeil (I.) with Mrs. John Gribbel2nd, Richard J . Boyle and Fire
Commissioner Joseph R. Rizzo, who represented the Mayor at the first annual
Philadelphia Mayor's Award ceremony last spring .
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
If 1976 was the year for the restoration of
the Academy's building, 1977 could be
called the year of renovation and reorganization - renovation of storage
vaults and offices in the basement area, the
sculpture workshop next to the Peale
House at 1809 Chestnut, the completion of
the auditorium; and the reorganization of
the personnel and financial structure of the
institution itself.
In September 1976, the Academy School
had moved into the Broad and Cherry
building, but the library and auditorium
were not finished, and there was no
sculpture workshop. By October 1977, the
library and the auditorium were completed,
the latter due to a handsome grant from the
Kresge Foundation and a generous sum
from an anonymous donor. The sculpture
workshop was made possible by the
purchase of the small building at 1809
Chestnut; the major portion of that space
will be renovated by October. The front
(Chestnut Street) part of the building will be
used as rental space. Therefore, we have
not removed 1809 Chestnut from the city
tax rolls .
Collection ·is in commercial storage) has
been revised to October and November
1977 respectively . The basement area, with
minor exceptions, was substantially
completed by September 30. This area
includes renovated , air-conditioned and
climate-controlled storage vaults for the
Collection, including prints and drawings,
workshop space, security and maintenance
offices, and offices for the Registrars,
Public Relations, and Telephone Operator,
and finally a special area for the Academy
archives and our new Archivist, Catherine
Stover. With the finishing of the basement
spaces, the major and primary portion of
our restoration and renovation of our
National Landmark building, begun in
1974, has been completed. Yet the
renovation of the building is by nQ means
finished. We have perhaps in the
neighborhood of $400,000 to $500,000
more of new work to do to complete the
project.
However, we do have a shortfall in the
Centennial Fund (the fund to finance the
restoration), and although we are cutting it
down, this still remains a nagging problem.
A big boost to our efforts has been the
receipt of a $100,000 challenge grant from
the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the 3 to 1 matching money
from a private foundation. Additional
moneys have come from the sale of four
paintings from the collection , one of which
has been sold to the Philadelphia Museum
In 1976, I reported thatthe basement area in
the Academy building was being worked
on, discussions with the architect were
going forward, and that occupancy for the
Staff and Collection was scheduled for
March 1977. With the help of funds from a
private foundation and a grant in the sum of
$48,060 from the National Endowment for
the Arts, contracts were set and
construction was underway. The target
date for Staff occupancy and Collection (as
of this writing the major portion of the
John Russell (I.), an art critic for The New York Times, was a guest of honor at the
Academy in October 1976. Richard J. Boyle presented Mr. Russell with an Academy
Certificate.
of Art, thus keeping the picture in
Philadelphia. These paintings are: The
Return of the Flock, by Jean Fran90is
Millet; The Royal Family of Naples at
Portici, by Horace Vernet; Still Ufe, by
Fantin-Latour; and George Washington , by
Rembrandt Peale. At the same time we are
addressing the problem of the Academy's
operating deficits by instituting better
financial management procedures.
Our Archivist, already mentioned, is in the,
process of organizing and cataloguing our
archives, a five-year plan financed in part
by the National Endowment for the
Humanities. When the organization
process is finished, we will be able to serve
both the Academy Staff and the scholarly
community.
The Academy has had some significant
Staff changes in 1977. We regretted the
departure of Dean Henry Hotz in January.
Henry was much loved and respected by
the students and all who worked with him .
Most appropriately the Academy students
gave him a warm , touching and tumultuous
surprise going-away party. Henry left
January 31 and the Academy's new Dean of
the School, Ephraim Weinberg, began his
duties July 1. I n the interim, while the
Search Committee was looking for a new
person, Arthur De Costa served capably
and well as Acting Dean. Ephraim
Weinberg , a native Philadelphian, is a
painter, teacher, administrator and
professional educator. He comes to the
Academy after seven years with the Art
Institute of Chicago.
One of the areas of the School on which we
worked last year is that of alumni affairs.
With the help of the Academy's Women's
Committee, we have set up an Alumni
office, the first one in the history of the
Academy. The Women 's Committee
sponsored in December 1976 a highly
successful Alumni party, which will be
repeated in 1977. Patricia Byrne, formerly
Secretary to the Dean, is now Coordinator
of Alumni Affairs.
One of the major problems we touched
upon this year was the reorganization of the
Academy's budgeting and financial
reporting system. Begun in November
1976, this complex and arduous project was
also tied in with a study of Staff
reorganization and that of Committees of
the Board whereby Board Committees
were brought into closer juxtaposition with
Staff functions. One of the results is the new
Academy organization chart shown on
page 5. The Staff structure has been divided
into five areas: the Director's Office, the
Museum, the School, the Office of
Development , Public Relations and
Membership, and the Office of the Business
Administrator. Each area is responsible for
the management of its part of the budget.
The Staff now participates fully in the
budget-making process and the budget is
based upon programs to the fullest extent
feasible. Staff recommendations are
subject to approval of the Finance
Committee and the Board of Trustees.
As a result of the restoration of the
Academy building, there has been an
increased (and increasing) amount of
activity in all levels of the organization , as
though restoration of the building has
meant revitalization of the entire institution.
And indeed it has!
Richard J. Boyle, Director
Retired Dean Henry Hotz, Jr. (center) with faculty member David Slivka (I.) and
visiting sculptor George Segal in the School.
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REPORT OF THE CURATOR
I am often asked what a curator does (my
children think I do nothing all day but hang
and take down paintings) . Actually, the
primary responsibilities of a curator lie in
four areas: education (involving research
and writing, the organization of exhibitions,
interpretation of the permanent collection
and lecturing): acquisitions (building up
and refining existing collections):
conservation (the careful maintenance of
the collection) and administration.
The past year has been one of significant
fulfillment in these areas. In the area of
education, the catalogued exhibition, In
This Academy, which closed at the end of
1976, sought to identify the Academy's
important role in the development of
American art. This was followed by a first in
the history of the Academy - an exhibition
of American Folk Painting. Entitled Where
Liberty Dwells: 19th-Century Art by the
American People and taken from the
collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, the
exhibition forced a striking comparison
between naive and high-style art, which
comprises the Academy's permanent
collection. The innocence , humor,
playfulness, spirit, honesty and beauty of
these folk works of art made for an
exhibition that was enthusiastically
received .
Where Liberty Dwells was followed by an
exhibition of a vastly different character American Expatriate Painters of the Late
Nineteenth Century. The purpose of this
exhibition was to identify an important, and
to a great extent forgotten, group of
American artists who studied and lived in
different European art centers in the late
19th century. The exhibition and catalogue
were revelations in terms of the sources of
inspiration for the work, the remarkable
diversity of visual images portrayed, arid for
the amount of new scholarly information
they provided. The latter pointed out that in
the late 19th century "the Academy itself
played a key role in exhibiting the work of
the expatriate painters " and now
" possesses the finest museum collection in
this area."
The Academy selects and organizes
temporary exhibitions with a view to
presenting appropriate exhibitions that will
be instructive as well as enjoyable. We are
equally anxious to make as much of the
permanent collection available as possible.
This past year we limited our entire summer
exhibition period to the Academy's
permanent collection , using popular
paintings and ones perhaps less familiar to
the public.
During 1976-77 the Academy organized
smaller exhibitions of contemporary art in
the Peale House Galleries at 1811 Chestnut
Street. Gallery shows were given to works
by Jo Hanson , David Pease, Dennis Will ,
Edith Neff, and Eileen Goodman . The
yearly Prints in Progress exhibition was
also seen in the Peale House Galleries , as
well as an exhibition of work by ten recent
Philadelphia art school graduates.
We were aided immeasurably in the
interpretation of our exhibitions, and of the
Academy's history and building, by a welltrained, lively and enthusiastic group of
volunteer docents. I would particularly like
to thank Betsy Kolowrat, Director of
Museum Education, for her excellent work
with the docents. We have had nothing but
praise from our public for the job done.
Acquisitions are one of the most satisfying
(and important) curatorial responsibilities.
A curator must not be like a satisfied oyster
who sits in his shell all day: he must be
actively about, making discoveries,
advising, persuading . He must work hard to
bring great works of art into the collection.
During the past year the Academy has been
successful in adding important new works
to the collection , particularly in the vital
area of contemporary art. These
contemporary acquisitions were made
possible through the support of many
generous donors of purchase funds . I
should particularly like to acknowledge the
contributions of the Charles E. Merrill
Trust, Dr. and ·Mrs. Henry A. Jordan , the
Crag Burn Fund , the H.J. Heinz · III
Charitable and Family Trust, Marion B.
Stroud and an anonymous donor. For the
second year in a row the National
Endowment for the Arts awarded the
Academy a $20,000 matching grant for the
purchase of contemporary American art.
The fOllowing works of art have been added
to the permanent collection :
Thomas Anshutz, Portrait of Mrs. Thomas
Anshutz (pastel)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Beal
Thomas Anshutz, Sketchbooks (2)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich III
Cecilia Beaux, Portrait of Travis Cochran
Bequest of Miss Fanny Travis Cochran
Alexander Calder, The Bicentennial
Tapestries (woven in wool)
Purchased through the gift of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Berman
John Dowell, Saskia Saw A Cow
(watercolor)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor.
Martha Erlebacher, study for In a Garden,
drapery, left figure (pencil drawing)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Janet Fish , Water Glasses (pastel)
Purchased through funds donated from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Charles E. Merrill Trust
Sante Graziani , Peale 's Staircase
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Philip Hale, Conversation Piece
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Daniel Ridgway Knight, The Gossips
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moyer
Alfred Leslie, Portrait of James and Liselott
Tate
Purchased through funds from the Crag
Burn Fund , Marion B. Stroud and an
anonymous donor.
Hitoshi Nakazato, Untitled (pastel)
Untitled (sand emulsion
(& pastel)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust , Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Maxwell Parrish, Men's Day Ufe (charcoal)
Acquired by exchange through the gift of
Mr. Morris Fussell
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William McGregor Paxton, Phryne
(charcoal & pastel)
Purchased through the Leo Asbell Fund
Stephen Posen, Variations on a Millstone
Purchased through funds from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the
Charles E. Merrill Trust and the Crag
Burn Fund
Bruce Samuelson, Untitled (pastel)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Emily Sartain , The Reproof
Gift of Dr. James F. Adams
Ch ristian Schussele, Jackson before Judge
Hall (charcoal)
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan
John Sloan , Horace Traubel
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
Neil Welliver, Cedar Breaks
Purchased through funds from the
National Endowment for the Arts and the
Charles E. Merrill Trust
Over the past seven years the Academy has
had an active conservation program
directed by Joseph Amarotico. During this
period the Academy has taken giant strides
to bring its painting collection into top
condition. While there remains important
work to be done, it is nice to report that
there is less of it. In the past year the
follow'ing paintings were restored :
Gustave Courbet, The Great Oak of
Omans
Charles L. Fussell, Landscape - Old Mill
Charles L. Fussell, Landscape
Thomas Hovenden, Peonies
Henry Pancoast, November Afternoon
Charles Sprague Pearce, Fantasie
Alfred Stevens, In The Country
With the modernized basement storage
facility completed, the Academy now
houses its collection under optimum
climactic conditions that should prevent
damage to the collection caused by unsafe
environmental conditionS.
It is always pleasing to have the opportunity
to acknowledge the good work of one's
colleagues. The Academy is fortunate to
have a dedicated, professional staff. I would
especially like to. thank my assistant,
Marcela de Keyser, for her fine help
throughout the year, as well as Elizabeth
Bailey, Registrar, and Pamela Lajeunesse,
Assistant Registrar. Robert Moskowitz and
his successor, Roman Tybinko, have been
able Preparators under difficult
circumstances . I 'would also like to
acknowledge the careful work of Glenn
Rudderow, Jane Peoples, and John Daley,
as well as that of five young volunteers Elaine Cocordas, Nancy Newman, Lynn
Uhrich , Annabelle Pelta and Amy
Wilmerding. FinallY,1 would liketoexpress
my sincere thanks to the members of the
Committee on Collections and Exhibitions,
and especially to its chairman, Charles E.
Mather, III, whose support and guidance
have been invaluable.
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Curator
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr. (I.) with Mrs. Raymond Pace Alexander, niece of Henry O.
Tanner, and Michael Quick, Curator of American Expatriate Painters of the Late
Nineteenth Century.
Variations on a Millstone
by Stephen Posen
REPORT OF THE DEAN
OF THE SCHOOL
The three semesters of the School year of
1976-77 were marked by significant
changes in resources , both human and
physical, available to Academy students.
The renovated studios at Broad and Cherry
opened for use in September of 1976 and
the new sculpture workshop on Chestnut
Street was completed in September of
1977.
Henry Hotz, Jr. retired as Dean of the
School in January of 1977. The party in his
honor was a signal event for the people in
attendance. Arthur De Costa, a member of
the Faculty, did an excellent job as Acting
Dean from February through June. I was
appointed Dean effective July 1, 1977.
On April 27, an old custom, high tea, was
revived at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts to honor the retirement of Faculty
member Julian Levi. Mr. Levi had been
associated with the Academy as a student
and teacher for nearly sixty years.
Among visiting artists during the school
year were Edna Andrade, Dennis Leon,
Natalie Charkow, Dennis Cole, Peter
Paone, David Friend, and George Segal.
The first Philadelphia Mayor's Award and
the first Pennsylvania Governor's Award
were presented to Academy students Jill
Rupinski and Andrea Workman
respectively , on May 11 in the Washington
Foyer of the Academy building.
Major awards were Cresson Memorial
Travelling Scholarships, presented to
William Gannotta, Robert Montoya, Carla
Pagliaro, Georgette Veeder and William
Wilson. First awarded in 1902, this year
each Cresson Scholarship is in the amount
of $3600. Part of th is is to be used for travel
in Europe, followed by another year of
study at the Academy. Cresson Special
Com mendations, or full tuition for one year,
were presented to Diane Chanako , Jack
Daley , Raquel Montilla-Higgins and
William Scott.
The Lewis S. Ware Memorial Traveling
Scholarship, first awarded in 1938 and this
year in the amount of $2300 plus full tuition ,
was given to James Conboy. The Ware
Scholarship is also intended for European
travel.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling
Scholarshi ps were awarded to Steven
Flom , Dolores Milmoe, Masanobu Nihei ,
Janet Restino, Sandra Schuette, Russell
Veeder and Gary Zavodnick . First awarded
in 1949, this year Schiedt Scholarships are
in the amount of $2300. To be used anytime
within twenty-eight months, the Schiedt
Scholarships provide for travel wherever
the recipients may choose.
Academy students from 29 states and 18
countries weathered change with
equanimity. Their feeling of community
was constant with that of their
predecessors and continues an
atmosphere of trust in which artists may
prosper and grow.
Ephraim Weinberg,
Dean of the School
The Alumni and Fellowship Open House in
December was a great success and we plan
to make it an annual event. The School
regards its relationship with alumni as a
source of mutual support and instruction.
To further those ends we are pleased that
Patricia Byrne has agreed to act as
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and
Development for the Academy Schools.
Tish will be responsible for facilitating
communications between and among
former Academy students and the Schools
and will act as a liaison between the
Schools and the Academy Development
office.
The seventy-fifth Commencement and
Awards Presentation was our first in the
restored Museum galleries. Academy
President Henry S. McNeil made the
opening address. Sculptor George Segal
spoke on "The Madness of Choosing Art as
a Career." Thirteen European Travelling
Scholarships and thirty additional prizes
totaling $90,660 were awarded to students.
Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Walter Mondale, toured the Academy School
last fall with Dean Ephraim Weinberg .
REPORT OF THE
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
The year of 1976-77 has been a busy one for
the Women 's Committee. Our focus of
interest, as usual , has been on the students
of this great School.
who so courageously undertook to lead
some of out trips; namely, Mmes Adamson ,
Cooke, Davis and West. Their abilities in
this direction have proved invaluable.
Our contributions to student aid in 1976-77
amounted to $5,850. Mrs. Harleston Wood
and her committee have shown the liveliest
interest and imagination in this area. It has
also been our pleasure to assist the Henry
Hotz , Jr. Student Aid Fund , to which the
committee hopes to contribute $1,000
annually.
Mrs. Emory Eysmans has shown herself to
be a notable hostess to museum friends
from Toronto, Montreal and Kitchener in
Canada. She has run "reverse safaris" for
each of these so successfully that she has
added great luster to our reputation for
hospitality.
The committee gave a party for all students
and faculty at the opening of the fall
semester, complete with buffet supper and
Dixieland Band . During the course of the
school year, we participated in the student
exhibitions at Peale House, and served
refreshments of various kinds.
Under Mrs. Robert Preucel's leadership,
four outstanding musical evenings in the
Rotunda of our National Landmark building
were presented. We were glad to be able to
present the Academy with audio-visual
equipment for the auditorium. A series of
four lectures was given during the year by
Joseph Alsop, Rosamond Bernier (twice)
and Thomas Hoving. Each one was
enthusiastically received.
And last, but not least,. the Women 's
Committee , under the leadership of Mrs.
Harry Neilson , has been working on the
Fine Arts Ball, to be held next May in our
National Landmark building. Our special
thanks go to Mmes West, Lewis, Davis,
Adamson , Gribbel, Mather, Kaufmann ,
Hinkson, Cooke and Thomas for their
tireless devotion to this event.
In the center of this maelstrom of activity
sits Mrs. Alfred Friedman , our Secretary.
She forgets nothing, thinks of everything , .
and is the greatest asset to the work of our
committee.
Mrs. George Reath, President
Our Art Safaris have brought the Academy
to the attention of people in various parts of
the United States this year, namely the
southern and southwestern states, and we
expect to invade France in October, all
under the aegis of Mrs. Albert M.
Greenfield , Jr. and her committee. These
trips provide contacts that continue to
prove of value to our Academy in many
different ways.
Our members have enjoyed the opportunity
of visiting other areas of this great country.
Everywhere we were treated with warm
hospitality. Our trip to Santa Fe and
Phoenix revealed to us the beauty of the
desert, where we saw studios of many
artists who work .in the southwest, in
particular Fritz Scholder and Carl Nelson
Gorman. Over a week-end in Long Island,
we visited a bewildering number of studios
and private homes, and a trip to the King
Tut exhibition in Washington , as well as a
day in New York, proved to be extra treats.
Boston, Atlanta, Savannah and Charleston
opened their doors to us, and in the great
cities of Ohio we found private collections
of special interest. A Chicago and
Milwaukee Safari ends our travels for 197677. One thing is sure: our members can
testify that Art is alive and well in these
United States.
Special mention should be made of those
Members of the Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque Committee with designer Ronald E.
Shaffer at CertainTeed Corp. Left to right: Mrs. Nelson J . Leidner, Mrs . Walter H.
Annenberg, Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr. , Mrs. John Wintersteen, Mrs. Howard H. Lewis,
Mrs. Harry F. West.
For the Year Ended August 31, 1977
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
REVENUE
Various Trust Funds ................................... $242,916.32
Memberships .........................................
158,196.00
Contributions ........................ , ................
41,431.90
City Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25,000.00
Sales Desk and Miscellaneous ............. . .... . ......
43,624.12
Museum ..............................................
69,937.37
School ..... . ............................. . ...........
546,321.59
Total Revenues............................... ............ ... ... .. . .
$1,127,427.30
EXPENSES
$292,322.53
Administration
Museum .................•............ . ....... . .......
342,972.58
School ...............................................
559,488.17
Peale Club ...... . ............. . .... ,......... .. .. . ....
7,884.00
Total Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,202,667.28
NET OPERATING LOSS ...........................................
($75,239.98)
NET INCOME FROM CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
823,055.57
NETINCOME TO RETAINED EARNINGS ............................
747,815.59
CENTENNIAL FUND
Special Fund for Renovation of
Furness Building at Broad & Cherry Streets
REVENUE
Contributions
$682,881.04
Proceeds - Sale of Pictures ..... . ................. . .............. . .. .
311,750.00
Total Revenue ......................... . ......... '.................. .
$994,631.04
TOTAL EXPENSES ........... . ... " ........ . . '.' . .. . ........ . ...... .
$171,575.47
NETINCOME ........................................ . .. . ..... . ... .
$823,055.57
STAFF
The School
Office of the Business Administrator
Office of the Director
Ephraim Weinberg, Dean
Andrea Greenberg, Assistant to the Dean
Dorothy Armstrong, Peale House Maid
William Bahmermann, Maintenance and Security
Linda Bioom , Models Coordinator
Anthony Buczko, Peale House Guard
Marietta Bushnell, Librarian
Patricia Byrne, Alumni Coordinator
Stephen Hammond, Maintenance and Security
Edward Henderson, Peale House Guard
Michael laeeoeo, Peale House Guard
James J. Lulias, Peale House Superintendent
Thomas Lulias, Assistant to Peale House Superintendent
Myron Mitchell, Peale House Receptionist
Edward W. Poole, Peale House Guard
Richard S. Ranck, School Registrar
Christopher Tate, Peale House Maintenance
Barbara Tate, School Store Manager
Robert Stubbs, Business Administrator
Marian E. Kirwin , Assistant to the Business Administrator
Dpminick Barrett. Chief Engineer
Claire Barrile, Cashier
Craig Blake, Assistant Engineer
George Burger, Museum Guard
Rita P. Damiano, Comptroller
John B. Gallen, Museum Guard
Joseph S. Hartle, Jr., Museum Guard
Carmen Intellino, Building Superintendent
William Laughanne, Museum Guard
Joseph Lehman, Museum Guard
Stephania Lestier, Museum Shop Assistant
Anna Mang, Receptionist
Nora Murray, Cloakroom Attendant
William Patridge, Museum Doorman
Judith Schneider, Assistant Comptroller
Joseph A. Smith, Museum Guard
Catherine Stover. Archivist
Kathleen Zickler, Museum Shop Manager
Richard J. Boyle, Director
Marcela de Keyser, Assistant to the Director
The Museum
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Curator
Joseph AmaroticQ, Conservator
Elizabeth G. Bailey, Museum Registrar and
Assistant General Curator
Elizabeth Kolowrat, Museum Education Director
Pamela Lajeunesse , Assistant Museum Registrar
Roman Tybinko, Preparator
Volunteer Docents
Ann Bosworth
Judith Buten
Jay Byrne
Johanna Cinquegrana
Rebeccs Cooke
Jane Cratsley
Lee DeWitt
Mary Epstein
Olivia Heitman
Eileen Hinkson
Elaine Hooper
Debbie Hummer
Irma Jelinek
Ana Maria Keene
Henrietta Landis
Bobbe Leidner
Sylvia Lieberman
Jeanne MacAlpine
Alice McGovern
Polly Marshall
Mary Mather
Ruth Preucel
Lois Rosenau
Hortense Steinberg
Claire Stuempfig
Faculty
Joseph Amarotico
Will Barnet
Morris Blackburn
John M. Bolles
Arthur De Costa
Murray Des's ner
Adolph Dioda
Tom Ewing
Marshall Glasier
Paul Anthony Greenwood
Oliver Grimley
John Hanlen
Alexander Hromych
Homer Johnson
Ben Kamihira
Karl O. Karhumaa
Kimsou
Victor Lasuchin
Julian Levi
Jimmy C. Lueders
Lisabeth Marder
William Robert Martone
Daniel D. Miller
William Omwake
Elizabeth Osborne
Henry C. Pearson
Mavis Pusey
Bruce Samuelson
David Slivka
Louis B. Sloan
Francis Speight
Roswell Weidner
Office of Development Membership
and Public Relations
Alva M Meyers, Development Consultant
Mary G. Hall, Assistant to the Development Consultant
Mary Lou Boardman , Assistant Director of Public Relations
Betty Fermanis, Membership Assistant
Volunteers
Carol Biba
Barbara Coffrin
Mary Eckman
Auditors
Graham , Crossan, Horrocks & Co.
Counsel
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esquire
Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul
Photography
Bezushko
Will Brown
Jill Sagendorph
Jules Schick
Design
James M. Ellis
Augmenting the Curriculum:
Printing
Robert Beverly Hale
J. Franklin Shores
G.K. Printing
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BROAD AND CHERRY STREETS, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19102
ANNUAL
REPORT
OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA
ACADEMY
OF THE
FINE ARTS
1977
OFFICERS
ADVISORY BOARD
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
Henry S. McNeil , President
Benjamin D. Bernstein
Mrs. George Reath, President
Charles E. Mather, III Vice-Presiden t
Francis I. Gowen
Mrs. L. Talbot Adamson
Clement B. Newbold, Jr. , Treasurer
John H. Keela n
Mrs. Brandon Barringer
Ro bert Stubbs, Secretary
James M. Large
Mrs. Edward B. Leisenring, Jr.
Mrs. Avery B. Clark
John W. McCoubrey
Mrs. James W. Cooke
Donald E. Meads
Rita Damiano, Comptroller
BOARD OF
TRUSTEE~
Mrs: Philip H . Behr
Mrs. Walter H. Annenberg
John W. Merriam
Mrs. Newlin F. Davis
Mrs. T.L. Emory Eysmans
Walter G. Arader
C. Earle Miller
Mrs. Kenneth W. Gemmill
Mrs. James Biddle
Frederi ck W.G. Peck
Mrs. Albert M. Greenfield , Jr.
Mrs. Bertram D. Coleman
Robert K. Scarborough
Mrs. John Gribbel , 2nd
Mrs. David J . Grossman
Daniel W. Dietrich, II
Orvel Sebring
John Gribbel, 2nd
Martin P. Snyder
Mrs. Harry T. Hare
David Gwinn
James K. Stone
Mrs. Rich ard Harkness
Samuel M.V. Hamilton
Andrew Wyeth
Mrs. Henry F. Harris
Henry F. Harris
Mrs. Louis H. Hill
Frank T . Howard
Mrs. J.H. Ward Hin kson
H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. H. Lea Hudson
Mrs. Arthur C. Kaufmann
Arthur C. Kaufmann
Charles J. Kenkelen
Mrs. Nelson J . Leidner
Charles E. Mather, III
Mrs. Howard H. Lewis
Clement B. Newbold , Jr.
Mrs. Hans Lud vig Lo rentzen
Theodore T. Newbold
Mrs. Stuart F. Louchheim
Bertram L. O'Neill
Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Mrs. Alan Mcilvain
Mrs. George Reath
Mrs. Charles E. Mather, III
Herbert S. Riband , Jr.
Mrs. Harry R. Neilson , Jr.
Frank R. Veale
Charles J . Webb, II
Mrs. Henry S. McNeil
Mrs. John S. Newbold
Mrs. Frederick W.G. Peck
Mrs. John Wintersteen
Mrs. Robert W. Preucel
Grahame Wood
Mrs. Evan Randolph
Ex-Officio
Mrs. Herbert F. Schiffer
Mrs . H. Martin Saunders
Th e Han. George X. Schwartz, City Council President
The Hon. Joseph E. Coleman, City Councilman
Th e Hon. Robert W. Crawford, Recreation Commissioner
Art hur A. De Costa, Fac ulty Representative
Mrs. James M.R. Si nk ler
Mrs. C. Randolph Snowden
Mrs . Boudinot Stimson
Mr~ .
Samuel S. Stroud
Mrs. Harrison Therman
DIRECTOR
Mrs. E. Robert Thomas
Mrs. Harry F. West, Jr.
Ri chard J . Boyle
Mrs. Harleston R. Wood
Sarah Friedman, Secretary
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1977
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution in the
United States. Important for almost two centuries, it is still vital today.Jt stands
for the long tradition of fine arts in America that can look to the past with pride
and the future with confidence.
James Thomas Flexner
THE ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS
1977
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is the oldest art institution in the
United States. Important for almost two centuries, it is still vital toda.y.Jt.stands
for the long tradition of fine arts in America that can look to the past with pride
and the future with confidence.
James Thomas Flexner
ABOUT YOUR ACADEMY . ..
Henry S. McNeil, President
Things are exciting these days at your
Academy, America's oldest art school and
museum, the custodian of the outstanding
collection of American fine arts.
A record enrollment of 190 students
attended our Summer School, thanks to the
professional leadership of the staff and the
comfort provided by the air conditioning of
our restored Furness building . As this fall
gets under way, there are 393 day students
and 155 eveni ng students whose homes
represent ten foreign countries and more
than 20 states!
At the commencement in May, two new
Awards of great importance were
announced, namely, the Pennsylvania
Governor's Award and the Philadelphia
Mayor's Award, for outstanding
accomplishment by two graduating
students. These awards , which are
unrestricted in their use, will be given upon
the recommendation of the Faculty with
special consideration given to students in
anticipation of their future contributions to
the community through their art. As such ,
they honor the office of the Governor of
Pennsylvania and of the Mayor of
Philadelphia, recognizing the contribution
of the Commonwealth to the arts in
America and the importance of the City of
Philadelphia as a cultural center.
Thanks to the efforts of Vice-President
Charles E. Mather, "I, the organizational
structure of the Academy has been
reviewed and brought up to date to effect
better coordination within our expanding
organization and delineation of its
responsi bilities.
The financial status of the Academy
continues to improve, thanks to the
collective management of its Board, the
Women's Committee, increasing public
recognition , exhibition attendance, the
establishment of an Annual Giving
Program and many other contributing
factors. We are particularly appreciative of
the efforts of our Treasurerand the Finance
Committee for their having tightened the
pursestrings and modernized our budget
accountability.
Quite naturally, the Academy is indebted to
its splendid staff, headed by the Director,
Richard J. Boyle, and the Curator, Frank H.
Goodyear , Jr. , who correlate their
respective duties and those of the School.
We are also deeply indebted to the retiring
Dean, Henry Hotz, for his great leadership
of the School , and the Dean pro tem, Arthur
De Costa, who capably administered the
School until our new Dean, Ephraim
Weinberg, took over.
Finally, no report, informal as this is, can be
made without recognizing the
extraordinarily capable leadership which
our immediate Past President, John
Gribbel, 2nd, provided the Academy over
the preceding seven years.
Acquisition has been completed of 1809
Chestnut Street, a building next to our
Peale House facilities and those of the
Peale Club. The new quarters have been
converted to a much-needed sculpture
studio. Most of the funds for completing
these facilities were obtained and
presented by the Women's Committee.
President Henry S. McNeil (I.) with Mrs. John Gribbel2nd, Richard J . Boyle and Fire
Commissioner Joseph R. Rizzo, who represented the Mayor at the first annual
Philadelphia Mayor's Award ceremony last spring .
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR
If 1976 was the year for the restoration of
the Academy's building, 1977 could be
called the year of renovation and reorganization - renovation of storage
vaults and offices in the basement area, the
sculpture workshop next to the Peale
House at 1809 Chestnut, the completion of
the auditorium; and the reorganization of
the personnel and financial structure of the
institution itself.
In September 1976, the Academy School
had moved into the Broad and Cherry
building, but the library and auditorium
were not finished, and there was no
sculpture workshop. By October 1977, the
library and the auditorium were completed,
the latter due to a handsome grant from the
Kresge Foundation and a generous sum
from an anonymous donor. The sculpture
workshop was made possible by the
purchase of the small building at 1809
Chestnut; the major portion of that space
will be renovated by October. The front
(Chestnut Street) part of the building will be
used as rental space. Therefore, we have
not removed 1809 Chestnut from the city
tax rolls .
Collection ·is in commercial storage) has
been revised to October and November
1977 respectively . The basement area, with
minor exceptions, was substantially
completed by September 30. This area
includes renovated , air-conditioned and
climate-controlled storage vaults for the
Collection, including prints and drawings,
workshop space, security and maintenance
offices, and offices for the Registrars,
Public Relations, and Telephone Operator,
and finally a special area for the Academy
archives and our new Archivist, Catherine
Stover. With the finishing of the basement
spaces, the major and primary portion of
our restoration and renovation of our
National Landmark building, begun in
1974, has been completed. Yet the
renovation of the building is by nQ means
finished. We have perhaps in the
neighborhood of $400,000 to $500,000
more of new work to do to complete the
project.
However, we do have a shortfall in the
Centennial Fund (the fund to finance the
restoration), and although we are cutting it
down, this still remains a nagging problem.
A big boost to our efforts has been the
receipt of a $100,000 challenge grant from
the National Endowment for the
Humanities and the 3 to 1 matching money
from a private foundation. Additional
moneys have come from the sale of four
paintings from the collection , one of which
has been sold to the Philadelphia Museum
In 1976, I reported thatthe basement area in
the Academy building was being worked
on, discussions with the architect were
going forward, and that occupancy for the
Staff and Collection was scheduled for
March 1977. With the help of funds from a
private foundation and a grant in the sum of
$48,060 from the National Endowment for
the Arts, contracts were set and
construction was underway. The target
date for Staff occupancy and Collection (as
of this writing the major portion of the
John Russell (I.), an art critic for The New York Times, was a guest of honor at the
Academy in October 1976. Richard J. Boyle presented Mr. Russell with an Academy
Certificate.
of Art, thus keeping the picture in
Philadelphia. These paintings are: The
Return of the Flock, by Jean Fran90is
Millet; The Royal Family of Naples at
Portici, by Horace Vernet; Still Ufe, by
Fantin-Latour; and George Washington , by
Rembrandt Peale. At the same time we are
addressing the problem of the Academy's
operating deficits by instituting better
financial management procedures.
Our Archivist, already mentioned, is in the,
process of organizing and cataloguing our
archives, a five-year plan financed in part
by the National Endowment for the
Humanities. When the organization
process is finished, we will be able to serve
both the Academy Staff and the scholarly
community.
The Academy has had some significant
Staff changes in 1977. We regretted the
departure of Dean Henry Hotz in January.
Henry was much loved and respected by
the students and all who worked with him .
Most appropriately the Academy students
gave him a warm , touching and tumultuous
surprise going-away party. Henry left
January 31 and the Academy's new Dean of
the School, Ephraim Weinberg, began his
duties July 1. I n the interim, while the
Search Committee was looking for a new
person, Arthur De Costa served capably
and well as Acting Dean. Ephraim
Weinberg , a native Philadelphian, is a
painter, teacher, administrator and
professional educator. He comes to the
Academy after seven years with the Art
Institute of Chicago.
One of the areas of the School on which we
worked last year is that of alumni affairs.
With the help of the Academy's Women's
Committee, we have set up an Alumni
office, the first one in the history of the
Academy. The Women 's Committee
sponsored in December 1976 a highly
successful Alumni party, which will be
repeated in 1977. Patricia Byrne, formerly
Secretary to the Dean, is now Coordinator
of Alumni Affairs.
One of the major problems we touched
upon this year was the reorganization of the
Academy's budgeting and financial
reporting system. Begun in November
1976, this complex and arduous project was
also tied in with a study of Staff
reorganization and that of Committees of
the Board whereby Board Committees
were brought into closer juxtaposition with
Staff functions. One of the results is the new
Academy organization chart shown on
page 5. The Staff structure has been divided
into five areas: the Director's Office, the
Museum, the School, the Office of
Development , Public Relations and
Membership, and the Office of the Business
Administrator. Each area is responsible for
the management of its part of the budget.
The Staff now participates fully in the
budget-making process and the budget is
based upon programs to the fullest extent
feasible. Staff recommendations are
subject to approval of the Finance
Committee and the Board of Trustees.
As a result of the restoration of the
Academy building, there has been an
increased (and increasing) amount of
activity in all levels of the organization , as
though restoration of the building has
meant revitalization of the entire institution.
And indeed it has!
Richard J. Boyle, Director
Retired Dean Henry Hotz, Jr. (center) with faculty member David Slivka (I.) and
visiting sculptor George Segal in the School.
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I am often asked what a curator does (my
children think I do nothing all day but hang
and take down paintings) . Actually, the
primary responsibilities of a curator lie in
four areas: education (involving research
and writing, the organization of exhibitions,
interpretation of the permanent collection
and lecturing): acquisitions (building up
and refining existing collections):
conservation (the careful maintenance of
the collection) and administration.
The past year has been one of significant
fulfillment in these areas. In the area of
education, the catalogued exhibition, In
This Academy, which closed at the end of
1976, sought to identify the Academy's
important role in the development of
American art. This was followed by a first in
the history of the Academy - an exhibition
of American Folk Painting. Entitled Where
Liberty Dwells: 19th-Century Art by the
American People and taken from the
collection of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Tillou, the
exhibition forced a striking comparison
between naive and high-style art, which
comprises the Academy's permanent
collection. The innocence , humor,
playfulness, spirit, honesty and beauty of
these folk works of art made for an
exhibition that was enthusiastically
received .
Where Liberty Dwells was followed by an
exhibition of a vastly different character American Expatriate Painters of the Late
Nineteenth Century. The purpose of this
exhibition was to identify an important, and
to a great extent forgotten, group of
American artists who studied and lived in
different European art centers in the late
19th century. The exhibition and catalogue
were revelations in terms of the sources of
inspiration for the work, the remarkable
diversity of visual images portrayed, arid for
the amount of new scholarly information
they provided. The latter pointed out that in
the late 19th century "the Academy itself
played a key role in exhibiting the work of
the expatriate painters " and now
" possesses the finest museum collection in
this area."
The Academy selects and organizes
temporary exhibitions with a view to
presenting appropriate exhibitions that will
be instructive as well as enjoyable. We are
equally anxious to make as much of the
permanent collection available as possible.
This past year we limited our entire summer
exhibition period to the Academy's
permanent collection , using popular
paintings and ones perhaps less familiar to
the public.
During 1976-77 the Academy organized
smaller exhibitions of contemporary art in
the Peale House Galleries at 1811 Chestnut
Street. Gallery shows were given to works
by Jo Hanson , David Pease, Dennis Will ,
Edith Neff, and Eileen Goodman . The
yearly Prints in Progress exhibition was
also seen in the Peale House Galleries , as
well as an exhibition of work by ten recent
Philadelphia art school graduates.
We were aided immeasurably in the
interpretation of our exhibitions, and of the
Academy's history and building, by a welltrained, lively and enthusiastic group of
volunteer docents. I would particularly like
to thank Betsy Kolowrat, Director of
Museum Education, for her excellent work
with the docents. We have had nothing but
praise from our public for the job done.
Acquisitions are one of the most satisfying
(and important) curatorial responsibilities.
A curator must not be like a satisfied oyster
who sits in his shell all day: he must be
actively about, making discoveries,
advising, persuading . He must work hard to
bring great works of art into the collection.
During the past year the Academy has been
successful in adding important new works
to the collection , particularly in the vital
area of contemporary art. These
contemporary acquisitions were made
possible through the support of many
generous donors of purchase funds . I
should particularly like to acknowledge the
contributions of the Charles E. Merrill
Trust, Dr. and ·Mrs. Henry A. Jordan , the
Crag Burn Fund , the H.J. Heinz · III
Charitable and Family Trust, Marion B.
Stroud and an anonymous donor. For the
second year in a row the National
Endowment for the Arts awarded the
Academy a $20,000 matching grant for the
purchase of contemporary American art.
The fOllowing works of art have been added
to the permanent collection :
Thomas Anshutz, Portrait of Mrs. Thomas
Anshutz (pastel)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Beal
Thomas Anshutz, Sketchbooks (2)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel W. Dietrich III
Cecilia Beaux, Portrait of Travis Cochran
Bequest of Miss Fanny Travis Cochran
Alexander Calder, The Bicentennial
Tapestries (woven in wool)
Purchased through the gift of Mr. and
Mrs. Philip Berman
John Dowell, Saskia Saw A Cow
(watercolor)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor.
Martha Erlebacher, study for In a Garden,
drapery, left figure (pencil drawing)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Janet Fish , Water Glasses (pastel)
Purchased through funds donated from
the National Endowment for the Arts and
the Charles E. Merrill Trust
Sante Graziani , Peale 's Staircase
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer P. Potamkin
Philip Hale, Conversation Piece
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
Daniel Ridgway Knight, The Gossips
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Moyer
Alfred Leslie, Portrait of James and Liselott
Tate
Purchased through funds from the Crag
Burn Fund , Marion B. Stroud and an
anonymous donor.
Hitoshi Nakazato, Untitled (pastel)
Untitled (sand emulsion
(& pastel)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust , Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Maxwell Parrish, Men's Day Ufe (charcoal)
Acquired by exchange through the gift of
Mr. Morris Fussell
'",
William McGregor Paxton, Phryne
(charcoal & pastel)
Purchased through the Leo Asbell Fund
Stephen Posen, Variations on a Millstone
Purchased through funds from the
National Endowment for the Arts, the
Charles E. Merrill Trust and the Crag
Burn Fund
Bruce Samuelson, Untitled (pastel)
Purchased through funds donated by the
Charles E. Merrill Trust, Marion B. Stroud
and an anonymous donor
Emily Sartain , The Reproof
Gift of Dr. James F. Adams
Ch ristian Schussele, Jackson before Judge
Hall (charcoal)
Gift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan
John Sloan , Horace Traubel
Gift of Helen Farr Sloan
Neil Welliver, Cedar Breaks
Purchased through funds from the
National Endowment for the Arts and the
Charles E. Merrill Trust
Over the past seven years the Academy has
had an active conservation program
directed by Joseph Amarotico. During this
period the Academy has taken giant strides
to bring its painting collection into top
condition. While there remains important
work to be done, it is nice to report that
there is less of it. In the past year the
follow'ing paintings were restored :
Gustave Courbet, The Great Oak of
Omans
Charles L. Fussell, Landscape - Old Mill
Charles L. Fussell, Landscape
Thomas Hovenden, Peonies
Henry Pancoast, November Afternoon
Charles Sprague Pearce, Fantasie
Alfred Stevens, In The Country
With the modernized basement storage
facility completed, the Academy now
houses its collection under optimum
climactic conditions that should prevent
damage to the collection caused by unsafe
environmental conditionS.
It is always pleasing to have the opportunity
to acknowledge the good work of one's
colleagues. The Academy is fortunate to
have a dedicated, professional staff. I would
especially like to. thank my assistant,
Marcela de Keyser, for her fine help
throughout the year, as well as Elizabeth
Bailey, Registrar, and Pamela Lajeunesse,
Assistant Registrar. Robert Moskowitz and
his successor, Roman Tybinko, have been
able Preparators under difficult
circumstances . I 'would also like to
acknowledge the careful work of Glenn
Rudderow, Jane Peoples, and John Daley,
as well as that of five young volunteers Elaine Cocordas, Nancy Newman, Lynn
Uhrich , Annabelle Pelta and Amy
Wilmerding. FinallY,1 would liketoexpress
my sincere thanks to the members of the
Committee on Collections and Exhibitions,
and especially to its chairman, Charles E.
Mather, III, whose support and guidance
have been invaluable.
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Curator
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr. (I.) with Mrs. Raymond Pace Alexander, niece of Henry O.
Tanner, and Michael Quick, Curator of American Expatriate Painters of the Late
Nineteenth Century.
Variations on a Millstone
by Stephen Posen
REPORT OF THE DEAN
OF THE SCHOOL
The three semesters of the School year of
1976-77 were marked by significant
changes in resources , both human and
physical, available to Academy students.
The renovated studios at Broad and Cherry
opened for use in September of 1976 and
the new sculpture workshop on Chestnut
Street was completed in September of
1977.
Henry Hotz, Jr. retired as Dean of the
School in January of 1977. The party in his
honor was a signal event for the people in
attendance. Arthur De Costa, a member of
the Faculty, did an excellent job as Acting
Dean from February through June. I was
appointed Dean effective July 1, 1977.
On April 27, an old custom, high tea, was
revived at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts to honor the retirement of Faculty
member Julian Levi. Mr. Levi had been
associated with the Academy as a student
and teacher for nearly sixty years.
Among visiting artists during the school
year were Edna Andrade, Dennis Leon,
Natalie Charkow, Dennis Cole, Peter
Paone, David Friend, and George Segal.
The first Philadelphia Mayor's Award and
the first Pennsylvania Governor's Award
were presented to Academy students Jill
Rupinski and Andrea Workman
respectively , on May 11 in the Washington
Foyer of the Academy building.
Major awards were Cresson Memorial
Travelling Scholarships, presented to
William Gannotta, Robert Montoya, Carla
Pagliaro, Georgette Veeder and William
Wilson. First awarded in 1902, this year
each Cresson Scholarship is in the amount
of $3600. Part of th is is to be used for travel
in Europe, followed by another year of
study at the Academy. Cresson Special
Com mendations, or full tuition for one year,
were presented to Diane Chanako , Jack
Daley , Raquel Montilla-Higgins and
William Scott.
The Lewis S. Ware Memorial Traveling
Scholarship, first awarded in 1938 and this
year in the amount of $2300 plus full tuition ,
was given to James Conboy. The Ware
Scholarship is also intended for European
travel.
J. Henry Schiedt Memorial Traveling
Scholarshi ps were awarded to Steven
Flom , Dolores Milmoe, Masanobu Nihei ,
Janet Restino, Sandra Schuette, Russell
Veeder and Gary Zavodnick . First awarded
in 1949, this year Schiedt Scholarships are
in the amount of $2300. To be used anytime
within twenty-eight months, the Schiedt
Scholarships provide for travel wherever
the recipients may choose.
Academy students from 29 states and 18
countries weathered change with
equanimity. Their feeling of community
was constant with that of their
predecessors and continues an
atmosphere of trust in which artists may
prosper and grow.
Ephraim Weinberg,
Dean of the School
The Alumni and Fellowship Open House in
December was a great success and we plan
to make it an annual event. The School
regards its relationship with alumni as a
source of mutual support and instruction.
To further those ends we are pleased that
Patricia Byrne has agreed to act as
Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and
Development for the Academy Schools.
Tish will be responsible for facilitating
communications between and among
former Academy students and the Schools
and will act as a liaison between the
Schools and the Academy Development
office.
The seventy-fifth Commencement and
Awards Presentation was our first in the
restored Museum galleries. Academy
President Henry S. McNeil made the
opening address. Sculptor George Segal
spoke on "The Madness of Choosing Art as
a Career." Thirteen European Travelling
Scholarships and thirty additional prizes
totaling $90,660 were awarded to students.
Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Walter Mondale, toured the Academy School
last fall with Dean Ephraim Weinberg .
REPORT OF THE
WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
The year of 1976-77 has been a busy one for
the Women 's Committee. Our focus of
interest, as usual , has been on the students
of this great School.
who so courageously undertook to lead
some of out trips; namely, Mmes Adamson ,
Cooke, Davis and West. Their abilities in
this direction have proved invaluable.
Our contributions to student aid in 1976-77
amounted to $5,850. Mrs. Harleston Wood
and her committee have shown the liveliest
interest and imagination in this area. It has
also been our pleasure to assist the Henry
Hotz , Jr. Student Aid Fund , to which the
committee hopes to contribute $1,000
annually.
Mrs. Emory Eysmans has shown herself to
be a notable hostess to museum friends
from Toronto, Montreal and Kitchener in
Canada. She has run "reverse safaris" for
each of these so successfully that she has
added great luster to our reputation for
hospitality.
The committee gave a party for all students
and faculty at the opening of the fall
semester, complete with buffet supper and
Dixieland Band . During the course of the
school year, we participated in the student
exhibitions at Peale House, and served
refreshments of various kinds.
Under Mrs. Robert Preucel's leadership,
four outstanding musical evenings in the
Rotunda of our National Landmark building
were presented. We were glad to be able to
present the Academy with audio-visual
equipment for the auditorium. A series of
four lectures was given during the year by
Joseph Alsop, Rosamond Bernier (twice)
and Thomas Hoving. Each one was
enthusiastically received.
And last, but not least,. the Women 's
Committee , under the leadership of Mrs.
Harry Neilson , has been working on the
Fine Arts Ball, to be held next May in our
National Landmark building. Our special
thanks go to Mmes West, Lewis, Davis,
Adamson , Gribbel, Mather, Kaufmann ,
Hinkson, Cooke and Thomas for their
tireless devotion to this event.
In the center of this maelstrom of activity
sits Mrs. Alfred Friedman , our Secretary.
She forgets nothing, thinks of everything , .
and is the greatest asset to the work of our
committee.
Mrs. George Reath, President
Our Art Safaris have brought the Academy
to the attention of people in various parts of
the United States this year, namely the
southern and southwestern states, and we
expect to invade France in October, all
under the aegis of Mrs. Albert M.
Greenfield , Jr. and her committee. These
trips provide contacts that continue to
prove of value to our Academy in many
different ways.
Our members have enjoyed the opportunity
of visiting other areas of this great country.
Everywhere we were treated with warm
hospitality. Our trip to Santa Fe and
Phoenix revealed to us the beauty of the
desert, where we saw studios of many
artists who work .in the southwest, in
particular Fritz Scholder and Carl Nelson
Gorman. Over a week-end in Long Island,
we visited a bewildering number of studios
and private homes, and a trip to the King
Tut exhibition in Washington , as well as a
day in New York, proved to be extra treats.
Boston, Atlanta, Savannah and Charleston
opened their doors to us, and in the great
cities of Ohio we found private collections
of special interest. A Chicago and
Milwaukee Safari ends our travels for 197677. One thing is sure: our members can
testify that Art is alive and well in these
United States.
Special mention should be made of those
Members of the Fine Arts Ball and Discotheque Committee with designer Ronald E.
Shaffer at CertainTeed Corp. Left to right: Mrs. Nelson J . Leidner, Mrs . Walter H.
Annenberg, Mrs. Harry R. Neilson, Jr. , Mrs. John Wintersteen, Mrs. Howard H. Lewis,
Mrs. Harry F. West.
For the Year Ended August 31, 1977
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
REVENUE
Various Trust Funds ................................... $242,916.32
Memberships .........................................
158,196.00
Contributions ........................ , ................
41,431.90
City Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25,000.00
Sales Desk and Miscellaneous ............. . .... . ......
43,624.12
Museum ..............................................
69,937.37
School ..... . ............................. . ...........
546,321.59
Total Revenues............................... ............ ... ... .. . .
$1,127,427.30
EXPENSES
$292,322.53
Administration
Museum .................•............ . ....... . .......
342,972.58
School ...............................................
559,488.17
Peale Club ...... . ............. . .... ,......... .. .. . ....
7,884.00
Total Expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$1,202,667.28
NET OPERATING LOSS ...........................................
($75,239.98)
NET INCOME FROM CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
823,055.57
NETINCOME TO RETAINED EARNINGS ............................
747,815.59
CENTENNIAL FUND
Special Fund for Renovation of
Furness Building at Broad & Cherry Streets
REVENUE
Contributions
$682,881.04
Proceeds - Sale of Pictures ..... . ................. . .............. . .. .
311,750.00
Total Revenue ......................... . ......... '.................. .
$994,631.04
TOTAL EXPENSES ........... . ... " ........ . . '.' . .. . ........ . ...... .
$171,575.47
NETINCOME ........................................ . .. . ..... . ... .
$823,055.57
STAFF
The School
Office of the Business Administrator
Office of the Director
Ephraim Weinberg, Dean
Andrea Greenberg, Assistant to the Dean
Dorothy Armstrong, Peale House Maid
William Bahmermann, Maintenance and Security
Linda Bioom , Models Coordinator
Anthony Buczko, Peale House Guard
Marietta Bushnell, Librarian
Patricia Byrne, Alumni Coordinator
Stephen Hammond, Maintenance and Security
Edward Henderson, Peale House Guard
Michael laeeoeo, Peale House Guard
James J. Lulias, Peale House Superintendent
Thomas Lulias, Assistant to Peale House Superintendent
Myron Mitchell, Peale House Receptionist
Edward W. Poole, Peale House Guard
Richard S. Ranck, School Registrar
Christopher Tate, Peale House Maintenance
Barbara Tate, School Store Manager
Robert Stubbs, Business Administrator
Marian E. Kirwin , Assistant to the Business Administrator
Dpminick Barrett. Chief Engineer
Claire Barrile, Cashier
Craig Blake, Assistant Engineer
George Burger, Museum Guard
Rita P. Damiano, Comptroller
John B. Gallen, Museum Guard
Joseph S. Hartle, Jr., Museum Guard
Carmen Intellino, Building Superintendent
William Laughanne, Museum Guard
Joseph Lehman, Museum Guard
Stephania Lestier, Museum Shop Assistant
Anna Mang, Receptionist
Nora Murray, Cloakroom Attendant
William Patridge, Museum Doorman
Judith Schneider, Assistant Comptroller
Joseph A. Smith, Museum Guard
Catherine Stover. Archivist
Kathleen Zickler, Museum Shop Manager
Richard J. Boyle, Director
Marcela de Keyser, Assistant to the Director
The Museum
Frank H. Goodyear, Jr., Curator
Joseph AmaroticQ, Conservator
Elizabeth G. Bailey, Museum Registrar and
Assistant General Curator
Elizabeth Kolowrat, Museum Education Director
Pamela Lajeunesse , Assistant Museum Registrar
Roman Tybinko, Preparator
Volunteer Docents
Ann Bosworth
Judith Buten
Jay Byrne
Johanna Cinquegrana
Rebeccs Cooke
Jane Cratsley
Lee DeWitt
Mary Epstein
Olivia Heitman
Eileen Hinkson
Elaine Hooper
Debbie Hummer
Irma Jelinek
Ana Maria Keene
Henrietta Landis
Bobbe Leidner
Sylvia Lieberman
Jeanne MacAlpine
Alice McGovern
Polly Marshall
Mary Mather
Ruth Preucel
Lois Rosenau
Hortense Steinberg
Claire Stuempfig
Faculty
Joseph Amarotico
Will Barnet
Morris Blackburn
John M. Bolles
Arthur De Costa
Murray Des's ner
Adolph Dioda
Tom Ewing
Marshall Glasier
Paul Anthony Greenwood
Oliver Grimley
John Hanlen
Alexander Hromych
Homer Johnson
Ben Kamihira
Karl O. Karhumaa
Kimsou
Victor Lasuchin
Julian Levi
Jimmy C. Lueders
Lisabeth Marder
William Robert Martone
Daniel D. Miller
William Omwake
Elizabeth Osborne
Henry C. Pearson
Mavis Pusey
Bruce Samuelson
David Slivka
Louis B. Sloan
Francis Speight
Roswell Weidner
Office of Development Membership
and Public Relations
Alva M Meyers, Development Consultant
Mary G. Hall, Assistant to the Development Consultant
Mary Lou Boardman , Assistant Director of Public Relations
Betty Fermanis, Membership Assistant
Volunteers
Carol Biba
Barbara Coffrin
Mary Eckman
Auditors
Graham , Crossan, Horrocks & Co.
Counsel
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esquire
Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul
Photography
Bezushko
Will Brown
Jill Sagendorph
Jules Schick
Design
James M. Ellis
Augmenting the Curriculum:
Printing
Robert Beverly Hale
J. Franklin Shores
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