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Part of 111th Annual Report for the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

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!the- :Q11"eet0l'$<Jf the Perm,s ylvania

Fine Arts have
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of reporting that:

the ' ~~nor

112tllAllnnal 1tx1libitio;p. of Oil-

Seulpt1lre opened to thE! Publio

oy' ;a,

F:r1va11,Vl~'ItV

will

Q'Qntil';lll'$

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4th , precea,ed

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until Mareh 25th inoluaiYEhThe work

shown is of an

~xeellenQe

neve;rs~rpa$$edby

Art hung in t .h e
:i;'n~ annO'~oe€i

Fe'br~rw

,ain~i~gs ~nd

theeve,~:tngof FebrlUit:ty

on

Cl)f the

rarely equ,a1.cid

alia.

prCirbe.bly

an., former EXhibition,of Anleriean

Ae ~de:my i $ Galleri~$,"

for Fe'br'u.ar,

loth,

~he

.Artililrt is even...

is given :for tlw PlU' ...

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pose of b.ringing tQg$the.r t ,h eExhiilltingA:.rtlsts. the
Ji,oea.l Artists, and

schools.

t'~ ' stuQ,ents attending the Academ~

To this reception the stockholders are as

eo,:rq,la.lly invited ~a tll.ey were

t(,'), the Fr'iVate
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The Jury o:fSeleetie)1 for tbis


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PhiliP . L.. Hale ~ahair1nan

Frederiok Olay Bartlett
Gif:fo~d

Baal

Paul Doughert;yJohn MoLure liamilt{j),ll

Paul King
Ernest Lawson

Jonas Lie
He'IU'Y MoOarter

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M$,wie :Dan,f ort:n l?ag$
~o,'U.gla.s'

And

th~

Vo,l k: '

fQ,lloWi,~ Sli.nl~ptur~s;

Paul Wi •. ,: Bartlett

Qh:arle$ Gl'afl,y
A':~,l;Pl1 Weilims,r).
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the. Ga.ll~ries hQ'fe been viS$. t$l~; during the

y$s.r

of 1916

the IVlanagen'!ent 0,£ the, ACitatienlY that the stockl101dere $b.()uld
]!!lot onlrpay iZ's'9:ll;e:nt visits to the. GallEJrie's bat el'lco'tlrage

thaJr :fri$l'ul,$: 't¢>:do
t~e

l)ur1f;A'S

were

\$ ;( h

lllJ.th Allnuall. _totti,oil meq,a.ls and priz$$

award.et:~

3~

Ald$:t1. Wie1" ... fhe

A~$;demw

GOld, :Medal ·o f ,lo.o1",

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_ilCarls~:n ...~he

Je.,1 e S$s.na:n GG<ld M.d,al t

The Cart' H, .., B'$~k, Go ld. ivrscial

DQugltiUl Yolk'!"

L1p1line()ttPri~E;l

Karl MdersO.1a... mha

JancY' '§)r~son ... The Mary Smith.
30,s eph

~ 0 l?~ar$Oll"

31'. ..Wlle

71,~m;pla

,I:~ie

Priz$

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St0t~sbuI"Y' l?ri~e,

ani the

GQl.d MtQ.$.,l ,;

;Qan.f orth Fage ... The Philadelphia Prize t
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E4wa:rd Maearten ...The George De Widen&r Memprial

~old

14ed$,.1 .

This EUib1.tion e,onsiste:d of4S'
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8011,.pt,,~:re.

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Arti$.~,$ 11\f¢i)!'Q.

Pa~llting$.

repr,e s$nted"

and 217 p,•. ;ieoem

A. apeQial feature

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of th~ :mxhib1tion we.s a·'-.~eri¢,$ Of Gallery ~alks held fiJver;J week.
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J

wllle~

was in $very W$7

;Pl~h~~

su:ooeseful·.

Shol"tl,;raft el"

theo:tQseaf this:U.lth Exl'libitton th$ .J ohn lloward McFadd$n

LOa;n OOl.l ectio;ll' Gf Paintillgs .b y El'lgliah Artists of t~ieth
¢entury t Was h~g in ·,Ga1l1Qry 'F.

on

AJl:r~l, '

,1,91:~.B;na

24.

45th. l~"'1..

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renuainei

It was ~pel'lell toth$ Publio
'~n; ~h:$ '

wall.$.u;n:t lld'$:nt+a1"7

'Oolleotio1"l. is the' finest of its. ~:i.;nd in

AlneriQa and ranks with

th.~ b~$t

in Eit'gla:m.d.,

!rJae . thahks of

th.$ :M:a~.a.gement are a:ueMr'. Mo]!"adtLen :fQrthls, sp',l endid l.j)a:tl~

Oll Ap,r il 15th. ancl :&~ibitio;rl ,o f :Paintings ~d 5(nl1ptue
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b., SW$c(L;ts:tL ,Artb.r~,~ ,ShOq i~ th~ Sw~fl:t.~h . seo1;;1.QllI. ~t the
P$:~ama

_l:d'bltiQn . was al$:O l.lls'tti3,lled in

.sev~ral

of tkti

Gall$l"itEl$ a.:nd remained $.n Elthibiti on tUltil M$,y
,l pthg
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~tbition(3:~n$i$'t'~

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Th1.s

o:f 317 Fa,i:t:dd.n~s and 23 pi~' Ge$ ot

S.o'tI,lptttT~~ .

. ()l',l Aprif16tpt a P0:rtiC)llOf th~. Gal.l$ri$.$ Ws,s hung

with

t~e ljt~'den.ts ~ibit.i()n.

until F.!ay 24.
p.e t't tiell

'Pl"l2lfp$,

which remain(tci on the. walle

!th~ E:xhi'hita were mostly the. ·wo:rkt):f Cf.Jm..

fOT t:n~ Or~.$.$on!pl"e"elingS'QhGla:r$b,ips

fwsntw...·twG ~(ih,G;t~r~lai.p~r~~r'$ ~war<1t$d . ,Viith ho~.ver

the, :u ndel.'standi;t'lg that the' r~.fj:ipi$.nt$ 0(>.11-1:0,

valrtage of the s,ward l1;lttil

be

Sll~1a

p$rmlt

&"i.a. Minor

th~

net take ad-

eondit!oll$ in Europe shou.ld


as in tile ' opi;nion of 't h$
~f for~ign trav:~l ~nd

&

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i~'t~u:·d ·()f

Dil'$Qt.o rs ,would

study--

From May 16th untilJlUle ' 10t~ the sehool$we l"e 1'ep1'$aented bya very hanQ.1ilome group of

~lbi ,t$

in oil and

' ~eullftHu'$ at the Phil.ade.lphia · !today altd TomGrro. ~i\:i tiOll
held at

tna

Commer~i$.~ !M(Hillttern of Plitila;d~lphia ..

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F,: and I'enle;ining
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l'~h Annual Water
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Miniatu.res and. 6&9 Wat$r
On
with

.]).$~$mb.:r

C01~~S"

l:5iih a port tQn of

t'h~ H~war4 ~arcb1, tt· ~

8Zide Qntinue ~ . un ti 1

th$Ga,lleri~$was

CU$h1:ngM$nlOrial of

$~m:u.ary

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hung

Oe.nvs.s$.$ $,

1, 1917 ..

. Th~$r~~(j):rdGfiIDli b:t ti:. flJ~·l'e ;fQ,Z';l'~16 eX~fJi~ae1n the
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:r:twnbar and iInPfu·ta;n(l$ our l'eQ:o:rd of

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~ibi tiona

f or l'$'oent

;rear$!I>.
~u.ring t~e $timttll9r th~

i'tr~~tltlguish~

Oh.em:tca1s 1.n the

. era W'l7lre replaeEJd by. fresh Ob;emioals and are now in good

Qrd:er.
The
sev~ral

~;n,tir$

r9'0 £ C)·f the truiJ.ding

tll'lp,( ).rtant

~0nd~i ts

hfl.~ b~~n ,

fl:'om t 'h e 1790f

;repaintEtd,;

to the ground

ha.,.~ :~ sen r~:plei{fe~ it

A :targe

Sl"'$a

of tbe ' 6Q:uth wall has

be~n

repairrted. by Qur

Mu(}h ()if tllS tnt.:r!o:r of 'tine bU11d1:&g has l:te~)il :Paint ...

ad

a.n.a ,w'hit~wa,gh,eil

;P).;~~lng

wherever t t waa &$emed

l1~{t~seary.

Th~

¥las b~~n ear,~ .:ftlilT gone <¥'V'er ,and ..is in g0oiOGtJ;...
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dilion ..
' In the :l?rint :Room a set fJt
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in

pl$.(~e f~r

st~e 1 eas~s

the safe keeping 6f tine man1

at' th.e E,h i.lli:ps Oollection •.

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t,l1:(~ ~rlll~~llt , O~ll~t1Gl'l th~ fO~.lQwing e~:Jl:Vals. se$ .: ...

purehas.~.a

'from the 111th JU';J.nttal bhibi tiOU1'"

f1The R~ir:J:4)~mi( by , ~rl , ~~<tbn:'$'¢I;n~
t')?~~t,ra.:1t ~t »or~th.y ts'~ ;Bell" by Ntal.'th~ Walt~rlt ·

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lfh~ :fQl10w1ngb$que$t~
F0~11Ih0rll$a.l2d

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re~$iv~dl' "

£1"'~m

Dol1a:t"$

yarrow,, ·.

the estate Gf )\.1(.Ui1ett

G0:p~ C)

(l)n<J thQ1;taand. Doj.,l ars t:r.omthe ~$tate at Jo~~pJo.in~' L~wis , ,,
~h.:r~l.&1t.h.e

ana

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~f

Itt. Oharles l\Jt.; ;Ue;et,' first

~lHH;l.Qnd pI'i~~$ ~1er.e off~l'EHl in

the WatexOQler :mxhibi'tiQn

th,~ tiX'li3t ' pri~i$} ~f ~hree ,NiW,dl'lfH'i Doliar~. atui

far' Jj)raVii.ng.

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a saoona pritae eflfvvo RWldreet ll!!>lleJ;·S.
IDhe

$ch~ljl$ haVa

a t .o tal. of

Mil

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anextl."~~~lr :$Ui(lUi~~,$sflll

registered.
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mhr~nlgh . th~· ~~rl$r~'Sity
f~d.
th~

o.: f

ye'$,r with

ffWQ ,tfh~::t.lUllt1-~d"

of :Mrs.

GeQ:rg.a !t~

},lollaI's was gi V~'tl,. t

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th(i)

Jopson v a
A(lui<lamy :f~lt'

ft;),tl.ndat.io!1 of tw:o ' sch:ola.l"$:h;ips t .o be @alled the Sarah

l{ai~hl\l

~~fc)ller 10110 la.l'$'hiJ!H~ll>

Duxingth:e

1~ar

a

:p~o.partyhas

been.

aequ.i~eiat

Oheste.lf."

spI'1ngs ? 'O'h ae1;;erOouaty., Fa,,'. Whi cb. :lif b~inG · re~'''1lt1161~,. aJ:ld

pilt tIl.

;p;r~p$:r oo~4itt'1l i(),T

the

~f~'t~tll$eb_t

airsch00l ... A :fn:ll report of' -w:hieh .will
f~rr$&

liUltil

the

~G:pelQ '

'ne'H~$s~rily

b$

d~"!'

,l ater.

T,be thanks of tile
t~

()f

lIonnraba.e~ '

tho

Mana:gem~~t

l;!aw~n'

of

Qf 'Gne

A{}~.elIljT

Plli,la.delphi~h

are ext$.n ied

to the Malor ' s .

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Qabinet , and to 'the S01e.c t anq Gomm$il Counell$ fer their
,()~iilti:nl2.~d
M~m,bers

l,mpa.th"

~d $,upp·~rt ~

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Fl'es.ia:$~v

to tlae

and

of , the, . Board <l)f lIldttQ'a:~ion in sending 'tI)Qur ' $011,,018.

Siil1dents deSiring

study art.

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W(!J also a0ki'!~wl~'dg~oltt' ifibt 1hl)tlh;~ p.* es$~f Philalielph:ta
vib.~ch

is gtVi»g to the

Ae~dem7 and tiE)

t~ll~i~mt c~ri'tj~cismsOf
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all, rh.e 1ilxhfbit~or\s ~b.i.crh we ha:ve ..



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Inake g:rateful a-eknowledgment ,0 the emploY'$s

of the AC$.d$lllyfol' their fai.thful

p~rformano~

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