Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts records
name: label: Creator
content: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
topic: label: Topic
content: Art, American -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Reels 4316-4340 microfilmed in 1989 as part of AAA's Philadelphia Arts Documentation Project. Reels P38-P83 lent and microfilmed in 1955.
creator: label: Creator
content: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Art academy and museum; Philadelphia, Pa. Founded in 1805. Exhibitions and classes began 1811. Annual competitions ceased in 1969. Academy instructors and students include Thomas Eakins, Cecilia Beaux, William Merritt Chase, Violet Oakley, Henry O. Tanner, Rembrandt Peale, and Thomas Sully. An art school was established in Chester Springs, Pa. from 1917 to 1952.
function: label: Function
content: Art Schools -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
label: Function
content: Art museums -- Pennsylvania
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 71 Microfilm reels
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1805-1976
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.pennacad
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Microfilm reels
altformavail: label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels P38-P83 and 4316-4340 available at Archives of American Art offices, at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and through interlibrary loan.
label: Existence and Location of Copies
content: 35mm microfilm reels 4316-4340 also available at the Free Library of Philadelphia.
originalsloc: label: Existence and Location of Originals
content: Originals in Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
otherfindaid: label: Other Finding Aids
content: Detailed finding aid located at Archives of American Art offices and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Selected materials from the following record groups: School; Exhibitions; Special Events; Permanent Collecton; Pennsylvania Academicians and Associates; Administration; Secretary and Managing Director; Board of Directors; Stockholders Association; Building; Public Relations; Photographs; and Oversize.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Included in the School records are student registers, prize winners, address books, faculty minutes, and school catalogs for both the School in Philadelphia and the school at Chester Springs. Exhibiton materials include registers of works received for exhibition, annual and special exhibition catalogs, and sale records. Among the Board Minutes filmed are the Committee on Instruction and the Committee on Exhibitions. The Photographs include views of the various Academy buildings including the Frank Furness building at Broad and Cherry Streets, students, classes, and exhibitions.