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David R. Brigham Succeeds
Edward T. Lewis as
PAFA President and CEO
David R. Brigham shares a moment with Ted Lewis in PAFA’s historic Cast Hall.
Former Edna S. Tuttleman Museum Director Dr. David R.
Brigham has succeeded Dr. Edward T. Lewis as PAFA’s President
and Chief Executive Officer. Lewis stepped down on
December 31, 2009 and Brigham was appointed President
and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2010.
In 2007, Lewis was selected to serve the Academy as its
President and CEO. During his tenure, PAFA saw the implementation
of re-branding initiatives; the establishment of the
Academy BFA; the launch of the performance series, PAFA
Presents; and new community collaborations including several
with the School District of Philadelphia. Additionally, under
Lewis’ direction, there has been a nearly 15 percent increase
in student applications, as well as an increase in annual giving
by 40 percent, and capital gifts made possible the renovation
of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building’s fourth floor.
It was also during his tenure that the Academy continued
its balanced budget; even through difficult economic times,
and by careful planning PAFA did not experience any staff or
faculty layoffs.
“Over the past year, PAFA has been working on its strategic
plan, which will be presented to the Board in June 2010. I
believe it is in the Academy’s best interest that a new president
leads this critical initiative. I am confident that PAFA is in
capable hands with Dr. Brigham as it moves forward with its
ambitious programs,” said Lewis. “I have had
the privilege of working with many educational
institutions throughout my career and can say
that my time at PAFA has been one of the most
enriching experiences. I am exceedingly appreciative
for the support I received from Chairman
Don Caldwell, the trustees, staff, and faculty
and for allowing me to play a role in the history
of this extraordinary institution.”
Brigham joined PAFA in October 2007.
Under his leadership, the museum has seen audience
growth, including the increase in admissions
revenue by 63% in the summer of 2009
over the same period last year; the launch of a
comprehensive exhibition and public programs
plan; the growth of the collection through
more than 300 works of art and several major
purchases, and a significant enhancement of its
profile. Brigham’s commitment to diversity has
been evident in the formation of a Community
Outreach Committee, the painting retrospective
for Barkley L. Hendricks, and the planning of
the first international retrospective for Henry O.
Tanner in 2012.
“I am truly honored to be appointed PAFA’s
President and Chief Executive Officer at such
a momentous time in its remarkable history,” said Brigham.
“PAFA will be facing exciting new challenges and opportunities
with the development of the Cherry Street Plaza, making
PAFA the first step on the Museum Mile, the implementation
of a new low-residency Master of Fine Arts degree, and the
completion of the Pennsylvania Convention Center bringing
more visitors to our front door. I am eager to build upon recent
successes in growing our funds available for student scholarships
and finding ways to expand development opportunities
to support our extremely talented faculty. I very much look
forward to serving this prestigious institution in my new capacity
and to working with the great team of trustees, donors,
volunteers, faculty, and staff who make it so impressive.”
“Ted has been an exceptional leader for the museum and
school. We will miss his dedication to the Academy and wish
him the very best,” stated PAFA’s Board Chairman, Donald R.
Caldwell. “In the two years since Dr. Brigham assumed the
role of Museum Director, PAFA and its Board have seen remarkable
accomplishments under his leadership. His passion
and enthusiasm for the Academy are infectious. He has the full
support of the Board.”
PAFA’s
Latest
Acquisition
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Student
Activities
Abound
winter 2010
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
Morris Gallery, Historic Landmark Building
January 29 – April 11
Tromarama, Serigala Militia, 2005 (detail), Woodcuts and DVD projection, One from a
series of 402 woodcuts, each 8.3 x 11 in., Image courtesy of the artists
By Julien Robson, Curator of Contemporary Art
Celebrating the role of print in contemporary artistic
practice, Philagrafika 2010 is the first presentation of
what will become a recurring event in Philadelphia. With
more than 350 artists participating in exhibitions and programs
at more than 80 museums and cultural institutions
around the city, Philagrafika 2010 is one of the largest art
events in the United States and the world’s most important
print related exposition.
The core exhibition of Philagrafika 2010, is the fivevenue
project The Graphic Unconscious, simultaneously
shown at PAFA, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The
Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, the Temple
Gallery at Tyler School of Art, and The Print Center.
Presenting 35 internationally renowned artists and artist
groups from 18 countries, The Graphic Unconscious
explores the ubiquitous presence of printed matter in our
visual culture and how concepts like accessibility, democratization,
dissemination, and transience inform diverse
contemporary art practices while expanding the realm of
printmaking itself.
Exhibited in the Morris Gallery and the Fisher Brooks
Gallery at PAFA, The Graphic Unconscious presents seven
artists from three continents. Addressing the traditions
of PAFA as both a teaching institution and a museum,
the works of these artists take conventionally recognized
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Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts (PAFA) is America’s first school and museum
of fine arts. A recipient of the 2005 National Medal of
Arts presented by the President of the United States,
PAFA is a recognized leader in fine arts education. Nearly
every major American artist has taught, studied, or
exhibited at the Academy. The institution’s world-class
collection of American art continues to grow and provides
what only a few other art institutions in the world
offer: the rare combination of an outstanding museum
and extraordinary faculty known for its commitment to
students and for the stature and quality of its artistic
work.
President & Chief Executive Officer, David R. Brigham
Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Jeffrey Carr
Vice President of Admissions & Financial Aid, Stanislaus Greidus
Dean of Student Affairs, Anne Stassen
Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations, John J. Berg
Senior Vice President of Development, Louisa Hanshew
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Board of Trustees
Donald R. Caldwell, Chair
Kevin F. Donohoe, Vice Chair and Treasurer
Herbert S. Riband, Jr., Esq., Vice Chair & Secretary
Thomas N. Pappas, Vice Chair and Assistant Secretary
James C. Biddle, Vice Chair
Mark L. Alderman, Esq.
Roger H. Ballou
Gerald P. Barth
John B. Bartlett, Esq.
Sally J. Bellet, Esq.
Thomas L. Bennett, CFA
Max N. Berry, Esq.*
Lynn Nowicki Clarke*
Jonathan L. Cohen*
Robert A. Fisk
John A. Fry*
Michael T. Kennedy
Mary Louise Krumrine, Ph.D.
Ellen Berman Lee
Marguerite Lenfest
Rev. Herbert H. Lusk, II
Frances M. Maguire*
Emeritus
Robert L. Byers, Sr.
Barbara L. Greenfield, Chair, Emeritus Trustees
William A. Slaughter, Esq.
Richard E. Woosnam
Anne E. McCollum
Francis P. Newell, Esq.
Delphine Poussot
Linda Richardson
William L. Rulon-Miller
Steven L. Sanders
William H. Schorling, Esq.
Carole Price Shanis
Henry B. du P. Smith
Martha McGeary Snider
Julie D. Spahr
Gerard H. Sweeney
Barbara A. Sylk
Steven Volla
Debora C. Zug
*National Trustee
Ex officio
Julia B. DeMoss, President of the Women’s Board
James J. Lynes, President, Alumni Association
Gary Steuer, Director, Office of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy
Ahmeenah Young, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Faculty Representative
Al Gury
Photo: Susan Beard Design
Photo: Hinda Schuman
Photo: Linda Johnson
Perspective: Looking Ahead
It is a great honor to be appointed
President of America’s first School and
Museum of Fine Arts. For more than
two hundred years, PAFA has been a
world leader in fine arts education and
has contributed profoundly to the creation
and understanding of American
art and culture.
Walking through the Cast Hall as I
arrive at PAFA each morning is truly
inspiring, seeing the next generation of
American artists develop their already
considerable talents in the same space as hundreds of great
artists before them. I look forward to watching the transformation
of our student-artists into accomplished professionals
under the watchful eye of our renowned faculty.
In recent years, PAFA has continued to grow, with the addition
of the contemporary galleries, classrooms, and studios of
the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, complementing the Victorian
elegance of the Historic Landmark Building.
As President, I am committed to working with our community
of trustees, patrons, faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents,
and volunteers to further enrich the educational experience at
PAFA for the benefit of students and the public alike. We will
achieve this together through expanding and enhancing cur-
ricular and public programs, broadening our use of technology,
growing our collections, and strengthening our exhibitions. In
each of these endeavors, I will strive to continue deepening the
interdependent work of the School and the Museum.
To that end, one of the first priorities will be to complete the
Cherry Street Plaza. The leadership gift provided by Gerry
and Marguerite Lenfest will provide the financial support and
the City of Philadelphia has given many key approvals. We
are currently developing the design of this Plaza so that it will
unify our facilities into a campus, and serve our loyal supporters
and the million-and-a-half visitors annually at the expanded
Convention Center that will open directly across from PAFA
on Broad Street in early 2011. This beautiful new Plaza will
provide civic and creative spaces, and serve as a gateway to
the cultural riches of Philadelphia.
Through this and other initiatives, I trust that we will make
known to the world what we already appreciate: that PAFA has
great traditions and remains a vital force in shaping the course
of American art.
David R. Brigham
President & Chief Executive Officer
Go Where There Is No Path, and Leave a Trail
By Louisa Hanshew, Senior Vice President of Development
James C. Biddle, Board Vice Chair and wife Kristin
congratulate Board Chair Donald R. Caldwell (center)
on 15 years of service to the Academy.
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building
May 15 – June 6, 2010
At the 109th Annual Student Exhibition (ASE), works by
BFA students, third- and fourth-year Certificate Program students,
and Master of Fine Arts candidates, will showcase a diversity
of styles that combine traditional skill and contemporary
vision. The exhibition runs from May 15 through June 6, 2010.
An Academy tradition for more than century, the exhibition
represents the culmination of training in the Academy’s disciplines
of painting, drawing, printmaking, and sculpture. Visitors
will enjoy more than 1,000 works, which are available for sale
at accessible prices.
In addition to its role as an exhibition and sale, ASE represents
a competition for the coveted Certificate program’s
Cresson, Schiedt, Von Hess, Ware, and Women’s Board
Travel Scholarships. Through a daylong judging process, the
Academy’s faculty selects the scholarship recipients, who show
exceptional artistic accomplishment and promise.
The exhibition features the art hung “salon style” throughout
the first two floors of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton building. Jill A.
Rupinski, Academy alumnae, faculty member, and coordinator
of the Annual Student Exhibition for more than 30 years says,
“With combined numbers of students topping 141, planning
the Spring 2010 event promises to be challenging. Each artist
involved is concerned with exhibiting the best of their work in a
solo presentation, yet the magic of this exhibition is its strong
overarching aesthetic despite the clamor of tantalizing diversity.
PAFA has always taken pride in being
an institution that is both steeped
in tradition and one that is constantly
evolving and exploring new artistic
frontiers. The one constant as we
change and grow is that our students
are at the heart of everything we do.
Whether it is a dinner to raise funds
for scholarships, our Annual Student
Print Sale, or the four special exhibitions
this year – Elizabeth Osborne:
The Color of Light, Sidney Goodman:
Man in the Mirror, Legacies,
and Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of
the Cool – showcasing the work of
PAFA alumni and faculty members, it
all comes back to our students.
From July of this year, we have
raised over $1 million in scholarship
aid for our students. This was
through the extraordinary efforts of
those participating and contributing
to the evening on October 3,
honoring our Chairman, Donald
R. Caldwell and establishing the
Caldwell Scholars. Most recently,
the 11th annual Bacchanal! 2009
celebrating the wine and culture of
Chile, raised an additional $405,000
for student aid. Our thanks to the
many artists, donors, members and
volunteers who helped make this
possible, and who champion our
mission to be the recognized world
leader in American Art in fine arts
education.
Our hope is to inspire a sense of
inquiry, creativity, and imagination
among our students and educate
rather than train them to go where
there is no path, and leave a trail.
A Tradition Continues with the 109th Annual Student Exhibition
This year
promises to
again be a
rewarding
experience
reflecting the
strength of
our programs.”
The
exhibition
opens with a
benefit Preview
Party,
hosted by the
Women’s Board of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
on Thursday, May 13, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event represents
a unique opportunity for collectors and the public to meet
the students at the start of their professional careers and have
the first chance to purchase exhibited works. Entry is timed by
ticket level. Proceeds support scholarships and programs of
the Academy. For information regarding the Preview Party, call
215-972-7639.
A free public preview reception of the Annual Student Exhibition
will take place Friday, May 14, from 5 to 8:30 p.m.
Photo: Linda Johnson

Exhibition Sneak Preview: Anatomy/Academy
January 29 – April 10, 2011,
Fisher Brooks Gallery
Thomas Eakins, Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross, (The Gross Clinic) (detail), 1875, oil on
canvas, 96 x 78 inches. Gift of the Alumni Association to Jefferson Medical College in 1878
and purchased by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Museum
of Art in 2007 with the generous support of more than 3,400 donors, 2007.2
By Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art
Philadelphia has been a center for art and science since the
eighteenth century. Its art and medical schools have been engines
of innovation and the expansion of knowledge for nearly three centuries.
Curated by Anna O. Marley, Robert Cozzolino, and Julien
Robson, PAFA’s curators of historical, modern, and contemporary
art respectively, Anatomy/Academy will be the first exhibition to
focus on how Philadelphia’s dynamic art and science communities,
and in particular, the curriculum of the Academy, fostered knowledge
of the human body.
Rather than dwell in separate realms, these communities have
often collaborated and shared discoveries, transformed the attitudes
of the public towards mental and physical health, and challenged
conceptions about beauty. Philadelphia’s role in advancing
knowledge of the body has been a harrowing and fascinating saga,
from triage during the Revolutionary war through current debates
over stem cell research. Artists, often at PAFA, have been active
participants in historical moments, helping to shape the public view
of the meaning of the body and its place in the broader world.
Coinciding with the return to the museum of Thomas Eakins’ The
Gross Clinic, Anatomy/Academy will draw on PAFA’s rich collections,
complemented by loans from Philadelphia institutions, private
collections, and museums. The exhibition will include drawings,
photographs, paintings, sculpture, ephemera, and material culture
dating from the eighteenth-century to today that deal with changing
conceptions of the body over three centuries in Philadelphia
scientific and artistic culture.
Artists featured in the exhibition will include Charles Willson
Peale, Washington Allston, John Vanderlyn, Benjamin Rush, Thomas
Eakins, Christian Schussele, Thomas Anshutz, Charles Grafly,
Marcel Duchamp, Robert Henri, Ivan Albright, John Sloan, Hyman
Bloom, Rico LeBrun, Thomas Chimes, Sidney Goodman, Paul
Thek, and Rob Matthews. An extensive array of public programming
will accompany the exhibition, including partnerships with
local science institutions and a series of study days based both on
the historic and contemporary body art in the city of Philadelphia.
Continuing Education Programs
A Community of Dedicated Artists of All Ages and Skill Levels
Register now for the spring semester: January 19 - May 3
Continuing Education at PAFA offers art classes for adults
and high school students at all levels of ability this spring.
Whether you’re venturing into art for the first time, mastering
your craft or preparing a portfolio, we have something for
you. Members at the “Friends” level and above receive a 10%
tuition discount on regular classes and workshops!
Spring Highlights
Saturday Drawing and Painting for High School
Students
This course offers young people a valuable opportunity to
develop and hone their skills. Includes assistance with
preparing a portfolio for art school/college.
Saturdays, January 30 – April 3, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Master Class with Stuart Shils
Immerse yourself in a three-day intensive outdoor painting
class with critically acclaimed painter, and PAFA alum, Stuart
Shils. Working alla prima, Shils will demonstrate strategies for
seeing nature with more perceptual discrimination and help
you master your sense of color.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 16, 17 & 18
FREE Slide Lecture with Stuart Shils: The Perceptual Moment
Thursday, April 15, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Open to the public!
Master Class with Odd Nerdrum
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be electrified,
challenged, and inspired by contemporary master realist
painter, Odd Nerdrum. This intense three-day experience
combines painting demonstrations, studio work, lecture,
question and answer, and a stage play. Space is limited,
so early registration is encouraged.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 23, 24 & 25
Photo: Mary Nolan
Master Class painting demonstration by Stuart Shils.
Workshops, Seminars and Lectures
Continuing Education has scheduled a great line-up of short
lectures and hands-on workshops this spring on a variety
of interesting topics including Picture Framing Techniques,
Digital Imaging for the Artist, Fresco Painting, and The History
of Photography.
Summer Academy for High School Students
July 5 – 30, 2010
The Summer Academy is the definitive program for talented
and motivated high school students intent on a fine arts
education featuring college-level courses in drawing, painting,
sculpture and printmaking and day trips to the museums and
galleries of Philadelphia, New York and Washington, D.C.
For more information, call 215-972-7632 or
visit www.pafa.org/SummerAcademy.
All PAFA CE courses and workshops are eligible for Act
48 and New Jersey Department of Education Professional
Development credit.
For the complete Spring schedule, visit www.pafa.org/CE, call 215-972-7632 or e-mail continuinged@pafa.edu.
Alumni News
All members at the Alumni Circle level are invited to join
us for a reception during Open Studio Night, a unique
opportunity to meet the next generation of American artists
and get a sneak peek at the work being created for
the 2010 Annual Student Exhibition. Come and chat with
current PAFA students in their studios and hear about
their latest work. This year’s event will take place on
Friday, February 12 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Alumni Circle members are also entitled to join us for
Draw-a-Thon, which will take place on March 19.
If you’re an Alumni Circle member and would like to join
us for either of these events, you can rsvp at 215-972-
0522 or rsvp@pafa.org.
Remember, all 2009 graduates have received a complimentary
one-year Alumni Circle membership!
Membership News
Join us for the members opening of Philagrafika
2010: The Graphic Unconscious. A reception will take
place on Saturday, January 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. in the
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building.
We are also excited to announce a new year of PAFA
Presents. Tickets are FREE for PAFA members; $10 for
non-members. All events start at 2 p.m.
• February 14, The Opera Company Presents:
A Taste of Opera, Tea: A Mirror of Soul
• March 14, The Opera Company Presents:
A Taste of Opera, Antony & Cleopatra
• March 28, Pig Iron Theater
• May 2, The Opera Company Presents:
A Taste of Opera, La Traviata
• May 9, The Greater Philadelphia Chorale
Members can rsvp at 215-972-0522 or rsvp@pafa.org.
For more info, be sure to check E-Preview and www.pafa.
org. To become a member call 215-972-0522.
Philagrafika
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mediums and revolutionize them in new forms. Working
with woodcuts, Christiane Baumgartner (Germany) and
Orit Hofshi (Israel) realize the potential of this medium on
an immense scale while the artist group Tromarama (Indonesia)
turns each cut of the wooden panel into the frame
of a stop-motion animation that is accompanied by the
music of a rock band from Jakarta. Recipient of the prestigious
MacArthur Fellowhip Mark Bradford (USA) collages
together found posters and then sands this surface to
excavate other forms of information hidden underneath
while Pepón Osorio (USA) prints an image onto a bed
of confetti, turning print into three-dimensional sculpture.
Kiki Smith (USA) presents a new version of her signature
composite prints on handmade paper in a large-scale poetically
diaphanous work, while Qui Zhijie (China) carves
traditional Chinese calligraphy from concrete blocks that,
after being printed, stand as sculptures in their own right
alongside the wall hung images.
Presenting artists not traditionally associated with
printmaking, as well as those who employ it as the central
medium of their work, The Graphic Unconscious demonstrates
how challenging forms of printmaking play a vital
role in the work of contemporary artists.
The Graphic Unconscious is curated by José Roca (Artistic Director of Philagrafika
2010), John Caperton (Curator, The Print Center), Sheryl Conkleton
(Independent Curator), Shelley R. Langdale (Associate Curator of Prints and
Drawings, Philadelphia Museum of Art), Lorie Mertes (Rochelle F. Levy Director/Chief
Curator, The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design), and Julien
Robson (Curator of Contemporary Art, PAFA).
This exhibition at PAFA was organized as part of the multi-site exhibition
Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious in collaboration with Philagrafika,
a nonprofit arts organization in Philadelphia that provides leadership for largescale,
collaborative initiatives with broad public exposure. Program support for
The Graphic Unconscious is provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage
through the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative, The Andy Warhol Foundation for
the Visual Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Leading support for PAFA’s participation in Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic
Unconscious has been provided by RBC Wealth Management, and by the
William Penn Foundation. The presentation of work by Orit Hofshi at PAFA is
co-sponsored by Israel Foreign Ministry, Consulate General of Israel, Philadelphia.
Additional support for the presentation of work by Christiane Baumgartner
at PAFA was provided by the IFA Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V.
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Dr. Edward T. Lewis Bids Farewell to PAFA
On December 31, 2009, Dr. Edward T. Lewis stepped down
as PAFA’s President & CEO. Before his departure, Lewis spoke
with Preview and reflected on his time at the Academy.
You have implemented many initiatives at PAFA. Of
which are you most proud?
I feel very good about securing funding for the renovation of
the 4th floor and helping obtain the state contribution for the
move into the Hamilton Building. We’ve also established several
partnerships in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia School
District, the Philadelphia Zoo, and many other cultural organizations.
Certainly, I’m proud of overseeing what I think will be a
very successful development of the strategic plan. And most of
all, I’m proud of leading PAFA through the recession and at the
same time balancing the budget and protecting the museum
and the school from staff and budgetary cuts.
What challenges did you meet when you took over the
presidency at PAFA?
First of all, there were a lot of people—even some supporters
of PAFA—who felt distanced from the Academy, and I
Artists’ House Gallery
Presents Work of
PAFA Alumni
David Palumbo, Transit Station, 16 x 27, oil on illustratiion board
Now nearing its 20th anniversary, the Artists’ House
Gallery in Old City represents nearly 60 artists, about ninety
percent of whom are either PAFA students or faculty.
The founders of the Artists’ House Gallery are PAFA
graduates themselves who began the gallery in order to
help artists make their way in the world outside of school.
Their mission is to “feature the work of outstanding emerging
and established artists…and offer collectors and art
lovers the opportunity to purchase excellent works of art at
affordable prices.”
According to Lorraine Riesenbach, Director of Artists’
House Gallery, “We wanted to help artists avoid becoming
their own best collectors.” The gallery is doing just
that, especially for PAFA graduates, with almost all of the
gallery’s shows featuring Academy alumni.
It is also an interest of the gallery to support Philadelphia
artists. Says Riesenbach, “Philadelphia is a marvelous art
city. There are so many good art schools.” But she notes
that the Artists’ House Gallery has a slight bend towards
PAFA, not only because of the personal connection,
but also because Riesenbach believes that despite the
unfounded notion that all PAFA graduates have a similar
painting style, “There is huge variety coming out of the
Academy and it offers the best foundation in the visual
arts.”
In support of that conviction, the gallery presents two
annual prizes: The Artists’ House Prize and the Susan
Land Memorial Print Award. Both offer its winner $250
and the chance to show at a gallery and both select their
winners from PAFA’s Annual Student Exhibition exclusively.
“We like traditional art,” Riesenbach states. “PAFA
gives students the training and background they require
to become working artists.” And the gallery believes that
young artists—and young does not refer to age—are worth
watching.
Clearly the Artists’ House Gallery also believes that
PAFA artists are worth watching.
The Artists’ House Gallery is located at 57 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia. For more
information call 215-923-8440 or visit www.artistshouse.com
think we’ve changed that and made PAFA more accessible,
more welcoming. Secondly, for reasons that go back several
years, the school and the museum weren’t working together
as closely as they should and with a lot of help from Jeffrey
Carr and David Brigham, we’ve made a good deal of progress
in that area. And, finally, we’re close to completing a strategic
plan for the next few years—a plan that will lay out a detailed
blueprint of what must be done, when it will be done, and the
resources needed.
What are your fondest memories about our students?
Of course it’s easy to say the Annual Student Exhibition
or Open Studio Night when all of us are so proud to be part
of PAFA. But my fondest memories are the small things: the
student on the elevator so grateful for his or her experience at
PAFA, student paint tracks across the third floor, even meeting
with students to discuss often nagging issues. But the thing
that I remember most is that these students really do have a
seriousness, an earnestness about their art that’s very moving
and very courageous.
PAFA Acquires Stained Glass Windows
by Violet Oakley and Louis Comfort Tiffany
By Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art
Building on the success of PAFA’s stewardship
of the Maxfield Parish/Tiffany Studio glass
mural The Dream Garden, the Academy has
acquired two spectacular sets of masterworks of early
twentieth-century stained glass by Violet Oakley and
Louis Comfort Tiffany.
The subject of the Oakley windows is the Wise and
Foolish Virgins (1909), a lesser-known parable from
the Bible depicting wise virgins conserving the oil in
their lamps to await the arrival of the bridegroom while
foolish virgins waste their oil and are not prepared for
the coming of the groom, who is the Christ.
Though little known today, this was a popular artistic
subject in the early twentieth century. Henry O. Tanner,
a PAFA graduate, as was Oakley, depicted the same
scene in paint. Oakley was a student at the Academy
in 1896 and taught mural painting at PAFA from 1912
to 1917.
PAFA is fortunate also to own Oakley’s original fullscale
oil studies for the windows. The windows and
cartoons complement more than 2,000 of the artist’s
paintings and drawings already in the collection. The
windows will soon be custom installed in the Historic
Landmark Building, designed by Frank Furness and
George Hewitt, who were also the designers of St.
Peter’s Church in Germantown – the deconsecrated
church from which the windows were preserved.
These are one of only three Oakley window projects to
survive.
The Tiffany windows are Saint Cornelius and Angel,
(c.1910) and PAFA is particularly thrilled to be able to
present the luminous works by Oakley, and her contemporary
Tiffany, in a public institution in perpetuity.
Violet Oakley, The Wise and Foolish Virgins, 1908-09, stained glass lancet windows,
100 x 22 1/4 in., 2009.2.1 a&b. John S. Phillips Fund
What are your plans after PAFA?
I’m going to spend more time with my children and now my
new grandchildren. I’ll spend a lot more time with my fiancée
Debbie DeLauro. I may teach a course or two and I may join
the American Poetry Review board. I would also like to work on
some writing. So there’s a lot to do.
Any closing remarks you would like to share?
Everyone is struck, when they first come here and when they
stay here, by how committed everyone is to this institution. And
I particularly see that with the faculty. They’ve been here—many
of them—for 30, 40, even 50 years. They’re the keepers of the
flame, and they take that job very, very seriously. We’re very
fortunate to have them.
A final comment? I’m particularly optimistic about the future
of PAFA. I think David Brigham will be an extraordinary president.
He has the energy and vision to take the Academy to
a new level, and for all of those who love PAFA, the next few
years will be, I believe, a time to celebrate.
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Faculty Spotlight: Bruce Samuelson
Bruce Sameulson, Untitled 03-7, 2003, pastel and
charcoal on paper, 24”x19”, Permanent collection,
Saint Anselm College
When Bruce Samuelson was seven years old,
he told himself he was going to be an artist. A
PAFA graduate and faculty member, Samuelson
finds that the trees and birds he drew in those early
years when he dreamed of becoming an artist still find
their way into his work.
With Samuelson’s interest in art cemented before he
was a teenager, in high school it was suggested that
he go on to study art at either Hussian School of Art or
PAFA. The decision came easily. Hussian cost $400 per
semester and the Academy $300. Samuelson’s parents
told him go to PAFA.
New Horizons
By Stan Greidus, Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
This has been a busy year in both the Offices of Admissions
and Financial Aid. Enhanced resources provided by the School
have enabled the Office of Admissions to hit the ground running
this September to recruit for our Spring 2010 and Fall
2010 classes and add over 15 new off-campus recruitment
events to what was our already busy fall schedule.
The new Academy BFA is gaining popularity, especially with
students in the community colleges we visit. As well, the admissions
staff has been adding new high schools and portfolio
events to our calendar and these efforts have paid off in a very
dramatic increase in inquiries—over 60% as compared to this
time last year.
As many of you know, the world of financial aid has been in
flux. Major changes are afoot in the federal loan processes,
and Direct Lending will be the key to assisting our students
with the financing they need to attend college next year and
beyond.
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Samuelson vividly remembers his very first day. “I entered the
Furness building from Broad Street and I had to register in the
auditorium. At seventeen I naively asked where to go for my class
and the registrar said, ‘There are no classes today, but since you
have your sketch book you can go through those big doors over
there and you can draw all day from the casts.’ The first cast I saw
was the Belvedere Torso. I knew I was home.”
During his time as a student, Samuelson studied with Hobson
Pittman, Walter Stuempfig, and Julian Levy. “They taught by example,”
Samuelson says, “by being inspirational and by their integrity
as artists.” Samuelson also learned from and was equally inspired
by his classmates such as the collaboration team of Kocot/Hatten,
Bob Barfeld, Jody Pinto, EO Omwake, David Lynch, James Victor,
and Murray Dessner. Samuelson also notes that he met his wife,
Mary Spinelli, at PAFA, and credits her with still being his strongest
inspiration.
Says Samuelson, “For me, learning at the Academy was not
about following predetermined aesthetics or step-by-step procedures.
It was simply enough to work and be in the company of
these people. My Academy experience was and is just one neverending
inspiring activity.”
The progression from student to faculty member came as the
result of a position Samuelson held as a night janitor at PAFA, a job
he continued for about two years after receiving his certificate in
1968. According to Samuelson, when he was sweeping up on a
Tuesday night, the Night School director, Roswell Weidner asked
Samuelson if he would like to try teaching Weidner’s life painting
class for a night. Soon after that Weidner turned his life class over
to Samuelson. A few years later, in 1973, he was invited to teach
in the Certificate Program.
Of his approach to teaching art, Samuelson believes that “addressing
the individual is most important. It is critical to identify
the student’s strengths, weaknesses, and personal interests. I also
believe it is important to address representational and nonrepresentational
issues within the same class. I try to emphasize the
formal issues as well as encouraging experimentation.”
In December, Samuelson was included in a Small Works Show
at the Rosenfeld Gallery which represents him in Philadelphia.
Samuelson also continues to be represented by the J. Cacciola
Gallery in New York. Samuelson is currently working on an exhibition
that will include three other artists and will be held at the Philip
and Muriel Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College in 2012.
Another important aspect of our financial aid process is
scholarships. To that end, the recent fundraiser that celebrated
the fifteenth anniversary of Donald R. Caldwell’s service to the
Board increased our scholarship funds by over $1 million. The
interest from this fund will go toward the newly created Donald
R. Caldwell Scholarship, PAFA’s first competitive, full-tuition
scholarship. Top applicants to the School will be offered the
opportunity to submit a Challenge Portfolio to be considered
for the Caldwell scholarship. This is an exciting new opportunity
that will permit us to enroll even more talented students in
the future.
If you are interested in donating to any of our scholarships,
including the Friends of PAFA scholarship, we have made it
easy for you. Donations can be made on-line at www.givezooks.com
(click on “communities”). Extraordinary students
need extraordinary support and you can help.
Photography by Mike Kehr
From the Desk
of the Dean:
A Gallery Tour
of Old City
By Jeffrey Carr, Senior Vice President of Academic
Affairs, Dean of the School of Fine Arts
I was in Old City last weekend to see the work of Elena
Peteva, a recent alumna, on display at the Artists’ House
Gallery. With her beautiful drawings was an exhibition of
the elegant figure paintings of another recent graduate,
Arcenio Martin Campos. In the back room were sculptures
by PAFA professor Kate Brockman and many more
works by Academy artists. And there was more to come.
Around the corner at the Rosenfeld Gallery was a PAFA
show of Gwen Maleson, Mary Nomecos and Tremain
Smith. While basking in the reflected glory of all of these
marvelous artists, I became part of another ongoing film
project by ubiquitous YouTube presence and PAFA alum
John Thornton, aka Rusty Scupperton.
A short walk took me to the F.A.N. Gallery, and a show
of graduate Treacy Ziegler and the work of many more
PAFA artists: the figure sculpture of Joshua Koffman and
faculty member Gary Weisman and the landscapes of
Painting Department Chair Al Gury alongside the work
of alumni Lesa Chittenden Lim and Gregory Prestegord.
My afternoon gallery jog wound up at the Rodger La Pelle
Gallery, featuring two more extraordinary shows of the
landscapes and figures of Academy artist Fred Danziger
and the delicate and autobiographical interiors of more
recent graduate Jeanine Leclaire. There was even a
painting by filmmaker and PAFA alumnus David Lynch.
All of these shows made me aware, once again, of what
an extraordinary school of art we have at PAFA. It seems
like our artists are everywhere and are a major presence in
the Philadelphia art world. By listing names above, I have
managed to leave out literally dozens more, as most of
the galleries in Philadelphia are filled with Academy artists
both very well known and those recently out of school.
Alumnus Giovanni Casadei, for example, has a show up
at Gross McCleaf Gallery, where many PAFA artists show.
Locks Gallery has just this summer exhibited Elizabeth
Osborne and has a current group show up that includes
PAFA faculty members Neysa Grassi and Eileen Neff. And
Sande Webster Gallery, which also shows many of our
artists, is exhibiting the work of celebrated PAFA graduate
Barkley L. Hendricks. And here I must stop because
if I tried to be inclusive of every PAFA artist and faculty
member who shows in Philadelphia, I would have to list
practically every gallery in town, and many, many more
artists.
The Academy is dedicated to being a community of
working artists. I think our secret is that we are indeed
working, and that we are committed to our mission of
teaching only the fine arts. Artists come here to work,
make art, see art, exhibit and learn from each other. We
train fine artists, and the evidence of our success is all
over town.
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6
Barkley L. Hendricks Returns to Philadelphia
Barkley L. Hendricks signs a catalog for Frederick Bacon,
his 8th grade art teacher from Elizabeth Gillespie Junior High
School.
Philadelphia native, PAFA graduate, and
renowned American artist Barkley L. Hendricks
was welcomed home by family, friends, and
even former elementary and high school teachers
who came to his painting retrospective
Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool, which
was on view in the Fisher Brooks Gallery of
PAFA’s Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building.
After receiving PAFA’s Distinguished Alumni
Award in May of 2009, 500 guests honored-
Hendricks’ return to Philadelphia for the opening
of his exhibition at the Academy (in addition
to two other exhibitions of his work at the
African American Museum of Philadelphia and
Painting Department Update
Addressing the crowd. Barkley L. Hendricks thanks everyone
in Philadelphia for a warm welcome.
the Sande Webster Gallery), numerous public
events including a daylong symposium entitled
“The Evolution of the Cool” that attracted 125
attendees, and a two-day workshop with PAFA
students.
Additionally, thanks to our “Free Sundays”
program, presented in conjunction with Birth
of the Cool, PAFA’s galleries have been packed
with visitors coming to see the exhibition and
participate in a variety of public programs
including artist talks, music and dance performances,
videos, storytelling, and art-making
workshops. The first “Free Sunday” welcomed
over 400 visitors.
By Al Gury, Painting Department Chair
America’s oldest, and arguably best,
painting program incorporates the
painting and drawing traditions of the
Renaissance and the French Academy,
as well as those of the early moderns
and the new traditions and practices
of the most up to date painters of the
twenty-first century. Painting majors at
PAFA always know their craft and know
art history.
The undergraduate program in
painting currently has 140 painting
majors and minors, many of whom are
in PAFA’s new Academy BFA program
as well as the coordinated UPenn BFA
program. There are 29 faculty who
teach 60 courses each semester and
nearly every teacher is represented by
a major gallery and has had at least
one show in the past year in galleries
in Philadelphia and New York. Painting
Department faculty is engaged in
exciting projects like murals, museum
installations, public programs, guest
lectures, and book authorship. The painting department also houses the successful After School
Studio Program for Philadelphia High School Students, which reaches out to Philadelphia’s youth,
and a vigorous visiting artist program of distinguished painters and educators.
PAFA painting faculty, students, and alumni lead the way in setting the tone for new explorations
of painting aesthetics in galleries and through residencies and grants. Painting majors hail from 5
continents and countries as diverse as Bulgaria and Japan and engage in a variety of study abroad
programs in Ireland, Rome, Florence, and Australia.
More than a few painting department alumni have been recipients of the prestigious PEW Fellowship.
Painting students and alumni are involved in the Mural Arts Program and community art
education programs and they participate in grant, fellowship and grant programs that routinely win
support for our students.
With drawing at the core of PAFA’s curriculum and central to all departments, the painting department
is developing the Academy’s drawing resources and programming. PAFA’s historic Cast
Hall is undergoing restoration and renovation by a cross-departmental team of faculty. This year,
the world-renowned author, artist, and children’s book illustrator David Wiesner joined the painting
department, teaching narrative and sequential drawing.
The Painting Program at PAFA is a vibrant and diverse community of educators, artists and
extremely talented students building the future of the Academy and American art.
Student Activities Abound
Picnic at Dan Miller’s
On Saturday, September 19, first year MFA students were invited to the Chair of the
Graduate Program, Dan Miller’s beautiful farm in Lancaster County. Students enjoyed
Dan’s famous burgers and the spectacular countryside, which surrounds the farm while
they got to know their fellow classmates. This is a much-loved yearly tradition and
nobody ever wants to leave at the end of the day.
Photos: Colette Seidel
Student Breakfast
Each semester PAFA likes to surprise students with breakfast in the lobby of the
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building. To kick-off the school year the first breakfast was held
on Thursday, September 24. What better way to start a day than with an unexpected
cup of coffee and all the carbs you can eat (for the health conscious fruit and yogurt
were provided.) When will the next one be? On a cold, wintry morning when students
expect it least but need it most.
Cupcake Social
Students showed their creativity at our first-ever Cupcake Social held on October
14, where they had the chance to decorate (and then eat) as many cupcakes as they
wanted. More than 300 multi-colored cupcakes with 15 different toppings disappeared
in under an hour, but students stayed much longer to hang out and catch up
with each other.
Annual Hayride and Campfire
One of the most anticipated student events of the year is PAFA’s annual hayride
and campfire. On October 22, students traveled to Springdale Farms in Cherry Hill,
NJ, for a hayride to a private campfire. Enjoying hot dogs and s’mores they gazed into
the flames – maybe to get a little inspiration or to take pleasure in their surroundings.
Either way students come back every year for another fun-filled evening.

USArtists: American Fine Art Show
Comes Home to PAFA in 2010
USArtists: American Fine Art show is moving from its 17year
venue at the 33rd Street Armory in Philadelphia to PAFA’s
Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building. Presented by the Women’s
Board of PAFA, the 18th show and sale of over 5,000 works
of art will be held Friday through Sunday, October 1-3, 2010.
The Preview Gala is Thursday, September 30.
“The addition of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building to
PAFA’s campus gives us the opportunity for the first time to
host USArtists within the museum,” said David R. Brigham,
PAFA’s President and CEO. “Doing so creates stronger linkages
to our educational mission and opportunities to develop
new programs related to the challenges and thrills of collecting
art.”
The move to PAFA is the culmination of several years of
planning, with 2009 as a transition year without a show to
allow ample time to develop the new venue for 2010. According
to Julia DeMoss, President of the Women’s Board,
“We are thrilled at the opportunity to bring USArtists visitors
directly to the PAFA campus. The first and second floors of the
Hamilton Building will be a magnificent venue for the important
works our dealers present.”
USArtists has long held a reputation as a “Must See” for
serious collectors of American art. The new venue will only
enhance that reputation with some 40 of the country’s most
prestigious dealers being invited to bring their finest works.
The new look and renewed energy of the 18th show will be
oriented toward the cultivation, nurturing, and development of
new as well as established collectors.
Events during the show include a Preview Gala, which
launches the show on Thursday, September 30, as well as a
New Collectors Night on Friday, October 1. The Preview Gala
attracts the most serious collectors, as it offers the first opportunity
to view and purchase from the diverse collections of
Corporate Spotlight: The Philadelphia Tribune
Partners with PAFA
Founded in 1884, The Philadelphia Tribune is America’s
oldest continuously published newspaper reflecting the African
American experience. Now celebrating its 125th anniversary,
The Philadelphia Tribune has always made it a priority to
give back to the community that it serves.
In conjunction with Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool,
PAFA has been fortunate to collaborate with The Philadelphia
Tribune honoring its longtime and loyal readers by forging a
media partnership. This partnership has resulted in PAFA’s
declaring Sunday, October 18 as “Philadelphia Tribune Day”
which allowed The Philadelphia Tribune to take part in PAFA’s
first “Free Sunday” as over 400 visitors came to view the
Hendricks exhibition and meet the artist while The Philadelphia
Tribune distributed premium items and newspapers.
Additionally, The Philadelphia Tribune has also featured Birth
of the Cool activities for grade school students in their weekly
educational supplement, The Learning Key, distributed by the
School District of Philadelphia.
States The Philadelphia Tribune President & CEO Robert
W. Bogle, “We are thrilled to be a part of Barkley L. Hendricks:
Birth of the Cool. This exciting and important exhibition
welcomes a Philadelphia native and PAFA graduate back to
the city and we felt it was extremely important for the Tribune
to play a significant role in that homecoming.”
Born in 1856, The Philadelphia Tribunee founder Christopher
James Perry, Sr., a native of Baltimore, Maryland, was
very ambitious and civic-minded. Upon graduating from high
school, his father wanted him to study law but he refused. “For
my people to make progress, they must have a newspaper
through which they can speak against injustice,” he reasoned.
At the age of 17, Perry moved to Philadelphia with the dream
Planning is currently underway for USArtists 2010 by an enthusiastic
team of chairs, coordinators and committee members. L to R: Anne
Hamilton, Honorary Chair with her husband Matt Hamilton (not pictured);
Sandra L. Nesbitt, Co-chair; Connie Kay, Dealer Coordinator; Diana H.
Bittel, Co-chair, and Alicia Sterling, Co-chair and President-elect of the
Women’s Board. Not pictured: Elizabeth O’Connell, Co-chair.
nationally recognized dealers. New Collectors Night focuses
on those individuals who may be relatively new to collecting
and includes a cocktail party and informal lectures on art and
collecting. During the run of the show, Dealer Talks offer all
visitors a chance to learn from the experts during ten-minute
lectures in selected dealers’ booths.
Proceeds from USArtists and other Women’s Board events
directly support student scholarships and museum programs
at PAFA. For additional information, visit http://www.pafa.
org/About/Women-s-Board/328 or contact Patty Castner at
215-972-0550 or pcastner@pafa.org.
Visitor picks up newspaper at “Philadelphia Tribune Day” on
October 18.
of establishing a newspaper. At the age of 28, he published
the first edition of the Tribune, a one-page, one-man operation
titled ‘Tribune Weekly.’
Today, The Philadelphia Tribune is a nationally recognized,
award winning publication. Most recently, on June 26, 2009,
the newspaper won ten awards at the 2009 National Newspaper
Publishers Association’s Merit Awards including three first
place awards for best circulation promotion, original advertising,
and youth section.
Photo: Linda Johnson
Bring your Family to
Special Programming
on Saturdays at PAFA
Each Saturday during the school semester, you’re
invited to bring your family to fun and creative art workshops
designed for all ages, levels of ability, and interests.
Children, families, adults, seniors, and groups are invited
to view artworks in the Museum galleries and create
art projects in a studio space. Workshops in the past
have included such topics as Book Making, Cartooning,
Landscape Painting, Watercolor Still-life, Animal Sculpture,
Wearable Art and much more. Designed to offer fun
museum experiences and a variety of creative artmaking
techniques, workshops present opportunities for you to
enjoy time together with family and friends while exploring
and developing your creative spirit.
Saturday Family and Community Art Workshops
January 23 through May 23, 2010
Historic Landmark Building, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
NEW this year
– workshops are
FREE for members!
Non-members are
FREE with Museum
Admission.
Also NEW this year
- workshops are
FREE for students
and their families
in the Philadelphia
School District.
Please call 215-
972-2061 or check
our website www.
pafa.org/212 for a
schedule of workshops.
Groups are welcome with pre-registration.
PAFA Partners with givezooks!
And Plastic Jungle to Assist
Students in Need
Today, the most popular gift is a gift card, but on average,
10% of all cards go unredeemed. This means the
average American household likely has $400 in unredeemed
or partially used gift cards sitting in a kitchen or
sock drawer.
Rather than let that card go to waste, why not use it to
help change the life of a PAFA student in need of financial
assistance?
PAFA is pleased to announce an exciting new partnership
that will allow you to turn this hidden treasure into
scholarship support.
PAFA has teamed up with givezooks! and Plastic
Jungle to help raise funds for the Friends of PAFA Scholarship
Campaign. Donations to the Friends of PAFA
Scholarship Campaign will be used to change a student’s
life by providing partial tuition relief, and purchasing art
supplies and/or textbooks for financially disadvantaged
students. An emergency fund will be set up to help
students whose economic situations suddenly change,
allowing them to continue their studies when, otherwise,
they would be forced to drop out. Students who leave the
Academy due to financial difficulties usually do not return.
Our goal is to keep students at PAFA until they complete
their studies and fulfill their dream of becoming artists.
To turn your unused gift card into scholarship support,
simply log on to https://pafa.givezooks.com, and donate
your card ($25 minimum value) to the Friends of PAFA
Scholarship Campaign. It’s that easy!
For more information, contact giving@pafa.org, or call
the Development Department at 215-972-2012.
givezooks! offers social fundraising for nonprofits,
connecting individuals and organizations online to
increase charitable giving.
Plastic Jungle is the most-visited online destination
to sell, buy, and exchange gift cards in a trusted
environment.
Photo: Judy Ringold
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C.R. Ettinger Studio
Selections from
2000-2010
January 29-April 18, 2010
School of Fine Arts Gallery, Gift of the Women’s Board
Bill Scott (born 1956), A Landscape of Bow Ties (for E. J.
O’Hara), 2009, Drypoint with roulette and spitbite on Lana
Gravure paper, Edition of 11 impressions printed by Cindi R.
Ettinger, Sheet: 23 3/4 x 22 inches. Plate: 17 1/2 x 17 1/4 in.
Courtesy of Hollis Taggart Galleries, New York.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
128 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Presented in conjunction
with Philagrafika
2010: The
Graphic Unconscious
(see story, page 1),
C. R. Ettinger Studio
Selections from
2000-2010 will
include more than 50
works by 25 contemporary
artists who
employ a cross-
section of styles and
techniques demonstrating
the versatility
of the etching
process.
Established in
1982 by Master printer
Cindi Ettinger, the
C.R. Ettinger Studio
is a Philadelphia print studio that specializes in the etching
process. As the relationship between artist and master
printmaker is one of collaboration, Ettinger, with her technical
mastery of the etching process, facilitates the personal
expression and exploration of the artists who come to work
with her.
Many of the artists are from the Philadelphia area including
Astrid Bowlby, Don Colley, Daniel Heyman, Sarah
McEneaney, and Bill Scott. One of the highlights of the
exhibition will be the stylistic evolution of several artists
who explore the rich possibilities the printmaking medium
affords while collaborating with Ettinger over a number
of years. Straightforward etchings will be juxtaposed with
numerous multimedia prints that successfully integrate new
technology as an experimental tool while remaining true to
the etching medium itself.
Photo: David Hershy, Lasting Expressions Photography
PAFA Celebrates All Things Chilean!
On November 14, PAFA hosted its 11th annual Bacchanal!
Wine Auction and Gala in honor of the wines and food of Chile.
With over 300 attendees, the event raised more than $405,000
in support of PAFA’s student scholarships and education programs.
Bacchanal! 2009 included wine tastings, silent and live auctions
of unique items and travel destinations, a gourmet dinner
highlighting Chilean culinary delicacies, and dancing. Hugh
Hildesley of Sotheby’s in Manhattan was the auctioneer for the
evening and was presented with an honorary Thomas Jefferson
Award for 10 years of dedication to Bacchanal! and PAFA.
Guests who ate, drank, bid, and danced the night away included
Thomas Jefferson Award recipients Señor Aurelio Montes,
Chairman, Viña Montes and Don Alfonso Larraín Santa María,
Chairman of Viña Concha y Toro; and special guests The Honorable
José Goñi, Chilean Ambassador to United the States and
his wife Loreto Leyton; Count Francesco Marone Cinzano representing
Chilean winery Erasmo; Benjamin Leavenworth, Honorary
Consulate of Chile in Philadelphia; and Robert Palaima, President
of the Board of Directors of the Chilean and American Chamber
of Commerce and President of Delaware River Stevedores.
2009 Bacchanal! committee chairs Gerald and Rosemary Barth (left)
enjoy the evening with (left to right) PAFA Board Chair Donald R. Caldwell,
Thomas Jefferson Award recipients Aurelio Montes and Don Alfonso Larraín
Santa María, Mayor Michael Nutter, Chilean Ambassador José Goñi, and
Benjamin Leavenworth.
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Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission
Admission to Permanent Collection
Adults $10, Seniors & Students with I.D. $8,
Youth ages 5-18, $6
Admission to Special Exhibitions
(includes Permanent Collection)
Adults $15, Seniors & Students with I.D. $12,
Youth Ages 5-18, $8
FREE for members and children under age of
5. Morris Gallery exhibitions and ground floor of
Historic Landmark Building are free.
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Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Members receive a 10% discount.
Academy Café
Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Membership
Members enjoy free admission and other benefits.
For information: 215-972-0522 or www.pafa.
org/Giving-and-Membership/210/
Tours
Docent Tours meet in the lobby of the Museum.
Please check in with the front desk on the day of
your visit for specific details.
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11:30 a.m. and
12:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday 1 and 2 p.m.
Tours are free with admission.
To arrange a group tour for adults, seniors and
school groups, call 215-972-2069.
Website
www.pafa.org www.pafa.edu
Chairs of this year’s event were Rosemary and Gerald Barth
and the event was sponsored by Haverford Trust Company.
On November 13, in conjunction with Bacchanal!, a Chile-
United States symposium entitled The Bi-Lateral Relationship
in Trade, Commerce, and Culture addressed the vibrant trade,
economic, and investment opportunities that exist between Chile
and the United States as well as collaborations in the fields of
agriculture, natural resources and energy, legal and financial
services, cross border and tax policies, labor migration, and additional
areas.
Symposium participants included The Honorable José Goñi;
Mr. Walter Kemmsies, Ph.D., Chief Global Economist, Moffat &
Nichol; Mr. Mark Kristoff, CEO, Traxys Worldwide; Señor Aurelio
Montes, Chairman, Viña Montes and recipient of PAFA’s prestigious
Thomas Jefferson Award; Mr. Timothy Speiss, Partner, Eisner
LLP (symposium moderator); and Ms. Lori Tieszen, Executive
Director, Wines of Chile U.S.A.
The symposium was sponsored by Eisner LLP and Traxys North
America and was followed by a reception hosted by Wines of
Chile and Di Bruno Bros.
Symposium panelists discuss Chilean-United States relations (left to right):
Timothy Speiss, Aurelio Montes, Lori Tieszen, Ambassador José Goñi, Mark
Kristoff, Walter Kemmsies.
Facility Rentals
Our outstanding Historic Landmark Building and
Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building provide elegant
and dramatic settings for entertaining employees,
guests, and clients at gala dinners, luncheons,
wedding receptions or meetings. For information:
215-972-1609 or rentals@pafa.org.
Transportation
The Museum is near the Market East and
Suburban train stations, SEPTA bus and trolley
stops, and PATCO’s High Speed Line. For SEPTA
information: 215-580-7800 or www.septa.
org. Discounted parking is available at adjacent
Parkway Corporation parking lots. Tickets must
be validated at the Museum front desk.
Academic Programs
The Academy offers a four-year Certificate,
Academy B.F.A., B.F.A. in conjunction with the
University of Pennsylvania, Post-Baccalaureate,
and M.F.A. For information: 215-972-7625 or
admissions@pafa.edu.
Accessibility
The Samuel M. V. Hamilton Building is accessible
from Broad Street. An accessible entrance to the
Historic Landmark Building is located at Cherry
and Burns Streets. The Burns Street Elevator
provides access to the Gallery Floor. Visitors can
access this entrance by pushing the call button at
the bottom of the front stairs of the Museum, or
at the corner of Cherry and Burns; Security staff
will meet the caller. Wheelchairs are available,
and restrooms are accessible. Guided tours are
available for people with physical or mental disabilities,
upon request.
n Sign language interpreters are available for all
programs with prior arrangements.
n Listening enhancement systems are available
upon request. For information: 215-972-
2069 (VOICE); 215-972-6198 (TDD).
Volunteers
Volunteers receive free, unlimited admission to
the Museum and discounts in both the Academy
Café and Shop. For information: 215-972-2071.