Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art

The Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art (PMSIA) was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on February 26, 1876. This was in response to the Centennial International Exhibition held in Philadelphia that year.

Today the school is known as University of the Arts and the museum is known as the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Notable people

The first president of PMSIA was Coleman Sellers II (1827–1907). The first principal of the school was Leslie W. Miller (1848-1931). Notable students include Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller,[1] Charles Sheeler, Samuel Yellin, Irving Penn, the Brothers Quay, Henry Clarence Pitz, Jerry Pinkney, Jayson Musson, Paul F. Keene Jr., Wharton Esherick, and Julian Abele.

References

  1. ↑ Meta Warrick Fuller : Sculptures from the Studio. Danforth Museum of Art. 11 May 2014.

External links

Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 75°09′58″W / 39.946°N 75.166°W / 39.946; -75.166


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 01, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.