Exhibitions listed in Part I took place in the Academy's first and second buildings on Chestnut Street between 10th and 11th Streets. The original structure burned in 1845. A new building was constructed on the surviving foundations and was in use until the property was sold in 1870. The Academy suspended regular operations from 1871 to April 1876, while its new building was under construction.
Throughout most of the 19th century, during periods when the Annual Exhibitions were not occupying most of the galleries, the Academy displayed works of art, on long- or short-term deposit from private owners, alongside its own collection. Catalogues listing both loaned works and Academy property were issued at intervals, especially between 1838 and 1856, and again from 1876 to 1881. These catalogues have been included on the list below.
Statues, Busts, etc. in the Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1807; Catalogue [This display, of plaster casts newly acquired for the Academy collection, was the first exhibition at the institution.]
Robert Fulton Collection November 1807; [Works by Benjamin West and others were lent by Fulton for about two years beginning in November 1807. No printed documentation was issued. This exhibition was the first display of works not owned by the Academy.]
Statue of Washington by William Rush 1815; Broadside and Poster
Washington Allston's The Dead Man Restored to Life by Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha April 1816; Broadside
Exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts of Mr. Allston's Picture of The Dead Man Restored to Life By Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha, Together with Many Valuable Paintings in Addition to the Stationary Pictures of the Academy May 1816; Catalogue
Exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts of Mr. C. R. Leslie's Picture The Murder of Rutland and also of Mr. Allston's Celebrated Pictures, The Dead Man Restored to Life By Touching the Bones of the Prophet Elisha and Donna Mencia… Together with Many Valuable Paintings in Addition to the Stationary Paintings of the Academy October 1816
Celebrated Gallery of Paintings from England. Catalogue of Paintings by the Great Masters [Seventh Exhibition of the Atheneum [sic] Gallery, Boston] Fall 1833; Catalogue
Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1838; Catalogue
Benjamin West's Death on The Pale Horse 1838; Broadside
Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1840; Catalogue
Exhibition of Paintings, Statues, and Casts at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1843; Catalogue
Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Artists of Philadelphia at the Artists' Fund Hall September 1843; Catalogue
Great Exhibition of Religious Paintings by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at the Artists' Fund Hall December 1843 - March 1844; Catalogue
Paintings Exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts May 1844; Catalogue [included The Voyage of Life series by Thomas Cole]
Exhibition of Paintings, Statues, and Casts at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1845; Catalogue
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