The Academy's third building at Broad and Cherry Streets provided a great deal more gallery space than the previous facility. The variety and frequency of special exhibitions increased and the influence of the Academy reached its peak. Numerous landmark exhibitions were mounted including those of the Philadelphia Photographic Salons, 1898-1901; the English Pre-Raphaelites, 1858 and 1892; The Eight, 1908; Later Tendencies in Art, 1921; and the Albert C. Barnes Collection, 1923. For more information on special exhibitions, see Introduction.
Some part of the permanent collection has almost always been on display. About 1913, exhibitions drawn from the collection began appearing with specific titles and/or themes. These displays are included on the list below when documented by a ticket, catalogue, or a mention in an annual report.
Engravings, Etchings, and Mezzotints Held Under the Auspices and for the Benefit of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in the Building Adjoining Their New Structure [James L. Claghorn Collection] December 21, 1874 - April 1875; Catalogue
Collection of James Wharton Harrel Summer 1876; Catalogue
Annual Spring Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1876; Ticket
Property and Loan Exhibition of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Fall? [exact time of year unknown] 1876; Catalogue
Art Applied to the Industries [co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art] January - March, 1877; Ticket
Choice Paintings Loaned from Private Galleries of Philadelphia January 1877; Catalogue
Christian Martyrs in the Coliseum [sic] by Frederick Rothermel 1877; Broadside [part of the 48th Annual Exhibition]
Spring Exhibition of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1877; Ticket
Water Color Drawings Loaned to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts December 3, 1877 - January 12, 1878; Catalogue
Spring Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1878; Ticket
Philadelphia Society of Artists, Second Reception February 1878; Ticket
Philadelphia Society of Artists, Third Reception April 1878; Catalogue Philadelphia Society of Artists, Fourth Reception November 1878; Ticket
Spring Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1879; Ticket and Poster
Collection of Works Loaned To and On Exhibition [Collection of Harrison Earl] Summer 1879; Catalogue
Philadelphia Society of Artists, First Annual Exhibition November 1 - December 1, 1879; Catalogue
Henry C. Carey Collection, and a Loan Collection of Engravings and Etchings from Joseph L. Claghorn, Esq., of Philadelphia, and H. F. Sewall Esq. of New York December 1879; Catalogue
Philadelphia Society of Artists, Second Annual Exhibition November 1 - December 6, 1880; Catalogue
Paintings by American Artists at Home and in Europe November 1 - December 26, 1881; Catalogue [two editions, one illustrated]
Spring Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1881; Ticket
Belgian Exhibition of Contemporary Art April - May, 1882; Catalogue [French and English editions]
Exhibition of Drawings from the Public Schools of Philadelphia September 25-30, 1882; Broadside
Philadelphia Society of Etchers, First Annual Exhibition December 23, 1882 - February 3, 1883; Catalogue
Etchings by J. M. Whistler April 1884 [no printed matter at the Pennsylvania Academy]; 78th Annual Report, p. 8
Photographic Society of Philadelphia January 11-16, 1886; Ticket
English Water Colors and Works in Black and White February 2-27, 1886; Catalogue
Philadelphia Society of Artists, Seventeenth Reception March 1886; Checklist
Arundel Society Chromolithographs and Two Photographs of Frescoes and Pictures by Old Masters May 21 - November 17, 1887 Catalogue
Loan Exhibition of Historical Portraits December 1, 1887 - January 15, 1888; Catalogue
Third Annual Joint Exhibition of Photographs [co-sponsored by The Society of Amateur Photographers of New York, The Photographic Society of Philadelphia, and The Boston Camera Club] April 8-20, 1889; Catalogue
Exhibition of Works by Vassili Verestchagin April - May, 1889; Catalogue, First Appendix "Progress in Art," and Second Appendix "Realism"
The Japanese Collection of Dr. Edward H. Williams December 4-27, 1890; Catalogue
Thomas B. Clarke Collection of American Pictures October 15 - November 28, 1891; Catalogue, Poster
Robert W. Vonnoh: Recent Works January 21 - March 5, 1892; Checklist
Loan Exhibition of French Art Work March 21-30, 1892; Ticket
English Pre-Raphaelite Painters and William Blake December 8-29, 1892; Catalogue, Poster
Loan Collection of Decorative Bindings, Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Other Biographical Specimens January 1893; Catalogue
Works of Art to be Exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago January 16 - February 4, 1893; Catalogue
Day Collection of Facsimiles of Ancient Memorial Brasses March 1893; Catalogue
The Art Schools of Philadelphia: Exhibition of Students' Work March 1893; Broadside
The Photographic Society of Philadelphia Sixth Annual Exhibition April 17-29, 1893; Catalogue
Exhibition of Miniatures April 22 - May 6, 1893; Ticket
Harrison Earl Collection After April 1893; Checklist
Portraits of the Colonial Period, Exhibited by the Philobiblon Club November 1893; Catalogue
James P. Kelly: Memorial Exhibition [with the 63rd Annual Exhibition] December 18, 1893 - February 24, 1894; Checklist
Theodor Graf Collection of Ancient Greek paintings [probably Fayoum type] January 1894; Ticket
Japanese Art March 1894; Ticket
Caricature Exhibition of Pictures in the 63rd Annual Exhibition [under the auspices of the students of the Academy] March 6-20, 1894; Ticket
Sella Collection of Alpine Photographs April 11-26, 1894; Catalogue
Designs for the New York Oyer and Terminer Court Room June 1894; Ticket
James L. Claghorn Collection of Bric-a-Brac, Bronzes, and Art Furniture, and the Contents of His Library [Exhibition and Sale] December 4-8, 1894; Catalogue
Architectural Exhibition December 17, 1894 - February 4, 1895; Catalogue
Illustrations from Century Magazine February - March, 1895; Unpublished checklist
Caricature Exhibition of Pictures in the 64th Annual Exhibition [under the auspices of the students of the Academy, and documented only through the newspaper reviews] March 1895
Theodore Robinson March 27 - early summer, 1895; [89th Annual Report, p. 6]
E. A. Abbey [pastels] March 27 - April 27, 1895; Unpublished checklist [89th Annual Report, p. 6]
Jean-Francois Raffaelli March 27 - April 27, 1895; Catalogue
Chinese Buddhist Paintings May 1-11, 1895 [89th Annual Report, p.7]
Pictures by Mr. Marcy Pendleton November 13 - December 5, 1895; Checklist
Representative Works of Contemporary Swedish Artists November 13, 1895 - December 5, 1896; Catalogue
Annual Architectural Exhibition December 17, 1895 - February 5, 1896; Ticket [Catalogue not extant at the Pennsylvania Academy]
Caricature Exhibition of Pictures in the 65th Annual Exhibition [under the auspices of the students of the Academy, and documented only through the newspaper reviews] March 1896
Sculpture of Samuel Murray March 13-21, 1896 [90th Annual Report, p. 10]
Pictures of the Glasgow School March 18 - April 20, 1896; Catalogue
Burnt Wood Decorations by J. William Fosdick March 18 - April 20, 1896; Catalogue, Poster
Poster Show March 28 - April 30, 1896; Catalogue
Rare Books and Manuscripts, Exhibition and Sale from Charles Scribner's and Sons sponsored by the Philobiblon Club April 1-7, 1896; Ticket
The Henry C. Gibson Collection of Paintings and Statuary, Bequeathed to Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts May 1896; Checklist
Competitive Designs for Decoration of Common Council Chamber, City Hall, Philadelphia May 1896; Prospectus
T-Square Club Architectural Exhibition January 8-29, 1897; Catalogue
Four Groups of Paintings by American Artists: John McLure Hamilton, Joseph Linden Smith, Frank Wilbert Stokes, George Thompson Hobbs March 15 - April 5, 1897; Catalogue
Mural Decorations in the Lecture Room of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts by Recent and Present Students April 19, 1897; Reception ticket [murals remained in place until about 1960]
Competitive Designs for the Cincinnati City Hall April 5-14, 1897 [91st Annual Report, p. 9]
Exhibition of Pictures by Robert Henri October 23 - November 13, 1897; Checklist
T-Square Club Annual Architectural Exhibition January 8-29, 1898; Ticket [Catalogue not extant at the Pennsylvania Academy]
Photographs of Sculpture Contributed to Fairmount Park Association March 15-22, 1898 [92nd Annual Report, p. 11]
The Revolutionary Pictures, Illustrating Senator Lodge's "Story of the Revolution" and Captain Mahan's "The American Navy in the Revolution" from Scribner's Magazine May 7-15, 1898; Checklist
First Philadelphia Photographic Salon October 24 - November 12, 1898; Catalogue
Albert W. Barker Work in Charcoal October 24 - November 18, 1898 [92nd Annual Report, p. 11]
T-Square Club Annual Architectural Exhibit January 4 - February 2, 1899; Ticket [Catalogue not extant at the Pennsylvania Academy]
Edward W. Redfield: Landscapes March 22 - April 6, 1899; Checklist
Portrait of Mr. A. Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent March 23 - April 25, 1899 [93rd Annual Report, p. 13]
Boutet de Monvel March 24 - April 6, 1899; Catalogue
Works Illustrating The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by J. James Tissot April 3-29, 1899; Catalogue
Copies of Velasquez by William M. Chase, John Lambert, Jr., and Carl Newman May 18 - June 26, 1899 [93rd Annual Report, p. 13]
Collection of E. Burgess Warren October 16 - November 19, 1899; Catalogue
Second Philadelphia Photographic Salon October 22 - November 19, 1899; Catalogue
Alice Mumford: Paintings November 25 - December 10, 1899; Checklist
Jean-Francois Raffaelli: Paintings, Dry Points, and Etchings Printed in Color February 4-14, 1900; Catalogue
Autograph Books Collected for the Benefit of Germantown Hospital February 9-16, 1900 [94th Annual Report, p. 12]
Birge Harrison: Works in Oil March 19 - April 2, 1900; Checklist
The Epiphany, a Stained Glass Window, by Violet Oakley March 31 - April 14, 1900 [94th Annual Report, p. 13]
Byam Shaw April 3 - June 11, 1900 [94th Annual Report, p. 13]
Everett Shinn: Pastels April 9 - May 8, 1900; Checklist
Academy Fellowship: Sketches by Members and Others April 16-30, 1900 [94th Annual Report, p. 13]
Twenty-Eight Pictures from Estate of J. Gillingham Fell Summer - November 1, 1900 [94th Annual Report, p. 13]
Third Philadelphia Photographic Salon October 21 - November 18, 1900; Catalogue
American Pictures from the Paris Exposition February 7-24, 1901; Checklist
Fifty-Two Important Works in Oil Painting by Mr. William Merritt Chase March 10-27, 1901; Ticket
Academy Fellowship: Sketches April 1-20, 1901; Checklist
Teijiro Hasekana: Watercolors May 1901; Ticket
Presbyterian Historical and Missionary Exhibition May 17-31, 1901; Prospectus [95th Annual Report, p. 13]
Philadelphia Water Color Club Annual Exhibition [not part of the Pennsylvania Academy Annual Exhibition series that began 1904] November 30 - December 15, 1901; Checklist
Fourth Philadelphia Photographic Salon November 18 - December 14, 1901; Catalogue
Shinnecock School Summer Work November 29 - December 13, 1901 [95th Annual Report, p. 13]
Violet Oakley: A Portion of the Altar Decoration for the Church of the Holy Angels December 7-9, 1901 [95th Annual Report, p. 13]
Adam Emory Albright: Pictures of Country Children March 31 - April 19, 1902; Checklist
Gaylord Sangston Truesdell March 31 - April 30, 1902; Catalogue
Academy Fellowship: Sketches March 31 - April 19, 1902 [96th Annual Report, p. 15]
Design for Soldier's Monument proposed for Logan Square April 2-30, 1902 [96th Annual Report, p. 15]
Colonial Silver April 29-30, 1902 [96th Annual Report, p. 15]
Modern European Works from the Collection of Peter Schemm June 16 - December 18, 1902 [96th Annual Report, p. 15]
Four Works by Fritz Thaulow, W.G. Palmer, Edw. R. Redfield and Leonard Ochtman, lent by Dr. Geo Woodward [96th Annual Report, p. 15] Summer 1902
A Portrait of Dr. S. Weir Mitchell by Frank Holl, and a Japanese Landscape by Joseph Lindon Smith, lent by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell [96th Annual Report, p. 15] June 9 - October or November, 1902
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, lent by Edward S. Miles June - October, 1902 [96th Annual Report, p. 15]
Robert Henri November 15-30, 1902; Checklist
Philadelphia Water Color Club, Second Annual Exhibition [not part of the Pennsylvania Academy Annual Exhibition series that began 1904] March 18 - April 1, 1903; Catalogue
Charles P. Gruppe: Oil Paintings and Water Colors of Scenes in Holland March 19 - April 9, 1903; Checklist
Academy Fellowship: Sketches April 4-19, 1903 [97th Annual Report, p. 17]
Hendrik Willem Mesdag April 11-22, 1903; Checklist
Pictures Suitable for School Room Decoration May 1-11, 1903; Catalogue
First American Exhibition of the International Society of Sculptors Painters and Gravers of London October 4-27, 1903; Catalogue
Schemm Collection August - December, 1903 [97th Annual Report, p. 17]
War Paintings and Drawings by Eminent British Artists April 15 - May 15, 1919; Catalogue
Rodman Wanamaker Collection of Paintings Made at the French Front June 14 - July 6, 1919; Checklist
Sculpture by Emily Bishop, Recently Donated to the Academy Collection October 1920; Ticket
Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Representative Modern Masters April 15 - May 15, 1920; Catalogue
Exhibition of War Portraits by Eminent American Artists For Presentation to the National Portrait Gallery April 2-30, 1921; Catalogue
Swiss Art April 9-30, 1921; Catalogue
Exhibition of American Drawings and Paintings Showing the Later Tendencies in Art April 16 - May 15, 1921; Catalogue
Memorial Exhibition of Portraits by Thomas Sully April 9 - May 10, 1922; Catalogue
Exhibition of Portraits by Charles Willson, James, and Rembrant Peale April 11 - May 9, 1923; Catalogue
Contemporary European Paintings and Sculpture [Albert C. Barnes Collection] April 11 - May 9, 1923; Catalogue
Exhibition of Paintings by Modern Japanese Artists from the Collection of Yonezo Okamoto April 11 - May 9, 1923; Catalogue
Edward H. Coates Memorial Collection November 4, 1923 - January 10, 1924; Catalogue
John F. Lewis Collection of Paintings and Drawings of Persia and India December 17, 1923 - January 10, 1924; Catalogue
Martin J. Hyman: Photographs April 6-20, 1924; Ticket
John Neagle April 12 - May 13, 1925; Catalogue
Gallery of National Portraiture and Historic Scenes June 13 - October 10, 1926; Checklist
Loan Exhibition of Old Miniatures [concurrent with the 25th Annual Exhibition of Miniatures] November 7 - December 12, 1926
William F. Boogar: Watercolors and Drawings Made During the McMillan Expedition to Greenland, Labrador and Baffin Land November 6 - December 11, 1927 [122nd Annual Report, p. 4]
John F. Lewis Collection of Persian and Indo-Persian Miniatures 1929 [exact dates unknown]; Catalogue
Charles Grafly: Memorial Exhibition January 26 - March 16, 1930; Catalogue
John Lambert: Memorial Exhibition April 7-28, 1930; Checklist
Silverpoints by Ercole Cartotto and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection April 1-30, 1931 [126th Annual Report, p. 3]
Hugh H. Breckenridge Exhibition March 14 - April 5, 1934; Checklist
Exhibition of American Portraits from the Collection of John F. Lewis April 15 - May 6, 1934; Catalogue
Master Prints from the John F. Lewis Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [did not appear at the Pennsylvania Academy; traveled under the Federal Art Project of the W.P.A.] 1934; Catalogue
Philadelphia On Parade: Oil Paintings by Living Artists at the Convention Hall May 9-18, 1935; Jury Card
John Frederick Lewis Memorial Collection of Prints December 13, 1935 - January 13, 1936; Ticket
Jessie Wilcox Smith: Memorial Exhibition March 13 - April 12, 1936; Catalogue
Illustration Exhibit by Former Students [sponsored by the Academy Fellowship] March 13 - April 12, 1936 [131st Annual Report, p. 2]
Philadelphia On Parade: Oil Paintings by Living Artists at the Convention Hall May 7-16, 1936; Prospectus
Thirty-Five Engravings by Hogarth, Master Satirist, from the John F. Lewis Collection of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts [did not appear at the Pennsylvania Academy; traveled under the Federal Art Project of the W.P.A.] 1938; Catalogue
Lithographs by Joseph Pennell: Panama Canal Series November 27, 1938 - January 9, 1939 [133rd Annual Report, p. 3]
Etchings by Lewis C. Daniel illustrating Whitman's "Song of the Open Road" November 27, 1938 - January 9, 1939 [133rd Annual Report, p. 3]
Henry McCarter November, 1938 - January 9, 1939 [133rd Annual Report, p. 3]
Mural Designs under the auspices of the U.S. Treasury Division, Fine Arts Section January 29 - March 5, 1939 [134th Annual Report, p. 1]
Sergeant Kendall: Memorial Exhibition March 14 - May 11, 1939; Checklist
Sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington April 1939; Catalogue
Prints by Durer and the German "Little Masters" from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts November - December, 1939 [134th Annual Report, p. 2]
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