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The University oftheArts College of Art and Design SILVER STAR ALUMNI ARD EXHIBITION Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2010 with funding from Lyrasis IVIembers and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/silverstaralumniOOuniv TheUniversityoftheArtsisthenation'sfirstandonlyuniversitydedicatedto thevisual,performingandcommunicationarts.TheUniversityevolvedfrom twocentury-oldinstitutions:thePhiladelphiaCollegeofArt(PCA)and PhiladelphiaCollegeofPerformingArts(PCPA). PCAwasestablishedin 1876aspartofthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt. Together,theywereoriginallyknownasthePennsylvaniaMuseumandSchool ofIndustrialArt,createdinresponsetothegrowinginterestinartandart educationstirredbythecountry'sCentennialExposition. In 1948, PCA changeditsnametothePhiladelphiaMuseumSchoolofArt,reflecting expandedprogramsthattrainedartistsinavarietyofareas. Theschoolreceivedaccreditationasacollegein 1959,andin 1964itseparated fromtheMuseumtobecomethePhiladelphiaCollegeofArt.Theperform- ingartsprogramsoftheUniversityoftheArtsdatebackto 1868,whenthree graduatesofGermany'sLeipzigConservatoryopenedthePhiladelphiaMusical Academy,oneofthefirstEuropean-styleconservatoriesofmusicinAmerica. TheAcademybecameanindependentcollegeofmusicin 1950,oneofonly eightinstitutionsinthenationtoofferfour-yearBachelorofMusicdegrees. TheschoolchangeditsnametothePhiladelphiaCollegeofPerformingArts (PCPA) in 1976.Oneyearlater,thePhiladelphiaDanceAcademybecamepart ofPCPAand,in 1983,theSchoolofTheaterwascreated,achievingthe college'sidealcombinationofdance,musicandtheaterarts. In 1985,PCAandPCPAmergedtobecomethePhiladelphiaCollegesof theArts,acollaborationbringingtheinstitutiononestepclosertobecoming thenation'sfirstcomprehensiveartsuniversity.Afterbeinggranteduniversit)' statusin 1987,theUniversityoftheArtsbecamethelargestinstitutionofits kindinthenation,offeringprogramsindesign,finearts,mediaarts,crafts, music,danceandtheater. In 1996theUniversityestablishedtheCollegeof MediaandCommunication,offeringdegreesinCommunication,Writing forFilmandTelevision,andMultimedia. Opposite: OriginalSilverStarDesign:OlafSkoogfors LapelPinProductionCoordinator:SaraOlsen'86Crafts 14kyellowgoldwithblackenamel .65"diameter The University oftheArts College of Art and Design Silver Star Alumni Award Exhibition OCTOBER 16-NOVEMBER25,2009 TheUniversityoftheArts Rosenwald-WolfGallery HamiltonHallArronsonGalleries 320SouthBroadStreet Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ^m 1955 1967 1983 1998 IrvingPenn• MorrisBerd • ThomasP.Schutte JaniceandStanley TinaLeser• Berenstain * 1968 1984 1956 ArnoldRoth • KevanMoss * 1999 RaymondBallinger • JohnnyIrizarry HenryC. Pitz • 1969 1985 WilliamStephens* JacobLandau * 2000 1957 C.SamuelMicklus * WhartonEsherick • 1970 1986 CharlesSheeler* GeorgeKrause • WesleyEmmons • 2001 MyraMimlitsch-Gray 1958 1971 1987 EarlMilliette SidneyGoodman * StephenandPeggyTurner 2002 SolMednick * Zablotny • EileenNefF 1972 1959 PaulKeene,Jr. * 1988 2003 WarrenBlair • WilliamG. Krebs * RicKidney • FrancesLichten • 1973 NoelMayo • 1989 2004 1960 KenCarbone • JosephMusso * JohnWilliamBrown 1974 LeslieSmolan • MargueriteGaudin • BarryWilke 2005 DanaP.Vaughan EugeneFeldman • 1990 SusanWeichman * MarjorieLevy 1961 1975 2006 IreneLaverty RichardReinhardt • 1991 DonMoyer * BorisDrucker * EdColker * 1976 2007 1962 OlafSkoogfors * 1992 DanDailey * MildredJantzen JerryPinkney * 1977 2008 1963 ElaineKurtz * 1993 CharlesLong* VirginiaMasonGifFord • JoeDante * 1978 2009 1964 AlbertGold * 1994 RichardAmsel AlBendiner • RuthE. Fine * QuayBrodiers * JeromeKaplan • 1979 CharlesSantore • 1995 1965 JohnE. Davis JosephKramer * 1980 DeborahWillis * TheodoreMiller • EvelynCopelman • MorrisLomden • 1996 BernardGlassman • 1981 TomButter * MargueriteWalter 1966 1997 RudolphFreund 1982 KathyRose * PhilipEitzen *ExhibitingArtists Artists'Biograpliiespage64 Introduction TheimpetusfortheSilverStarAlumniAwardExhibitionwastoenhancethe documentationoftheworkoftheawardrecipients.Sincewewerecelebrating the50'''anniversaryofbecomingaCollegein 1959,' 2009seemedtobe anexcellentyeartodoso.CelebratingtheCollegefundamentallymeans celebratingthefaculty,students,andalumniwhocollectivelyconstitutethe — educationalprograms thealumniarethelegacyoftheschool,sofeaturing andcelebratingtheSilverStarrecipients,thetimeframeofwhichclosely parallelsthe50-yearanniversaryoftheCollege,seemedlikeanimportant, worthwhile,andtimelyproject. TheCollegeofArtandDesignSilverStarAlumniAwardrecognizesthesustained careerachievementsofalumniartists,designers,andeducators,aswellasalumni inpositionsofleadershiprelatedtoart,design,andeducationfelds} Eachyear.Awardrecipientsarerecognizedatourcommencementceremony. Theyarepartoftheplatformparty,andareintroducedwhileexamplesof theirworksareprojected,thentheyreceivetheofficialawardcertificateand pinandsayafewwords.Inrecentyearswehavealsoaskedtheawardrecipient toattendtherehearsalthedaybefore,inordertodeliveramoresubstantial messagetothegraduatingseniors.Toourknowledgetherehasneverbeena comprehensiveexhibitionorcatalog,documentingtheworkwithbiographical informationoftheseAlumniAwardrecipients. TherecordsavailabletousshowthattheSilverStarAlumniAwardwasfirst givenin 1955,whenphotographerIrvingPennandfashiondesignerTinaLeser weresohonored.Mostrecently,theQuayBrothers,animatorsStephenand — — Timothy,andillustratorRichardAmsel allthreegraduatedin 1969 were honoredin2009. Irealizedattheonsetthatthisprojectwouldrequireserioussleuthing.Wehad alistofrecipientsthatincluded73names,^andsomealumnifromtheearly yearswouldbedifficulttotrackdown. Thisexhibitionwouldalsobequitediverseandeclectic—giventhe55years, andthecomprehensiverangeofmajorsthattheCollegehasoffered.Over thepast24yearssinceIhavebeendean,Ihaveworkedwiththedepartment chairstoassurethatweattempttodistributetheawardasbroadlyacrossthe spectrumofmajorprogramsaspossible,andIbelievewehaveidentifiedat leastonerecipientfromallareasoftheCollegeduringthistime. > Oneoftherealpleasuresoftheprojectwasgettingtoknowmoreaboutthe recipientsandtheircareers. Itwasparticularlyexcitingtoseethediverseroutes peopletookandhowtheyappliedtheirartschooleducation.Certainly,the vastmajorityfoundtheirwaydirectlyfromtheirmajorprogramexperience, butagoodnumberdidn'tmoveinastraightline.FormerAdvertisingmajors becomeknownfortheirillustrationorpainting,apainterisnowrecognized forhissculpture,anillustratorworksinthefilmindustry,andanumberof peoplemovedintoexecutivepositionsinschools,agenciesandotherarts organizations. Itconfirmedourlongheldbeliefsthatwhatislearnedinanarts educationcanprepareapersonformultiplecareerpaths. Ifeltthisprojectshouldnotonlybefocusedonsilverstaralumniwork, butalumnishouldbeprimarilyinvolvedintheproject'sdevelopmentand realization.IaskedalumnaTaraPoag,2008,toserveascuratorandexhibition designer.TarareceivedherMFAinMuseumExhibitionPlanningandDesign, andbroughtexcellentorganizationalandplanningskillstotheproject.I invitedJoeRapone, 1978GraphicDesignand2003ArtEducation,todesign thecatalogandexhibitionannouncement.Joehadbeeninvolvedthroughout theCollege@50anniversaryyear,designingthe@50markandframing guidelinesforall@50relatedpublicationsandcards.JoeisalsoanAssociate ProfessorteachingintheCollege'sFoundationandElectronicMediaareas andhasbeenextremelyhelpfulandgenerouswithhistime,andistheultimate professional.JohnCarlano, 1978Photography,isahighlyregardedprofessional photographerinthePhiladelphiaarea,inadditiontomaintaininghisown impressiverecordasanartist.OneofJohn'sparticulartalentsisshootingfine artworkformanyartists,soIwasverypleasedthatheagreedtoworkonthis projectdocumentingalumniwork.JohnisalsoanAdjunctProfessorinour Photographyprogram. NancyBurlan,secretaryandunofficialeditorintheDean'sOffice,ledthe considerablebackupsupportfororganizingandcommunicatingthisproject tothealumni.Wedividedupthesleuthing,butNancydidmuchofthe follow-upandtrackingdownofpeoplewithTaraPoag.Wealsohadback- upsleuthingandeditingbyReginaBarthmaier,AssistanttotheDean;Sara MacDonald,PublicServicesLibrarian(HonoraryUniversityHistorian); AdrienneStalek,AssociateDean;andTracyFarquhar,CraftsSecretary,who filledinforNancyoverthesummerandwentthroughallofthealumni biographies. Ithasbeenanongoingofficeactivitythroughoutthelate springandsummerof2009aslistswerehandedbackandforthover vacationschedules. Irecalltheoccasionalexclaimofexcitementwh—en someonewouldfindacontactforanunknownSilverStarrecipient and weallfeltquitewonderfulandrewardedwhentheresponsefromafamily memberwouldbesoappreciativethatweweredoingthisproject. Whileweweren'tabletoincludetheworkorbiographyforeverySilver Starrecipient,Iampleasedthatwemanagedtogetarelativelyhigh percentage.WearealsoawarethattherearemanyotherCollegeofArt andDesignalumniwhohavehadwonderfullysatisfyingcareers,who havereceivedcriticalrecognitionandaccomplishedimportantwork. WewouldhopethattheykeepintouchwiththeUniversity,sothatwe — cancontinuetofeature inourUniversitypublicationsandexhibition — spaces theexcellentworkofouralumni. StephenTarantal,Dean CollegeofArtandDesign October2009 1.In1959thePhiladelphiaMuseumSchoolofArtwasgrantedaccreditationbythe MiddleStatesCommissiononHigherEducationandchangeditsnametothePhiladel- phiaMuseumCollegeofArt, 2.MostSilverStarrecipientshavebeenstudioartists,butsomehavebeenleaders suchaspresidents,provosts,deansofcollegesandschools,ortheexecutivedirectorof community-basedartsorganizations.Othershavebeencreativedirectorsofadvertising anddesignagencies,oreditorsandartdirectorsofmajorpublications. 3.ThisexhibitionfocusesonlyonCollegeofArtandDesignalumni.Beginningin1987, afterbecomingtheUniversityoftheArts,boththeCollegeofArtandDesignandthe CollegeofPerformingArtseachannuallyselectSilverStarAlumniAwardrecipients representingtheartsdisciplinesfromtheirrespectiveprograms. — Irving Penn Philadelphia NonprofitOrganization College of Paid Philadelphia.Penrisyivama Art PermitMo1103 BroadandSpruceStreets Philadelphia.Pennsylvania19102 AddressCorrectionRequested Spring '82 POSTMARK PCA >^ i Vbg»jeCoDV'grii 1977byIfvrngPern PCA's Main Gallery Glories In "Earthly Bodies" by Irving Penn Morethan76silverpnn!photographsofthefemalenudebyworldrenowned tion,akindofprivatelylaunchedandpersonallyexperiencedKamikaze fashionphotographerIrvingPenn.PCAalumnus.'38.werehandsomely attackonhisownpublicidentityasaphotographeroffashion IfPenn's eTasIxnlhwhaea1it9ybep8idh0tion,eitndaoaatgibnrNaoatgxephewhefsso6C,r3wo.telmhiheaeeekdgletaeisosntoitnke3MrP0taveihymneeenwma.'Grasos"lIullteew"irIoasyfuswrfhaeraisfdohrimoaanufigJrdraaslnitoduhienealxyroh1yim9sbi42hig9t5oh--wIt5Fh0ets,ebthmierwomuetc'aork;rreIyPthlhee1uen8cp.nfkuier1bsdl9ti8c2" mtwNthoheooerprnslaeedltswghoiremrdoseuHealapnyniiugnkedhgvnetseosnAw,ofnssihemnaxabltoluthtleerieircyrrna—pcrteoaioornvopecemlse,cepotstoolinlatoeeshncsetteaehumandntbdiblivyeesexdrhle,soicecumiktnoaeifModsofnWaar,sonohmrdciilcogpdonrhs,itpvmmahbtoeaeCtuotSzFhgmocoraruoalg.plthhhtmRyeoostoema.s limeatMarlboroughGalleryinNewYorkCityTheshowreceivedrave worldsaremadeinthesharpestcontradictiontothepublicnatureof reviewsassomeofthemostexcitingphotographsthathadbeenshownina fashion" longtime. 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