Silver Star Alumni Award Exhibition

2009·2.8 MB·English

by  University of the Arts, College of Art and Design

The University oftheArts
College of Art and Design
SILVER STAR ALUMNI
ARD
EXHIBITION
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in 2010 with funding from
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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cancontinuetofeature inourUniversitypublicationsandexhibition
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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.
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