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Creator Taylor, Frank H. (Frank Hamilton), 1846-1927
Title The Academy of Fine Arts on Chestnut Street
Date ca. 1922
Description Busy street scene in front of the Academy of Fine Arts on Chestnut Street.
Notes When the artists and other interested citizens who were the fathers of the first American art institution built their structure, in 1805, upon the north side of Chestnut Street, west of Tenth Street, it was environed by a pleasant garden space. The original structure was burned in 1845. It was rebuilt and, as the encroachments of business forced economics of space, stores were erected in front. The old academy was the alma mater of many artists of note and the repository of a valuable collection of art works. The building was vacated in 1870 and later became "Fox's Varieties," destroyed by fire in 1877. The site is now covered by the Chestnut Street Opera House.
Taylor Catalog Number: 40
Is part of Frank H. Taylor Collection
Identifier Taylor - Case 5-8 [2717.F]