Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts facts for kids

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
The museum building of the Academy
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Location	SW corner of Broad & Cherry Sts. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built	1871–1876
Architect	Frank Furness; George Hewitt
Architectural style	Second Empire, Renaissance, Gothic
Website	www.pafa.org
NRHP reference No.	71000731
Quick facts for kids Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 27, 1971
Designated NHL	May 15, 1975

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts is a museum and art school in the city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. It was started in 1805. It is the oldest art museum and art school in the United States.

Famous students

• Katherine Milhous, American illustrator and author

Images for kids

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  PAFA's 1806 building, in an 1809 engraving.

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  PAFA's 1845 building, in a ca.1870 photograph.

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  North River by George Bellows, 1908

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  Washington Foyer

See also

In Spanish: Academia de Bellas Artes de Pensilvania para niños