File ID	f091p0005
Contributor	Lewis Publishing Company (University City, Mo.)
Date.Digital	2002-06-14
Date.Original	1910-1911
Description	In 1910 Edward Gardner Lewis persuaded John Vanderpoel to come to St. Louis to head up the drawing and painting division of the People's University Art Academy. In this photograph, John Vanderpoel (in the dark coat) is standing in the center. Mabel Lewis is the model. Students are not identified, but they are probably honor students. This photograph appeared in "The Siege of University City," by Sidney Morse, published in 1912.
Source	Photograph, glued on white acid free paper, 9.24" by 7.20"
Subject	Art Academy Building-Interior (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Lewis, Mabel Gertrude
Subject	Art Academy (University City, Mo.)
Subject	People's University (University City, Mo.)
Subject	Vanderpoel, John, 1857-1911
Subject.Keyword	People--Missouri--University City
Title	Vanderpoel's drawing class at People's University Art Academy