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	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. By October 22, 1909 when this photograph was taken the balustrade is in place around the top of the building and the exterior is virtually complete. The sign for John J. Dunnavant & Co., contractors for the project, is on the building on the lower left. They were sharing space with the sales office for University Heights Realty and Development Co., another of Edward Gardner Lewis' ventures.
	American Woman's League delegates and members who arrived early for the Convention to be held June 9, 10 and 11, 1910, joined a group of doctors' wives whose husbands were attending a medical convention for a visit to the Woman's National Daily Building. In the background is the Woman's Magazine Building, and further back on the right is the Art Academy Building. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on June 10, 1910.
	A special ceremony for pouring concrete for the Art Academy Building, the first building for the People's University and the American Woman's League, was held on April 12, 1909. Mabel Lewis is in the center, throwing the first shovel of concrete. Edward Gardner Lewis is standing on the far left. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on April 17, 1909. The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex are on the right. The Woman's National Daily Building is behind the group, on the left.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. This photograph was taken looking northwest on November 10, 1909. The exterior of the building is complete, but windows have not been installed, and construction materials still surround the building.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. This photograph was taken looking north on November 10, 1909. The exterior of the building is complete, but windows have not been installed, and work does not appear to have started on the interior of the building.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. This photograph was taken looking northeast in mid November of 1909. The exterior of the building is complete, and windows have been installed. A substantial amount of construction material still surrounds the building.
	The south lawn in front of the Art Academy was set up with lighting and tents for events at the American Woman's League Convention held June 9, 10 and 11, 1910. This photograph was taken from Delmar Boulevard, looking north. A cropped version appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on May 26, 1910.
	The Art Academy Building was decked out in bunting for the first Convention of the American Woman's League in June, 1910. Lighting was strung in front of the building and tents were being erected on the lawn in front to accommodate convention events. This photograph was taken on June 7, 1910.
	The Schmoller and Mueller Piano Company presented a piano to the American Woman's League. In this photograph, the piano is being delivered to the Art Academy building in one of the Lewis Publishing Company mail trucks. The crated piano is just visible in the truck. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on May 21, 1910.
	Construction began on the Art Academy Building in April 1909. The building was designed by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. In this photograph, probably taken in May of 1909, interior brick walls are being constructed as the exterior stone walls are being built. The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex are visible in the distance.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. In this photograph taken on August 26, 1909, looking northeast, exterior walls in the north wing are complete through the second floor. Some of the decorative moldings on the front of the building are already being installed. Some of the buildings of Delmar Garden Amusement Park are just visible in the distance on the right.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. In this photograph taken on August 31, 1909, looking southwest, the second floor exterior walls of both the north and south wings are complete. Decorative terra cotta moldings have been installed on some of the windows in the south wing. The tracks of the Creve Coeur Streetcar appear in the foreground. The top of the Woman's Magazine Building and the east end of the Woman's National Daily Building appear in the distance.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken on September 1, 1909, construction of second story exterior walls is almost complete except for the west end of the south wing. Terra cotta moldings have been installed around many of the windows.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking southeast on November 24, 1909, the construction tower is still in place on the north wing, and workers are installing the side skylight in the south wing. Construction materials still surround the building.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. Construction began in the spring of 1909, and artists were in residence by winter, even though some construction work remained to be completed. This photograph taken looking southeast on May 19, 1910 after the building was complete.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. Construction began in the spring of 1909, and artists were in residence by winter. This photograph taken looking southwest on May 20, 1910. The Woman's National Daily Building is on the left.
	Construction began on the Art Academy Building in April 1909. The building was designed by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. In this photograph, probably taken in May of 1909, construction material surround the walls just being erected. The Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex are visible in the distance.
	The Art Academy Building was designed by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. In this photograph, looking northeast, exterior walls are complete on the first floor and work is in process on the second floor. John J. Dunnavant & Co. were the general contractors for the project. Some of the buildings at Delmar Garden Amusement Park are visible on the right in the distance.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking west on September 1, 1909, second story exterior walls have been completed. Terra cotta moldings have been installed around the windows in the south wing, but the back wing would remain plainer with little ornamentation. The Creve Coeur Streetcar tracks are visible in the foreground.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph looking north on September 4, 1909, the second floor exterior walls of the south wing are complete, and concrete is being poured for the floor of the third story.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking northeast on September 4, 1909 the decorative railing has been installed around the west balcony, and much of the terra cotta molding has been placed on the front of the building. Concrete is being poured for the floor of the third story of the south wing. The sign for John J. Dunnavant & Co., contractors for the project, can be seen on the small building in the foreground.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking northeast on September 20, 1909 the exterior walls of both wings are complete and most of the decorative terra cotta molding is in place. The sign for John J. Dunnavant & Co., contractors for the project, is on the building on the lower left. They were sharing space with the sales office for University Heights Realty and Development Co., another of Edward Gardner Lewis' ventures.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking northeast on September 23, 1909 the exterior of the building is almost complete and the roof is being put on.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. At this stage in construction photographs were taken almost weekly to document the progress of the building. In this photograph taken looking southwest on November 24, 1909, the construction tower is still in place on the north wing, and skylight on the south wing is covered with a tarpaulin. Construction materials still surround the building.
	When Edward Gardner Lewis convinced Taxile Doat to come from France to University City to head up the ceramics division of the People's University's Art Academy, he also convinced Doat to sell his personal ceramics collection to the school to be put on display and to serve as inspiration to the students. In this photograph, the collection which had been shipped from France has just arrived in University City on January 12, 1910, a very rainy day. The horse drawn van is on Oberlin Avenue next to the Art Academy, and workers are preparing to unload the collection. Doat is standing behind the van, just to the left of the planks that have been laid over the curb.
	On May 20, 1910 over 100 automobiles carrying delegates to the National Conference of Charities and Correction were on parade in University City. This photograph was taken from the Woman's National Daily Building as the automobiles passed the Woman's Magazine Building on Delmar Boulevard. The Art Academy and the Press Annex are just behind the Woman's Magazine Building. This photograph appeared in "The Woman's National Daily" on May 24, 1910.
	This is the model made about 1910 of the University City Plaza, showing the buildings projected by Edward Gardner Lewis. This was his conception of the central group for the "City Beautiful" as the capitol of the American Woman's Republic. Five of the buildings had already been constructed: The Art Academy of the People's University City (far right), the octagonal Woman's Magazine Building and Press Annex (center), the Egyptian style Woman's National Daily Building (far left), and University City's first City Hall (left center). The Lion Gates had also been constructed. Other buildings planned were a public school (lower left) and five additional buildings for the People's University. A building modeled after the Taj Mahal was intended to be the head chapter house for the American Woman's Republic, and the building resembling the Parthenon was to be the headquarters for the People's Savings Trust Company. He also envisioned two churches as part of the Plaza. The Woman's Magazine Building is now University City's City Hall, and this model is on display in the lobby.
	On March 14, 1911 this large group of women walked north on Overlin Avenue (later renamed Harvard Avenue) toward the Art Academy of the People's University, probably to attend some special event. The Art Academy building was designed by Eames and Young, and completed in late 1909. This building was the only one constructed of the six that Edward Gardner Lewis planned to build for the school.
	This float represented the emblem of the American Woman's League, "Woman's Mission," which was a woman, seated, with two children standing next to her. This float carried models of George Julian Zolnay's lions, as well as models of Zolnay's sphinx. This photograph appears to have been taken after the American Woman's League Convention parade on June 11, 1910 since some of the decorations have come loose and the lower skirting seems to be stained.
	The Art Academy Building was designed in the Classical Revival style by St. Louis architects Eames and Young for the People's University of the American Woman's League. Construction began in the spring of 1909, and artists were in residence by winter, even though some construction work remained to be done. It was completed in late May of 1910. This photograph of the northeast corner of the building was probably taken in 1911.

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