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Moore College of Art & Design is a

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. Its undergraduate programs are available only for female students, but its other educational programs, including graduate programs, are co-educational.

History

Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, it was the first women's art school in the United States. The school was established to prepare women to work in the new industries created during the

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of which Philadelphia was a center. The school occupied the Edwin Forrest Mansion at 1326 North Broad Street from 1880 to 1960. The first principal of the school was Anne Hill, who held the position from 1850 to 1852. She was followed by the artist

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(1855-1873), who probably left due to disagreements with

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, who served as Director for 28 years. Elizabeth Croasdale took over as principal from 1873 to 1886, followed by Emily Sartain (1886-1920). In 1929 the position was renamed dean, and Harriet Sartain took over from 1920 to 1946. Additional deans are listed in the book Moore College of Art & Design by Sharon G. Hoffman with

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. The institution was renamed Moore College of Art & Design in 1932 after Joseph Moore, Jr. set up a $3 Million dollar endowment in memory of his parents. The endowment was used to found the Moore Institute of Art, Science and Industry when it merged with the Philadelphia School of Art & Design. Moore now offers nine undergraduate programs including Art Education,

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Graphic Design Graphic design is a profession, academic discipline and applied art whose activity consists in projecting visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with specific objectives. Graphic design is an interdiscipli ...

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, Animation & Game Arts,

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, Photography & Digital Arts, and Film & Digital Cinema, each leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). Moore has approximately 500 women enrolled in its all-female undergraduate BFA program. Co-educational graduate programs, post-Baccalaureate programs as well as adult continuing education and a Young Artists Workshop are open to people of all ages.

Academics

The college offers nine undergraduate majors, twelve minors, one post-baccalaureate program, three graduate programs, in addition to continuing education programs for adults and youth.

The Galleries at Moore

The Galleries at Moore are open to the public and free of charge.

Notable people

Alumnae

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Janet Biggs Janet Biggs is an American artist, known for her work in video, photography and performance art. Biggs lives and works in New York City. Biggs' work focuses on individuals in extreme landscapes or situations and often navigates territory between ...

, video artist *

Betty Bowes Betty Bowes (July 30, 1911 – September 12, 2007) was an American painter. Bowes, known for her semi-abstract work in acrylic, was born in Philadelphia, and studied at the Moore College of Art and the University of Pennsylvania. She received a Ge ...

, painter * Mona Brody,

printmaker Printmaking is the process of creating work of art, artworks by printing, normally on paper, but also on fabric, wood, metal, and other surfaces. "Traditional printmaking" normally covers only the process of creating prints using a hand proce ...

Kathy Butterly Kathy Butterly is an American sculptor born in Amityville, New York in 1963. She lives and works in New York City. Butterly received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1986 and her Master of Fine A ...

, sculptor * Karen Hartley-Nagle, former

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, illustrator and author of '' The Popularity Papers'' series of children's books. * Judith Joy Ross, Photographer, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. *

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Margie Palatini Margie Palatini is the author of many popular books for young children. She was born in Edison, New Jersey, and today lives in nearby Plainfield, New Jersey. Margie is a graduate of the Moore College of Art and Design. According to her website, a ...

, author of children's literature *

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, Winner of Project Runway (Season 12), and

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* Sharon Wohlmuth, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer *

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Singer/Songwriter ropped out*

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, fashion designer 1848 to 1900s * Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton, artist, author, educator *

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, illustrator * Bessie Pease Gutmann, children's book and magazine cover illustrator from the early 1900s * Laura Marie Greenwood, painter * Anne Parrish, novelist and children's author *

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, first woman to design US postage stamp * Anna Russell Jones, textile and graphic designer and medical illustrator * Jessie Willcox Smith, illustrator

Others

Elliott Cresson Elliott Cresson (March 2, 1796 – February 20, 1854) was an American philanthropist who gave money to a number of causes after a brief career in the mercantile business. He established the Elliott Cresson Medal of the Franklin Institute in 184 ...

, first president of the board of directors * Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, honorary degree recipient *

Beatrice Fenton Beatrice Fenton (July 12, 1887February 11, 1983) was an American sculptor and educator born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She is best known for her whimsical fountains. Her work was also part of the sculpture event in the art competition at th ...

, sculptor and faculty member (1942–1953) *

Moe Brooker Moe Albert Brooker (September 24, 1940 – January 9, 2022) was an African American painter, educator and printmaker. An abstract artist, he used vivid colors, lines, stripes, squares and circles to infuse a feeling of improvisational jazz in hi ...

, painter and faculty member (1995- ) * Daniel Garber, painter and faculty member (1907–1909) * Robert Henri, painter and faculty member (1891–?) * Samuel Murray, sculptor and faculty member (1890–1941) * Simon Nicholson, artist and teacher from 1964 to 1966 *

Lizbeth Stewart Lizbeth Stewart (December 22, 1948 – June 24, 2013), who is also known as Lizbeth McNett Stewart, was an American ceramist who was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Southampton, Pennsylvania. She was awarded a bachelor's degree in fine a ...

(1948-2013), American ceramist (BFA 1971) * Lowery Stokes Sims, honorary degree recipient * Barbara Blondeau, experimental photographer and faculty member

References

External links

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