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Moore College of Art & Design is a private

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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 Philadelphia School of Design for Women (1848–1932) was an art school for women in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Housed in the former Edwin Forrest House at 1346 North Broad Street, under the directorship of Emily Sartain (1886–1920), ...

, 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.

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took over as principal from 1873 to 1886, followed by

Emily Sartain Emily Sartain (March 17, 1841 – June 17, 1927) was an American painter and engraver. She was the first woman in Europe and the United States to practice the art of mezzotint engraving, and the only woman to win a gold medal at the 1876 World F ...

(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

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, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, 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

Contemporary: * Kate Bartoldus,

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, video artist * Betty Bowes, painter * Mona Brody, printmaker *

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 F ...

, sculptor * Karen Hartley-Nagle, former Congressional candidate * Amy Ignatow, illustrator and author of '' The Popularity Papers'' series of children's books. *

Judith Joy Ross Judith Joy Ross (born 1946) is an American portrait photographer. Her books include ''Contemporaries'' (1995), ''Portraits'' (1996), ''Portraits of the Hazleton Public Schools'' (2006) and ''Protest the War'' (2007), "exploring such themes as th ...

, Photographer, recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. * Alice Neel, artist *

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 * Polly Smithbr>
Emmy Award-winning costume designer, Jim Henson,

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, fashion designer, Winner of

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(Season 12), and

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* Sharon Wohlmuth, Pulitzer-prize winning photographer * Pink (singer) Singer/Songwriter ropped out* Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer 1848 to 1900s *

Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton Mary-Russell Ferrell Colton (March 25, 1889 – July 26, 1971) was an American artist, author, educator, ethnographer, and curator. She is one of the principal founders of the Museum of Northern Arizona. She was a member of the Philadel ...

, artist, author, educator * Elizabeth Shippen Green, illustrator *

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, children's book and magazine cover illustrator from the early 1900s *

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, painter *

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, novelist and children's author * Esther Richards, first woman to design US postage stamp *

Anna Russell Jones Anna Russell Jones (1902, Jersey City, New Jersey – April 3, 1995, Germantown, Pennsylvania) was an African American artist known for her work in graphic, carpet, and textile design. Her papers are held at the African American Museum in Phila ...

, textile and graphic designer and medical illustrator *

Jessie Willcox Smith Jessie Willcox Smith (September 6, 1863 – May 3, 1935) was an American illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". A contributor to books and magazines during the lat ...

, illustrator

Others

* Elliott Cresson, first president of the board of directors *

Sheila Levrant de Bretteville Sheila Levrant de Bretteville (born 1940) is an American graphic designer, artist and educator whose work reflects her belief in the importance of feminist principles and user participation in graphic design. In 1990 she became the director of th ...

, honorary degree recipient * Beatrice Fenton, 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 Daniel Garber (April 11, 1880 – July 5, 1958) was an American Impressionist landscape painter and member of the art colony at New Hope, Pennsylvania. He is best known today for his large impressionist scenes of the New Hope area, in which he o ...

, painter and faculty member (1907–1909) *

Robert Henri Robert Henri (; June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929) was an American painter and teacher. As a young man, he studied in Paris, where he identified strongly with the Impressionists, and determined to lead an even more dramatic revolt against A ...

, painter and faculty member (1891–?) * Samuel Murray, sculptor and faculty member (1890–1941) * Simon Nicholson, artist and teacher from 1964 to 1966 * Lizbeth Stewart (1948-2013), American ceramist (BFA 1971) *

Lowery Stokes Sims Lowery Stokes Sims (born 1949) is an American art historian and curator of modern and contemporary art known for her expertise in the work of African, African American, Latinx, Native and Asian American artists such as Wifredo Lam, Fritz Scholder, ...

, honorary degree recipient *

Barbara Blondeau Barbara Blondeau (1938–1974) was an American experimental Photography, photographer active in the mid-1960s through the early 1970s. In her career as a photographer, she worked in a wide variety of materials, process and formats, although she i ...

, experimental photographer and faculty member

References

External links

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