The club is named for
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887), an American philanthropist and scholar
and the only woman represented among the 106 founding members of the Metropolitan
Museum of Art. In 1887 she left her painting collection, with an endowment for
its maintenance, to the Metropolitan Museum. This was the beginning of the museum's
European painting department. Ms. Wolfe also willed money to Grace Church in
New York City to be used for some form of "women's work." In 1896 the club was
established to support young women art students. The students advanced to professionalism,
and the club was reorganized to extend educational and exhibition opportunities
nationally.
In keeping with the philanthropic spirit of the club's namesake, the Annual
Exhibition opens with a Preview Benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's
travel fund. Curators from the Metropolitan usually speak at the preview and
at the club's Awards Dinner.
About
| Artists | Organizations
| Contact
Use of all materials on this site
is protected by copyright law.
Regina Stewart, Executive Director
