Moore College of Art and Design

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Moore College of Art and Design

Established	1848
Type	Private art school for women
President	Dr. Happy Craven Fernandez
Undergraduates	493
Postgraduates	0
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	moore.edu

Moore College of Art and Design is an art and design women's college located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Currently, there are approximately 500 women enrolled.

Moore College was founded by Sarah Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1848. It was the first and only women's art and design college in the nation, and one of only two in the world. The school's first major, textile design, prepared women to work in the new industries created by the Industrial Revolution, of which Philadelphia was a center.

Today, Moore has nine fine arts and design programs leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The majors offered are: Fashion design, 2D fine art, 3D fine art, art education, graphic design, illustration, interior design, art history, and textile design. For the fall 2006 semester, two new majors were added: photography/digital arts and curatorial studies.

Moore has a difficult and intense first year^{[citation needed]}, known as the Basic Foundation year. Many enroll for Basic year and then transfer to another college, which is why there is such a difference in enrollment between the freshman and senior classes.^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Notable people 1.1 Alumnae 1.2 Others 2 External links

[edit] Notable people

[edit] Alumnae

• Kathy Butterly, sculptor
• Happy Craven Fernandez, former politician and current president of Moore College
• Laura Marie Greenwood, painter
• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, former Congressional candidate
• Alice Neel, artist
• Margie Palatini, children's literature author
• Anne Parrish, novelist and children's author
• Pink, singer (attended Moore for Basic year and then dropped out to pursue a music career)
• Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer

[edit] Others

• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, honorary degree recipient
• Robert Henri, painter and former faculty member (1891-?)

[edit] External links

• Moore College of Art and Design
• The Galleries at Moore

Colleges and Universities in Metropolitan Philadelphia

Arcadia University • Art Institute of Philadelphia • Bryn Mawr College • Cabrini College • Chestnut Hill College • Curtis Institute of Music • Delaware Valley College • Drexel University • Eastern University • Gratz College • Haverford College • Holy Family University • Immaculata University • La Salle University • Lincoln University • Manor College • Moore College of Art and Design • Neumann College • Peirce College • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Pennsylvania College of Optometry • Philadelphia Biblical University • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine • Philadelphia University • Reconstructionist Rabbinical College • The Restaurant School • Rosemont College • Saint Joseph's University • Swarthmore College • Temple University • Thomas Jefferson University • Tyler School of Art • University of the Arts • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia • University of Pennsylvania • Ursinus College • Villanova University • West Chester University • Westminster Theological Seminary • Widener University