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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

Philadelphia School of Design for Women
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates:	39°58′25.74″N, 75°9′32.21″W
Area:	< 1 acre
Built/Founded:	1848
Added to NRHP:	1993
NRHP Reference#:	93001608[1]

Moore College of Art and Design is an art and design women's college located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the first and only women's art and design college in the nation, and one of only two in the world. On average, approximately 500 women are enrolled at the College.

Contents 1 History 2 Academics 3 Notable people 3.1 Alumnae 3.2 Others 4 References 5 External links

Moore College was founded by Sarah Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1848. 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.

The school's mission was and continues to be educating women for careers and financial independence, and to set the standard of excellence for educating women for careers in art and design.

Today, Moore has ten fine arts and design programs leading to a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. The majors offered are: Fashion Design, Fine Arts: 2D and 3D Emphasis, Art Education, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Art History, Textile Design, Curatorial Studies and Photography & Digital Arts.

Moore College boasts an award-winning faculty, 9:1 student-to-faculty ratio and central location in Philadelphia, which place Moore BFA students at the center of a vibrant, supportive community of artists, designers and scholars.

In addition, Moore provides many unique opportunities in the arts through The Galleries at Moore, Continuing Education programs for professional adult men and women, the acclaimed Young Artists Workshop for girls and boys grades 1-12, The Art Shop and Sculpture Park.

Moore has an 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]}

• Mona Brody, printmaker^[2]
• Kathy Butterly, sculptor^[3]
• Laura Marie Greenwood, painter^{[citation needed]}
• Karen M. Hartley-Nagle, former Congressional candidate^[4]
• Lady Pink, graffiti artist^{[citation needed]}
• Alice Neel, artist^[5]
• Margie Palatini, children's literature author^[6]
• Anne Parrish, novelist and children's author^{[citation needed]}
• Adrienne Vittadini, fashion designer^[7]

• Sheila Levrant de Bretteville, honorary degree recipient
• Pink, singer (attended Moore for Basic year and then dropped out to pursue a music career)^[8]
• Robert Henri, painter and former faculty member (1891-?)
• Lowery Stokes Sims, honorary degree recipient

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

v • d • e Current women's universities and colleges in the United States

Agnes Scott • Assumption • Alverno • Barnard • Bay Path • Bennett • Blue Mountain • Brenau • Bryn Mawr • Cedar Crest • Chatham • College of Notre Dame of Maryland • College of Saint Mary • Columbia College (Columbia, South Carolina) • Converse • Cottey • Georgian Court • Hollins • Judson • Lexington • Mary Baldwin • Meredith • Midway • Mills • Moore College of Art and Design • Mount Holyoke • Mt. Mary • Mt. St. Mary's • Peace • Pine Manor • Rosemont • Russell Sage • St. Benedict • St. Catherine • St. Elizabeth • Saint Joseph • Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College • St. Mary's (Indiana) • Salem • Scripps • Simmons • Smith • Spelman • Stephens • Stern • Sweet Briar • The College of New Rochelle • Trinity Washington University • Ursuline • Wellesley • Wesleyan College • Wilson • Women's College of the University of Denver

v • d • e Colleges and Universities in Metropolitan Philadelphia

The American College • Arcadia University • Art Institute of Philadelphia • Bryn Mawr College • Cabrini College • Chestnut Hill College • Cheyney University • Curtis Institute of Music • Delaware Valley College • Drexel University • Eastern University • Gratz College • Gwynedd-Mercy 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 • Penn State Abington • Penn State Brandywine • Penn State Great Valley • 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 • Rutgers University • Saint Joseph's University • Swarthmore College • Temple University • Thomas Jefferson University • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey • University of the Arts • University of the Sciences in Philadelphia • University of Pennsylvania • Ursinus College • Valley Forge Christian College • Villanova University • West Chester University • Westminster Theological Seminary • Widener University

v • d • e Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design

United States: Art Academy of Cincinnati • Art Center College of Design • The Art Institute of Boston • CCA • CalArts • CIA • CCSCAD • CCAD • Cooper Union • Corcoran College of Art and Design • Cornish College of the Arts • KCAI • LCAD • Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts • MECA • MICA • MassArt • MCA • Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design • MCAD • Montserrat College of Art • Moore College of Art and Design • Oregon College of Art & Craft • Otis College of Art and Design • Pacific Northwest College of Art • Parsons • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts • Pratt Institute • RISD • RCAD • SFAI • School of the Art Institute of Chicago • SMFA • SVA • UArts International: Alberta College of Art and Design • Burren College of Art • Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design • NSCAD University • OCAD • Osaka University of Arts • VCA