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Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club (founded 1896) is a national organization which exhibits and promotes the works of professional women artists.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887) was a prominent New York philanthropist and art collector, and the only woman among the 106 founders of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. In addition to bequeathing her painting collection to the museum, Ms. Wolfe left an endowment to Grace Church in Manhattan to promote "women's work." At the urging of Rector Dr. William Reed Huntington and several parishioners, the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club was established in 1896. The purpose at the time was to provide aid, counsel and exhibition opportunities to young women in the arts in New York City.

Through the years, the Club's focus changed to reflect the members professional standing and interests. Today's members are represented in museums, prestigious art collections, the Who's Who in American art and in homes around the world. Their media include oil, watercolor, pastel, graphics and all forms of sculpture.

--CLWAC (talk) 23:54, 1 August 2008 (UTC)