Frances Wolf
| Frances Wolf | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First Lady of Pennsylvania | |
|
Assumed role January 20, 2015 | |
| Governor | Tom Wolf |
| Preceded by | Susan Corbett |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Frances Donnelly c. 1952 Brooklyn, New York |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Franklin & Marshall College (BFA) Bryn Mawr College (MFA) |
| Occupation |
Artist Painter |
Frances Donnelly Wolf (born c. 1952) is an American artist, oil painter and advocate for the arts. She has served as the 45th First Lady of Pennsylvania since January 2015 during the tenure of her husband, Governor Tom Wolf.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Wolf was born Frances Donnelly in Brooklyn, New York.[1] Her father was a career diplomat with the United States Foreign Service. She lived in the United States for the first eleven months of her life before moving overseas with her parents. She was raised in Iran, Germany, France, Pakistan and the United Kingdom and did not return to the United States on a full-time basis until her marriage in the 1970s.[1][3][4] She decided to pursue Asian Studies after living in Pakistan and earned her Bachelor's of Arts from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London.[1]
Wolf later decided to pursue art and painting full time. Around the age of 40, enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she earned second bachelor's degree in art history and studio art.[1] She then completed her master's degree in art history at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Murphy, Jan (2015-04-03). "Pa.'s first lady Frances Wolf: Facts about her life". Pennlive.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- ↑ Carpenter, Mackenzie (2015-01-18). "First lady Frances Wolf will be her own woman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- 1 2 Daniels, Melissa (2015-03-14). "A full-time artist, state's first lady mixes passion, responsibilities". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
- 1 2 Holahan, Jane (2014-06-11). "Frances Donnelly Wolf's art reflects on the everyday and beyond". LNP. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-11-29.