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Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louis Lemonnier, 1848-1904) and Her Children, Georgett-Berthe (1872-1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875-1895), by Auguste Renoir 1878,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Wolfe Fund 1907. www.metmuseum.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
Benefit Reception Supporting the Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Wing Travel and Research Fund. Thursday, October 29, 2026 from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Salmagundi Club A minimum donation of $50 per person benefits
Tosca Ruggieri is a French-Italian art historian, licensed professional tour guide, and the founder of Art with Tosca, based in Washington, D.C. Trained in art history and archaeology at EPHE-Sorbonne in Paris and in arts management at King's College London, she has cultivated a practice rooted in both scholarship and storytelling. A member of the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, D.C., Tosca serves as a study leader and lecturer for the Smithsonian Associates and cultural organizations throughout the United States, including the Alliance Française of Washington, D.C. Her career has taken her from private art collections and prestigious London galleries to university lecture halls — each chapter deepening her commitment to bringing art history to life for engaged audiences. In Washington, Tosca leads immersive tours and lectures at the National Gallery of Art, the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Phillips Collection, and beyond — guiding audiences through the sweep of Western art from the Italian Renaissance to Modernism. Through Art with Tosca, she is devoted to making art not only accessible, but truly transformative. Silent Auction will take place for the duration of the show featuring artwork by prominent CLWAC artists. The auction will close after the Awards Reception on November 13 | RECENT EVENTS2026 Members’ & Associates’ Show View the 128th Exhibition Available for Purchase  Social Media Strategist Jenn Castronovo Presents Using Social Media As a Tool For Promoting Yourself As An Artist Jenn is the Co-founder of –IZE Creative Agency and leads strategy and creative direction. She specializes in helping brands show up online with intention, blending storytelling, content, and systems to create growth that actually feels sustainable. She has a strong eye for strategy and a love for the creative process. COMING SOON
Curator of modern and contemporary art, and host of the independent podcast ArtCurious. She lectures frequently on art, both locally and nationally.
Jennifer will talk about the American Girls' Club in Paris, a real, yet little-known, residence that provided a safe and supportive community for American women artists from 1893 to 1914. The book details how this club offered lodging, studio space, and a social network for women seeking art education and opportunities denied to them at home, featuring figures like Gertrude Stein and Emmeline Pankhurst and highlighting the struggles and triumphs of these pioneering women. Guest Speaker Linda Moore Video
Watch as Linda gives her perspective on how gallerists select their artists, women artists’ representation in museums, artists’ work that has been reattributed in museum collections and persistent sexism in academia
| WHO WE ARE 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 artists in New York City. JOIN US To keep abreast of scheduled events, men and women are invited to become an Associate, Juried Member, a Donor, a Patron or a Benefactor. You may also want to consider funding an award for excellence in art, perhaps in the name of a friend or family member. Other ways to participate in our Club might be to share your artistic expertise with us, host a slide presentation or demonstration, volunteer for a committee and, last but not least, collect fine art. Discover the perks
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