Frances Wolf

American painter

Frances Wolf

First Lady of Pennsylvania
In role
January 20, 2015 – January 17, 2023
Governor| Tom Wolf
Preceded by| Susan Corbett
Succeeded by| Lori Shapiro
Personal details
Born|

Frances Donnelly

c. 1952
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Spouse|

Tom Wolf

(m. 1975)​

Children| 2
Alma mater| SOAS, University of London (BA)
Franklin & Marshall College (BFA)
Bryn Mawr College (MFA)

Frances Donnelly Wolf (born c. 1952) is an American artist, oil painter and advocate for the arts. She served as the 45th First Lady of Pennsylvania during the tenure of her husband, Governor Tom Wolf, from January 2015 until January 2023.[1][2][3][4]

## Biography

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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 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, she enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where she earned a 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

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1. ^ a b c d e f Murphy, Jan (April 3, 2015). "Pa.'s first lady Frances Wolf: Facts about her life". Pennlive.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
2. ^ Carpenter, Mackenzie (January 18, 2015). "First lady Frances Wolf will be her own woman". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
3. ^ a b Daniels, Melissa (March 14, 2015). "A full-time artist, state's first lady mixes passion, responsibilities". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
4. ^ a b Holahan, Jane (June 11, 2014). "Frances Donnelly Wolf's art reflects on the everyday and beyond". LNP. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.

*[m.]: married