Lovisa Card-Catlin

Lovisa O. Card-Catlin (August 5, 1846 – December 7, 1925) was an American artist and educator credited with developing Erie, Pennsylvania's art community.

Early life and career Lovisa Card was born in Gainesville, New York to William Merritt and Eliza Wheel Card. Though not much is known about her early life, it is generally accepted she left home at the age of sixteen. Her students included Ruth E. Newton, Ruth Halleck, Gretchen Newberger, Charles A. Hulbert, Elizabeth Spalding, and Inez Wagner. With each show, the Art Club would purchase one or more works for its permanent collection. One of the first purchases included work from H. Bolton Jones and F. S. Church.

Later life On June 19, 1903, Henry Catlin died at home after he was stricken with a bout of rheumatism.