Victoria Donohoe

Victoria Donohoe (March 21, 1929 – November 21, 2018) was an American artist, art critic and historian who wrote for papers and The Philadelphia Inquirer. She has been described by editor Gabriel Escobar of the Inquirer as "indomitable" and having "an aura of legend". She did not drive a car or own a television, preferring to travel by public transit and avoid the use of telephones, answering machines, and computers. Throughout her career, she would file her columns in person at the Inquirer suburban newsroom in Conshohocken, typing them from her handwritten notes. She published over 1,000 articles in the Inquirer over 50 years between 1962 and 2012.

Early life and education Victoria Donohoe was born March 21, 1929. taught art classes at Moore College of Art and Design. She received her bachelor’s degree from Rosemont College in 1950, as well as a teaching certificate. She taught art at Rosemont while earning her Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Pennsylvania. She then went to Florence, Italy, where she attended Pope Pius XII Institute-Graduate School of Fine Arts for Women in 1953. In addition to the Inquirer, she wrote for The Catholic Standard & Times.

Victoria Donohoe died of pneumonia on November 21, 2018.

Archival collections Victoria Donohoe Collection, Stuart Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania Victoria Donohoe Papers, Rosemont College Archives Victoria Donohoe Family History Collection, Historical Society of Pennsylvania