The University of Southern Mississippi The Aquila Digital Community Dissertations Fall 12-2009 In Quest of Walter Smith: The Past, Present, and Future Impact of Visual Art in Adult Education Meredith Amanda Cole University of Southern Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations Part of the Adult and Continuing Education Commons, and the Art Education Commons Recommended Citation Cole, Meredith Amanda, "In Quest of Walter Smith: The Past, Present, and Future Impact of Visual Art in Adult Education" (2009). Dissertations. 1077. https://aquila.usm.edu/dissertations/1077 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. The University of Southern Mississippi IN QUEST OF WALTER SMITH: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE IMPACT OF VISUAL ART IN ADULT EDUCATION by Meredith Amanda Cole A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Approved: December 2009 COPYRIGHT BY MEREDITH AMANDA COLE 2009 The University of Southern Mississippi IN QUEST OF WALTER SMITH: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE IMPACT OF VISUAL ART IN ADULT EDUCATION by Meredith Amanda Cole Abstract of a Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate School of The University of Southern Mississippi in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy December 2009 ABSTRACT IN QUEST OF WALTER SMITH: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE IMPACT OF VISUAL ART IN ADULT EDUCATION by Meredith Amanda Cole December 2009 Walter Smith is a relatively unknown historical figure in the art world, but he is essential to defining adult education's past, present, and future in the area of visual art.