Wofford College Digital Commons @ Wofford Student Scholarship 5-2018 Art for All: The Artistic Journey of Julia Elizabeth Tolbert Julie L. Woodson Wofford College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/studentpubs Part of the American Art and Architecture Commons, and the Painting Commons Recommended Citation Woodson, Julie L., "Art for All: The Artistic Journey of Julia Elizabeth Tolbert" (2018). Student Scholarship. 18. https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/studentpubs/18 This Honors Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ Wofford. It has been accepted for inclusion in Student Scholarship by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Wofford. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ART FOR ALL: THE ARTISTIC JOURNEY OF JULIA ELIZABETH TOLBERT By Julie Woodson Art History Honors Thesis 2017-2018 Wofford College 1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS……………………………………………......2 I. THE EARLY YEARS: Greenwood County……………………………………………………5 II. FINDING HER WAY: Columbia College……………………………………………………13 III. IN PURSUIT OF MORE: Lander College & Beyond……………………………………….17 IV. AN ADVANCED PATH: Syracuse University……………………………………………..39 V. DEVELOPMENT OF A MATURE STYLE: University of Georgia………………………...48 VI. POST-ARTISTIC YEARS: Cashiers, N.C.…..……………………………………………...81 VII. CONCLUSION……………………………………………………………………………..85 BIBLIOGRAPHY………………………………………………………………………………..90 2 INTRODUCTION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Progressing from a student, concentrating on absorbing foundational skills and techniques to an intentional, expressionistic painter, Julia Elizabeth Tolbert spent twenty years of her life creating art. Using formal educational opportunities as a way to escape the life intended for her, she found art to be a freeing and meaningful endeavor. She experimented greatly in both style and medium, working with movements such as the Ashcan school, Regionalism, and Cubism and creating works in watercolor, oil, encaustic, pencil, clay, and more, all in pursuit of a professional artistic career.