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Julia Woods Andrews

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Julia Woods Andrews

Birth
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
Death
28 Jun 2002 (aged 82)
Hockessin, New Castle County, Delaware, USA
Burial
Greenville, New Castle County, Delaware, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7784, Longitude: -75.5797139
Plot
Section A III
Memorial ID
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ANDREWS, JULIA WOODS—of Hockessin, Del., formerly of Ann Arbor, Mich., died on Friday, June 28, 2002, after a brief illness. A native of Knowville, Tenn., Miss Andrews earned her Bacheors Degree in English from the University of Tennessee, and her Masters Degree in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. While residing in New York City, she studied with Morris Kantor and Harry Sternberg at the Art Student's League. Her early career as an art teacher in Mount Clements, Mich., was interreupted by World War II, while she served with the Red Cross in Italy and Germany. She returned to teaching at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Art Museum, making her home in Wilmington, Del., from 1946 through 1960. Her paintings and drawings were exhibited frequently during this period including one-man exhibitions at the Delaware Art Center, the University of Delaware, and the Carlen Gallery of Philadelphia. In 1961, Miss Andrews earned the Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and continued teaching as a Professor of Art there until her retirement. Her work was included in exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum, the ANn Arbor Forsythe Gallery, the Library of Congress, and many other art centers. Collections of her work include those at the Delaware Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum, and the Flint Michigan Institute of Arts.

Survivors include her sister, Garnett Andrews Spencer of Wilmington; her brother, Forrest Andrews of Bethesda, Md., her sister-in-law, Geraldine Andrews of Silver Spring, Md., eight nieces and nephews, and thirteen great-nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial service at the Chapel of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Del., at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2002, after which the family will greet friends. Burial will be private. In memory of Julia, the family suggests that contributions may be made to the Cokesbury Village Benevolent Fund, 726 Loveville Road, Hockessin, DE 19707, or to the School of Art at the University of Michigan, 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

TMSI [30882] M128
ANDREWS, JULIA WOODS—of Hockessin, Del., formerly of Ann Arbor, Mich., died on Friday, June 28, 2002, after a brief illness. A native of Knowville, Tenn., Miss Andrews earned her Bacheors Degree in English from the University of Tennessee, and her Masters Degree in Art Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. While residing in New York City, she studied with Morris Kantor and Harry Sternberg at the Art Student's League. Her early career as an art teacher in Mount Clements, Mich., was interreupted by World War II, while she served with the Red Cross in Italy and Germany. She returned to teaching at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Art Museum, making her home in Wilmington, Del., from 1946 through 1960. Her paintings and drawings were exhibited frequently during this period including one-man exhibitions at the Delaware Art Center, the University of Delaware, and the Carlen Gallery of Philadelphia. In 1961, Miss Andrews earned the Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and continued teaching as a Professor of Art there until her retirement. Her work was included in exhibits at the New York Metropolitan Museum, the ANn Arbor Forsythe Gallery, the Library of Congress, and many other art centers. Collections of her work include those at the Delaware Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum, and the Flint Michigan Institute of Arts.

Survivors include her sister, Garnett Andrews Spencer of Wilmington; her brother, Forrest Andrews of Bethesda, Md., her sister-in-law, Geraldine Andrews of Silver Spring, Md., eight nieces and nephews, and thirteen great-nieces and nephews.

There will be a memorial service at the Chapel of Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Del., at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, 2002, after which the family will greet friends. Burial will be private. In memory of Julia, the family suggests that contributions may be made to the Cokesbury Village Benevolent Fund, 726 Loveville Road, Hockessin, DE 19707, or to the School of Art at the University of Michigan, 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.

TMSI [30882] M128


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