Biography
Born in Syracuse, New York, Tomlin was the youngest of four children. Since his high school days he wanted to be an artist.
His art teachers were:
- Cornelia Moses, a former pupil of Arthur Wesley Dow
- Hugo Gari Wagner was his teacher to study modeling
- Frank London was his mentor and teacher
Tomlin studied:
- 1917 - 1921: Syracuse University - College of Fine Arts, New York under Dr. Jeannette Scott and Professor Carl T. Hawley
- 1923–1924: Académie Colarossi and the Grande Chaumiѐre, Paris, France
Tomlin returned to New York in the fall of 1924. He began exhibiting in 1925 at the Whitney Studio Club. In 1926 Tomlin returned to Europe, where he visited England, Italy and Switzerland but he mainly stayed in Paris. He returned to America in July, 1927. He also discovered Woodstock, New York where he spent his summers.
During the depression Tomlin sought teaching positions:
- 1932 - 1941: Sarah Lawrence College
- 1932–1933: Buckley School
- 1933–1934: Dalton School
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