Magdalena Tolson

Artist Details

• First Name Magdalena
• Middle Name Verona
• Maiden Name Welty
• Surname Tolson
• Spouse’s Full Name Norman Tolson (Distington, England March 25, 1883-1961); artist; immigrated 1903, naturalized in Pennsylvania [per 1920 census] married September 30, 1914 in Chicago, Illinois 1920: census lists as “photographer” with own studio 1930: census lists as "artist" in "decorator" industry 1950: census lists as a carpenter in building construction parents: Norman and Margaret Cass Tolson 6 siblings
• Previous Spouse(s) n/a
• Names and Birth Years of Children Norman, Jr. (Illinois 1916-1996 California); New York, New York Morton Cass (Illinois January 27, 1920-?) ; artist; married Marie Samuelson, daughter of Lee and Mary Williams Samuelson, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on June 15, 1940 in Clinton, Iowa; San Jose, California
• Birth Date February 15, 1888
• Birth Place Berne, Indiana
• Death Date May 14, 1972
• Death Place Cadillac, Michigan
• Residence(s) childhood-1911: 730 Columbia Ave., Fort Wayne, Indiana
  
  1920 census: 124 49^th St., Chicago, Illinois
  
  1922: Kansas City, Missouri
  
  1930 census: 1436 Jonquil, Chicago, Illinois
  
  summers?: Lake George, Michigan
  
  1940 census: 639 Groveland Park, Chicago, Illinois; Morton seeking work as agent in commercial art, Norman art instructor in private school; no occupation for her
  
  in retirement: Bringold Rd., Lake George, Michigan
  
  1950 census: 310 ???, Lincoln, Michigan
  
  at time of death:  Lincoln, Michigan
• Active In Chicago, Illinois
  
  Kansas City, Missouri
  
  Lake George, Michigan
• Categories Block Printer, Crafts, Etcher, Painter
• Training Fort Wayne, Indiana; student of Abby Fish Chase
  1914: graduated School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  
• Exhibitions History January 12-February 12, 1922: Exhibition of Works by the Artists, Sculptors, Designers, Musicians and Writers of Missouri and Kansas, The Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri; Stock Yards Inn, Chicago, etching; Flowers
• Awards 1922: Sweeney Purchase Prize for best painting by a Kansas City artists valued at less than $100: Exhibition of Works by the Artists, Sculptors, Designers, Musicians and Writers of Missouri and Kansas, The Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri; Flowers
  
  1922: Kansas City Art Institute Honor Medal for Painting
• Other Occupation(s) illustrator
  
  teacher, art school, Kansas City, Missouri
  
  worked for (Robert R.) Jarvie Company, Chicago, Illinois [designer?]
  
  late 1920s-?: designing and supervising interior furnishings and decorations for Stevens Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
• Biography Parents: Joel (Ohio April 1857-before 1910) and Dina Lehman (February 1863-?) Welty; from Berne, Indiana
  
  Joel: 1900 manager at box factory
  
  Siblings:
  
  Harrison (Harry) (March 1889-?); Lakewood, Ohio; 1910 census: tester Elec. works.
  
  Viola Ruth (January 1893-1970); worked at YWCA in Kalamazoo; retired to Lake George
  
  Paul S. (February 1896-?); worked at YWCA in Kalamazoo; retired to Lake George, Michigan with wife Margarete
  
  Ivan (September 1899-?); minister in Colorado; Maine; wife: Ann; retired to Sheffield, Massachusetts
  
  Dr. Carl, (Fort Wayne, Indiana circa 1902-?); Beloit, Wisconsin