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Ms. Olleen Williams, age 90, recently of Dahlonega, Ga.
died December 19, 2010 at Gold City Convalescent Center in
Dahlonega.
Ms. Williams was born in East Liverpool, Ohio to the late Samuel
and Ollun Williams. She was preceded in death by a brother;
Martin Williams. She was raised in Alabama and lived most of her
life in Atlanta, Ga.
Olleen was educated in the Birmingham public schools, attended
the University of Georgia where she received a B.F.A. & M.F.A.
degree. She did graduate work at UGA, University of Alabama, and
Temple University in Philadelphia and the Art Student League in
NYC. During World War II she worked for RCA in Camden, N.J.
doing technical drawings. Ms. Williams began her career at
Murray State University, Murray, Ky. After leaving Murray she
taught art in several Atlanta Schools before becoming the first art
education consultant for the Georgia Department of Education.
Ms. Williams taught for The University of the Seven Seas and
circumnavigated the world twice. She was at Kennesaw State
University when she retired.
Mrs. Williams was mentored by Georgia artist and educator Dr.
Lamar Dodd who she studied with at UGA. She won many state
and regional art awards during High School and College. In 1953
she was invited to exhibit at the Grand Central Moderns in NYC at
a special guest exhibition and published in the General Director’s
Letter of the America Association of University’s Women. Her
sculpture “I Am” is part of the permanent collection of the Georgia
Museum of Art.
She is survived by her siblings; Noel Williams (Virginia), Attalla,
Alabama. Naomi Lewis (Bill) Talladega, Alabama. Ellen Wheat
(Virgil) Fayetteville, Alabama. Zoe Putnam, Dawsonville, Georgia.
16 nieces and nephews also survive.
A private family Memorial will be held in Alabama.
Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of
arrangements.
died December 19, 2010 at Gold City Convalescent Center in
Dahlonega.
Ms. Williams was born in East Liverpool, Ohio to the late Samuel
and Ollun Williams. She was preceded in death by a brother;
Martin Williams. She was raised in Alabama and lived most of her
life in Atlanta, Ga.
Olleen was educated in the Birmingham public schools, attended
the University of Georgia where she received a B.F.A. & M.F.A.
degree. She did graduate work at UGA, University of Alabama, and
Temple University in Philadelphia and the Art Student League in
NYC. During World War II she worked for RCA in Camden, N.J.
doing technical drawings. Ms. Williams began her career at
Murray State University, Murray, Ky. After leaving Murray she
taught art in several Atlanta Schools before becoming the first art
education consultant for the Georgia Department of Education.
Ms. Williams taught for The University of the Seven Seas and
circumnavigated the world twice. She was at Kennesaw State
University when she retired.
Mrs. Williams was mentored by Georgia artist and educator Dr.
Lamar Dodd who she studied with at UGA. She won many state
and regional art awards during High School and College. In 1953
she was invited to exhibit at the Grand Central Moderns in NYC at
a special guest exhibition and published in the General Director’s
Letter of the America Association of University’s Women. Her
sculpture “I Am” is part of the permanent collection of the Georgia
Museum of Art.
She is survived by her siblings; Noel Williams (Virginia), Attalla,
Alabama. Naomi Lewis (Bill) Talladega, Alabama. Ellen Wheat
(Virgil) Fayetteville, Alabama. Zoe Putnam, Dawsonville, Georgia.
16 nieces and nephews also survive.
A private family Memorial will be held in Alabama.
Banister Funeral Home of Dahlonega is in charge of
arrangements.