A Life in Color and Letters Julie Mathilde Morrow Deforest began her life in New York City, born to Rev. Cornelius Wortendyke Morrow and Rosalie Lippmann Morrow. Her early years were shaped by academic pursuits, earning a bachelor's degree in English from Wellesley College in 1904 and later a master's degree in literature from Columbia University in 1906. For two decades, she spent her days teaching English at Irving High School and Wadleigh High School within New York City. During these years, painting remained a quiet companion to her classroom duties. In 1929, her life shifted when she mar…