 He also discovered Woodstock, New York where he spent his summers.During the depression Tomlin worked in teaching positions at Sarah Lawrence College from 1932 - 1941, at Buckley School from 1932–1933, and at Dalton School from 1933–1934.On Sunday, May 10, 1953, Tomlin drove with his friends to a party at the Jackson Pollocks’ house on Long Island, from which he returned about midnight, feeling ill.