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Arthur Lee

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Arthur Lee (1881 - 1961) was active/lived in Connecticut.  Arthur Lee is known for Sculptor-classical nude figure.

The following is courtesy of Timothy Stotz:

Arthur Lee (b Trondheim, Norway 1881; d Newtown, Connecticut 1961)

Immigrating to Minnesota with his family in 1888, Lee spent his childhood
participating actively in outdoor sports, and it was during this time that he first became fascinated with the human body. In 1902 he entered the Art Students League, studying with Kenyon Cox, a staunch proponent of the classical tradition, and briefly with illustrator Walter Appleton Clark. Lee traveled to Paris in 1905 to continue his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts for the next five years under Antonin Mercié, among others.

He attended school until 1910, and also visited museums in London, Paris,and Italy, examining ancient Greek sculpture in particular. However, he credited his association with the Parisian modernists for providing the most fruitful stimulation.

Lee was a friend of Constantin Brancusi (who was also a student of Antonin Mercié), Pablo Picasso, Morga   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4539 characters.]  Artist bio

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   Publications  Book References:  28
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28 Book References for Arthur Lee
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Steiner, Raymond J The Art Students League of New York A History (Teachers) 0 No
1995 Fort, Susan Ilene The Figure in American Sculpture A Question of Modernity
(Exhibition catalog)		 0 No
1994 Reynolds, Donald Martin Masters of American Sculpture: The Figurative Tradition From the American Renaissance to the Millenium 275 Yes
1991 Melosh, Barbara Engendering Culture Manhood & Womanhood in New Deal Public Art & Theater 297 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)		 622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Dawdy, Doris Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary 1184 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Craven, Wayne Sculpture in America (new and revised edition) 782 No
1984 Marlor, Clark S The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944
(Exhibition catalog)		 600 No
1984 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present 656 No
1983 Contreras, Belasario R Tradition and Innovation in New Deal Art 253 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1981 Rugoff, Milton The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art 669 Yes
1979 Karpel, Bernard/Ruth Spiegel Arts in America/A Bibliography Volume 1 (Sculpture, the West etc) 730 No
1974 Gerdts, William H The Great American Nude A History in Art 224 Yes
1973 Broder, Patricia Janis; Harold McCracken (Intro) Bronzes of the American West 429 Yes
1963 Brown, Milton W The Story of the Armory Show
(Exhibition catalog)		 320 No
1954 Clark, Eliot History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953 296 No
1953 Gilbert, Dorothy B. Who's Who in American Art, 1953 557 No
1940 Ball, Charlotte (editor) Who's Who in American Art, 1940-1941, Volume III Contemporary American Artists 790 No
1939 Art Institute of Chicago Half a Century of American Art The Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 110 No
1934 Cahill, Holger/Alfred H Barr Art in America In Modern Times (1865-1934) 110 No
1915 Walter, John; Pedro Lemos Panama-Pacific Exposition: Catalogue of the Post-Exposition Exhibit 112 No
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