Russell Lee, 1903-1986

Artist Overview

Artist name:Russell Lee

1903–1986
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Illinois, United States
Date of Birth: July 21, 1903
Place of Death: Austin, Texas, United States
Date of Death: August 28, 1986
Active Country: United States

Works of Art: 7

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico

Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico, 1940

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Serving Barbecue at Pie Town Fair, New Mexico
1940
Russell Lee (1903–1986), Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma

Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, 1940

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Eating Pie at Pie Supper in Muskogee County, Oklahoma
1940
Russell Lee (1903–1986), Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas

Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas, 1939

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Mass Meeting Called to Raise Funds to Continue WPA Road Work, San Augustine, Texas
1939
Russell Lee (1903–1986), Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico

Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico, 1941

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Main Street & U.S. Hwy #60, Pietown, New Mexico
1941
Russell Lee (1903–1986), School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico

School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

Russell Lee (1903–1986), School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
School Children Singing, Pie Town, New Mexico
1940
Russell Lee (1903–1986), Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma

Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma, 1940

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Round Dance Between Squares at Dance in MacIntosh County, Oklahoma
1940
Russell Lee (1903–1986), Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota

Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota, 1937

Russell Lee (1903–1986), Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota
Russell Lee (1903–1986)
Mexican beet worker washing up after a day's work near East Grand Forks, Minnesota
1937

Exhibitions: 12

Edge of the Dream: Photographs of the Depression
Jan Marsh, curator
1991
Documenting the American Dream: Farm Security Administration Photographs of the Great Depression
1992
Teaching Gallery: African Islamic Art & Contemporary African Art
2012–2013
Teaching Gallery: Food Utopias Workshop
2013
Made or Taken? Photographs of Women, 1840-1980
1989–1990
The American Scene: Graphics of the 1930s and 1940s
Elizabeth Wright, curator
1985
Teaching Gallery: Depression Era: Prints & Photos from 1929-1941
2007
Teaching Gallery: Works in Progress: Student Collaborations Addressing the Environment
2014
Daguerreotype to Digital: Photographs from the Collection
Brett Knappe, curator
2005
No Mountains in the Way
2015–2016
Photographs from the Collection 1840-1940
John Pultz, curator
2003–2004
Photography Between the Wars: A Survey of American and European Photography 1920-1940
Brett Knappe, curator
2006