Born in Eustis, Florida in 1915 to parents who divorced soon after his birth, Hughie Lee-Smith (who added the hyphen to his name as a teenager to give it more ...
of slender youths running or striding along train tracks and in empty squares, ...
The central figure in Hughie Lee-Smith's “Along the Tracks” (1953) may
Along the Tracks. Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915–1999). 1953. Medium/ Technique Oil on board. Dimensions 58.4 x 88.9 cm (23 x 35 in.) Credit Line The ...
Hughie Lee-Smith and Mabel Louise Everett divorced in 1953. Although his divorce from Mabel Louise Everett, halfway through this period, was amiable, it had ...
Technical High, he was involved in the glee club, theatrical performances, and track.
Hughie Lee-Smith (The David C. Driskell Series of African American Art) [Leslie ... wing @ the DIA,I came upon four paintings which stopped me in my tracks.
nificant acquisitions in 2012 that illuminate the African American experience in the.
wing @ the DIA,I came upon four paintings which stopped me in my tracks.
Like many other artists of the Cold War era, Hughie Lee-Smith explored themes of exclusion and alienation in his paintings. He believed that the African ...