THE STYLIZED FIGURE STUDIES OF WELLINGTON LEE
By Christian A. Peterson
Softcover, 8 ½ x 11 inches, 85 pages
WELLINGTON LEE (1918-2001) was a Chinese American photographer, based in New York, who worked both professionally and artistically. As a professional he produced portrait and commercial work in his Chinatown studio from the 1950s to 1970s. As a creative (“pictorial”) photographer he crafted highly stylized figure studies, beginning in the 1940s, which he exhibited into the 1990s. His artistic pictures, whether black-and-white or color, often featured inventive props and hand-painted backdrops. Lee was one of the most exhibited pictorialists of all time, racking up 15,000 acceptances by the end of his life.
This book covers his life and work. It includes an essay, chronology, and bibliography. There are 30 full-page plates and 20 text illustrations.
It is available from the author for $35 postpaid.
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