Representative work by Hughie Lee-Smith
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Artist

Hughie Lee-Smith

1915–1999 · American

  • Wayne State University
  • Cleveland Institute of Art
  • East Technical High School

Hughie Lee-Smith painted solitary figures in spare urban and coastal environments, often placing them beside walls, vacant lots and distant horizons. His images combine social realism with an uncanny stillness that makes ordinary public space feel psychologically suspended.

Painting

Major Works

  • 1953The Piper
  • 1944Slum Song
  • 1957Desert Forms
  • 1950sBoy with Kite
  • 1960sThe Stranger
  • 1960sMan Running
  • 1950sRooftops
  • 1960sUrban Landscape
  • 1950sFigure by a Wall
  • 1960sBeach Scene

Interviews & Writing

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