Background
Lee, Arthur was born on May 4, 1881 in Trondhjem, Norway. Son of Knute and Martha (Haugan) Lee.
Lee, Arthur was born on May 4, 1881 in Trondhjem, Norway. Son of Knute and Martha (Haugan) Lee.
He studied at the Art Students League in New York before returning to Europe to study the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as well as in Rome and London.
Principal works: Eureka, in Cooper Union, New New York Volupte, in Metropolitan Museum, New New York Ethiopian, in Whitney Museum American Art, New York City.
Rhythm, life-size youth, in bronze (worked on half-days for over 5 years), acquired by Whitney Museum, 1934.
Also representative in Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia, Brooklyn Museum, others
Lee was a member of the National Sculpture Society and the National Academy of Design.
Married Freddie Döhle, November 18, 1911.