Arthur Lee (sculptor)

Arthur Lee (May 4, 1881 – 1961) was an American sculptor, born in Trondheim, Norway.

His family immigrated to the United States in 1888, settling in St. Paul, Minnesota.

[2] He studied at the Art Students League in New York City before returning to Europe to study the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, as well as in Rome and London.

[3][4] He was one of the more conservative artists who exhibited at the Armory Show in 1913 where he displayed eight drawings and sculptures[5] and was one of a dozen sculptors invited to compete in the Pioneer Woman statue competition in 1927.

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Pony Express Mail Carrier, 1860–1861 , Lee's sculpture at the William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building in Washington, D.C., was commissioned by the Section of Painting and Sculpture in 1937. [ 1 ]