Tee Corinne

Tee A. Corinne (November 3, 1943 – August 27, 2006) was an American photographer, author, and editor notable for the portrayal of sexuality in her artwork.

According to Corinne, "I have seldom succeeded in keeping a diary, but I have almost always carried a drawing pad, and since my eighth year, I have also had a camera."

At boarding school in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, she discovered that she thrived in an academically and artistically rigorous environment.

Aged 27, she realised that although her art education had enabled her to depict male genitals, she had not observed her own since she was a child.

In 1980, she was one of the ten invited artists whose work was exhibited in the Great American Lesbian Art Show.

In 1989, Corinne received a Lambda Literary Award in the lesbian anthology category for her editing of Intricate Passions (published by Banned Books).

[1] One of her other best known works is the cover of the 1993 self-titled debut album of the English alternative rock band Suede.

In 1998, her photographs appeared on the cover and sleeve of the timmi-kat ReCoRDS' release, "Milkshake: A CD to Benefit The Harvey Milk Institute".

[16] In the early 1980s, Tee Corinne moved to southern Oregon after she developed strong personal and artistic connections to the state.

As she notes in one of her manuscripts, "Slowly, in Oregon, I reconnected with the deep levels of creativity that run in me and began producing work which pleased me.

The collection includes correspondence, literary manuscripts, artwork, photographs, artifacts, and other documents that reflect Corinne's life and work.

[18][19] Moonforce Media created the Tee A. Corinne Prize for Lesbian Media Artists in 2006 to annually honor Corinne as an artist with bold vision and a fierce dedication to encouraging and preserving lesbian art.

The award furthers Corinne's wish that individual lesbian artists be financially supported to work independently and without censorship.

[20] In 2014, Corinne was included prominently in a 45-year retrospective on LGBT photography on the website of news station KQED.