Two years later, the 50 year-old artist had her first gallery show before going on to produce high fashion dolls, decorative housewares, figurines, and what would become her trademark paintings of faces with no features. Still working her railroad job, Lee completed eight years of night classes to earn a master’s degree in interdisciplinary arts education from Loyola University. Although she began painting at an early age and won an art competition at age 10, after high school, Lee turned down a full scholarship from Northwestern University to get married and raise a family.įast forward two decades as the 40 year-old decided to return to school and pursue a career as an artist. But as Chief Clerk in the Engineering Department of Northwestern Railroad, she had little choice, so her feelings manifested in the popular painting, Blue Monday, portraying a weary woman struggling to pull herself out of bed.īorn in 1935 in Gadsden, Alabama, Lee was raised by a single parent and grew up in Chicago.

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Joyce Carol Thomas lyrically describes getting 'happy' or 'shouting,' while Annie Lee's colorfully rich artwork, full of vivid, cherished memories, makes this a transcending spiritual experience for. On a cold winter morning in Illinois in the 1970s, Annie Frances Lee did not want to go to work. This post has been tagged as ANIME SPOILERS. Read along as the 'good spirit' moves a mother and daughter and their congregation to take part in a wondrous celebration of life, faith, and hope. Shouting by Annie Lee and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk.