Afternoon Nap

1948

Doris Lee

Associated Names
Doris Lee

Artist, American, 1905 - 1983

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image shows a person lying on a bed outdoors. The person is reclining on their left side with a pillow, holding a fan with their right arm across their body. They have long wavy hair, a floral crown, a bracelet, and wear a light-colored dress. The bed has a quilted pattern and a small table on the left side with a drink and a book. On the ground, there is a bowl of fruit and a jug. A rooster is perched on the headboard of the bed. In the background, there are trees and an open sky with birds flying.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2021

  • Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, PA; Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA; Vero Beach Museum of Art, FL; Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN, 2021 - 2023 (shown in Greensburg and Davenport only), p. 129, no cat number, repro.

Bibliography

2016

  • Windisch, Gail, and Sylvan Cole, Jr. Art for Every Home: An Illustrated Index of Associated American Artists Prints, Ceramics, and Textile Designs. Manhattan: Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, 2016, p. 111, no. 987.

2020

  • Wolfe, M. Melissa, editor.Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee. Exh. cat. The Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg; Figg Museum of Art, Davenport; Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero; Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, 2021-2023: 129.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Doris Lee

Wikidata ID

Q76443283

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