Along the Waterway

1961

Doris Lee

Associated Names
Doris Lee

Artist, American, 1905 - 1983

Associated American Artists

Publisher

The image depicts an abstract and stylized scene from an elevated perspective of a riverside landscape. A band of small dots implies the horizon, separating the river from the land. A row of large, simplified palm trees stands above this line, contrasting with the background. Between the trees, a woman with an umbrella, a cat, and a dog are spaced out. In the lower part of the image, two figures are in a small boat on the water, with one person paddling and the other holding an umbrella. The artwork features a brushstroke technique of dots and dashes, creating a stippled effect. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray to black, emphasizing the shapes and patterns in the image.
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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), no 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. 151, no. 1369.

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.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Doris Lee

Wikidata ID

Q74876668

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