Annie lee blue monday original

Annie Frances Lee (3 March – 24 November ) was an American artist.^[1] She is known for her depiction of African-American everyday life.

Her work is characterized by images without facial features. She used body language to show emotion and expression in her work.^[2] Her most popular paintings are Blue Monday and My Cup Runneth Over.

Biography

Lee was born in Gadsden, Alabama but grew up in Chicago, Illinois.

Annie lee blue monday original

She began painting as a child and won her first competition at the age of 10 but did not start painting professionally until she was ^[3] Lee attended Wendell Phillips High School on Chicago's South Side. Her artistic accomplishments led her to receive a scholarship to attend Northwestern University but she declined the scholarship to marry and raise a family.

By the age of 40, when she began her career as an artist, Lee had lost two husbands to cancer, raised a daughter from her first marriage and a son from her seco