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Painting of three women in round glasses standing close together, one holding a dark songbook, in yellow, pink, green and red against a turquoise ground.

Russell Lee: Three members of ladies’ quintette at community sing. Pie Town, New Mexico

2011

Acrylic on canvas

160 × 200 cm

Painting of an orange tombstone lettered ‘Mrs. Ah Lum (China Mary), born in China, died in Tombstone, Dec. 16, 1906, aged 67 yrs.’, against a yellow-green sky above rust-red ground.

Russell Lee: Tombstone in Boot Hill Cemetery, Tombstone, Arizona

2011

Acrylic on canvas

150 × 100 cm

Painting of four men in overalls standing in a row on a porch, in purple, blue and yellow against orange and olive green.Source photograph for this painting

Russell Lee: FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with three sons, Caruthersville, Missouri

2011

Acrylic on canvas

150 × 220 cm

Source photograph: Russell Lee, “FSA (Farm Security Administration) client with three sons, Caruthersville, Missouri”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of an elderly couple in front of a large American flag, he in a yellow shirt with suspenders, she in a rust-orange dress and red hat.Source photograph for this painting

Arthur Rothstein: Hayti, Missouri. Cotton carnival. Oldest couple

2011

Acrylic on canvas

150 × 200 cm

Source photograph: Arthur Rothstein, “Hayti, Missouri. Cotton carnival. Oldest couple”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of two men folding a large American flag in a camp yard, low buildings behind, under a lilac sky.Source photograph for this painting

Russell Lee: Rupert, Idaho. Former CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) camp now under FSA (Farm Security Administration) management. Japanese-Americans taking down their flag in the evening

2011

Acrylic on canvas

100 × 140 cm

Source photograph: Russell Lee, “Rupert, Idaho. Former CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) camp now under FSA (Farm Security Administration) management. Japanese-Americans taking down their flag in the evening”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of three children seated on a parade float under American flags, in reds, pinks and olive, the middle child in a yellow hat.Source photograph for this painting

Russell Lee: Children on float in Fourth of July parade. Vale, Oregon

2011

Acrylic on canvas

210 × 150 cm

Source photograph: Russell Lee, “Children on float in Fourth of July parade. Vale, Oregon”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of a child in a white sailor top with an American flag draped over the chest, surrounded by adult arms and polka-dot clothing in turquoise and orange.Source photograph for this painting

Esther Bubley: Washington, D.C. Spectators at the parade to recruit civilian defense volunteers

2011

Acrylic on canvas

90 × 90 cm

Source photograph: Esther Bubley, “Washington, D.C. Spectators at the parade to recruit civilian defense volunteers”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of a used-tire display: shelves of tires, price cards, and signs reading ‘Lee Tires’, ‘Frank Sharp’ and ‘Buy used tire’, in black, grey and green.Source photograph for this painting

Russell Lee: Used tires for sale, Waco, Texas

2012

Acrylic on canvas

100 × 150 cm

Source photograph: Russell Lee, “Used tires for sale, Waco, Texas”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of four young workers in hooded tops holding bunches of carrots, against bands of yellow and orange.Source photograph for this painting

Russell Lee: Mexican girl, carrot worker, Edinburg, Texas

2012

Acrylic on canvas

120 × 170 cm

Source photograph: Russell Lee, “Mexican girl, carrot worker, Edinburg, Texas”. FSA/OWI collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Painting of a ‘Road closed, temporary route’ sign with an arrow, flanked by striped barricades, in yellow, orange and pale blue.

Arthur Rothstein: Detour sign, Chillicothe, Ohio

2013

Painting of a family of five in front of a red tent: a woman in an apron holding an infant, a boy in overalls, and a man in green overalls carrying a child.

Russell Lee: Day laborer and his family who live in the Arkansas River bottoms near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma. This entire family was taking anti-rabic serum after drinking milk from a cow which had rabies. There were no public funds for this treatment and a local man was financing it

2020

Acrylic on canvas

120 × 150 cm

Painting of two children bent over an open book at a school desk, in violet, teal and orange, with green and black shapes below.

Russell Lee: Two children sitting at desk in school. Child in foreground is daughter of Pomp Hall, tenant farmer. Creek County, Oklahoma. See general caption number 23

2021

Acrylic on canvas

130 × 100 cm