Eva Lee Gallery

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Art gallery; Great Neck, New York. Owned by Eva Lee.

From the description of Eva Lee Gallery records, 1925-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220168687

From the description of Eva Lee Gallery records, 1925-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 297147780

Art gallery; Great Neck, N.Y.; Owned by Eva Lee.

From the description of Eva Lee Gallery records, 1921-1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 319939750

Eva Lee was born circa 1924. She fled from Nazi Germany to the United States, becoming an art dealer and the owner of the Eva Lee Gallery, Inc. Located in Great Neck, New York, the Eva Lee Gallery specialized in modern art and handled the work of many prominent artists including Alexander Calder, Lyonel Feininger, George Grosz, Marsden Hartley, Jacob Lawrence, Ben Shahn, and Max Weber. The gallery was in operation through the first half of 1973.

Eva Lee died suddenly on November 4, 1973 in Terre Haute, Indiana, while undergoing unspecified medical treatment.

From the guide to the Eva Lee Gallery records, 1921-1973, (Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution)

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creatorOf Eva Lee Gallery records Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Albers, Josef person
associatedWith Albers, Josef. person
associatedWith Benn, Ben, 1884- person
associatedWith Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975. person
associatedWith Calder, Alexander, 1898-1976. person
associatedWith Christo, 1935- person
associatedWith Corinth, Lovis, 1858-1925. person
associatedWith Cornell, Joseph. person
associatedWith Dalí, Salvador, 1904- person
associatedWith Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956. person
associatedWith Grosz, George, 1893-1959. person
associatedWith Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943. person
associatedWith Hartley, Marsden, $d1877-1943 person
associatedWith Hopkins, John person
associatedWith Hopkins, John. person
associatedWith Indiana, Robert, 1928- person
associatedWith Korvettes. corporateBody
associatedWith Lee, Eva. person
associatedWith Lieberman, Harry, 1880-1983. person
associatedWith Magritte, René, 1898-1967. person
associatedWith Marin, John, 1870-1953. person
associatedWith Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933- person
associatedWith Nesbitt, Lowell, 1933-1993. person
associatedWith Neumann, J. B. person
associatedWith Neumann, J. B. (Jsrael Ber) person
associatedWith New Art Circle (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith New Art Circle (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. person
associatedWith Shahn, Ben, 1898-1969. person
associatedWith Vasarely, Victor, 1906-1997. person
associatedWith Weber, Max, 1881-1961. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--Long Island
New York (State)--Long Island
New York (State)--Long Island
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Art galleries, Commercial
Art galleries, Commercial
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Active 1921

Active 1973

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