Art Sunday #187: Hughie Lee-Smith – Waiting

Hughie Lee-Smith (September 20, 1915 – February 23, 1999) was an American artist and teacher whose signature works were slightly surreal in mood, often featuring distant figures seen under vast skies in desolate urban settings.

His early work reflected social concerns inspired by the Great Depression of the 1930s and the work of Works Progress Administration artists of the period.

His paintings evidenced the influence of Cubism, Social realism, and Surrealism at the service of a personal expression that was poignant and enigmatic.

In 1963 Lee-Smith became an associate member of the National Academy of Design, then the second African-American to be elected to the Academy, after Henry Ossawa Tanner, and was made a full member four years later.

Spurce:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughie_Lee-Smith