Review of "History's Reconsideration"

Title of article: Offering a Painter for History's Reconsideration
Author: Roberta Smith
Source: The New York Times
Date of Publication: April 07, 2008

Drawings by Doris Lee (1905- 1983) have been looked over. Her artwork is in the show of Charles Green Shaw, at the D. Wigmore Fine Art Gallery. Ms. Doris Lee’s work is very versatile. Ms. Lee did not conform to any one style of painting. Her artwork can be easily categorized as art and illustration, fine and commercial, easily. Ms. Lee, as the author says, “Had a sophisticated fusion of folk and modernist painting that ran the gamut from Grandma Moses to a rather prime Abstract Expressionism.” She was never afraid to try anything that she felt like fusing together. However, no matter what she painted or created, she always managed to add just enough to represent her own style of painting that would set her apart from other artists. One of the pieces done by Ms. Doris is entitled, “Thanksgiving Dinner,” which won her the Logan Prize. Another piece is entitled “City Dog Walker at Night.” Ms. Doris Lee’s ambitious attitude was her muse. With her ambitious attitude, she was inspired to create these and many other pieces that earn her recognition.