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Clarence Lee collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2000.023-2001.019-2001.020

Scope and Contents

This collections consists of two commemorative plaques; paper documents on the life of Clarence Lee; prints of Lee's artwork on stamps; and 150 signed copies of Lee's 1999 Year of the Hare commemorative stamp. Objects are also searchable via PastPerfect Online System at http://mocanyc.pastperfectonline.com/randomimages.

Dates

  • Majority of material found in 1992-2001

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

For reference use only; not for reproduction, distribution, or deposit in another collection. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Director of Collections. If publishing, cite: Clarence Lee Collection, Museum of Chinese in America.

Biographical / Historical

Clarence Lee is a Chinese-American artist from Honolulu, Hawaii. Raised by Chinese parents, much of his work is an assimilation between Eastern and Western principles of art. Lee's professional career as an artist began in 1958 upon his graduation from Yale University's School of Art and Architecture. He spent five years in New York before moving back to his home in Honolulu to establish his own design firm. Lee's work has been regularly published in many different American Design publications, and he has received international recognition. This collections focuses on Lee's work with the United States Postal Service and his designs for Chinese Lunar New Year stamps between 1992 and 2001.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 small box) : half a linear foot of stamps, plaques, and documents

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Arranged into two series: (1) Objects and (2) Paper documents

General

This finding aid was created with grant support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Title
Clarence Lee collection
Author
Sara Alcorn
Description rules
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Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Museum of Chinese in America Repository

Contact:
70 Mulberry Street,2nd floor
New York NY 10013 USA