Lee Godie's hustle outside the Art Institute eventually got her art in the doors. Photo: Office of the Illinois State Treasurer “Would you like to buy some canvases? I’m much better than Cezanne.” ...
It is easy to imagine that Lee Godie’s self-portraits were a form of escapism. In one she appears in a fur coat waving a handful of cash. In another she is snapped as if on the way to the opera, with ...
In 1991, a group calling itself the Society for Outsider, Intuitive and Visionary Art declared its mission “to celebrate artists who, for one reason or another, seem motivated by a unique personal ...
Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...
Lee Godie, untitled, n.d., gelatin silver print and ink,15½ x 14¼ in (all images courtesy John Michael Kohler Arts Center) SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — Lee Godie (born Jamot Emily Godee) lived a marginal ...
From the late 1960s until the very end of the ’80s, the artist Lee Godie staked her claim on the Art Institute’s steps. She hawked her paintings, drawings, and photographs to museum patrons, students, ...
In her day-to-day life, Lee Godie was a homeless woman who made a living selling paintings on chilly Chicago streets. She kept her belongings in various lockers throughout the city, showered in hotel ...
About 40 people gathered at the Arts Club of Chicago last Tuesday to pay tribute to Lee Godie, the street person-artist and local celebrity-curiosity who died March 2 at 85. They weren’t there to ...
A self-described Impressionist, she hawked her art on Michigan Avenue in the 1970s and ’80s and lived mostly outdoors. But her work is in museums. By Jeremy Lybarger This article is part of Overlooked ...
View Lee Godie’s 292 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available paintings, works on paper, and ...
Find auction results by Lee Godie. Browse through recent auction results or all past auction results on artnet.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results