Lee Weiss

Lee Weiss (1928 – November 26, 2018) was an American painter known for her watercolors.[1]

Lee Weiss
Born
Elyse Crouse

1928 (1928)
Englewood, California
DiedNovember 26, 2018(2018-11-26) (aged 89–90)
Madison, Wisconsin
Other namesElyse Weiss
EducationCalifornia College of the Arts

Early life and education

Lee was born as Elyse Crouse in 1928 in Englewood, California, and raised in nearby Santa Ana, California.[2]

She attended California College of Arts and Crafts for a year,[2] studied under Nels Eric Oback, and was critiqued by Alexander Nepote. However, for the most part, Weiss was a self taught artist.

Work

To achieve the specific textural qualities that she felt watercolor lacked, Weiss invented a watercolor technique in which she painted both sides of the paper, turning the paper back and forth while the paint was still wet. That way, the paint from one side transfers to the table and then to the other side of the paper, along with some of the table's texture. This process is continued until an adequate surface has been built up to suggest a subject and composition. In general, she worked away from the subject matter, in the studio without sketches or slides, allowing the process of painting to guide the portrayal. She also worked in a more traditional manner, foregoing the surface treatment of the paper, and starting directly with a brush and subject.[2]

She painted her impressions of a space shuttle launch in 1984, under the auspices of the NASA art program.[3]

Awards and fellowships

Weiss won watercolor awards including the Medal of Honor for Watercolor at the Knickerbocker Artists and the Emily Lowe Memorial Award.[4]

In 2011 she was awarded a Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award.[5]

Selected exhibitions

Lee Weiss has had solo exhibitions in California, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, including a 1962 solo museum show at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. She has been included in international group exhibitions in Japan and France.[6]

Her work was on display in the White House, in 1969 and 1972, when her paintings were selected for this honor by the Smithsonian Institution.[5]

Collections

Lee Weiss has work in over sixty museum and corporate collections,[7] including: the Smithsonian American Art Museum,[8] Racine Art Museum,[9] Milwaukee Art Museum.[10]

Publications
  • Watercolors II, The Seventies. American Printing & Publishing Inc. 1981.
  • Lee Weiss, 25 years in Wisconsin : a survey of paintings from 1962 to 1987. Racine Art Association, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. 1987.[11]
  • Watercolors III. Winchell Art Publications. 1990.

Death

On November 26, 2018, Lee Weiss died peacefully at home with her family by her side.[12]

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References
  1. "Lee Weiss". US Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior. 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. Horvath, Horvath (January 23, 2015). "Lee Weiss: Quick Sketch". Wisconsin Watercolor Society. Archived from the original on March 27, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  3. Who's Who in American Art: 1993-94. R.R. Bowker. 1993. p. 1245. ISBN 9780835232746. Retrieved December 20, 2019 – via Google Books.
  4. "Artist Biography for Lee Weiss". askART. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. "Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Awards: Lee Weiss". Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Awards. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  6. "Lee Weiss." Museum of Wisconsin Art.
  7. Levy, Hannah Heidi. Famous Wisconsin: Artists and Architects. Oregon, WI: Badger Books, 2004. p. 232
  8. "SAAM Artist: Lee Weiss". Smithsonian. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  9. "75 at 75: Significant Works from RAM's Collection". Racine Art Museum. 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  10. "Scattered Sun and Snow". Milwaukee Art Museum. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  11. Pepich, Bruce W. (1987). Lee Weiss, 25 years in Wisconsin : a survey of paintings from 1962 to 1987. Racine, Wis.: Racine Art Association, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  12. https://www.cressfuneralservice.com/obituary/287672/Lee-Weiss/#obituary

Further reading
  • Levy, Hannah Heidi (2004). Famous Wisconsin: Artists and Architects. Oregon, WI: Badger Books.

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