Lee, Amy Freeman
Biography
Amy Freeman Lee (1914-2004) was born in 1914 in Seguin, TX. Freeman graduated from Incarnate Word College and later on, she served as the Chairman of the College Board of Directors. Founder and president of the Texas Watercolor Society (1949).
During the 1940's and 1950's, Amy served as an art critic for the San Antonio Express News and the radio station KONO. She received several awards including the International Women's Forum: "Women who Made a Difference" Award, Maury Maverick Award from ACLU and The Ford Motor Company Lifetime Achievement Award.
Amy Freeman Lee has been represented in 1,253 national and international exhibitions.
Sources: Texas Archival Resources online, An Inventory of Her Papers, 1909-1997 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library,
Texas Woman’s University, 1984 Inductee Arts and Humanities,
UTSA Libraries Special Collections, Interview with Amy Freeman Lee,
Wikipedia, Amy Freeman Lee,
Porter Loring Mortuaries, Dr. Amy Freeman Lee,