Lee Godie Folk Art drawing A French Man SIGNED!!! Start Price USD 185.00 Current Price USD 185.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, May 13, 2008 End Time Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Location Lookout Mountain, Tennessee See more about 'Lee Godie Folk Art drawing A French Man SIGNED!!!' Description This is a nice peice by Lee Godie. It has faded, signed on the back by Lee although it is hidden by the frame. Stands 25 in. high by 18 in. wide and framed. Lee Godie (who pronounced her name ‘Go-day’) was born Jamot Emily Godie on September 1, 1908, in Chicago. She was one of nine daughters and two sons. She liked to imply that her family was well-to-do and her heritage French, most likely neither was the case. She considered herself a genius, and did not refrain from letting others know of her opinion. Sometime in the 1930s Godie married and had three children, two girls and a boy. Her son, the youngest, died of a childhood illness, and the marriage broke up. Sometime later her older daughter died, and her life becomes vague. No doubt, her life must have become very difficult, both emotionally and financially, and by the early 1960s she had become a street person. In 1968 she was noticed on the steps of the Art Institute of Chicago selling her paintings. She would say convincingly, "I’m much better than Cezanne." She was hard to miss, with her extreme make up - all applied from the same paint box she used to make her pictures. In the winter she wore men’s heavy orthopedic shoes and more than one rabbit-skin coat pieced together. She spent her summers sleeping on park benches and only resorted to hotels when cold weather became intolerable. She normally stored her possessions in rented lockers at department stores, bus terminals, and parking garages around the city. When she was 85 the Chicago Cultural Center had an exhibition display of the most extensive display of her work ever assembled. This was her last public appearance. ....Taken from Raw Vision E-mail me with any questions. Place a Bid!