biography of Lee TOWNSEND (1895-1965)

Birth place: Wyoming, IL

Death place: Milford, NJ

Addresses: Westport, CT

Profession: Painter

Studied: H. Dunn; AIC.

Exhibited: Salons of Am., 1934, 1936; PAFA Ann., 1934-44 (5 times); AIC, 1935-46; Mus. Mod. Art, Wash., DC, 1937; Corcoran Gal biennials, 1937-41 (3 times); Nat'l Mus. of Racing, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1999

Comments: An Expressionist painter whose subjects often depict horse racing.

Sources: WW40; Falk, Exh. Record Series.