Lee Allen (artist)
Lee Allen (1910 – May 5, 2006), born Edwin Lee Allen, was an American Regionalist painter, a WPA muralist, and a medical illustrator,and an acclaimed ophthalmic photographer and ocularist.
Read more about Lee Allen (artist): Early Years, Works Progress Administration, Medical Illustration, Macular Degeneration, Later Life
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