Ralph Lee - Other Artistic Contributions

Other Artistic Contributions

Mr. Lee's creations were a central part of the Bronx Zoo's annual Easter celebrations from 1980 to 1984. He created giant figures for the New Year's Eve celebrations in Central Park (1974–1980) and Fourth of July festivities on the steps of Federal Hall in 1975. Since 1993, his masks and giant puppets have been featured at public celebrations at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, including Halloween on Haunted Walk (1993–2005) and The Little Engine That Could (1995–present).

Ralph Lee has created masks for major theater and dance companies, including the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Opera, the New York City Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, the Phoenix Theater, the Waverly Consort, the Living Theater, Shari Lewis, the Ensemble for Early Music, the New York Shakespeare Festival, Shakespeare & Company, Erick Hawkins Dance Company, Jean Erdman's Theater of the Open Eye, Saturday Night Live (He created the Land Shark.) and Yoshiko Chuma's School of Hard Knocks.