Exhibited Steven Yee W/C Abstract Painting, Gravel

Steve "Jum" Yee (Chinese/California/Tennessee, b. 1934) abstract watercolor on paper painting titled "Gravel Creek" depicting shades of brown, grey, and off white. Signed "S. Yee" lower right. Eighteen Annual Tennessee All-State Artist Exhibition, Parthenon Galleries, Centennial Park, Nashville, TN label with artist's name, title, medium, and additional information, en verso. Matted and housed under plexiglas in a silver metal frame. Sight - 37 1/2" H x 28" W. Framed - 40 1/4" H x 30 5/8" W. American, third quarter 20th century. Provenance: Art Collection of former Watkins College of Art; proceeds benefit scholarship endowment for students in the new Watkins College of Art at Belmont University. Note: Yee was born in China but active in Memphis in the 1960s. A solo exhibition of his work was held at the Brooks Museum in August, 1968. Since the 1970s, he has worked as an art director, teacher and painter in California.
Condition Report: Overall good condition. Not examined outside of frame. White and black paint flecks, surface scratches to exterior of plexiglas.