Bud Lee (photographer)
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Bud Lee is a Florida based photojournalist and artist. His photography has been published in Life
, Esquire
, Rolling Stone
, Town & Country
, and The New York Times Magazine
. His photograph of a boy wounded in the Newark riots
won him Life magazine's 1967 photographer of the year award.
and the National Press Photographers Association named him U.S. Military Photographer of the Year.
This led to a job as a photojournalist with Life magazine where during the summer of 1967 Lee captured images of the civil rights movement in Detroit and Newark. In Newark, he captured the image of a bleeding 12 year old Joe Bass, who had been caught in the cross fire as a police officer shot looter Billy Furr. This image became the cover of Life magazine, July 28, 1967, Lee's first.
Over the next seven years Lee would freelance for Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue, Mother Jones, Ms. magazine, London Records, Columbia Records, The Sunday Times
magazine, the World Telegraph and numerous other publications.
In 1972, while working for the photography department at the University of Iowa Journalism School, Lee founded the Iowa Photographers' Workshop. After a brief period in L.A. and a long illness, Lee directed his attention to teaching art and filmmaking. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts
grant, he began the Artist Filmmaker in the Schools program in Tampa, FL. During this time, Lee met his wife and started a family.
Lee became an influential and driving force in the Tampa art scene; founding the Artists and Writers Trust and the Florida Photographer's Workshop and co-founded the annual Artists and Writers Ball
.
Around 1990, Lee returned to freelance photography full time.
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, Town & Country
Town & Country (magazine)
Town & Country, formerly the Home Journal and The National Press, is a monthly American lifestyle magazine. It is the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States.-Early history:...
, and The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine
The New York Times Magazine is a Sunday magazine supplement included with the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It is host to feature articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted many notable contributors...
. His photograph of a boy wounded in the Newark riots
1967 Newark riots
The 1967 Newark riots were a major civil disturbance that occurred in the city of Newark, New Jersey between July 12 and July 17, 1967. The six days of rioting, looting, and destruction left 26 dead and hundreds injured.-Social unrest:...
won him Life magazine's 1967 photographer of the year award.
Biography
After joining the U.S. Army (3rd Armored Division), he began working as a photographer in 1965 for the Stars & Stripes. In 1966 the Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Defense
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and the National Press Photographers Association named him U.S. Military Photographer of the Year.
This led to a job as a photojournalist with Life magazine where during the summer of 1967 Lee captured images of the civil rights movement in Detroit and Newark. In Newark, he captured the image of a bleeding 12 year old Joe Bass, who had been caught in the cross fire as a police officer shot looter Billy Furr. This image became the cover of Life magazine, July 28, 1967, Lee's first.
Over the next seven years Lee would freelance for Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, Town & Country, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, Vogue, Mother Jones, Ms. magazine, London Records, Columbia Records, The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
magazine, the World Telegraph and numerous other publications.
In 1972, while working for the photography department at the University of Iowa Journalism School, Lee founded the Iowa Photographers' Workshop. After a brief period in L.A. and a long illness, Lee directed his attention to teaching art and filmmaking. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
grant, he began the Artist Filmmaker in the Schools program in Tampa, FL. During this time, Lee met his wife and started a family.
Lee became an influential and driving force in the Tampa art scene; founding the Artists and Writers Trust and the Florida Photographer's Workshop and co-founded the annual Artists and Writers Ball
Artists and Writers Ball
The Artists and Writers Ball was founded in the late 70's in Tampa, FL by Bud Lee , Peggy Lee, David Audet, Paul Wilborn, Jeff Dunlap, Beverly Coe,...
.
Around 1990, Lee returned to freelance photography full time.
Stroke
In August 2003, Lee suffered a severe stroke that left his left side paralyzed. While some recovery has occurred, as of September 2008, he is still resident in a nursing home. Lee and his family and friends now champion the causes of people in nursing homes and the issues and problems they face.External links
- Bud Lee Picturemaker (official website)
- Bud Lee Prints and Archives
- Bud Lee Bulletin
- Bud Lee on MySpace