Sherman Lee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sherman Lee

American curator, museum director

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1918

Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, United States

Date of Death: 09-Jul-2008

Profession: curator, painter, art historian, Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, museum director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sherman Emery Lee (1918–2008) was an American academic, writer, art historian and expert on Asian art.
He was Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1958 to 1983.Lee earned his B.A.
and M.A.
at American University in Washington, D.C.
He was awarded his PhD at Western Reserve University in 1941.Lee was "a renowned expert on Asian art." According to Philippe de Montebello, Lee will be remembered for "sensational acquisitions that transformed the Cleveland Museum of Art in all fields."