His first professional position was at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) as curator of Far Eastern art and curator of decorative arts, which he held from 1941-1946, serving the last two years in the Navy in the Pacific theater. in art history in 1941, with his dissertation a critical survey of American watercolor painting. His first association with the Cleveland Museum of Art was serving as a student volunteer for Howard Hollis, curator of Oriental art. He met his wife, Ruth Ward, while at American University and married in 1938.Īfter graduating from American University Lee continuted his education at Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He discovered his true interest in Asian art while enrolled in summer courses at the University of Michigan in 1939. He received both a bachelor's and master's degree from American University, majoring in history, in 19, respectively. He did not develop an interest in art until he enrolled in an art history course at American University in Washington, D.C., during his junior year of college. Lee was born in Seattle in 1918 but grew up in Brooklyn, New York. In total, he worked for the museum for thirty-two years, two as a student volunteer while receiving his doctorate, five as curator of Oriental art, and twenty-five as director and chief curator of Oriental art. Sherman Emery Lee served as the third director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from Apto June 30, 1983, guiding the development of a collection of considerable renown. Lee, Series, date and short description of document. Archives of The Cleveland Museum of Art, Records of the Director's Office: Sherman E.
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