Exhibit 1
Photos of and by Lee Godie

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Lee obviously prepared for the pictures she took in the photo booth. The booths were at Union Station and the old Trailways Bus Depot in Chicago. She often drew over her photo features with black or red pen. They are as much a part of her art story as the art she drew. The photos are precious and are considered by many as an art form.

She pinned these photo booth photos to her canvas paintings to add to their "attraction". Whether they stayed with the picture after it was sold depended on whether the startled patron buying art wanted to pay the additional money for the photo. If the client put up too much of a fuss about insisting the photo should be sold with no additional charge for the photo, she would refuse to sell the painting to them.

Every lucky owner of her work has a good story to tell about the sale itself. It is a point of honor to have bought the picture yourself, because it usually involved a test of wills that she always won. Each sale was a unique transaction. A sales art form. Please E-Mail your stories and comments to the Webperson to share with everyone. It would be helpful if you can remember the approximate date of Lee Godie stories. E-Mail your gif or jpeg photos of Lee as an attachment to your E-Mail for inclusion if you have one available.

Minnesota Museum of American Art St. Paul, MN - Outsider Art in the Midwest - Lee Godie Showing.