Lee Hall (artist)
Lee Hall | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of the Rhode Island School of Design | |
| In office 1975 – June 30, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Talbot Rantoul |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Schutte |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1934 Lexington, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2017 (aged 82) Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Warburg Institute |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, New York University |
| Occupation | Painter, writer, educator, university president |
Lee Hall (December 15, 1934 – April 17, 2017) was an American painter, writer, educator, and a university president. She was an abstract landscape painter. She served as the 13th president of Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). In 1993, Hall wrote a controversial book on the artists Willem de Kooning and Elaine de Kooning.