The More You Do, the More It Comes to You: Lee Steen and the Tree People - lecture by Lindsay Tran In-Person
From the 1940s through the 1960s in the small town of Roundup, Lee Steen and his twin brother Dee created a sprawling roadside assembly of sculptures made from cottonwood tree branches and discarded trash. Passing motorists on Highway 12 bought the sculptures for five dollars apiece. Two art students from the University of Montana met the Steen brothers in 1970 and helped organize the first exhibit of the Steens' "tree people" at Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings. Historic architecture specialist Linsday Tran will highlight how, fifty years later, the Steen brothers remain a case study in the power of imagination, the resourcefulness of small-town Montanans, and the paradoxes inherent to the label of “outsider artist.” This talk will not be recorded.
- Date:
- Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Time:
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
- Time Zone:
- Mountain Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Touchmark Senior Living, 915 Saddle Dr, Helena
- Audience:
- Adults
- Categories:
- MTHS Lecture Series