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Corky Lee, Who Photographed Asian-American Life, Dies at 73

Corky Lee, Who Photographed Asian-American Life, Dies at 73 Mr. Lee was determined to correct history that left out Asian-Americans, and to document their present-day lives and struggles. He died of Covid-19. Corky Lee in 2001 with some of his photographs. His work was frequently assembled for museum and gallery shows, including one that year at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas in New York.Credit.Alan Chin Corky Lee, a photographer who was determined both to restore the contributions of Asian-Americans to the historical record and to document their present-day lives and struggles, especially those living in New York, died on Wednesday in Queens. He was 73.

Corky Lee, photographer who captured Asian America, dies while fighting COVID-19

Corky Lee, photographer of Asian American community, dies of coronavirus at 73

For half a century, Mr. Lee, the American-born son of Chinese immigrants, dedicated himself to documenting a community that had long gone unseen.

Corky Lee, photographer who chronicled Asian American community, dies at 73 of coronavirus

Corky Lee, photographer who chronicled Asian American community, dies at 73 of coronavirus Emily Langer © Scott Sommerdorf/The Salt Lake Tribune/AP Corky Lee spent decades documenting the lives of Asian Americans. Here, in 2014, he photographs a group of Chinese Americans at the spot in Utah where the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869. Historical photos of the event had excluded Chinese workers who labored on it. Corky Lee identified himself on his business cards as the “Undisputed, Unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate.” Few people familiar with his work would have argued with the title. For half a century, Mr. Lee, the American-born son of Chinese immigrants and a largely self-trained photojournalist, dedicated himself to documenting a community that had long gone unseen.

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