Leland Y. Lee

Leland Y. Lee is a renowned architectural photographer who documented the work of many great 20th century architects and designers. His images have appeared in numerous prestigious publications. Lee studied and worked for eight years with the icon of architectural photography, Julius Shulman, prior to venturing out on his own in 1961. In 1968, he was the first to photograph the famous Elrod House, designed by renowned architect John Lautner, overlooking Palm Springs. Lee called this shoot his "single most rewarding experience as an architectural photographer." These photographs were rescued from his fading Ektachrome transparencies and show the house exactly as interior designer Arthur Elrod envisioned, at the pinnacle of his career when it was first built, before his untimely death in 1974 at the age of 49. The Elrod House was immortalized in 1971 as the location for the James Bond film, Diamonds are Forever, with Sean Connery.

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Cool Dip, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 28 in. (55.88 x 71.12 cm) (larger size)
$1,700

Leland Y. Lee

Buff & Hensmen, Desert Living, Rancho Mirage, c1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
28 x 22 in. (71.12 x 55.88 cm) (larger size)
$1,700

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Hummingbird View, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 71.12 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Warming Hearth, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Silvertop Hollywood Dawn, c1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Overlook, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Invitation to a View, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from edition of nine
22 x 28 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Mountain Habitat, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Lautner's Landscape, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Mitered Glass, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Curves In and Out, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.225 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Lunch with Arthur, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: A Place of Welcome, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Just Steps from Heaven, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival pigment print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Cocktail Hour, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: White Phone, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Silvertop on the Edge, c1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Silvertop North, c1968
Archival print from Ektrachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Silvertop South, c1968
Archival print from Ektrachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: What's Cooking, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Bed Red, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ekachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Red Robe, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektrachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Tranquility, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
22 x 17.25 in. (55.88 x 43.81 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Red Fire, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Private Spaces, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400

Leland Y. Lee

Elrod House: Close Shave, Palm Springs, 1968
Archival print from Ektachrome transparency
Signed and numbered from an edition of nine
17.25 x 22 in. (43.81 x 55.88 cm)
$1,400