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Rosie Lee

British  
/ ˈrəʊzɪ ˈliː /

noun

  1. slang:Cockney_rhyming tea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“When I saw my face I was shocked,” says Rosie Lee Hooks, director of the Watts Towers Arts Center Campus.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Some recent revelations include the visionary abstract painter Hilma af Klint of Sweden, the genius American quilter Rosie Lee Tompkins and Mary Delany, an 18th-century British polymath who created some of Western art’s first collages.

From New York Times Feb. 5, 2024

Through July 15, Guerrero Gallery celebrates legendary Richmond artist Rosie Lee Tompkins with an exhibition showcasing four of her dynamic, electrifying quilts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2023

“The towers actually move. In the day they expand and at night they contract,” said Rosie Lee Hooks, director of the Watts Towers Arts Center, who has worked at the site since 2003.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2021

Bringing younger artists into the fold was central to Outterbridge’s vision, said Watts Towers Director Rosie Lee Hooks.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 11, 2021

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