The Nan Lee Rhodes Roberts Artist Portfolio includes 22 original watercolors and drawings from US and abroad, created by the artist between 1940 to 1970. She is known for her illustrations. Most pieces are signed by Nan Lee.

Nan Lee Roberts worked for Hoschild Kohn Department Store in Baltimore as a commercial artist. She later worked as a commercial artist in New York City. In 1947 she married John Joseph Roberts of Rochester, NY and moved to London, England. They later lived in Paris, Milan and Rome. In 1960 she retired to the U.S. in Princeton, NJ. They moved to New Canaan, CT before settling in Easton, MD. Mrs. Roberts was internationally known artist of animals painted on broken pieces of marble. Her pieces of art were owned by Nelson Rockefeller, the Duchess of Windsor and first lady Nancy Reagan. In 1976 she was elected to the Hall of Fame of the Society of Illustrators. Mrs. Roberts work has been shown in New York, Dallas and Houston, TX, and London, England. Locally she was a constant exhibitor at the Lu-Ev Gallery in Easton, MD. All of her art work was signed “Nan Lee”.