Amer icans , ▁and ▁his ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁community ▁in ▁moments ▁of ▁le is ure ▁has ▁a ▁celebr atory ▁quality ▁to ▁it . ▁S all ée ▁also ▁port rayed ▁night club ▁scenes ▁in ▁his ▁works , ▁which ▁could ▁be ▁attributed ▁to ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁Cleveland ▁night life ▁and ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁interior ▁designer ▁for ▁clubs . ▁  ▁ ▁S all ée ' s ▁works ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁several ▁publications , ▁including ▁A lain ▁Lock e ' s ▁The ▁Neg ro ▁in ▁Art , ▁James ▁A . ▁Por ter ' s ▁Modern ▁Neg ro ▁Art ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁publication , ▁P atter son ' s ▁The ▁Neg ro ▁in ▁Music ▁and ▁Art ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁publication , ▁and ▁Walker ' s ▁A ▁Resource ▁Guide ▁to ▁the ▁Visual ▁Arts ▁of ▁Af ro - Amer icans ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁publication . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁S all ée ▁exhib ited ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁May ▁Show ▁at ▁Cleveland ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art , ▁an ▁exhib it ▁meant ▁to ▁present ▁the ▁best ▁contemporary ▁art ▁in ▁Cleveland . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁compet itive ▁annual ▁shows ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁Military ▁and ▁Career ▁as ▁an ▁Inter ior ▁Design er ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁S all ée ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁England ▁by ▁the ▁Army ▁Corps ▁of ▁Engine ers . ▁He ▁was ▁position ed ▁as ▁a ▁Techn ical ▁Serge ant ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁cart ograph er ▁and ▁cam ou fl age ▁designer .