Fierce poise : Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York / Alexander Nemerov.

"A dazzling biography of one of the twentieth century's most respected painters, Helen Frankenthaler, as she came of age as both an artist and a woman in the vibrant art world of 1950s New York"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nemerov, Alexander (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Frankenthaler, Helen, > 1928-2011.
Painters > United States > Biography.
Women painters > United States > Biography.
Art and society > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
ART / General.
Art and society.
Painters.
Women painters.
New York (State) > New York.
United States.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xviii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • May 19, 1950, Hotel Astor: Arrival
  • November 12, 1951, New York: Seeing the dragon
  • October 26, 1952, New York: Desire is the theme of all life
  • July 27, 1953, Madrid: The draw of the past
  • February 13-14, 1954, Bennington and Bolton Landing: The gift
  • August 2, 1955, East Hampton: Alone
  • August 12, 1956, Paris, Hotel de Quai Voltaire: An undying art
  • May 13, 1957, New York: Buying
  • August 1, 1958, Altamira: The cave
  • August 29, 1959, Falmouth, Massachusetts: A fairy tale
  • January 26, 1960, New York: Curtain call
  • Coda.