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Fierce poise : Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York

Title
Fierce poise : Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York / Alexander Nemerov.
Author
Nemerov, Alexander
Publication
  • New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
  • ©2021

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Description
xviii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
Summary
"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"--
Subject
  • Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011
  • 1900-1999
  • 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
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Call Number
JQE 21-946
ISBN
  • 9780525560180
  • 0525560181
LCCN
  • 2020024394
  • 40030620108
OCLC
1158510070
Author
Nemerov, Alexander, author.
Title
Fierce poise : Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York / Alexander Nemerov.
Publisher
New York : Penguin Press, 2021.
Copyright Date
©2021
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
1900-1999
Other Form:
Online version: Nemerov, Alexander. Fierce poise. New York : Penguin Press, 2021 052556019X (DLC) 2020024395 (OCoLC)1158507564
Other Standard Identifier
40030620108
Research Call Number
JQE 21-946
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