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Nemerov, Alexander, author.

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

New York : Penguin Press, 2021.

©2021

xviii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Frankenthaler, Helen, 1928-2011.

Painters -- United States -- Biography.

Women painters -- United States -- Biography.

Art and society -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century.

Biographies.

Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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9780525560180 (hardcover)

0525560181 (hardcover)

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