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Fierce poise Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York Alexander Nemerov

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Author:
Nemerov, Alexander  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 269 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates illustrations (some color) 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
History
Place:
United States
New York (State)
New York
États-Unis
New York (État)
Date:
2021
20th century
20e siècle
Notes:
Purchased from the ARTS Libraries endowment
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
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"-- Provided by publisher
Topic:
Painters  Search this
Women painters  Search this
Art and society--History  Search this
Peintres  Search this
Femmes peintres  Search this
Art et société--Histoire  Search this
ART / General  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
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