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Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades (early 1950s until 2011), she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ...
The daughter of a New York State Supreme Court Judge, Helen Frankenthaler grew up in New York City. During high school she studied with the Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, who taught her to value craftsmanship and materials. In 1946, Frankenthaler entered Bennington College, where she was encouraged to analyze space and composition by studying ...
Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
