Lee Krasner: A BiographyA “compelling” biography of the brilliant abstract expressionist painter who was far more than just Mrs. Jackson Pollock (Los Angeles Times). Lee Krasner is best known as the artist-wife of Jackson Pollock, the renowned abstract expressionist painter. Yet in this riveting biography, the first full-length account of her colorful life, Krasner emerges as a significant artist who deserves her place in the twentieth century’s cultural lexicon. In this captivating book, art historian Gail Levin probes Krasner’s relationship with Pollock, examining how this strong woman struggled to meet the challenges of their poverty, as well as her husband’s alcoholism and extramarital affair, all the while encouraging his art. Drawing on new sources and numerous personal interviews—including with Krasner herself—Levin has written a dynamic and moving portrait of a brilliant woman, a most welcome work that recovers Krasner’s voice and allows us to understand how her life intersected with and informed her art. |
Contents
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Cooper Union 192628 | |
National Academy and First Love 192832 | |
Enduring the Great Depression 193236 | |
From Politics to Modernism 193639 | |
Solace in Abstraction 194041 | |
First Solo Show 195152 | |
Coming Apart 195356 | |
Artist and Widow 195659 | |
A New Alliance 195964 | |
Photographic Insert II | |
Recognition 196569 | |
The Feminist Decade 197079 | |
Retrospective 198084 | |
Photographic Insert I | |
Life with Pollock 194243 | |
Coping with Peggy Guggenheim 194345 | |
Marriage and Springs 194547 | |
Triumphs and Challenges 194850 | |
A Note About Sources | |
Frequently Used Sources | |
Searchable Terms | |
Acknowledgments | |
About the Author | |
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