Books
Andrew Nemerov’s ‘Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York’ charts the rise of an Abstract Expressionist painter knocked for her privilege.
Feb. 17, 2021
Obituaries
Helen Frankenthaler’s work, which featured bursts of color achieved by pouring thinned paint onto canvas from coffee cans, took art in a new direction and gave rise to the Color Field movement.
Dec. 28, 2011
Entertainment & Arts
Helen Frankenthaler’s canvases bare only the sheerest layers of color and paint.
Sept. 16, 2016
Her unconventional technique gave rise to Color Field movement.
A monumental Helen Frankenthaler painting, an anchor in the collection for a quarter-century, appears poised for the salesroom.
Oct. 7, 2020
California
For the record
Dec. 30, 2011
Archives
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has tapped Wolk Morais and Also as the latest labels to contribute to its Wear LACMA program, which pairs local fashion designers with inspirational artwork from its permanent collection.
Oct. 23, 2018
Helen Frankenthaler, considered by many to be the nation’s preeminent woman artist, has been elected to the 50-member American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters along with four writers to fill the chairs of five “immortals” who have died in the past year, it was announced Thursday.
Dec. 1, 1989
If you go to see “Helen Frankenthaler: A Paintings Retrospective”--and you should--be sure to ask yourself some questions.
Feb. 9, 1990
Artist Helen Frankenthaler’s mystique seems to be partly based on staying out of the limelight.
Feb. 8, 1990