The fifth artist that will be highlighted is: LEE KRASNER:
According to her Wikipedia page: “Lenore “Lee” Krasner (October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an American abstract expressionist painter, with a strong specialty in collage, who was married to Jackson Pollock. This somewhat overshadowed her contribution at the time, though there was much cross-pollination between their two styles.”
To learn more about Lee, please check out the rest of her Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Krasner
Lee’s story is closely entwined with Jackson Pollock’s, so quite a lot of information about her… also includes Pollock. It would be remiss to neglect to mention their bond and the influence that they had on each other and their work:
The home that Lee and Jackson shared in Springs, NY is now known as the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center and is open to tour and for exhibitions:
You can also check out the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, whose mission is: “providing financial assistance to individual visual artists of established ability through the generosity of the late Lee Krasner, one of the leading abstract expressionist painters and the widow of Jackson Pollock.” For more information about their work and applying for grants, please visit: http://pkf.org/
You are all probably tired of me mentioning “Ninth Street Women”, but I hope you will check it out. Lee is featured prominently and gets the recognition I feel that she deserves. Please also check out her biography:
Most of us are familiar with the Ed Harris film “Pollock” and if you haven’t seen it lately, it is worth another viewing:
I know that the film is primarily about Pollock, but you can’t have Pollock and his breakthrough without Lee.
Samples of Lee’s mosaic tables:
Please check out the White Rooster Studio Facebook page during the month of October for more photos of Lee and images of her work.
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