Lee Krasner : A biography / Gail Levin.

Author/creator Levin, Gail, 1948-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : William Morrow, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 546 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Krasner, Lee, 1908-1984.
Painters--United States. --Biography.
Painters' spouses--United States. --Biography.

Contents Beyond the pale: a Brooklyn childhood, 1908-21 -- Breaking away: determined to be an artist, 1922-25 -- Art school: Cooper union, 1926-28 -- National Academy and first love, 1928-32 -- Enduring the great depression, 1932-36 -- From politics to modernism, 1936-39 -- Solace in abstraction, 1940-41 -- A new attachment: life with Pollock, 1942-43 -- Copying with Peggy Guggenheim, 1943-45 -- Coming together: marriage and springs, 1945-47 -- Triumphs and challenges, 1948-50 -- First solo show, 1951-52 -- Coming apart, 1953-56 -- Dual identities: artist and widow, 1956-59 -- A new alliance, 1959-64 -- Recognition, 1965-69 -- The feminist decade, 1970-79 -- Retrospective, 1980-84.
Abstract "LEE KRASNER,best known as Jackson Pollock's wife, reveals a woman who was a firebrand and trailblazer for women's rights, who also led a fascinating life, and who is finally now being recognized as one of the 20th century's modernist masters"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [469]-533) and index.
LCCN 2010046347
ISBN9780061845253 (hardback)
ISBN0061845256 (hardback)
ISBN9780061845277 (trade paperback)
ISBN0061845272 (trade paperback)
ISBN9780062017796 (large print)
ISBN0062017799 (large print)

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Joyner General Stacks ND237.K677 L48 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold