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The publication features an essay by James Lawrence

accompanying a selection of images by the artist of his works on paper

” Richardson wrote of the artist in 1962

Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York Cindy Sherman bay laurelThis biography of Helen Frankenthaler by art historian Alexander Nemerov paints an exhilarating picture of the art scene in 1950s New York. From her Upper East Side upbringing to her life altering first encounter with the work of Jackson Pollock to her efforts to chart her own course in a male dominated art world, Nemerov explores how Frankenthaler came of age as an artist. The book is organized into eleven chapters, each taking a specific date or