For a long time -- probably too long -- not enough people have thought about the far-reaching accomplishments of Helen Frankenthaler, foremost inventor in the 1950s of what is variously called ...

Helen Frankenthaler passed away at her home in Darien, Connecticut, yesterday. She was one of the most influential artists of her time, a second-generation Abstract Expressionist who developed a ...

WILLIAMSTOWN — You could call Helen Frankenthaler’s paintings no-man’s land — and not, thank you, because they were painted by a woman. It can be hard to identify, in her work, figure versus ground, ...

If you think it is hard to make it as a woman artist today, consider the macho 1950s when Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) first gained attention. Against a background dominated by Jackson Pollock and ...

Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011), born in New York City, was an American abstract expressionist painter known for her pioneering use of the "soak-stain" technique, which involved pouring thinned paint ...