Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York Edward Steed ” and suggesting a sea

” and suggesting a sea drama with an elegiac character

It also includes more than twenty other paintings

as well as a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

and identity in the artists’ respective bodies of work

and Tommaso Trini

Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York Edward Steed ” and suggesting a seaThis 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