In 1984, Lee Krasner (19081984) became one of the few women artists to have been given a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She quipped about her belated recognition: "I was a woman, Jewish, a widow, a damn good painter, thank you, and a little too independent." One of the original pioneers of abstract expressionism, Krasner has for too long been eclipsed by her husband, Jackson Pollock. In fact, his death in 1956 marked her renaissance as an artist.Lee Krasner
A richly illustrated monograph on the life and work of Lee Krasner, one of the twentieth centurys most inspiring women artists and a pioneer of abstract expressionism, now available in paperback.
