Women of Abstract Expressionism

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A long-awaited survey of female Abstract Expressionist artists revealing the richness and lasting influence in their work

The artists Jay DeFeo, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell, and plenty of other women played major roles within the development of Abstract Expressionism, which flourished in New York and San Francisco within the 1940s and 1950s and has been recognized as the first fully American up to date art movement. Despite the fact that the contributions of these women were central to American art of the twentieth century, their work has not received the similar crucial attention as that in their male counterparts.
 
Women of Abstract Expressionism is a long-overdue survey. Lavishly illustrated with full-color plates emphasizing the expressive freedom of direct gesture and process on the core of the movement, this book features biographies of more than forty artists, offering insight into their lives and work. Essays by noted scholars explore the techniques, concerns, and legacies of women in Abstract Expressionism, shedding light on their unique experiences. This groundbreaking book reveals the richness of the careers of these necessary artists and offers keen new reflections on their work and the movement as a complete.
 

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