This exquisitely illustrated volume and the exhibition that it accompanies restore Joan Mitchell to her rightful place in the history of American artists--one of the few women among the first-rank Abstract Expressionist painters. 145 illustrations, 85 in color.
A reconstruction of the major Abstract Expressionist's life includes coverage of her debutante years in the Midwest, her marriage to Barney Rosset, Jr. and her pioneering achievements as a woman in male-dominated artistic circles.
Rosenquist, James, 351n14 Rosenwald, Robert, 88 Rosset, Barney, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 99, 106, 107, 307, 342n24, 350n16, 355n8 Rosset, Loly, 36 Rothko, Mark, 34, 203 Rubin, Lawrence, 98, 99, 102, 110, 347n53, 350n13, 351n31.
"Lots of painters are obsessed with inventing something," American painter Joan Mitchell (1925-92) said in 1986.
This is the most complete study of the life and work of Joan Mitchell (1926-1992), one of the major artists of the Abstract Expressionist movement
Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, the paintings of Joan Mitchell (1925-92) grew exponentially in sophistication and strength. In the summer of 1953 she began to paint outdoors in...
" Here is her book. At once unique and universal, Blue Territory is at its core an exploration of love and life, and what it means to love - and live - what you do.
This publication contains a survey of female abstract expressionist artists, revealing the richness and lasting influence of their work and the movement as a whole as well as highlighting the lack of critical attention they have received to ...
Highlighting ten paintings from 1951 to 1991, this publication provides an introduction to the work of American abstract painter Joan Mitchell (1925-1992), examining her breakthrough as an artist in postwar New York, her time in France and ...
As if to launch the season and celebrate their expanding group, Helen had decided to have a 1920s-themed party because of an F. Scott Fitzgerald revival then under way.7 Young Americans of an intellectual or artistic bent once again ...
Art critic John Yau lauded her paintings as “one of the towering achievements of the postwar period.” Published on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition at David Zwirner New York in 2019, this book offers a unique opportunity to ...