The Paintings of Joan Mitchell

The Paintings of Joan Mitchell
ISBN-10
0520235703
ISBN-13
9780520235700
Category
Abstract expressionism
Pages
237
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Univ of California Press
Authors
Jane Livingston, Linda Nochlin, Joan Mitchell

Description

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.

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