Calendar of Events

Mar
30
Thu
Docent Memorial Lecture at the Wadsworth | Lee Krasner in Context with Helen A. Harrison @ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Mar 30 @ 6:00 pm

Lee Krasner (1908–1984) was a leading figure among the first generation of Abstract Expressionist artists who re-defined painting in the mid-twentieth century. Art historian, author, and director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, Helen A. Harrison illuminates Krasner’s innovative career and evolving practice. Images from the Wadsworth’s collections help trace Krasner’s shift from early representational imagery to abstract collages, gestural action paintings, and large-scale color field paintings. Harrison positions Krasner’s work among other female abstractionists working in Eastern Long Island during the mid-twentieth century, including Perle Fine, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Betty Parsons. Free with required registration.