Lise's Supper, 1960, Helen Frankenthaler (b.1928), Oil on unsized canvas, H. 70.5 x W. 76.25, inches, Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mari and James A. Michener. Copyright 2009 Helen Frankenthaler/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Helen Frankenthaler is a modern artist. That means her artwork was influenced by all the changes that took place in art and culture in the second half of the 20th century. She was an inventor and an innovator, and also a woman. Museums feel the contributions she made to change the face of art in the 20th century make her an important artist in history. Read More »