In December 1956, an inebriated Jackson Pollock was speeding through East Hampton, on Long Island, when he lost control of his Oldsmobile, killing himself and Edith Metzger, a friend of his mistress, ...

A new season of the popular podcast, Death of an Artist, will take on the story of one of the most famous couples in art history, Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, from the latter’s perspective, asking ...

Before Lee Krasner (1908-1984) became known for her large-scale, rhythmic all-over paintings, like “Gaea” (1966) at the Museum of Modern Art and “The Seasons” (1957) at the Whitney Museum; before she ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The papers of abstract expressionist painters Jackson Pollock and wife Lee Krasner measure 16.1 linear feet and date from circa 1914 to 1984, with ...

Lee Krasner, “Portrait in Green” (1966), oil on canvas, 55 1⁄4 x 94 1⁄4 inches (all images © Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society [ARS], New ...

NEW YORK — A few years ago, when the Whitney Museum’s airy home in the meatpacking district was brand new, the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner were part of a group exhibition ...

On “Lee Krasner,” at the Brooklyn Museam of Art. The Brooklyn show introduces you first to Krasner’s work from 1930 to about 1945, the formative efforts of an energetic young painter in her twenties ...

Telling the story of Lee Krasner, artist and wife of American painter Jackson Pollock, Lee explores the life and artworks of the woman behind the great painter and the sacrifices she made for her ...

In contrast to her famous husband, Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner was largely overlooked in her lifetime. A new exhibition puts her work in the spotlight. “Change is life.” So said Lee Krasner, in an ...