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Lee Krasner: A Biography

Lee Krasner: Living Colour

Lee Krasner: A Biography

Krasner’s biographer Gail Levin delves into the artist’s remarkable life.

’I think all painting is biographical… I think you can read any artist if you take the trouble to’ – Lee Krasner

Discover how Krasner’s life intersected with and informed her art in this special evening with Gail Levin, influential art historian.

Levin developed a lasting relationship with the artist, before writing Krasner’s biography in 2011. Levin’s biography is being published by Thames and Hudson this summer to coincide with the show.

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Gail Levin is Distinguished Professor of Art History, American Studies and Women’s Studies at the City University of New York.

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Longread: Introducing Lee Krasner

A key figure in American art, Krasner's energetic works reflect the spirit of possibility in post-war New York. Charlotte Flint, Exhibition Assistant on Lee Krasner: Living Colour, looks back through her life, works and legacy.

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