Frankenthaler: toward a new climate

This film examines the work of modern American artist Helen Frankenthaler through interviews and representations of her paintings. It traces the background and evolution of her work, from the forceful use of color and shape in her pioneering stain paintings, to the controlled forms seen in canvases at a gallery exhibition. The camera follows Frankenthaler as she creates on a huge canvas from the mixing of the paint to completion.

More in The Originals: women in art

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  3. Frankenthaler: toward a new climate 1978

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record