Year: | 1962 |
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Dimensions: | 10 1/8 x 12 in. |
Media: | acrylic and paper collage on paper mounted on masonite |
LMPF Inv. No.: | 09R |
Collection: | Libbie Mark Provincetown Fund collection |
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Year: | 1962 |
|---|---|
Dimensions: | 10 1/8 x 12 in. |
Media: | acrylic and paper collage on paper mounted on masonite |
LMPF Inv. No.: | 09R |
Collection: | Libbie Mark Provincetown Fund collection |
description to come
![On Tuesday I posted about #MaryGabriel’s @NYTimes guest essay “A Superb American Artist Is Finally Getting Her Due.” Article link: tinyurl.com/lee-krasner
Today I am going back to that essay, about women artists’ life choices and art world recognition, inspired by the new Lee Krasner-Jackson Pollock show at the @MetMuseum.In addition to the content, it was interesting to observe the two photographs used for Krasner, at least in the online version of the essay, which is what I read. The first was a contact sheet of a 1972 Irving Penn portrait session, in which Krasner addresses the viewer with a commanding stare, as she is placed at center — with an incredible hooded coat that creates an amazing aura or armor around her. The second illustration, in great contrast, is a 1950 image of Krasner and Pollock in his studio. Rather than appearing as a significant artist in her own right, which she certainly was at the time, she is portrayed as the studio assistant watching hesitantly as Pollock selects an item from his work table. How female artists were portrayed at the time also contributed to the problem of being “Mrs. [insert male painter name here], AKA “Mrs. Jackson Pollock.”We unfortunately don’t have a lot of photographs of Libbie in her studio or with her paintings, but I’m very grateful to have these two, in which she too is portrayed as the strong and confident artist that she was. Please swipe for all 4 images.
We are working hard to get #LibbieMark the artworld attention she deserves. @BerryCampbell represents Mark, and other incredible women artists. Rest of post in comments.](https://libbiemark.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)