"We [ Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland ] were interested in Pollock but could gain no lead from him. He was too personal. But Frankenthaler showed us a way – a way to think about and use, color."
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Noland is referring to their common visit in Frankenthaler's studio in 1953
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Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler (12 December 1928 – 28 December 2011) was an American post-painterly abstraction artist. Born in New York City, her work was influenced by Jackson Pollock, with whom she also was involved in the 1946–1960 abstract art movement.
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