Fierce poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York

Introduction

May 19, 1950, Hotel Astor: Arrival

November 12, 1951, New York: Seeing the dragon

October 26, 1952, New York: Desire is the theme of all life

July 27, 1953, Madrid: The draw of the past

February 13-14, 1954, Bennington and Bolton Landing: The gift

August 2, 1955, East Hampton: Alone

August 12, 1956, Paris, Hotel de Quai Voltaire: An undying art

May 13, 1957, New York: Buying

August 1, 1958, Altamira: The cave

August 29, 1959, Falmouth, Massachusetts: A fairy tale

January 26, 1960, New York: Curtain call

Coda.