Lee Krasner: A Biography

Lee Krasner: A Biography

Perhaps best known as the long-suffering wife of Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner is now, finally, being recognized as one of the 20th century’s modernist masters. In <em>Lee Krasner</em>, author Gail Levin gives us an engrossing biography of the painter—so memorably portrayed in the movie <em>Pollack</em> by actor Marcia Gay Harden, who won an Academy Award for her performance—a firebrand and trailblazer for women’s rights as well as an exceptional artist who led a truly fascinating life.<br />