Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York the first book written about

the first book written about the artist by a close friend and confidant

drawn from five exhibitions at David Zwirner

taking readers backstage for a previously unseen glimpse into the making of pornography and the grit

Bringing together paintings and photographs

so this edition now comes rolled

Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York the first book written about'Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York' by Alexander Nemerov A biography of Helen Frankenthaler, tracing her emergence as an artist in postwar New York. Set against the 1950s art scene, it follows a young painter finding her place in a largely male dominated art world. Published by Penguin Random House, 2021.