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Jewish roots, as well as the
superstitions and beliefs that
informed the religion of her
ancestors.
The notion of warding off the
evil eye, as epitomized by the
popular Yiddish expression kein
en hora, no evil eye, would be a
logical explanation for the pres-
ence of the image, given
Krasner's Eastern European
Jewish background, where mysti-
cism and superstition held sway.
Krasner completed 17 large
canvases in 18 months following
Pollock's death, including her
lyrical "Earth Green" series
(1957-59), and following her
mother's death in 1959, her
"Night Journeys" series, a dark,
Above: Lee Krasner: "Image Surfacing," 1945,
brooding palate of browns,
oil on linen. An abstracted six-pointed
blacks, ochres and whites.
Star of David emerges from the canvas.
Birth, from the "Earth Green"
series, was one of the first pieces
Right: "Untitled (Little Image), 1950,
Krasner painted after Pollock's
oil on canvas mounted on masonite.
death. Rejecting the influence of
Painted symbols suggest ancient Scriptures.
her late husband's images, Krasner
chose instead to follow in the
Tannenbaum believes that, until
footsteps of artists Willem de Kooning
recently, Krasner has been underval-
and Pablo Picasso.
ued as an artist. "Most women artists
Her whiplash lines and ambiguous
were undervalued until the '70s and
body parts, representing buttocks
'80s. We didn't see their impact on
and/or breasts, are derived from de
written history until the '80s and '90s.
Kooning, while the eyes and turning
This retrospective is really a rediscov-
head with upraised arms resemble a
ery. It's taken Krasner a longer time to
standing figure in Picasso's famed
achieve recognition," she notes.
Demoiselles de Avignon.
When the Museum of Modern Art
(MOMA) first opened its doors in
101 nlike the other artists of her
1929, it gave Krasner the inspiration
generation, whose imprimateur
to follow her own artistic vision.
and fame rested on a single
Sadly, the artist, who died June 19,
style — such as Pollock's drip paintings,
1984, did not live long enough to see
Motherwell's inkblots, Rothko's color
the New York showing of the first full
fields — Krasner, who likened such an
traveling retrospective of her work in
approach to "aesthetic rigor mortis,"
the United States, which appeared at
chose "change as the only constant."
MOMA in December of that year.
The unevenness in the quality of
This exhibit, which concludes its
her work suggests that Krasner was
tour at the Brooklyn Museum of Art
not adverse to risk-taking. "One can't
in the New York borough where
stop growing, though it takes enor-
Krasner was born, comes full circle to
mous energy to keep growing and it is
pay overdue homage not only to one
painful," she said.
of America's foremost Abstract
Particularly impressive from the last
Expressionists, but one of the greatest
years of Krasner's life are her minimalist female artists of the past century.
canvases, in which organic shapes and
sensual colors are pared down to their
essentials, creating clean, spare imagery
"Lee Krasner" runs through Aug.
that is breathtakingly beautiful.
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at the Akron Art Museum.
Rising Green is an understated, ele-
The
museum is located at 70 E.
gant work in which silhouetted forms of
Market
St, in downtown Akron,
flowers, buds and leaves, reminiscent of
Ohio, and is open daily from 11
Matisse's cutouts, suggest notions of
a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is free,
growth. Indeed, Henri Matisse served
and convenient on-site parking is
as a lifelong inspiration for Krasner,
available. For more information,
whose bold hues and collage aesthetics
call (330) 376-9185.
reflect his influence.
Akron Art Museum's Barbara