Helen Frankenthaler

Bio: Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades , she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work.

Born: December 12, 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died: December 27, 2011 in Darien, Connecticut, United States