Reviews

Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art by Mary Gabriel

cwalsh's review

5.0

Did I finish this book or did this book finish me?

This is literally the book of my dreams.

waybeyondblue's review

informative inspiring slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

saoirse_reads's review

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

madam_cyn's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Excellent biography of five women artists that were central to Abstract Expressionism in New York City, but more than that it looks at a huge array of supporting characters, from Jackson Pollock to Frank O'Hara and many others. It is a compelling narrative of an era, examining  in detail its art and society.

lifesarosch's review against another edition

challenging informative slow-paced

4.5

Fascinating but dense 

lucydogmarks3's review

challenging informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

marginaliant's review

5.0

This book is genuinely brilliant, it’s going to be on my favorites of the year for sure.

rayrace's review

informative inspiring slow-paced

5.0

charlottekm's review

informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

lisabwright's review

4.0

Super interesting biography of the great women pioneer abstract artist. A bit like a text book so difficult to get through but a great book!