A review by tarolinecodd
Fierce Poise: Helen Frankenthaler and 1950s New York by Alexander Nemerov

reflective medium-paced

3.25

One of my pet peeves is a so-called feminist biographical dive into a woman’s life that doesn’t complicate much of anything. The opening essay framed this work in a way that intrigued me, but ultimately it fell short. This biography does not represent or even allude to the woman who encouraged the NEA to cut funding for artists like Robert Mapplethorpe in a few decades.