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The exhibition highlights 50 works on paper drawn from the museum’s rich holdings of Frankenthaler’s prints, including never-before-exhibited proofs, along with rare and important loans from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.

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Events

Panel Discussion: Helen Frankenthaler

Fri, Apr 20, 2018 from 3:00 – 4:00pm UTC
Join Douglas Dreishpoon, director of the Helen Frankenthaler catalogue raisonné, and a panel of scholars and artists to learn more about the artist’s printmaking process. Location: Fullerton Hall

Gallery Talk: Artists Connect—Leslie Baum on Helen Frankenthaler

Thu, May 10, 2018 from 12:00 – 1:00pm UTC
Participate in a hands-on exploration of materials with Chicago-based artist Leslie Baum as she reflects on the ways that Helen Frankenthaler’s work has inspired her own practice. Chart the artist’s response to Frankenthaler’s prints through documentation on her Instagram @helen_and_me. Location: Meet in Gallery 100

Location

The Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL, US