Helen Frankenthaler by Burt Glinn, Painter in the Studio, Black-and-White Photography of Woman Artist 1950s Abstract-Figurative a vibrant butterfly sips nectar

a vibrant butterfly sips nectar from flower to flower during its short sweet life…

and tailored clothing

dated on verso (back of photo) by the artist

Neil Armstrong (1930-2012) was the first person to step onto the lunar surface on the journey and he announced humbly to the world that his victory was "one small step for a man

Helen Frankenthaler by Burt Glinn, Painter in the Studio, Black-and-White Photography of Woman Artist 1950s Abstract-Figurative a vibrant butterfly sips nectarA portrait of Helen Frankenthaler (1925 2011) in her studio in New York. Glinn captures the celebrated artist, Frankenthaler, in the process of making art surrounded by paint, materials, and in the creative flow. Frankenthaler remains a major American woman artist and female force of nature in the history of 20th century art. In Burt Glinn's documentary portrait of the abstract painter busy at work in her West End Avenue studio in New York City is