December 3 | 1-3pm
Remarks on the Helen Frankenthaler exhibition and thanks to Judy for her leadership at OJMCHE at 2pm
Join us to pay tribute to Director Judy Margles as she prepares to retire at the end of 2023. Notes to Judy can be sent to Judy Margles, Celebration, OJMCHE, 724 NW Davis Street, Portland, OR 97223. Email messages can be sent to media@ojmche.org. Your RSVP is greatly appreciated!
Helen Frankenthaler, Works from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
A towering figure in American painting of the 20th century, Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) was one of the first major abstract expressionist painters to develop a unique technique of painting that married a fluid paint process with the warp and weft of the canvas so that they became one and the same, fusing color and movement into an emotional whole. Curated by Bruce Guenther, the exhibition presents a cross-section of her work in the four major print media – woodcuts, intaglio, lithographs, and screenprints – that showcases her innovation and original contribution to printmaking. Drawn from the holdings of the Jordan D. Schnitzer Collection, the exhibition is especially rich in woodcuts, which was the last of the four print media picked up by Frankenthaler and the one in which she virtually reinvented the process to incorporate the vital energy and flux of her signature paintings. Funding has been generously provided by the Craig E. Wollner Exhibition Fund of OJMCHE.