Lee Krasner

Lenore "Lee" Krasner was an American painter and visual artist active primarily in New York whose work has been associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. She received her early academic training at the Women's Art School of Cooper Union, and the National Academy of Design from 1928 to 1932. Krasner's exposure to Post-Impressionism at the newly opened Museum of Modern Art in 1929 led to a sustained interest in modern art. In 1937, she enrolled in classes taught by Hans Hofmann, which led her to integrate influences of Cubism into her paintings. During the Great Depression, Krasner joined the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, transitioning to war propaganda artworks during the War Services era.

27 October 1908

Born on the same birth day (27 October): Alain Auderset • Carlos Frenk • Debra Bowen • Evan Turner • Gordon Cowans • Guillaume Franke • Karl Backman • Klas Pontus Arnoldson • Lee Greenwood • Maneet Chauhan • Masanobu Takashima • Maurice Robert Johnston • Oliver Leese • Patty Sheehan • Rick Carlisle

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