Crash from Death of an Artist: Krasner and Pollock

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05/24/24 • 22 min

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You’ve heard of artist Jackson Pollock, but you may have never heard of Lee Krasner. Krasner was an artist, Pollock’s wife, and the woman who made him famous. She also changed everything about the landscape of modern art.

Death of an Artist: Krasner and Pollock is a story about love, power, alcoholism and an ill-timed death. Hosted by curator, author, and broadcaster Katy Hessel, this 6-episode series from Pushkin Industries and Samizdat Audio offers an inside look into two of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and how their vision impacts ours. Listen in your favorite podcast player.

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You've heard of Jackson Pollock, but you may have never heard of Lee Krasner, an artist, Pollock's wife and the woman who made him famous and in doing so, changed everything about the landscape of American modern art. My name is Katie Hessel. I'm an art historian and the author of a book called The Story of Art Without Men. I've spent the past decade uncovering the stories of great wo