Ep. 62 - Helen Frankenthaler's "Madame Butterfly" (2000)

Published: June 7, 2023, 1:11 p.m.

b'Splotches, spills, and stains. They can evoke shapes, moods, energy, even music. Yet no one seemed to appreciate their very beauty with the same intuitive, delicate flair as Helen Frankenthaler, who created something fiercely new "between cocktails and dinner," or, more accurately, between the broad shoulders of a relentlessly masculine movement. Not bad for a saddle-shoed girl a year out of Bennington.\\n\\nSee the images:\\nhttps://bit.ly/3ChhuAE\\n\\nMusic used:\\nDjango Reinhardt, \\u201cDjango\\u2019s Tiger\\u201d\\nThe Andrews Sisters, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"\\nThe Blue Dot Sessions, \\u201cBedroll,\\u201d \\u201cA Common Pause,\\u201d \\u201cPalms Down,\\u201d \\u201cDesmontes,\\u201d \\u201cDelamine,\\u201d \\u201cGreylock,\\u201d \\u201cAngel Tooth,\\u201d \\u201cDear Myrtle\\u201d\\nJoe Dassin, \\u201cLes Champs-Elysees"\\n\\nEpisode sponsor:\\nThe Art of Colour: The History of Art in 39 Pigments: https://bit.ly/43Qp1SJ\\n\\nSupport the show!\\nwww.patreon.com/lonelypalette\\n\\nRegister for our Hub & Spoke live show in Woodstock, VT on June 15:\\nhttps://normanwilliams.org/events/podcasts-a-listening-event/'