“I’m not involved in doing good women’s painting; I’m involved in doing good painting.” —Helen Frankenthaler
In 1967, The Met visited her New York studio to capture her reflections on life, art, and the evolution of her practice—told entirely in her own words.A pioneering force in postwar American abstraction, Frankenthaler pushed painting into new territory with her gravity-defying “soak-stain” technique, pouring pigment onto canvas laid flat on the floor. Across six decades, her work remained defined by spontaneity, experimentation, and a seamless fusion of color and gesture.
