Celebrating a landmark gift of prints from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, this exhibition situates Frankenthaler’s work within the broader artistic currents that shaped postwar American art. Bringing together paintings and works on paper, it underscores the formal innovation, material experimentation, and sustained engagement with color that defined the artist's practice. Rarely exhibited works, including significant loans from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation and the Jorge M. and Darlene Pérez Collection, illuminate the exchanges and affinities that connected Frankenthaler to the artists in her circle and trace the evolution of a singular artistic vision.
Let The Picture Lead: Helen Frankenthaler and her Circle was made possible by the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; anonymous donors; the London Foundation, Inc.; the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; The Cowles Charitable Trust; Perri Lee Roberts; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Coral Gables; Beaux Arts Miami; the Lowe Advisory Council; and Lowe members. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Image: Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled, 1967. Four color screenprint on white Arches double-weight watercolor paper, 25 3/4 x 17 7/8 inches. Gift of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. 2023.15.1.
