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You've heard of Jackson Pollack,

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 Hessal. 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 women artists, but I've never

come across an artist more influential than Lee Krasner.

Today I'm in your feed to bring you a preview of my podcast from Pushkin Industries and Sammestat

Audio. This is Death of an artist, Krasna and Pollock. You can find the show wherever you get your podcasts. I hope you enjoy this preview.

It's a cool summer evening in Paris, August 1956.

An American artist, called Lee Krasrasner is at a friend's place.

It was a magnificent apartment with a huge skylight, easels everywhere.

She was completely at home and at the speed. huge skylight, easels everywhere.

She was completely at home and mud the smell of turpentine and linseed oil.

Paris is Lee's Mecca, the home of modern art. Now in her late 40s she's finally here. Looking at what was

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