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Death of an Artist
You’ve heard of 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. This is a story about love, power, alcoholism and an ill-timed death. Hosted by curator, author, and broadcaster Katy Hessel, this 6-episode series, offers an inside look into two of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and how their vision impacts ours.  And listen back to season one, where host Helen Molesworth revisits the artist Ana Mendieta’s death and the...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.5 stars from 1,247 ratings
Overly dramatized
A good story but NOT done well: repetitive between episodes; overly dramatized; jumps around; too many ads!!
Artandmuseumlover via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 09/12/24
Binge Worthy
A must listen for so many reasons. Not just for the art lover, but for anyone who’s interested in the human spirit. Loved it!
StudioVignette via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 09/06/24
The ads ruin it
The ads make this wonderful story very hard to listen to.
MBJK12345 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/26/24
Recent Episodes
Artist, musician and writer Audrey Flack shares her firsthand accounts of the downtown New York City art scene in the mid-twentieth-century and a song she and her band, The History of Art, wrote about Jackson Pollock.  Flack passed away in June. For more about her life, see “Audrey Flack,...
Published 08/23/24
Published 08/23/24
Legends are made at the Olympics and this summer shows across the Pushkin network are bringing their unique takes to Olympic stories. This special episode includes excerpts from a few: a Cautionary Tale about underestimating female marathoners, a Jesse Owens story from Revisionist History’s...
Published 07/26/24
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