Frankenthaler: Toward a New Climate (1978)
A 30-minute film about Helen Frankenthaler, who invented the stained canvas at the age of 24 and influenced a whole generation of "color field" painters.
Director: Perry Miller Adato
https://perrymilleradato.com/films/frankenthaler-toward-a-new-climate-2/
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Helen Frankenthaler as Self |
| Sound | John Adams | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Perry Miller Adato | Producer |
| Camera | Hilary Harris | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mary Bell | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Paul Neshamkin | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mavis Lyons Smull | Editor |
| Editing | Suzanne Bauman | Editor |
| Camera | Gene Searchinger | Director of Photography |
| Camera | John Gordon | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Chuck Levey | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Perry Miller Adato | Director |