Pollock-Krasner Foundation

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability.[1] It was established at the bequest of Lee Krasner, who was an American abstract expressionist painter and the widow of fellow painter Jackson Pollock. Krasner left approximately $23 million in cash, securities and art to the foundation.[2]

The foundation provides grants to artists internationally based on "recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need".[3] The foundation also gives out Lee Krasner Awards. These awards are based on the same criteria as grants but also recognize a lifetime of artistic achievement and are by nomination only.[4] By 1988 the foundation had already granted over $1.5 million to about 300 "worthy artists who are in need".[5]

References

  1. ^ Ken Johnson (6 January 2006). "Art in Review; 'Dialogue: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock'". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DA1E30F935A35752C0A9609C8B63. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  2. ^ Douglas C. McGill (23 November 1987). "Found Art: Pollock's Floor". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/23/arts/found-art-pollock-s-floor.html. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  3. ^ "Grant Guidelines". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. December 2010. http://www.pkf.org/grant.html. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  4. ^ "Lee Krasner Awards". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. September 2010. http://www.pkf.org/recent_grantees.html. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 
  5. ^ Graham Heathcote (1 May 1988). "London Gallery Purchases Explosive Pollocks". Oxnard Press-Courier. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ib1dAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=6414,108553. Retrieved 23 May 2011. 

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