Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 - December 27, 2011) was an influential American abstract expressionist painter who significantly contributed to post-war American art. Active from the early 1950s until her death in 2011, she began showcasing her abstract expressionist paintings in contemporary galleries and museums in the early 1950s. Born in Manhattan, her work drew inspiration from artists like Clement Greenberg, Hans Hofmann, and Jackson Pollock. Frankenthaler had several retrospective exhibitions, including one at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1989, and she received the National Medal of Arts in 2001.
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Meaning of the name - Helen
torch, light
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Helen Frankenthaler belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Manhattan
Place of Death: Darien
Educated At: Bennington College | Art Students League of New York
Occupation: architectural draftsperson | lithographer | designer | graphic artist | sculptor | painter | engraver
Spouses: Stephen McKenzie DuBrul | Robert Motherwell
Employers: Hunter College
Awards Received: honorary doctor of Brandeis University | Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame | National Medal of Arts
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 12, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 12, 2025 |
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| Sun | 20 Sagittarius 27 | 20 Sagittarius 55 | 28 Pisces 37 |
| Moon | 25 Sagittarius 50 | 0 Libra 27 | 16 Cancer 58 |
| Mercury | 17 Sagittarius 13 | 0 Sagittarius 57 | 5 Pisces 11 |
| Venus | 0 Aquarius 47 | 14 Sagittarius 56 | 6 Taurus 0 |
| Mars | 2 Cancer 56 | 28 Sagittarius 2 | 3 Cancer 25 |
| Jupiter | 0 Taurus 40 | 23 Cancer 36 | 10 Taurus 29 |
| Saturn | 21 Sagittarius 46 | 25 Pisces 15 | 0 Capricorn 28 |
| Uranus | 3 Aries 27 | 28 Taurus 35 | 6 Aries 50 |
| Neptune | 1 Virgo 22 | 29 Pisces 22 | 29 Leo 15 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 50 | 2 Aquarius 10 | 16 Cancer 14 |
| Rahu | 29 Taurus 17 | 13 Pisces 11 | 24 Taurus 9 |
| Ketu | 29 Scorpio 17 | 13 Virgo 11 | 24 Scorpio 9 |
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