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Helen FrankenthalerA form of art called abstract expressionism is a form of art in which the artist expresses ones self purely through the use of form and color.In abstract expressionism, the art really has no concrete shape, but is made up of purely form and color. Helen Frankenthaler was an abstract expressionist who revolutionized a new technique of canvas painting, and started a brand new generation of unique artists. Helen Frankenthaler was born in 1928 in Manhattan, New York. Helen attended Dalton School, which is located in New York. During high school, Helen studied with such artists as Rufino Tamayo, and later with Hans Hofmann. Helen Frankenthaler attended Bennington College. Helen Frankenthaler was also married to another abstract expressionist, Robert Motherwell, from 1958 to 1971.