- Born
- Died
- Helen Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Stephen M. DuBrul Jr. and Robert Motherwell. She died on December 27, 2011 in Darien, Connecticut, USA.
- SpousesStephen M. DuBrul Jr.(1994 - December 27, 2011) (her death)Robert Motherwell(1958 - 1971) (divorced)
- Painter/artist.
- She was awarded the American National Medal of Arts in 2001 from the National Endowment of the Arts.
- She is survived by her husband, Stephen M. DuBrul Jr.; her nieces, Ellen Iseman and Beverly Ross; four nephews, Peter Iseman, Fred Iseman, Alfred Ross, and Clifford Ross; two stepdaughters, Lisa Motherwell and Jeannie Motherwell from her first marriage to artist, Robert Motherwell; two stepchildren from her second marriage, Jennifer DuBrul and Nicholas DuBrul; three grand-nephews; two grand-nieces; four step-granddaughters; two step-grandsons; and one step great granddaughter.
- She was the third daughter of New York State Supreme Court Judge Alfred Frankenthaler and Martha Lowenstein Frankenthaler. Her sisters, Marjorie Frankenthaler Iseman and Glora Frankenthaler Ross Bookman predeceased her.
- She graduated from Dalton School, attended the Brearley School, and the Horace Mann School. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont in 1949. She was a member of the Bennington College's Board of Trustees from 1967 to 1982. She was a recipient of 26 honorary degrees.
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