See Jane Paint
Before the East End of Long Island became a summer spot for the elite, the coastal region was an artist colony populated by Abstract Expressionist powerhouses like Jackson Pollack and Robert Rauschenberg. Amongst the Hamptons creatives, two female painters, Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson, featured prominently. Their historic friendship is well documented, and, in a new show at Parrish Art Museum, celebrated. The show, entitled “Seen and Unseen,” uses Freilicher and Wilson’s relationship as a vehicle for exploring the collectivist spirit that produced one of New York’s most influential cast of artists. Here, a peek at their friendship in images.
“Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson: Seen and Unseen” opens October 25th and runs until January 18th at the Parrish Art Museum, parrishart.org.
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Jan Freilicher and Jane Wilson, Water Mill, New York, 1962. Photograph by John Jonas Gruen.
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Water Mill Beach, 1959. Front Row: Robert Rauschenberg, Steven Rivers (standing), Larry Rivers, Herbert Machiz, Grace Hartigan (lying down), John Myers. Back row: Maxine Groffsky, Joe Hazan, Mary Abbott, Jasper Johns, Sondra Lee, Jane Freilicher, Roland Pease, and Tibor de Nagy. Photograph by John Jonas Gruen.
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Water Mill Group, 1961. Left to Right, Tibor de Nagy, Jane Wilson, Roland Pease, Arthur Gold, Rudy Burckhardt, Yvonne Jacquette, Robert Fizdale, Jane Freilicher, Joe Hazan. Photograph by John Jonas Gruen.
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Jane Wilson at her apartment on West 18th Street, Manhattan.
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Party at Jane Wilson’s apartment on West 18th Street in Manhattan, following the opening of her show at Hansa Gallery. Photograph by Douglas Rodewald.
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Party at Jane Wilson’s apartment on West 18th Street in Manhattan, following the opening of her show at Hansa Gallery. Photograph by Douglas Rodewald.
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Jane Freilicher’s studio in Hoboken, New Jersey. Painting, by Jane Freilicher, is titled Opening Night.
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Jane Wilson and Jane Freilicher, ca. 1958. Photograph by John Jonas Gruen.
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Jane Freilicher’s studio in Hoboken, New Jersey. Painting, by Jane Freilicher, is titled Opening Night.
