LIENS COLORÉS . Circa 1956
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Mitchell’s memories of Lake Michigan from her childhood in Chicago — where her grandfather designed bridges — resonate throughout these paintings, so much so that Anfam places her among “the great tradition of American water watchers” and cites the profound effect that Frank O’Hara’s elegiac poem “To the Harbormaster” (1957) had on her, with its visions of waves separating a lover from his desire.
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