Betty Parsons review – scintillating seaside adventures from the woman behind giants like Rothko
Chloë Ashby, The Guardian
October 2025
In 1951 a group of artists represented by the legendary American art dealer Betty Parsons gave her an ultimatum. Either she had to drop her wider roster of artists and put all her efforts into boosting their careers or they would walk away. Among them were Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Barnett Newman and Clyfford Still. In other words, the rising stars of abstraction expressionism. Parsons’ response: ‘Sorry, I have to follow my own lights – no.’ […]