Mary Heilmann, Influential Abstract Painter, Dead at 86
Heilmann was a pioneering abstract painter who blended elements from pop culture, craft, and art history with ease and wit.
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Heilmann was a pioneering abstract painter who blended elements from pop culture, craft, and art history with ease and wit.
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