Frank Lobdell and Abstract Expressionism in California:Amongst the pioneering exponents of Californian Abstract Expressionism was Frank Lobdell (1921 2013) peer of painters such as Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko and Richard Diebenkorn and a significant artist in his own right, who takes centre stage in this groundbreaking book. Centred around Lobdell's career, the narrative's scope is ambitious, charting the events during those crucial and revolutionary years in California and helping to define the role and