Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art from May 20 to August 28, 2011; at The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, from February 12 to May 8, 2012; at The Toledo Museum of Art from May 31 to August 26, 2012; and at American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center, Washington, D.C., from September 15 to December 16, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references.

Excerpt from The courage of conviction / Jules Olitski -- Plates: stain paintings -- Jules Olitski: color into light / Alison de Lima Greene -- Excerpt from How my art gets made / Jules Olitski -- Plates: spray paintings -- Jules Olitski: making things right / E.A. Carmean Jr. -- -- My first New York show / Jules Olitski -- Plates: Baroque paintings -- Plates: High Baroque paintings -- Strange, new, wonderful / Karen Wilkin -- Plates: late paintings -- Biography of Jules Olitski.