Desc: Agnes Martin Before the Grid: Directed by Kathleen Brennan. With Frances Morris, Marcia Oliver, Louise Sause, Jim Wagner. Friends, classmates and lovers of one of the 20th century's most influential artists reveal for the first time the story of her early years defying the hardships of poverty, mental illness and forbidden loves. Through sheer determination and the timely generosity of others, she develops to create the transcendent art that would make her famous.