Photographer:

Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984  Search this

Subject:

Pollock, Jackson  Search this

Type:

Photographs

Date:

1947

Place of publication, production, or execution:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description:

1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.

Summary:

Shows Pollock bent on one knee leaning over a painting on the floor of his barn studio in Springs, N.Y. <br>Photo was previously attributed to Wilfrid Zogbaum. Attribution to Herbert Matter and date of photograph are based on information from art historian Ellen Landau, who found this image on a contact sheet of photos by Matter (see: Landau, Ellen G., Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and Figge Art Museum. Mercedes Matter. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: MB Art Publishing, 2009, p. 38).

Citation:

Herbert Matter. Jackson Pollock painting in his studio, 1947. Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note:

Current copyright status is undetermined

Location Note:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Topic:

Artists at or with their work  Search this

Artists' studios  Search this

Painting  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA)3914

See more items in:

Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984, bulk 1942-1984

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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