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April 17, 2013  |  Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Jackson Pollock Project
MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Insight into the Artist’s Process

Posted by James Coddington, Chief Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art, Jennifer Hickey, Project Assistant Conservator

Pollock at work in his studio, 1950. Photo: Hans Namuth

Jackson Pollock at work in his studio, 1950. Photo: Hans Namuth

In the May 1951 issue of ARTnews a selection of photographs by Hans Namuth appeared as illustrations for Robert Goodnough’s article, “Pollock Paints a Picture.” The images depict a focused  Pollock energetically applying paint to a large canvas spread across his studio floor. Read more

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December 10, 2012  |  Artists, Behind the Scenes, Collection & Exhibitions, Conservation, Jackson Pollock Project
MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project—An Ounce of Prevention…

Posted by James Coddington, Chief Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art, Jennifer Hickey, Project Assistant Conservator

We covered a lot of territory in our last post, documenting Echo’s condition and treating the discolored canvas. Our efforts have produced satisfying results. Read more

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July 25, 2012  |  Artists, Behind the Scenes, Collection & Exhibitions, Conservation, Jackson Pollock Project
Where Is One? MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project

Posted by James Coddington, Chief Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art, Jennifer Hickey, Project Assistant Conservator

Installation view of Jackson Pollock’s One: Number 31, 1950, at The Museum of Modern Art, New York. 1950. Oil and enamel paint on canvas. Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection Fund (by exchange). © 2012 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recent visitors to The Museum of Modern Art may have found themselves wandering through the Painting and Sculpture Galleries unable to shake the sense that something is awry. Read more

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