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Jackson Pollock

Magic Lantern

Maker

Jackson Pollock (American, 1912-1956)

Title

Magic Lantern

Year

1947

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

aluminum paint, enamel, oil paint

Supports

Dimensions

108.9 x 55.2 cm (42 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed lower center and on reverse:Pollock 47

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim

Object Number

54.005

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries
Dec 18, 2015
Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century
Jul 21, 2006 – Apr 22, 2007
Webs, Loops, and Skeins in Modern and Contemporary Art
Feb 24, 2006 – Apr 23, 2006
Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Twentieth-Century American Art
Nov 12, 2004 – Mar 05, 2005
The New York School
Aaron Siskind in Context
Nov 07, 2003 – Jan 25, 2004

Label copy

The fact that good European moderns are now here is very important, for they bring with them an understanding of the problems of modern painting. I am particularly impressed with their concept of the source of art being the unconscious. This idea interests me more than these specific painters do, for the two artists I admire most, Picasso and Miró, are still abroad.

(Pollock, in Arts and Architecture [February 1944], p. 14)

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Tombstone

Jackson Pollock (American, 1912-1956)
Magic Lantern, 1947
Oil, enamel, and carpet tacks on canvas
108.9 x 55.2 cm (42 7/8 x 21 3/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim 54.005

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