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Jackson Pollock

Magic Lantern,

Maker

  • Jackson Pollock

Title

Magic Lantern

Medium

aluminum paint, enamel, oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil,
  • enamel,
  • and carpet tacks on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil,
  • enamel,
  • and carpet tacks on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

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

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Peggy Guggenheim

Object Number

54.005

Magic Lantern

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Signature: Signed lower center and on reverse:Pollock 47

Publications

Selected Works

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Exhibition History

Webs, Loops, and Skeins in Modern and Contemporary Art

February 24 - April 23, 2006

Celebrating the Jewish Contribution to Twentieth-Century American Art

November 12, 2004 - March 5, 2005

The New York School

November 7, 2003 - January 25, 2004

Sign Language

June 23 - October 29, 2000

The Moderns

August 6, 1993 - March 13, 1994

Paula and Leonard Granoff Galleries

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