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Jackson Pollock's Mural: The Transitional Moment

Posted by Bond on Sunday, Oct 2, 2016

Jacket If you've ever been curious to learn more about Pollock's monstrous work that was heroically saved from the flooded art museum building in 2008, we have some great resources. The book "Jackson Pollock's Mural: the transitional moment" is written by the conservators at the Getty Center who completed restoration of the painting recently.
One of those conservators, Yvonne Szafran, gave a talk here at ICPL in 2012 about exactly what was done to the painting. It's a fascinating story, and it's one of my personal favorite programs we have on The Library Channel.

https://youtu.be/zcOryKOq6yg
IPTV recently premiered a documentary about the painting's history and just which of the many tall tales surrounding it have any truth. That video is on their website: http://site.iptv.org/video/story/24252/jackson-pollocks-mural-story-modern-masterpiece

Even if you aren't a fan of abstract expressionism, this painting has an incredible story behind it, and it is an important piece of culture at University of Iowa. I look forward to seeing it again in all its glory when the new UI Museum of Art opens.

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