Getty Research Journal, No. 9, Supplement 1 : Examining Pollock

by Gail Feigenbaum

"This special issue of the Getty Research Journal comprises the most in-depth interdisciplinary look at Jackson Pollock's work to date. The volume is centered around Pollock's most important early painting, Mural (1943), the work that convinced the critic Clement Greenburg that Pollock was the key painter of his generation. Ten contributions by leading art historians, conservators, curators, and conservation scientists explore issues ranging from Pollock's inspiration from surrealism and action photography to his relationship to architecture and regionalism. In particular, this...