Jackson Pollock 51

1951 | 11 minutes | 7.0 ★ (1)

Jackson Pollock 51
  • Overview

    The photography of German photographer Hans Namuth is largely credited for Pollock’s rise to fame, and as the painter gained a higher profile, along with Abstract Expressionism in general, Namuth returned to capture Pollock’s “action painting” on video for the short documentary below. In a cinematically brilliant move, Namuth asked Pollock to create a painting on glass, so that he could film underneath, giving the viewer the experience of actually being the canvas. Lacking a lighting crew, they shot in the cold Long Island expanse of grassland outside of Pollock’s home.

  • Release Date

    19 July 1951

  • DirectingHans Namuth
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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