Item Information
Title: Jackson Pollock painting in his studio
Date: 1947
Physical Details: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Description: Shows Pollock bent on one knee leaning over a painting on the floor of his barn studio in Springs, N.Y.
Photo was previously attributed to Wilfrid Zogbaum. Attribution to Herbert Matter and date of photograph are based on information from art historian Ellen Landau, who found this image on a contact sheet of photos by Matter (see: Landau, Ellen G., Sidney Mishkin Gallery, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and Figge Art Museum. Mercedes Matter. 1st ed. New York, N.Y: MB Art Publishing, 2009, p. 38).
Creator: Matter, Herbert, 1907-1984, photographer
Forms part of: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984, bulk 1942-1984
Rights Statement: Current copyright status is undetermined
Citation Information: Herbert Matter. Jackson Pollock painting in his studio, 1947. Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Digital ID: 3914