Jackson Pollock 51 (1951)

Name: Jackson Pollock 51
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-02-19
Duration: 11 min
Rating: 70
Cast: Jackson Pollock

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NR 11 minJul 19th, 1951Documentary

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.

StarringJackson Pollock

DirectorHans Namuth

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