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Robert Arneson
Jackson Pollock1983

Not on view
Ancient painted mask sculpture of a human face, ochre-tan surface with worn pigment, navy blue painted brows and forehead lines, slightly open inset eyes

Robert Arneson, Jackson Pollock, 1983, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Robert Arneson
Title
Jackson Pollock
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1983
Medium
White earthenware, glaze
Dimensions
15 x 11 x 6 1/2 in. (38.1 x 27.94 x 16.51 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.9
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Lauria, Jo; Color and Fire - Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
  • Drexler Lynn, Martha. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and their Work: a catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
Copyright
Art © Robert Arneson Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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