Poster of Jackson Pollock 51

Jackson Pollock 51

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, July 19 1951
73 years ago
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Portrait of Jackson PollockJackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock was
39 in Jackson Pollock 51
as 'Himself'.
Sun, Jan 28 1912 –
Sat, Aug 11 1956

Crew

Portrait of Hans NamuthHans Namuth
Hans Namuth was
36 in Jackson Pollock 51
as 'Director, Producer, Cinematography'
Wed, Mar 17 1915 –
Sat, Oct 13 1990
Portrait of Paul FalkenbergPaul Falkenberg
Paul Falkenberg was
47 in Jackson Pollock 51
as 'Producer'
Mon, Oct 26 1903 –
Mon, Jan 13 1986
Portrait of Morton FeldmanMorton Feldman
Morton Feldman was
25 in Jackson Pollock 51
as 'Music'
Tue, Jan 12 1926 –
Thu, Sep 03 1987
Portrait of Daniel SternDaniel Stern
Daniel Stern was
>> in Jackson Pollock 51
as 'Musician'
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