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 PollockJackson Pollock was 39 in Jackson Pollock 51 as 'Himself'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 28 1912 –
Sat, Aug 11 1956

Crew

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