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Jackson Pollock's 'Blue poles'

The conservation research project begins

Published 24 June 2020

Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles 1952 has gone under the microscope for its most comprehensive conservation project to date. Rarely off display since the National Gallery opened in 1982, the Gallery closure in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic has given us the opportunity for the first in-depth research, analysis, and major conservation treatment of Blue poles since its acquisition in 1973. We also took this opportunity to delve into the Gallery’s research library and archive to create a new website archive. Jackson Pollock’s Blue poles: Action / Reaction is a living online archive that will grow as we head toward the Gallery’s 40th anniversary in 2022. MORE

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