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Blue poles : Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed a nation
McIlroy, Tom2025
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Click and Collect for Blue poles : Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed a nationBlue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed the nation tells the story of how Jackson Pollock rose to fame, how the record-setting purchase of Blue Poles sparked a media sensation and controversy both in Australia and the United States, and all the successes and turbulent turns in between. Blue Poles provides insights into Pollock's movements within art circles, which included Peggy Guggenheim and his contemporaries Rothko and de Kooning, as well as the relationship with his artist wife Lee Krasner, who was his biggest champion while also bearing the brunt of Pollock's personal troubles. And while Pollock was known for inspiring hope for a new art tradition outside of Europe, larger than life accounts surrounded his artistic practice, including questions around the creation of Blue Poles, which some believe to be true and others pure myth-making. It was Gough Whitlam's commitment to the arts and cultural capital that would see the work originally called Number 11 (1952) move to another continent where brows were raised - concerns centred around the worth of a work by 'Jack the Dripper' and the value of local artistic output among others. Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed the nation is the compelling account of one of Australia's most prized paintings and the controversies that followed it, from its NYC origins to the hallowed halls of the National Gallery of Australia.
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Author:
McIlroy, Tom, author
Imprint:
Gadigal Country ; Sydney, NSW : Hachette Australia, 2025.©2025
Collation:
280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
978073365196097807336519609780733651960
Dewey class:
759.13
Language:
English
Subject:
Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956Pollock, Jackson, 1912-1956. Blue polesPollock, Jackson, 1912-1956 -- Friends and associatesWhitlam, Gough, 1916-2014Painters -- United States -- BiographyPainting, American -- 20th centuryGovernment aid to the arts -- Australia -- History -- 20th centuryArt and state -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
572724
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 759.13 POL | Onloan - Due: 10 Jul 2025 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 759.13 POL | Onloan - Due: 01 Jul 2025 |
| Hampton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 759.13 POL | Onloan - Due: 21 Jul 2025 |
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