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January 13, 2014  |  Artists, Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Jackson Pollock Project
MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Bringing the Project to Conclusion: Restoration of Number 1A, 1948

Posted by James Coddington, Chief Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art Jennifer Hickey, Project Assistant Conservator

Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948. Oil and enamel paint on canvas, 68” x 8’8.” On view at MoMA in a recent acquisitions exhibition in 1950

Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948. Oil and enamel paint on canvas, 68” x 8’8.” On view at MoMA in a recent acquisitions exhibition in 1950


Readers who have been following the blog will recognize a pattern in our approach to conservation treatment of Number 1A, 1948, the final of three Jackson Pollock paintings that have been the focus of our 18-month project.

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July 18, 2013  |  Behind the Scenes, Conservation, Jackson Pollock Project
MoMA’s Jackson Pollock Conservation Project: Number 1A, 1948

Posted by Jennifer Hickey, Project Assistant Conservator James Coddington, Chief Conservator, The Museum of Modern Art

Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948. Oil and enamel paint on canvas, 68" x 8’8". The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. © 2013 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Jackson Pollock. Number 1A, 1948. 1948. Oil and enamel paint on canvas, 68″ x 8’8″. The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. © 2013 Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

With study and treatment of One: Number 31, 1950 completed and the painting returned to exhibition, we’re moving on to the final painting of the project: Number 1A, 1948.

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