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image of Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist)
Jackson Pollock (artist)
American, 1912 - 1956
Number 1, 1950 (Lavender Mist), 1950
oil, enamel and aluminum on canvas
Overall: 221 x 299.7 cm (87 x 118 in.) framed: 223.5 x 302.3 x 3.8 cm (88 x 119 x 1 1/2 in.)
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
1976.37.1
From the Tour: Selections from the Modern and Contemporary Collections
Object 3 of 8

1959O'Hara, Frank. Jackson Pollock. New York, 1959:26, repro. 53
1960Robertson, Bryan. Jackson Pollock. New York, 1960: 20, repro.
1962Ashton, Dore. The Unknown Shore: A View of Contemporary Art. Boston, 1962: repro. 125
1965Sawyer, Kenneth B. "The Artist as Collector: Alfonso Ossorio." Studio International 196, no. 863 (March 1965):109
1971Plessix, Francine du. "Opulence and Discrimination: Alfonso Ossorio." in Lipman, Jean, ed. The Collector in America. New York, 1971:202, repro.
1973Johnson, Ellen. "Jackson Pollock and nature." Studio International 185, no. 956: 262, repro.
1974Blake, Peter. "Ossorio." Architecture Plus. 2, no. 1 (January/February 1974):68, repro.
1977Richard, Paul. "The Field Painting As a Metaphor For the Mind of Modern Man." The Washington Post. 29 May 1977:E2, repro.
1978King, Marian. Adventures in Art: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. New York, 1978: 116, pl. 75., as Lavender Mist.
1979Watson, Ross. National Gallery of Art. London, 1979: 134, pl. 120, color repro.
1980American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 210, repro.
1980Rosenzweig, Phyllis. The Fifties: Aspects of Painting in New York. Washington, DC:13, repro.
1980Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1980: 18, 19, no. 63, color repro.
1981Williams 1981, color repro. 222, detail 232,
1982Hughes, Robert. "An American Legend in Paris." Time (1 February 1982):70-71, repro. [exhibition review]
1982Wilson, Simon. "Jackson Pollock at the Beaubourg." The Burlington Magazine (May 1982):316 [exhibition review]
1984Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. (rev. ed.) New York, 1984: 614, no. 949, color repro.
1988Wilmerding, John. American Masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art. National Gallery of Art, Washington (rev. ed.), 1988: 192, no. 73, color repro.
1992American Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 263, repro.
1992National Gallery of Art, Washington. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1992: 266, repro.
1992Fiero, Gloria K. "The Quest for Meaning in the Visual Arts." in The Humanistic Tradition 6:89, repro.

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