Jackson Pollock’s Number 1, 1949: A Conservation Treatment with Tom Learner

Описание: Tom Learner, Head of the Science at the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), explains the process, and practice behind the conservation of Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionist painting Number 1, 1949 (1949), a treasure of MOCA’s collection since it was donated to the museum in 1989 by Rita Schreiber in loving memory of her husband, Taft Schreiber. Over the course of six months, the painting has undergone a significant conservation treatment, conducted publicly in MOCA’s Grand Avenue galleries. In collaboration with the GCI, paintings conservator Chris Stavroudis worked on-site to clean the surface of the painting, revealing brighter whites, more brilliant metallics, and a cleaner canvas, ultimately allowing viewers to see the painting in a condition much closer to how it appeared originally.

Special thanks to Tom Learner and the Getty Conservation Institute.

Jackson Pollock’s Number 1, 1949: A Conservation Treatment is organized by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in collaboration with The Getty Conservation Institute.

Generous support is provided by Friends of Heritage Preservation.

Exhibitions at MOCA are supported by the MOCA Fund for Exhibitions with lead annual support provided by Sydney Holland, founder of the Sydney D. Holland Foundation. Generous funding is also provided by Judith and Alexander Angerman, Delta Air Lines, Earl and Shirley Greif Foundation, and Nathalie Marciano and Julie Miyoshi.