Jackson Pollock’s Obsession with Native American Art
A featured article in the World of Interiors discusses the foundational influence of Native American Art on Jackson Pollock, now on view at Frieze Masters, London
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Dance Mask
Yup’ik
Kuskokwim River, Alaska
19th century
wood, paint, vegetal fibers
height: 14"
Inventory # E3942-3
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Provenance
Collected along the Kuskokwim River between 1905 and 1941 by Robert Gierke, a trader based in Bethel, Alaska
Related Examples
Fienup-Riordan, Ann. The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1996, pgs. 273 - 280
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Related Exhibitions
Frieze Masters 2013
Native American art and Jackson Pollock: a Collaboration with Washburn Gallery, New York
October 16–19, 2013
Regent's Park, London, United Kingdom
