Going West

Jackson Pollock, Going West, ca. 1934-1935, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thomas Hart Benton, 1973.149.1
Copied Jackson Pollock, Going West, ca. 1934-1935, oil on fiberboard, 15 1⁄8 x 20 3⁄4 in. (38.3 x 52.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thomas Hart Benton, 1973.149.1

Artwork Details

Title
Going West
Artist
Date
ca. 1934-1935
Location
Dimensions
15 1⁄8 x 20 3⁄4 in. (38.3 x 52.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Hart Benton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • Figure
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Western
  • Animal — mule
  • History — United States — westward expansion
Object Number
1973.149.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1973.149.1

Exhibitions

Media - 1967.129 - SAAM-1967.129_1 - 65164
Artist to Artist
October 1, 2021–May 18, 2025
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist to Artist features paired artworks, each representing two figures whose trajectories intersected at a creatively crucial moment, whether as student and teacher, professional allies, or friends.