Going West

Jackson Pollock, Going West, ca. 1934-1935, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thomas Hart Benton, 1973.149.1
Jackson Pollock, Going West, ca. 1934-1935, oil on fiberboard, 15 1820 34 in. (38.352.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Thomas Hart Benton, 1973.149.1

Artwork Details

Title
Going West
Date
ca. 1934-1935
Dimensions
15 1820 34 in. (38.352.7 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Thomas Hart Benton
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on fiberboard
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure
  • Landscape — time — night
  • Landscape — mountain
  • Western
  • Animal — mule
  • Landscape — celestial — moon
  • History — United States — westward expansion
Object Number
1973.149.1

Works by this artist (2 items)

Martha Levy, Landscape, Winter, ca. 1933-1934, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.11
Landscape, Winter
Dateca. 1933-1934
oil on fiberboard
Not on view
Martha Levy, Unidentified, Winter Scene, 1934, oil on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.215
Winter Scene
Artist
Attributed to Martha Levy
Unidentified
Date1934
oil on fiberboard
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1967.129 - SAAM-1967.129_1 - 65164
Artist to Artist
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