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 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

Works by this artist (12 items)

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Gustaf Oscar Dalström, Railroad Station 1880 (mural study, St. Joseph, Missouri Post Office and Courthouse), 1941, tempera, pencil and crayon on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.90
Railroad Station 1880 (mural study, St. Joseph, Missouri…
Artist
Date1941
tempera, pencil and crayon on paperboard
Not on view
Gustaf Oscar Dalström, Abandoned Farm, 1934, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.418
Abandoned Farm
Artist
Date1934
etching on paper
Not on view
Gustaf Oscar Dalström, (Untitled) (mural study, St. Joseph, Missouri Post Office and Courthouse), 1941, tempera, pencil and crayon on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1974.28.91
(Untitled) (mural study, St. Joseph, Missouri Post Office…
Artist
Date1941
tempera, pencil and crayon on paperboard
Not on view
Gustaf Oscar Dalström, Night, Chicago World's Fair, 1933, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.529
Night, Chicago World’s Fair
Artist
Date1933
etching on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1967.129 - SAAM-1967.129_1 - 65164
Artist to Artist
October 1, 2021–August 2, 2026
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.

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Claire Falkenstein, City is Man, 1941-1952, linocut, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.14, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
City is Man
Artist
Date1941-1952
linocut
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Untitled, 1976, embossed paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.18, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Untitled
Artist
Date1976
embossed paper
Not on view
Claire Falkenstein, Mandala, 1977, lithograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of The Falkenstein Foundation, 2019.27.19, ©1997, The Falkenstein Foundation
Mandala
Artist
Date1977
lithograph
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Les Quais de la Seine a Paris
Artist
Date1917
hand-colored etching on postcard
Not on view