GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A rare example of Jackson Pollock’s representational work, Hayride dates from the period when the artist was working as a muralist for the Works Progress Administration. The twisty figures recall the influence of Thomas Hart Benton, with whom Pollock had studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the same time he was working on this image, however, Pollock joined the Experimental Workshop of David Alfaro Siqueiros, where he was exposed to the use of industrial paints that would ultimately culminate in his groundbreaking drip paintings of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
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Created 1935-1936
July 2005
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Place of origin and depicted location: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
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From 1956: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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- Museum of Modern Art, New York~Explore a chronology of Jackson Pollock's life from MOMA.
- The Guggenheim~Read a biography of Jackson Pollock.
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- Jackson Pollock probably lived in New York City when he made this lithograph, but he spent six months of 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri briefly serving as the director of the Kansas City Art Institute.
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General Description
A rare example of Jackson Pollock’s representational work, Hayride dates from the period when the artist was working as a muralist for the Works Progress Administration. The twisty figures recall the influence of Thomas Hart Benton, with whom Pollock had studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the same time he was working on this image, however, Pollock joined the Experimental Workshop of David Alfaro Siqueiros, where he was exposed to the use of industrial paints that would ultimately culminate in his groundbreaking drip paintings of the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Excerpt from
William Keyse Rudolph, DMA label copy, 2005.
Fun Facts
- Jackson Pollock probably lived in New York City when he made this lithograph, but he spent six months of 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri briefly serving as the director of the Kansas City Art Institute.
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Museum of Modern Art, New York~Explore a chronology of Jackson Pollock's life from MOMA.
- The Guggenheim~Read a biography of Jackson Pollock.
Notes
Created 1935-1936
July 2005
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin and depicted location: United States (nation): TGN: 7012149
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
From 1956: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Mrs. Arthur Kramer, Sr. [1]
[1] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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