1.8: Why Is That Important?
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Sal Khan, Steven Zucker, and Beth Harris discuss the things that make art important using Pollock’s Number 1A, 1948 to illustrate their points.
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Jackson Pollock, Number 1A, 1948, 1948, oil paint, 5′ 8″ x 8′ 8″, (The Museum of Modern Art).
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- Why is that important? Looking at Jackson Pollock. Authored by: Sal Khan, Steven Zucker, and Beth Harris. Provided by: Khan Academy. Located at: www.khanacademy.org/humanities/art-1010/abstract-exp-nyschool/abstract-expressionism/v/why-is-that-important-looking-at-jackson-pollock. License: CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike