Dressed People

Artist Charles Pollock (1902 - 1988)

Date1924

MediumEtching on wove paper

Dimensions3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)

ClassificationsPrintmaking

Credit LineGift of Michael J. Rivard and Carol Susan Rivard

Object number2019.037

DescriptionJackson Pollock is, of course, a household name, known worldwide for his famous “action” paintings and his status as a major figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement. But fewer may know of his older brother Charles, a celebrated muralist, typographer, painter and designer. Charles Pollock came to Los Angeles in 1922 and worked as a copyboy/layout editor for the "Los Angeles Times," where he met Arthur Millier. He attended classes at the Otis Art Institute and encountered the works of many of the great Mexican painters, such as Orozco and Rivera, and his early works reflect their influence. Charles Pollock worked as a WPA artist in Michigan from 1938 to 1942. He created murals for Michigan State College (now University) in East Lansing, and taught art at MSU for many years, until his retirement in 1967. Pollock left an indelible positive influence on MSU, specifically through the notable artists he brought to campus and the significant works of art acquired by the university museum thanks to his tenure. Pollock spent the last 17 years of his life in Paris, where he established an atelier and continued to actively create art.

Written by Mary Platt, Director

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