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  • Poles Apart: The Blue Poles Controvery (2001)
  • 52 min | Documentary
Poles Apart: The Blue Poles Controvery (2001)
52 min | Documentary
Poles Apart places the acquisition by the Whitlam government of Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' in all the turbulence of its social and political context. The year was 1973. A reforming Labor government swept into power determined to change...See morePoles Apart places the acquisition by the Whitlam government of Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' in all the turbulence of its social and political context. The year was 1973. A reforming Labor government swept into power determined to change the direction of the country. In an act of unprecedented daring the Whitlam government paid the highest price ever for an American painting for its planned National Gallery. The painting was Jackson Pollock's "Blue Poles". 'Drunks did it' screamed the tabloid press. Journalists, politicians and cartoonists had a field day, while everybody, but everybody, across the nation had an opinion. See less
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Director
Judy Rymer
Cinematographer
Paul Warren
Editor
Dana Hughes
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2001 (Australia)

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Robert Alexander
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Jackson Pollock
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