Pollock-Krasner Foundation

The Pollock-Krasner Foundation was established in 1985 for the purpose of providing financial assistance to individual working artists of established ability.[2] It was established at the bequest of Lee Krasner, who was an American abstract expressionist painter and the widow of fellow painter Jackson Pollock. Krasner left approximately $23 million in cash, securities, and art to the foundation.[3]

Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Formation1985 (age 37–38)
HeadquartersNew York City, New York, United States
President
Samuel Sachs II
Revenue (2014)
$5,163,666[1]
Expenses (2014)$5,330,884[1]
Websitewww.pkf.org

Activities

The foundation provides grants to artists internationally based on "recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need".[4] The foundation also gives out Lee Krasner Awards. These awards are based on the same criteria as grants but also recognize a lifetime of artistic achievement and are by nomination only.[5] By 1988, the foundation had already granted over $1.5 million to about 300 "worthy artists who are in need".[6]

Authentication board

The Pollock-Krasner Authentication Board, established by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation to examine and rule (for no charge) on disputed works,[7] operated for six years (1990-1996) before dissolving after the completion of the Pollock catalogue raisonné. The board considered hundreds of previously unknown works but admitted only a handful.[8] The foundation still receives legal challenges based on its inclusions and exclusions—a version of authentication in its own right.

See also

References
  1. "The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  2. Ken Johnson (6 January 2006). "Art in Review; 'Dialogue: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock'". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  3. Douglas C. McGill (23 November 1987). "Found Art: Pollock's Floor". New York Times. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  4. "Grant Guidelines". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  5. "Lee Krasner Awards". Pollock-Krasner Foundation. September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  6. Graham Heathcote (1 May 1988). "London Gallery Purchases Explosive Pollocks". Oxnard Press-Courier. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  7. Randy Kennedy (May 29, 2005), Is This a Real Jackson Pollock? New York Times.
  8. Cathleen McGuigan (August 15, 2007), Seeing Is Believing? Newsweek.
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