Copy of Jackson Pollock's birth certificate

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Object Details

Subject

Pollock, Jackson

Place of publication, production, or execution

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Physical Description

1 birth certificate ; 16 x 21 cm.

Summary

Copy of birth certificate issued in 1938.
Establishes Pollock's birth date as Jan. 28 1912, in Cody, Wyoming.

Citation

Copy of Jackson Pollock's birth certificate, 1938 May 31. Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Use Note

U.S. public domain

Location Note

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, D.C. 20560

Date

1938 May 31

Record number

(DSI-AAA)13774

Type

Legal Documents

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Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, circa 1914-1984, bulk 1942-1984

Data Source

Archives of American Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

AAADCD_item_13774