There’s a new flap about Jackson Pollock. A member of the Board of Regents of the University of Iowa suggested that the University take steps to estimate the market value of Jackson Pollock’s Mural, a centerpiece of their collection, with the idea that the $100 million it might bring if sold would be useful in repairing recent flood damage. A firestorm of criticism erupted all over the news. The Wall St Journal, Time, the Des Moines Register, Modern Art Notes and many others have put in their two cents, all condemning the very idea.
