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Priority On line, (sculpture). Artist:  Roll-Preissler, Audrey, sculptor. Title:  Priority On line, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Priority Online, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned ca. 1995. Dec. 1995. Installed Jan. 1996. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Polychromed birch plywood. Dimensions:  Approx. 5 x 8 1/2 x 1 ft. Inscription:  (On mail bag:) U. S. MAIL (Across chest of far left figure:) JACKSON signed Description:  Relief depicts four lines of people at a post office counter. Four postal workers, each behind a computer, attend to the customers. A horse, representative of the Pony Express, stands in the background. The customers are from all walks of life, including mothers with children, skiers, cowboys and working people. To the left stands a figure of Jackson Pollock, who was named for the town. He wears a cowboy hat, a white shirt and blue trousers, all covered with paint drips. He holds paintbrushes in his proper left hand. The word "JACKSON" appears on his shirt. Subject:  Figure group Occupation -- Service -- Postman Portrait male -- Pollock, Jackson -- Full length Occupation -- Art -- Painter Animal -- Horse Object Type:  Relief Sculpture Owner:  United States Postal Service, Powderhorn & Maple Way, Jackson, Wyoming 83002 Remarks:  Commissioned for the new post office building by the then-Postmaster of Jackson. Originally intended for public view, the successive Postmaster and postal officials had the piece installed in the mailroom, as it did not conform to decorating standards established for post offices. A sign at the counter states that the relief may be viewed by the public upon request. IAS files include related articles from the Jackson Hole Guide, Dec. 6, 1995 and the Jackson Hole News, Dec. 20, 1995 and Sept. 4, 1996, which detail the controversy surrounding the work's placement. References:  Roll-preissler, Audrey, 1996. Illustration:  Image on file. Jackson Hole Guide, (Jackson, WY) Dec. 6, 1995, pg. A19. Jackson Hole News, (Jackson, WY), Sept. 4, 1996, pg. 11A. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 73261498   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 73261498 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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