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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2026 · 6 MIN

Blue Poles - the painting that divided Australia - heads west for first time

from Radio National Breakfast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Jackson Pollock's 'Blue Poles' divided the nation when Gough Whitlam's government approved the acquisition for $1.3 million in 19-73. But it's become a prized possession of the National Gallery in Canberra — now valued at more than $500 million.Now, 'Blue Poles' is hitting the road — for the first time in almost a quarter of a century — to give West Australians their first glimpse of Pollock's masterpiece.GUEST: Dr Nick Mitzevich, Director of the National Gallery of Australia.PRODUCER: Jason Whittaker

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