Back to Blue Poles: family reunion for Jackson Pollock masterpiece
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief
They said farewell with a 1928 Burgundy, smoked salmon, veal, and chocolate mousse.
It was October 1973 and legendary New York art collector Ben Heller was sending a prized possession to the other side of the world.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
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