Painter and expert on Jackson Pollock states that the painting in the recently released movie Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?, is definitely not a Pollock painting but more likely one of his own

(Chico, CA and Phoenix, AZ.—15 November 2006)   Francis Hogan Brown, expert on Jackson Pollock and a renowned painter himself, whose work was inspired by Pollock, is certain that the painting bought by Teri Horton at a thrift shop in San Bernardino, CA, for $5 and now the subject of a movie Who The #$&% Is Jackson Pollock?, was definitely not painted by Pollock and may well be one of his (Brown’s) own.

From the photos he has seen, Frank Brown is in no doubt that the painting owned by Horton was not painted by Pollock. And while he is fairly certain that it is one of his own paintings (though definitely not one of his best), he would need to see the actual piece to confirm this.

The story of Teri Horton and her painting is in the news due to the release of the movie and her appearance on the David Letterman Late Night Show. Horton insists that the painting she bought is a genuine Pollock. The art world does not agree. She has turned down offers of $2 million and $9 million for the painting on the basis that it is a Jackson Pollock original and worth at least $50 million.

Brown lived and worked in Palm Springs for many years and produced dozens of large paintings, carrying on the work of Jackson Pollock. He has even bought his own paintings back from thrift stores including one that was part of a chain with branches in San Bernardino, CA. He also sold his work in garage sales and other outlets so the chances of one of his paintings being offered for sale in a San Bernardino thrift store are very high.

"This is definitely not a Jackson Pollock," Brown told the Fine Art Registry™ (FAR^®) today. "It may well be one of mine and I would like to see the actual painting to confirm whether it is or isn't."

The Fine Art Registry is interested in Brown's story because it has to do with provenance and authenticity and the entire thrust of FAR is to avoid situations like this by a simple process of tamper-evident tagging and secure registration of artwork. "If this painting had been tagged and registered when it was created, this situation would never have arisen and the provenance of the piece would be permanently recorded," said Theresa Franks, Founder and CEO of the Global Fine Art Registry, LLC. "This is precisely why FAR was founded."

In a recorded interview with the Fine Art Registry today which includes video footage and many, many photographs of his work, Frank Brown went into great detail about Pollock's techniques, palettes and other factors which form the basis for his certainty that the painting owned by Ms. Horton is not a Jackson Pollock but is probably one of his own. This information will all be made available on the Fine Art Registry website, www.FineArtRegistry.com in the next few days.

About the Fine Art Registry
Fine Art Registry, whose slogan is "helping bring order to the world of art™" is today's only high tech solution to the age old problems that have existed in the art world since before the Ancient Greeks: How to establish provenance, prove authenticity and ownership, prevent forgery and fakery, deter theft and, basically, make it possible to create, buy and sell works of art with the security of knowing that they are what they claim to be. Full information on FAR and how the system of tagging and registering art is available at www.FineArtRegistry.com.

Digital Images Attached: Property of © 2006 Global Fine Art Registry, LLC., all rights reserved.