Jackson Pollock

Painting, Visual Artist

1912 – 1956

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Who was Jackson Pollock?

Paul Jackson Pollock, known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.

During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety, a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and struggled with alcoholism for most of his life. In 1945, he married the artist Lee Krasner, who became an important influence on his career and on his legacy.

Pollock died at the age of 44 in an alcohol-related, single-car accident; he was driving. In December 1956, several months after his death, Pollock was given a memorial retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. A larger, more comprehensive exhibition of his work was held there in 1967. In 1998 and 1999, his work was honored with large-scale retrospective exhibitions at MoMA and at The Tate in London.

In 2000, Jackson Pollock was the subject of an Academy Award-winning film Pollock directed by and starring Ed Harris.

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Born
Jan 28, 1912
Cody
Also known as
  • Paul Jackson Pollock
  • Jack the Dripper
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Manual Arts High School
  • Art Students League of New York
Employment
  • Federal Art Project
Lived in
  • Chico
  • Cody
Died
Aug 11, 1956
Springs

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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