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Jackson Pollock. Abstract Expressionist. Jackson was one of five children His father was a surveyor and farmer. It was his mother who was interested in the arts. Born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912. Pollock’s early work…….
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Jackson Pollock Abstract Expressionist
Jackson was one of five children His father was a surveyor and farmer. It was his mother who was interested in the arts Born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912
Jackson frequently used sticks and turkey basters instead of traditional paint brushes.
Died. Jackson Pollock, 44, bearded shock trooper of modern painting, who spread his canvases on the floor, dribbled paint, sand and broken glass on them, smeared and scratched them, named them with numbers... at the wheel of his convertible in a side road crack-up near East Hampton, N.Y. --Time Magazine August 20, 1956 May he rest in peace….