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Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
Born Paul Jackson Pollock on January 28, 1912, in Cody, Wyoming. Grew up in Arizona & California
Pollock moved to NYC in 1930, and met fellow artist Lee Krasner in 1942. They were married in 1945
He worked for the Federal Art Project, a division of The New Deal that funded public art projects
Most known for his splatter and drip abstract paintings
He died in a car accident on August 11, 1956, at the age of 44
Jackson Pollock was famous for creating 'action' or drip paintings. Here is a video of him creating large drip paintings. Mural, 1943, was donated to the University of Iowa by Peggy Guggenheim. It was recently restored by the Getty Museum, and was documented in a video. Last year, the MFA hosted an exhibit on Mural, 1943, and the work is now on view at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. You can visit his paintings at nearly every major art museum in the country, and visit the home and art studio of Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner at Stony Brook University in East Hampton, NY.
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
Jackson Pollock worksheets.pdfPollock Worksheet
Pollock Worksheet
Jackson Pollock worksheets.2.pdfPollock Coloring Page
Pollock Coloring Page
Ms. Donahue in front of Mural, 1943 at the MFA on 7/1/2019
Jackson Pollock, signatureMural, 1943 detail, left hand cornerPhotograph taken 7/1/2019 at the MFA
'43 , dateMural, 1943 detail, right hand cornerPhotograph taken 7/1/2019 at the MFA
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