Jackson Pollock: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Also Known As Paul Jackson Pollock
Born January 28, 1912 • CodyWyoming
Died August 11, 1956 (aged 44) • East HamptonNew York
Notable Works “Blue Poles”“Mural”
Movement / Style Abstract ExpressionismAction paintingautomatismmodern art
Notable Family Members spouse Lee Krasner

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Elaine and Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
American artist
Tworkov, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1960
Jack Tworkov
American artist
Franz Kline
American artist
Bradley Walker Tomlin
American painter
Guston, Philip
Philip Guston
American painter
Ethel Schwabacher
American artist
Sam Francis
American artist
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Jean-Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann
German painter
Robert S. Duncanson
American painter
Tom Lea
American artist and writer
Max Ernst
Max Ernst
German artist
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
American painter
Gorky, Arshile
Arshile Gorky
American painter
Trumbull, John
John Trumbull
American painter
Woodruff, Hale
Hale Woodruff
American painter, draftsman, printer, and educator
Winold Reiss
Winold Reiss
German-American artist
Aaron Douglas
American artist
Elizabeth Murray
American painter

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