Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement.
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| Full name at birth | Paul Jackson Pollock
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| Claim to fame | Icon Of The Abstract Expressionist Movement
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| Date of birth | 28 January 1912
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| Place of birth | Cody, Wyoming
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| Date of death | 11 August 1956
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| Age | 44 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Springs, New York
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| Cause of death | Car Crash
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| Occupation | abstract Painter
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- His "No. 5, 1948" became the world's most expensive painting, when it was auctioned to an undisclosed bidder for $ 140 million (November 2006).
- Is buried next to his wife Lee Krasner in Green River Cemetery in Springs, New York.
- Best known for the paintings he created during the "drip period" between 1947 and 1950.
- Studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Arts Students League in New York.
- The night he had his fatal car accident, his passengers were his lover Ruth Kligman and her friend Edith Metzger. Although Ruth survived, her friend Edith died along with the painter.
Jackson Pollock is known for his role in the TV movie documentary La Face cachée de l'art américain (2019) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the documentary The Price of Everything (2018) as Self.
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