Editing Jackson Pollock (section)

{{Short description|American painter (1912–1956)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Jackson Pollock
| image         = Jackson Pollock's passport (cropped).jpg
| caption       = Pollock's passport picture
| birth_name    = Paul Jackson Pollock
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1912|1|28|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Cody, Wyoming]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1956|8|11|1912|1|28|mf=y}}
| death_place   = [[Springs, New York]], U.S.
| spouse        = {{marriage|[[Lee Krasner]]|1945}}
| known_for     = [[Painting]]
| education     = [[Art Students League of New York]]
| movement      = [[Abstract expressionism]]
| signature     = Jackson Pollock Signature.svg
| notable works = * ''[[Number 17A]]'' (1948)
* ''[[No. 5, 1948]]'' (1948)
* ''[[Mural on Indian Red Ground]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)|Autumn Rhythm]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Convergence (Pollock)|Convergence]]'' (1952)
* [[Blue Poles|''Blue Poles'' (''Number 11, 1952'')]] (1952)
* ''[[The Deep (painting)|The Deep]]'' (1953)
}}

'''Paul Jackson Pollock''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|l|ə|k}}; January 28, 1912{{snd}}August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the [[abstract expressionist]] movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "[[Drip painting|drip technique]]" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. It was called [[all-over painting]] and [[action painting]], since he covered the entire canvas and used the force of his whole body to paint, often in a frenetic dancing style. This extreme form of abstraction divided critics: some praised the immediacy of the creation, while others derided the random effects.

A reclusive and volatile personality, Pollock 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 age 44 in an alcohol-related single-car collision when he was driving. In December 1956, four months after his death, Pollock was given a memorial [[retrospective]] exhibition at the [[Museum of Modern Art]] (MoMA) 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 the [[Tate Britain|Tate Gallery]] in London.<ref name="Varnedoe 1998 315–329">{{cite book |last1=Varnedoe |first1=Kirk |last2=Karmel |first2=Pepe |year=1998 |title=Jackson Pollock: Essays, Chronology, and Bibliography |location=New York |publisher=[[The Museum of Modern Art]] |pages=315–329 |isbn=978-0-87070-069-9 |oclc=40215399}}</ref><ref name="Horsley">Horsley, Carter B., ''Mud Pies, Jackson Pollock, Museum of Modern Art, November 1, 1998 to February 2, 1999, The Tate Gallery, London, March 11 to June 6, 1999'': [http://www.thecityreview.com/pollock.html "While it is de rigueur to concentrate on the signature works that define an artist's 'style', it is very important to understand its evolution..."]</ref>