Editing Jackson Pollock (section)

==Later years and death (1955–1956)==
[[File:Pollock-green.jpg|thumb|right|Jackson Pollock's grave in the rear with Lee Krasner's grave in front in the [[Green River Cemetery]]]]
In 1955, Pollock painted ''Scent'' and ''Search'', his last two paintings.<ref>[http://www.warholstars.org/abstractexpressionism/timeline/abstractexpressionism55.html Abstract Expressionism in 1955] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825184240/http://www.warholstars.org/abstractexpressionism/timeline/abstractexpressionism55.html |date=August 25, 2017 }}. Retrieved August 28, 2009.</ref> He did not paint at all in 1956, but was making sculptures at [[Tony Smith (sculptor)|Tony Smith]]'s home: constructions of wire, gauze, and plaster.<ref name=bio /> Shaped by sand-casting, they have heavily textured surfaces similar to what Pollock often created in his paintings.<ref>[http://www.matthewmarks.com/new-york/exhibitions/2012-09-07_jackson-pollock-and-tony-smith-sculpture/ "Jackson Pollock & Tony Smith: Sculpture, An Exhibition on the Centennial of their Births, September 7 - October 27, 2012"], [[Matthew Marks Gallery]], New York.</ref>

Pollock and Krasner's relationship began to crumble by 1956, owing to Pollock's continuing alcoholism and infidelity involving another artist, [[Ruth Kligman]].<ref name="Rose, Barbara 1983. p.95">Rose, Barbara. Lee Krasner: A Retrospective. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1983. p.95</ref> On August 11, 1956, at 10:15&nbsp;p.m., Pollock died in a single-car crash in his [[Oldsmobile]] convertible while driving under the influence of alcohol. At the time, Krasner was visiting friends in Europe; she abruptly returned on hearing the news from a friend.<ref name="Rose, Barbara 1983. p.95" /> One of the passengers, Edith Metzger, was also killed in the accident, which occurred less than a mile from Pollock's home. The other passenger, Ruth Kligman, survived.<ref>[[Kirk Varnedoe|Varnedoe, Kirk]] and Karmel, Pepe, ''Jackson Pollock: Essays, Chronology, and Bibliography'', Exhibition catalog, New York: [[The Museum of Modern Art]], ''Chronology'', p. 328, 1998, {{ISBN|0-87070-069-3}}</ref> 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 at [[tate Britain|The Tate]] in London.<ref name="Varnedoe 1998 315–329" /><ref name="Horsley" />

For the rest of her life, his widow Lee Krasner managed his estate and ensured that Pollock's reputation remained strong despite changing art world trends. The couple are buried in [[Green River Cemetery]] in Springs with a large boulder marking his grave and a smaller one marking hers.