Paul Jackson Pollock (Cody, Wyoming, January 28, 1912 – Springs, New York, August 11, 1956), known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.
During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety; he was a major artist of his generation. Regarded as reclusive, he had a volatile personality, and 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 the age of 44 in an alcohol-related single-car
accident 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 at The Tate in London.
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