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Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)
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Jackson Pollock
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Summary

Jackson Pollock was born on January 28, 1912[1], in Cody[2]. He died on August 11, 1956[3], in East Hampton[4]. He worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and printmaker[7]. He ranks in the top 0.47% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,388 views/month, #4,698 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Green River Cemetery[9]
  • Spouse: Lee Krasner[10]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[11]
  • Field of work: painting[12]
  • Educated at: Art Students League of New York[13], Manual Arts High School[14]
  • Notable work: No. 5, 1948[15], Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)[16], Blue Poles[17]
  • Influenced by: Janet Sobel[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Movement: abstract expressionism[20], action painting[21]
  • Genre: abstract art[22]
  • Commons category: Jackson Pollock[23]
  • Cause of death: traffic collision[24]
  • Family name: Pollock[25]
  • Given name: Jackson[26], Paul[27]
  • Sponsor: Peggy Guggenheim[28]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Jackson Pollock[29]
  • Work location: East Hampton[30], New York City[31]
  • Student of: Thomas Hart Benton[32], Frederick Schwankovsky[33]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[34]
  • Described by source: UbuWeb[35]
  • Participant in: Documenta II[36], Documenta III[37], 15 Americans[38]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[39]

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[40]

  • Country: US[41]

  • Began / founded: 1912-01-28[42]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1956-08-11[43]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f3e08f2f-acae-433b-ba0b-43fa28e55ebc[44]

Why It Matters

Jackson Pollock has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] He is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

He has been cited as an influence by Sam Francis[47], a painter[48], 1923–1994[49], of United States[50], awarded the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[51], specialised in painting[52] and Art & Language[53], an art group[54], in United Kingdom[55], founded in 1968[56].

FAQs

Where was Jackson Pollock born?

Jackson Pollock was born in Cody[2].

Where did Jackson Pollock die?

Jackson Pollock died in East Hampton[4].

Who was Jackson Pollock married to?

Jackson Pollock's spouses include Lee Krasner[10].

What did Jackson Pollock do for work?

Jackson Pollock worked as a painter[5], draftsperson[6], and printmaker[7].

Where did Jackson Pollock go to school?

Jackson Pollock was educated at Art Students League of New York[13] and Manual Arts High School[14].

Who did Jackson Pollock influence?

Jackson Pollock has been cited as an influence by Sam Francis[47] and Art & Language[53].

Related Entities

Carnegie Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Israel Museum Kunsthaus Zürich Lee Krasner Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Fine Arts Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Museum of Modern Art National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Australia National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina National Museum of Western Art Neue Nationalgalerie New York City Peggy Guggenheim San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Städel Museum Tel Aviv Museum of Art Thomas Hart Benton Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum UbuWeb United States Wallraf–Richartz Museum Whitney Museum of American Art

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  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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