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Why did Jackson Pollock’s family move so often during his childhood?
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Jackson Pollock
American artist Jackson Pollock dribbling sand on a painting while working in his studio in East Hampton, New York.
Jackson Pollock’s family moved frequently during his childhood because his father, LeRoy Pollock, was working on a series of unprofitable truck farms throughout California and Arizona. Over the 16 years following their departure from Cody, Wyoming, the family relocated nine times.12