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Also Known As Paul Jackson Pollock
Born January 28, 1912 • Cody • Wyoming
Died August 11, 1956 (aged 44) • East Hampton • New York
Notable Works “Blue Poles” • “Mural”
Movement / Style Abstract Expressionism • Action painting • automatism • modern art
Notable Family Members spouse Lee Krasner

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Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles
Jackson Pollock: Blue Poles
Jackson Pollock: Reflection of the Big Dipper
Jackson Pollock
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Elaine and Willem de Kooning
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-born American painter
Tworkov, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1960
Jack Tworkov
American artist
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Franz Kline
American artist
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Bradley Walker Tomlin
American painter
Philip Guston
Philip Guston
American painter
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Ethel Schwabacher
American artist
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Sam Francis
American artist
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
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Jean-Paul Riopelle
Canadian artist
Hans Hofmann
Hans Hofmann
German painter
German artist Max Ernst stands indoors in a casual jacket with one hand on his hip, looking toward the camera, circa 1955 in France.
Max Ernst
German artist
Portrait of John Singer Sargent in profile, wearing a suit and tie, facing to the right with a trimmed beard and short hair.
John Singer Sargent
Italian-born American painter
Gorky, Arshile
Arshile Gorky
American painter
Charles Alston
Charles Alston
American painter, sculptor, and illustrator
Woodruff, Hale
Hale Woodruff
American painter, draftsman, printer, and educator
Trumbull, John
John Trumbull
American painter
Winold Reiss
Winold Reiss
German-born American artist
Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas
American artist
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Elizabeth Murray
American painter
Benton, Thomas Hart
Thomas Hart Benton
American painter

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