Jackson Pollock“Jack the Dripper”

Childhood

Born: January 28, 1912› LeRoy Pollock and Stella McClure

Youngest Native American art Father:

› Farmer turned Government Surveyor› Abusive Alcoholic› Left the family

School Years

Charlie› New father figure› Artistic influence

Manual Arts High School› Expelled for fighting

Early Years of Art

1929› New York› Art Student’s

League› Thomas Hart

Benton› Regionalism› Surrealism

“Going West” 1934-35

Love Life

Lee Krasner› Art viewing› Fellow artist› October 1945

Jackson consumed by alcoholism

Marriage destroyed by alcohol and affair

Art Prime

1940s – Fully abstract 1947 – Only Drip and Splash style “Jack the Dripper”

› Life Magazine

Death

August 11, 1956› Driving home› Flipped car› Killed Pollock and friend› Mistress, first called

“Male and Female”1942

“The She-Wolf” 1948

“Key” 1946

“Teacup” 1946“Shimmering” 1946

“Number 23” 1948

“Yellow Grey Black” 1948

Untitled1942-44

“No. 5”

1948