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Jackson Pollock is born
Jackson Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming. Also, the youngest of five sons. -
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Jackson Pollock
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father abandons family
Pollock's father was abusing alcohol so he left the family. (estimated date) -
Exspored Native American culture with dad
He would do this when he and his dad would go on survay trips. the dad worked as a survay person for the goverment. -
Got into arts high school
He is living in Echo Park, California. He went to Manual Arts High School. He got expelled from there for starting fights. He also got expelled from another high school in 1928. (estimated date) -
Moved to New York with brother
They moved to New York because they where studying under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. -
Father dies
Suddenly the father died and Pollock was very depressed. -
Pollock going out of control
Pollock got drunk one night and started a fight with his brothers wife, Elizabeth. In the fight, Pollock threatened her with an axe, and then sliced through one of his brother's paintings, which had been scheduled for an exhibition. -
Introdused to liquid paint
Started to use liqud paint at an experimental workshop in New York City by the muralist DavidSiqueiros. Then started poring paint onto a canvas in the early 1940s. -
Pollock receiving treatment
Could not stop drinking. He began receiving psychiatric treatment for alcoholism. -
Went to Jungian psychotherapy
This helped Pollock make more art and drawings. -
geting inspiered
Pollock discovered Pablo Picasso's show at the art museum. Picasso's experimentation pushed Pollock to push the boundaries of his own work. -
Started to use more abstract tecniques
For this technique he used enamel paint, hard brushes, sticks. With the drip technique he put antother thing into play by being able to view and put paint to his canvases from all directions. Also, drip technique made him use his whole body to paint. (estemated date) -
Male and Female
(240 Kb); Oil on canvas, 73 1/4 x 49 in; Philadelphia Museum of Art -
Blue (Moby Dick)
(150 Kb); Gouache and ink on composition board, 18 3/4 x 23 7/8 in; Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki -
contract with art gallery
pollock got a contract with Peggy Guggenheim art gallary -
Pollock atends program called Public Works of Art Project
This is where artists were given $24.86 to do 20 hours of work a week. -
pollock gets married
Pollok married a painter Lee Krasner. -
Pollock and wife move
They both move to Springs area of East Hampton. -
bought a studio
the sudio was a barn at 830 Springs Fireplace Road (esamated date) -
The Key
(270 Kb); Oil on canvas, 59 x 84 in; The Art Institute of Chicago. -
Pollock starts getting photographed
Hans Namuth, a photographer, wanted to take pictures of pollock doing his work and his work. -
Nickname "Jack the Dripper"
Time magazine named Pollock "Jack the Dripper," because his painting style. -
Jackson Pollock dies
Pollock dies from a drunk driving car crash.
