Paul Jackson Pollock, known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He also was well known for his unique style of drip painting. He was born in Cody, Wyoming on January 28, 1912. His father, Mr. LeRoy, Pollock was a farmer and a land surveyor while her mother; Mrs. Stella McClure was a fierce lady with a lot of ambitions of art. Jackson was the youngest child out of five brothers. He was very needy and attentive child while…
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