Jackson Pollock
Movie review POLLOCK Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)- is the man who poured the paint -- "Jack the Dripper" as Time Magazine called him back then. ... She signed Pollock to a contract for a show in 1943 and commissioned a huge mural -- his first large-scale work The story goes that Pollock tore down walls in his rented Greenwich Village apartment to make room for the 18-foot canvas -- and then, after procrastinating for months, painted the whole thing in one 15-hour marathon session. Meanwhile, both the audience and the market for what had become known as Abstract Expressionism were expanding, and other artists were competing with Pollock for the movements premier position. ... If it wasnt for a woman, painter Lee Krasner, chances are very good none of us would have ever heard the name of Jackson Pollock.