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Jackson Pollock

1912 - 1956

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Paul Jackson Pollock (; January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. It was called all-over painting and action painting, because Pollock covered the entire canvas and used the force of his whole body to paint, often in a frenetic dancing style. This extreme form of abstraction divided critics: some praised the immediacy of the creation, while others derided the random effects. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jackson Pollock is the 79th most popular painter (up from 81st in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from United States (down from 163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Painter.

Jackson Pollock is most famous for his abstract paintings.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Jackson Pollock ranks 79 out of 2,023. Before him are Henri Rousseau, Pietro Perugino, Rogier van der Weyden, Alfred Sisley, Gustave Doré, and Bob Ross. After him are James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Georges Seurat, Berthe Morisot, Canaletto, and Bronzino.

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Among people born in 1912, Jackson Pollock ranks 7. Before him are Pope John Paul I, Kim Il-sung, Alan Turing, Eva Braun, Erich Honecker, and Otto von Habsburg. After him are Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, John Cage, and Raoul Wallenberg. Among people deceased in 1956, Jackson Pollock ranks 4. Before him are Bertolt Brecht, Irène Joliot-Curie, and B. R. Ambedkar. After him are William Boeing, Frederick Soddy, Konstantin von Neurath, Pietro Badoglio, Jules Rimet, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Emil Nolde.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jackson Pollock ranks 190 out of 20,380. Before him are Bobby Fischer (1943), Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), Phineas Gage (1823), Judy Garland (1922), Bob Ross (1942), and Stan Lee (1922). After him are David Woodard (1964), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), John Nance Garner (1868), Tom Hanks (1956), John Jay (1745), and Brad Pitt (1963).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Jackson Pollock ranks 2. Before him are Bob Ross (1942). After him are James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Mary Cassatt (1844), Edward Hopper (1882), Man Ray (1890), Georgia O'Keeffe (1887), Asher Brown Durand (1796), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Norman Rockwell (1894), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), and Lyonel Feininger (1871).

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