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Pollock Jackson - American Letters 1927 - 1947 - Paperback
Pollock Jackson - American Letters 1927 - 1947 - Paperback
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Description: Jackson Pollock the towering American artist who was to revolutionize twentieth - century art with his dripping painting technique grew up between the late 1920s and the late 1940s the youngest of five boys born in the American West. Though often apart whether they were traveling for work or for studies sons and parents kept in close touch through their regular exchange of letters. Their correspondence offers an invaluable insight into the formation of one of America's most influential artists but it also draws a unique portrait of America itself between two momentous events in its history: the Great Depression and World War II. These letters many of which are published for the first time in this volume show that the Pollock brothers took a keen and early interest in art and politics. Their interest in painting was stimulated in part by Thomas Hart Benton then a teacher at the Art Students League in New York whose passion and commitment was to influence them profoundly. Jackson followed his oldest brother Charles to New York to study with Benton. While Charles subscribed to many of his mentor's left - wing beliefs and remained determined to bring art and social justice together Jackson was far less committed to this ideal he enjoyed life and traveled across America hitting the open road and jumping from train to train finding himself thrown out of school and even ending up in prison for a day prodded on by his pronounced mystical leanings to search for his own way to express his artistic intuitions. Through this vivid lively and often moving correspondence from an atypical yet very American family we catch a novel glimpse of Jackson Pollock the man as well as of the various artistic schools and debates that established what has now become modern art. This remarkable volume will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Jackson Pollock and modern art as well as anyone interested in twentieth - century America. The volume includes original works of art by Charles Pollock and an Introduction by Michael Leja an expert on Abstract Expressionism and the work of Jackson Pollock.
Title: American Letters 1927 - 1947
Author(s): Pollock Jackson
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9780745654027
Pages: 252 Pages
Publication Date: 3/17/2025
Category: Diaries, Letters & Journals
Description: Jackson Pollock the towering American artist who was to revolutionize twentieth - century art with his dripping painting technique grew up between the late 1920s and the late 1940s the youngest of five boys born in the American West. Though often apart whether they were traveling for work or for studies sons and parents kept in close touch through their regular exchange of letters. Their correspondence offers an invaluable insight into the formation of one of America's most influential artists but it also draws a unique portrait of America itself between two momentous events in its history: the Great Depression and World War II. These letters many of which are published for the first time in this volume show that the Pollock brothers took a keen and early interest in art and politics. Their interest in painting was stimulated in part by Thomas Hart Benton then a teacher at the Art Students League in New York whose passion and commitment was to influence them profoundly. Jackson followed his oldest brother Charles to New York to study with Benton. While Charles subscribed to many of his mentor's left - wing beliefs and remained determined to bring art and social justice together Jackson was far less committed to this ideal he enjoyed life and traveled across America hitting the open road and jumping from train to train finding himself thrown out of school and even ending up in prison for a day prodded on by his pronounced mystical leanings to search for his own way to express his artistic intuitions. Through this vivid lively and often moving correspondence from an atypical yet very American family we catch a novel glimpse of Jackson Pollock the man as well as of the various artistic schools and debates that established what has now become modern art. This remarkable volume will be enjoyed by anyone interested in Jackson Pollock and modern art as well as anyone interested in twentieth - century America. The volume includes original works of art by Charles Pollock and an Introduction by Michael Leja an expert on Abstract Expressionism and the work of Jackson Pollock.
Title: American Letters 1927 - 1947
Author(s): Pollock Jackson
Publisher: John Wiley And Sons Ltd
Barcode: 9780745654027
Pages: 252 Pages
Publication Date: 3/17/2025
Category: Diaries, Letters & Journals
