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1) Pollock
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
"Fellow artists and lovers Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New York's 1940's art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollock's career forward, Pollock begins to unravel emotionally. Pollock and Krasner escape to the country to marry, and soon, Pollock creates the work that makes him the first internationally-famous modern painter in America. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt; before...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A series of artist biographies for young readers provides hilarious, cartoon-style illustrations to complement the easy-to-read text and full-color reproductions of each master's artwork. Includes primary sources, photos, illustrations, maps and timelines. --Publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Picasso & Matisse. Manet & Degas. Pollack & de Kooning. Lucian Freud & Francis Bacon. This is the story of four pairs of artists-- each linked by friendship and a spirit of competitiveness. Taken together, they form an impressive lineage stretching across more than 150 years. But in each case, these relationships had a flashpoint, a damaging psychological event that seemed to mark both an end and a new beginning, a break that led onto new creative...
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Teri Horton, a 73-year-old former truck driver with an 8th grade education, buys a painting in a thrift shop for five dollars, but unbeknownst to her, the artist is Jackson Pollock. This adventure documents a 15-year war with the art world's inner circle, lifts the veil on how art is bought and sold in America and introduces audiences to the funny, profane and utterly unforgettable Teri Horton.
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
This documentary relates the life and work of Jackson Pollock, from his triumphant entry into the art world to his tragic death. Includes revealing interviews and archival footage by Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife, and Ed Harris, star of the film Pollock.
15) Jackson Pollock
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2003.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Jackson Pollock. Includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
18) Jackson Pollock
Author
Series
Modern masters ; 3
Publisher
Abbeville Press
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Assouline Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Jackson Pollock the artist needs no introduction?but perhaps lesser known is Jackson Pollock the gardener, baker, and dinner-party host. From starters and entrees to side dishes, breads, and desserts, Dinner with Jackson Pollock features more than fifty recipes collected from handwritten pages scrawled by Jackson; his wife, artist Lee Krasner; his mother, Stella; or traded among their many friends in the town of Springs on Long Island, interspersed...
