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Jackson Pollock
Paul Jackson Pollock was born January 28, 1912 in Cody, USA and he had four siblings. As a boy he was said to have a decisive, serious personality. As he grew older he developed a drinking problem and eventually became a severe alcoholic. He visited several psychiatric clinics to treat his problem with alcoholism, but it was the alcohol that eventually led to his death. In 1956 he died in an accident as a result of drinking; he smashed his car into a tree. One of the two passengers in his car also died. His life was depressing, filled with alcoholism, domestic problems and he was basically a slob wasting away. However, he did have some things going for him; his priceless art. Kirk Varnedoe was a fan of his art.
"Yet for a moment in January, when he put down the brush after the concentrated hours moving back and forth...
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