The Essential Jackson Pollock

By Justin Spring

Book Overview

For readers who have little time to spare and are averse to art-world jargon, this series aims to provide an entertaining guide to individual artists and pop culture. Each volume presents an account of the artist's life, personal and professional anecdotes, concise definitions of cultural and social movements that shaped the artist's work, and colour reproductions.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810958090
• ISBN13: 9780810958098
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Multy
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 6.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Cliff Notes on Pollack is a good introduction

The author gives us the fundamentals on Pollock, the man, the painter, the influences, the critics, contemporary painters, plus Pollock's wife Lee Krasner and other supporters. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Teaches and Entertains!

This book is a great first step in learning about the artist's life and understanding his work. It is a quick read, and you will learn much about Pollock and how his style was developed without overloading you on unneccessary detail. Um...Like...Buy The Book!!!