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Jackson Pollock · Life in Weeks

A leading figure of Abstract Expressionism whose 'drip technique' transformed mid-century painting. His radical method of pouring paint onto canvases laid on the floor made him an emblem of postwar American art.

1912–1956 American Painter 2,323 weeks (44 Years)

Jackson Pollock: 2,323 weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

2,323
Total Weeks
16,261
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
44
Years

Key Milestones

Age 18 · Week ~936

Moved to New York and studied under Thomas Hart Benton

Age 23 · Week ~1,196

Joined the Federal Art Project of the WPA

Age 31 · Week ~1,612

Had his first solo exhibition at Peggy Guggenheim's Art of This Century gallery

Age 35 · Week ~1,820

Developed the drip technique in his studio on Long Island

Age 37 · Week ~1,924

Featured in Life magazine in a profile that asked if he was America's greatest painter

Age 44 · Week ~2,288

Died in a single-vehicle car crash near his Long Island studio

Legacy

Pioneered the 'drip paintings' such as Number 1A, 1948 and Autumn Rhythm, helping establish New York as the new center of the international art world. Featured in Life magazine in 1949 as 'the greatest living painter in the United States.'

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