Jackson Pollock
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![No. 5, 1948](/Images/godic/202502/03/No._5,_19481727.jpg")
![Pollock's studio in Springs, New York](/Images/godic/202502/03/Pollock-barn1727.jpg")
![Jackson Pollock's grave in the rear with Lee Krasner's grave in front in the Green River Cemetery](/Images/godic/202502/03/Pollock-green1727.jpg")
Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956), known professionally as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. He was well known for his unique style of drip painting.