Jackson Pollock: An American Saga
by Gregory White Smith, Steven Naifehliterary work· published 1989
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Based on interviews with more than 850 people, this illustrated biography profiles the troubled life of the enigmatic avant-garde artist whose controversial work changed the definition of modern art.
Adaptations (1)
Jackson Pollock: An American Saga was adapted into a 2000 film.
Pollock2000 · film · 122 min · dir. Ed Harris · IMDb ↗In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called "an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew." As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock began a downward spiral.
