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Close Up - Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island

This documentary profiles the American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, who died at the age of 44 in a car accident.

First transmitted in 1999, this documentary profiles American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, who died at the age of 44 in a car accident. At the time of his death in 1956, Jackson Pollock was the most celebrated artist in America. His new way of pouring or dripping paint onto the canvas redefined the nature of painting.

  • Broadcast on BBC Four, 11:25PM Thu, 24 Nov 2011
  • Available until 12:14AM Wed, 23 Nov 2016
  • First broadcast BBC Two, 9:30PM Tue, 9 Mar 1999
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  • Duration 50 minutes
 

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