Jackson Pollock

American painter (1912–1956)

† 1956 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 106 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Smithsonian American Art Museum · Art Institute of Chicago · Metropolitan Museum of Art · Museum of Modern Art · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · San Francisco Museum of Modern Art · Whitney Museum of American Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Jackson Pollock was born on January 28, 1912 in Cody and died on August 11, 1956 in East Hampton, aged 44. Recorded occupations: painter, draftsperson and printmaker. Country of citizenship: United States. Associated movements: abstract expressionism and action painting. Fields of work: painting. Notable works include “No. 5, 1948”, “Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)” and “Blue Poles”. Educated at Art Students League of New York and Manual Arts High School.

At a glance

Born: January 28, 1912 · Cody
Died: August 11, 1956 · East Hampton
Age at death: 44
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: painter, draftsperson, printmaker
Movements: abstract expressionism, action painting
Notable works: No. 5, 1948, Autumn Rhythm (Number 30), Blue Poles
Education: Art Students League of New York, Manual Arts High School
Wikipedia editions: 106 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Jackson Pollock's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1956 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 12 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q37571 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Jackson Pollock on Wikipedia.

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