Jackson Pollock: A Revolutionary of American Abstraction Born in Cody, Wyoming, in 1912, Paul Jackson Pollock’s life was a testament to restless movement and an unwavering pursuit of artistic expression. His early years were marked by frequent relocations across the American West – California, Arizona, and eventually settling in Los Angeles – shaped by his parents' itinerant careers as grain buyers and entrepreneurs. This constant shifting instilled within him a sense of fluidity and adaptability that would profoundly influence his approach to painting. His family’s roots, tracing back to S…