Jackson Pollock
Early Life, Family and Training The story of Paul Jackson Pollock begins in the rugged landscape of Cody, Wyoming, where he was born on January 28, 1912. He was the youngest of five brothers, born to Stella May McClure and LeRoy Pollock. His father worked as a land surveyor, a profession that required constant movement across the vast American West. This nomadic existence meant that the young boy's early years were defined by frequent relocations, a restlessness that seemed to mirror the shifting horizons of his father's work. These early travels through the West provided him with a direct,…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Jackson Pollock's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.