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The images and text in this document are from the following source:

Varnedoe, Kirk with Pepe Karmel. Jackson Pollock. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1998.

Pollock in 1928, when he was a student at Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles. Jackson Pollock Papers. Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Rephotographed by Lee E wing.

Images - Pollock

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The floor of Jackson Pollock’s studio, The Springs, East Hampton, Long Island. Photograph: Jeff Heatley, 1998.

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Elaborating the leftmost section of Autumn Rhythm. © 1998 Hans Namuth Ltd. Going West. c. 1934-38 Oil on gesso on fiberboard 15 1/8 x 20 ¾ in (38.3 x 52.7 cm) National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Thomas Hart Benton.

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Detail. Galaxy, 1947 Oil, aluminum paint, and small gravel on canvas 43 1/2 x 34 in. (110.4 x 86.3 cm) Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska. Gift of Miss Peggy Guggenheim.

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Echo: Number 25, 1951. 1951 Enamel on canvas 7 ft. 7 7/8 in. x 7 ft. 2 in. (233.4 x 218.4 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest and the Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller Fund.

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Detail. White Light, 1954 Oil, enamel, and aluminum paint on canvas 48 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (122.4 x 96.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection.

White Light, 1954 Oil, enamel, and aluminum paint on canvas 48 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (122.4 x 96.9 cm) The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Sidney and Harriet Janis Collection.

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