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Draws on newly available primary sources to present an indepth, accessible profile that offers revisionist assessments of the influential artists turbulent life and genius works. An american saga jackson pollock was more than a great artist, he was a creative force of nature. He was the quintessential tortured genius, an american vincent van gogh, cut from the same unconforming cloth as his contemporaries ernest hemingway and james deanand tormented by the same demons. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Oct 21, 2011 in their magisterial new biography, van gogh.
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