50 Things You Didn’t Know About Jackson Pollock 1. When the
German-born American painter Hans Hofmann invited Pollock to
study with him and work more from nature, Pollock replied: “I am
nature.” 2. For a time, Pollock sprayed paint onto the canvas
through a syringe. 3. In the summer of 1938, Pollock had a
nervous breakdown, which left him in a psychiatric care unit for
a few months. 4. While living in Los Angeles, Pollock’s eldest
brother, Charles, kept the rest of the family informed with what
was happening in the art world by regularly sending home issues
of The Dial and American Mercury. 5. Some people would buy
Pollock drinks at the bar just to see what kind of bizarre
antics he would get up to when drunk. 6. In January 1951, Art
News published a list of the best exhibitions of 1950. The top
three shows belonged to Pollock. 7. After Pollock and his wife,
Lee Krasner, moved into their Long Island home, Pollock spent
the entire winter fixing up the house without painting a single
thing. 8. While still a you