Pollock was represented by Betty Parsons Gallery, which, in 1948, hosted the groundbreaking first exhibition of Pollock's radical drip paintings.
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The film was based on JACKSON POLLOCK: AN AMERICAN SAGA by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1991.
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Peggy Guggenheim gave Jackson Pollock a pention beginning in 1943. His first solo exhibition was staged later that year at her Art of the Century gallery.
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In 1949, Life magazine published a feature story on Pollock, which introduced his work--and the idea of abstract art--to an enormous readership and brought him almost instant fame.
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Theatrical release: December 15, 2000 (limited)/February 2001 (expanded)
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Ed Harris and Amy Madigan are an offscreen married couple.
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Harris gained 30 pounds to play Pollock near the end of his life.
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Roger Ebert (EBERT AND ROEPER AND THE MOVIES) named POLLOCK one of the 10 best films of 2000.
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The New York Film Critics Circle awarded Marcia Gay Harden Best Actress for her portrayal of Lee Krasner.
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