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POLLOCK, ALCOHOLISM, and ART on U-TUBE
On August 11, 1956, Jackson Pollock died in a car crash in his Oldsmobile convertible
while driving under the influence of alcohol.
He was 44 years old. Passenger Edith Metzger died and Ruth Kligman was seriously injured.
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In conversation with Pollock-Krasner House director Helen A. Harrison, Joyce will explore
Jackson Pollock’s alcoholism and its impact on his art and life.
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Image: The scene of Jackson Pollock and passenger Edith Metzger’s fatal car accident.
Photograph by Dave Edwardes for the East Hampton Star. |
