POLLOCK: How Lee Krasner Built His Legacy

POLLOCK: How Lee Krasner Built His Legacy

This e-book tells the inside story of how Jackson Pollock became <br />recognized as one of the greatest artists of the 20th century. The book <br />describes in detail how key decisions were made in the early 1960s by Pollock’s widow, Lee Krasner, to build his reputation.<br /><br />The author and art historian James T. Valliere was the first person to <br />work with Lee Krasner on this vast and ultimately successful project. <br />His interviews with Pollock’s contemporaries, including artist Willem <br />de Kooning, have been featured in many publications and books. <br />All of these interviews are in the Archives of American Art.