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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

Jackson Pollock

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Jackson Pollock
Age: 44 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 28
Died: 1956
Died: August 11
Artist
Drawer
Painter
Printmaker
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Wyoming
Paul Jackson Pollock
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