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People have always frightened and bored me consequently I have been within my own shell.

Jackson Pollock

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Jackson Pollock
Age: 44 †
Born: 1912
Born: January 28
Died: 1956
Died: August 11
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My concern is with the rhythms of nature I work inside out, like nature.
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