To a Violent Grave: An Oral Biography of Jackson Pollock

by Jeffrey Potter

Book Overview

In a thousand dazzling images conjured by his immediate family and closest friends, Jackson Pollock, the spectacularly self-destructive and gifted American painter, comes to life in this fascinating... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399129103
• ISBN13: 9780399129100
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons
• Length: 303 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

MOVE OVER TOLSTOY!

Amazing book! Wonderful writer! The only book ever written with a honest and intimate account of Jackson Pollock's life. Jeffrey Potter displays yet again his mastery of talents to create a unique work of literature.I look forward to reading more of his writings.

The true Pollock

I bought this book for researching a college term paper and ended up being enthralled with it. I never realized all these things about this great painter. From the mouths of his family and friends, one feels as if he/she is peering into the true life of Jackson Pollock If you want to understand his art, this is the place to start.