Famous People with Name Pollock

Paul Jackson Pollock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Jackson Pollock: was an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement. He was married to noted abstract painter Lee Krasner.Pollock was born in Cody, Wyoming in 1912, the youngest of five sons. His father was a farmer and later a land surveyor for the government. He grew up in Arizona and Chico, California, studying at Los Angeles' Manual Arts High School. During his early life, he experienced Native American culture while on surveying trips with his father. In 1930, following his brother Charles, he moved to New York City, where they both studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League of New York. Benton's rural American subject matter shaped Pollock's work only fleetingly, but his rhythmic use of paint and his fierce independence were more lasting influences. From 1935 to 1943, Pollock worked for the WPA Federal Art Project.

Samuel "Sam" Pollock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Samuel "Sam" Pollock: was an American labor union activist and leader. He helped lead two important strikes in 1934, the Auto-Lite Strike and the Hardin County onion pickers strike, before becoming district president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North

Howard Wallace Pollock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Howard Wallace Pollock: was an American politician and Republican Representative from Alaska. He enlisted as a seaman in the United States Navy in 1941 and retired with rank of lieutenant commander in 1946. Pollock served in the Alaska Territorial Legislature 1953-1955. He later

Robert Middleton Pollock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Middleton Pollock: was a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1901-1902 and served as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives. He was also a member of the constitutional convention that drafted the North Dakota Constitution in 188

William Pegues Pollock            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Pegues Pollock: was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born near Cheraw, he attended public and private schools and the University of South Carolina at Columbia. He graduated from the law department of that university in 1891 and served as clerk of the Committe