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Tom and Jack
- The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock
- Narrated by: Wayne Thompson
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The drip paintings of Jackson Pollock, trailblazing Abstract Expressionist, appear to be the polar opposite of Thomas Hart Benton's highly figurative Americana. Yet the two men had a close and highly charged relationship dating from Pollock's days as a student under Benton. Pollock's first and only formal training came from Benton, and the older man soon became a surrogate father to Pollock. In true Oedipal fashion, Pollock even fell in love with Benton's wife. Pollock later broke away from his mentor artistically, rocketing to superstardom with his stunning drip compositions. But he never lost touch with Benton or his ideas - in fact, his breakthrough abstractions reveal a strong debt to Benton's teachings. In an epic story that ranges from the cafés and salons of Gertrude Stein's Paris to the highways of the American West, Henry Adams, acclaimed author of Eakins Revealed, unfolds a poignant personal drama that provides new insights into two of the greatest artists of the 20th century.
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- Corrinne Wolcoski
- 2020-02-20
nothing about pollock
Was pretty boring stuff, if you already know art history the hours this books spends regurgitating it will most likely annoy you (as it did me). I wanted to learn more about Pollock but was disappointed and the narrator is monotone and hard to pay attention to. Hardly anything in this book covers Pollock!
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