The Fate of a Gesture: Jackson Pollock and Postwar American Art

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Summary: Follows post-world war two american art after Jackson Polloc
Review: Jackson Pollock is seen as the greatest American artist ever, because of his poured paintings of the late 40's and early 50's. Dying in a drunken car crash in 1956, he left behind a legacy of American artists who weren't driven by European art tastes. The Abstract Expressionist movement, large canvases, and Pop Art are all traced back to Pollock.

Also includes chapters about Rauschenberg, Johns, de Koonig, and Warhol, among others