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Summary: MOVE OVER TOLSTOY!
Review: 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.
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Summary: MOVE OVER TOLSTOY!
Review: 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.
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Summary: The true Pollock
Review: 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.
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Summary: I wondered when the biography would begin.
Review: I felt that the format of this biography took too much away from the content. I will never buy another " oral biography ". The book will make a nice coaster or bathroom reader.
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Summary: I wondered when the biography would begin.
Review: I felt that the format of this biography took too much away from the content. I will never buy another " oral biography ". The book will make a nice coaster or bathroom reader.
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Summary: Three & a half stars... a bit too brief
Review: It could be argued that this format (what people who knew Pollack say about him later) is the laziest form of biography. But it is quite interesting to read exactly what tales his friends and colleagues can tell us. It was light reading, lacking the kind of sequential factual details a meticulous biographer strings together. Title implies sensationalism rather than a sober study of the man's life; indeed, the book leans a bit too much on gossipy bits of scandal, drinking, violence, and angst. Does nothing to dispel all the galmourization and star attraction of Pollack, which is unfortunate. The book's lack of art criticism does a disservice to the artist, and places Pollack under an unfortunate spotlight of personality. Reader can leave this book erroneously imagining Pollack was a fake, or at least pathetic. Worth reading to augment exhaustive research, but not the full story...
Rating:
Summary: Three & a half stars... a bit too brief
Review: It could be argued that this format (what people who knew Pollack say about him later) is the laziest form of biography. But it is quite interesting to read exactly what tales his friends and colleagues can tell us. It was light reading, lacking the kind of sequential factual details a meticulous biographer strings together. Title implies sensationalism rather than a sober study of the man's life; indeed, the book leans a bit too much on gossipy bits of scandal, drinking, violence, and angst. Does nothing to dispel all the galmourization and star attraction of Pollack, which is unfortunate. The book's lack of art criticism does a disservice to the artist, and places Pollack under an unfortunate spotlight of personality. Reader can leave this book erroneously imagining Pollack was a fake, or at least pathetic. Worth reading to augment exhaustive research, but not the full story. There is a better biography available.
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