Jackson Pollock at 100

Jackson Pollock at 100
Martha Holmes / TIME & LIFE Pictures

The Barn
The barn became an ideal space to paint; a crucial part of his unorthodox painting technique involved having large, flat surfaces to paint on, and Pollock most often used the barn's floor. Here, he chats with a neighbor sitting on a tractor in 1949.

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