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Famous Artists: Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock

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By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide

Photo Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock

Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock in east Hampton, ca. 1946. Photo 10x7 cm. Photograph by Ronald Stein. Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner papers, ca. 1905-1984. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Of these two painters, Jackson Pollock is more famous than Lee Krasner, but without her support and promotion of his artwork, he may well not have the place in the art timeline he does. Both painted in an abstract expressionist style. Krasner struggled for critical acclaim in her own right, rather than merely being regarded as Pollock's wife. Krasner left a legacy to establish the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, which gives grants to visual artists.

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