Jackson Pollock Trivia: Test Your Knowledge of the Artist!

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1.

In 1956, "Time" magazine called Jackson Pollock "Jack" the what?

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Answer: Dripper
2.

Jackson Pollock's works did not show actual objects as they appeared, meaning they were what?

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Answer: Abstract
3.

1947 was the first time that Jackson Pollock is known to have used what painting technique?

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Answer: Paint Dripping
4.

Jackson Pollock did not use brushes on his canvases, preferring to use what?

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Answer: Sticks
5.

A critic once said to Jackson Pollock that his work had no beginning and no what?

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Answer: End
6.

During the Great Depression, Jackson Pollock made money painting easels for whom?

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Answer: The US Government
7.

The most Jackson Pollock ever sold a painting for while alive was how much?

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Answer: $10,000
8.

What substances did Jackson Pollock sometimes mix with paint to add texture?

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Answer: Glass And Sand
9.

What was the title Jackson Pollock gave to his first painted mural?

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Answer: Mural
10.

In what way did Jackson Pollock not apply paint to his Action Painting canvases?

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Answer: Brushing
11.

What are the main colors used in Jackson Pollock's "Lavender Mist"?

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Answer: Purple, Black And White
12.

If a painting was going badly, Jackson Pollock did not mind doing what to it?

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Answer: Starting Over
13.

Who was Jackson Pollock's first painting teacher?

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Answer: Thomas Hart Benton
14.

Jackson Pollock's huge painting "Convergence" is 8 feet tall and how many feet wide?

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Answer: Thirteen
15.

Because it let him feel like he was "in the painting" where did Jackson Pollock paint?

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Answer: On The Floor
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