Abstract painter Jackson Pollock dies in automobile accident on Long Island, New York 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 11 1956)

1950s


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(Saturday, August 11, 1956, 10:15 p.m. EDT) — Jackson Pollock, an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, died tonight in a single-car crash in his Oldsmobile convertible on Long Island, New York, while driving under the influence of alcohol. He was 44 years old.