Left and bottom right: photography by Robyn Lea. Top right: Jackson Pollock, his wife Lee Krasner, and Pollock’s mother Stella Mae McClure. Photo: Courtesy Pollock‑Krasner House and Study Center, East Hampton, NY .
It’s not often we get a glimpse into the personal side of artists pre-instagram, facebook, twitter and twatter… New from Assouline is Dinner with Jackson Pollock: Recipes, Art & Nature by Robyn Lea. A collection of recipes, interviews with friends and family, and beautiful photography, this book adds a new dimension to the complex character who was Jackson Pollock.
Photography by Robyn Lea
Jackson Pollock shot to fame and fortune when he least expected it. He struggled, he drank, he painted, he womanized… but who knew he was a baker (pies and breads!) and kept meticulous hand-written recipe notes? Half a century later, we’re still intrigued…
Photography by Robyn Lea
Dinner with Jackson Pollock: Recipes, Art & Nature
by Robyn Lea
available April 2015
Assouline
