Word: pollocks
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...loudest fury raged around three paintings presented as works of Jackson Pollock. The Van Gogh of the abstract expressionists has sold in private dealings of his best work for more than $100,000; a price sharply below that could hurt the Pollock market. His widow, Painter Lee Krasner, who owns many Pollocks, dropped in anxiously on Parke-Bernet to see the works. She pronounced that her husband never dripped these and hurried off to the state attorney general's office to sign a restraining order to stop the sale. Parke-Bernet had no alternative but to withdraw the paintings...
That act, of course, trod hard on the toes of the consigner, a California artist named Manuel B. Tolegian. Though his own work is stolidly academic, he claims that Pollock was a high school chum, a "constant companion," and a co-worker in the 1930s. He, for one, stood behind their authenticity 100%. How could Mrs. Pollock judge the paintings, he asked, when they were done before she knew the artist? "I didn't even know Pollock had a wife until recently," added Tolegian innocently...
Parker will send to the Adams Cup the same varsity combination that has won for the last two weeks. It includes Bob Schwarz at bow, Goeff Gratwick at two, captain Harry Pollock at three, Tom Pollock at four, Jim Tew at five, Paul Gunderson at six, Bob Whitney at seven, Geoff Picard at stroke, and Ted Washburn...
Rowing in the varsity heavyweights were Geoff Picard at stroke, Bob Whitney at seven, Paul Gunderson at six, Jim Tew at five, Tom Pollock at four, captain Harry Pollock at three, Geoff Gratwick at two, Bob Schwarz at bow, and Ted Washburn...
Parker has made some changes in the varsity boat, which now includes junior Geoff Plcard at stroke, junior Bob Whitney at seven, junior Paul Gunderson at six, sophomore Jim Tew at five, junior Tom Pollock at four, captain Harry Pollock at three, junior Geoff Gratwick at two, junior Bob Schwarz at bow, and senior Ted Washburn...