Understandng and using Pollock's success in your communications

Fine arts: the meaning of Pollock's success
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Appreciating the quiet lurch taken by Americans in the post-WWII period will make you a smart communicator.

The educated class of America will enjoy being asked to identify Realist art (Thomas Hart Benton) vs Abstract art (Pollock). Or being asked to identify Pollock vs Warhol. Or to differentiate between Picasso and Pollock.

Please be responsible for the basics on all the above, including photog Hans Namuth and the almost-Pollock status painter Mark Rothko.