Pollock's singular history is richly documented in the Archives of American Art, principally in the papers donated by his wife, the painter Lee Krasner (1908-1984), but also in those of his eldest ...

When he was 18, he moved across the country to join his older brother Charles at the Art Students League in New York, where he spent years absorbing the city’s vibrant cultural scene.

And yet the influence on his art, especially on the US painter's ... learnt about Picasso's work through his older brother ...