Explains how abstract art originated and evolved, discusses major abstract artists and movements, and looks at the current revival of abstract painting.

Traces the history of Abstract Expressionism, and examines its political implications and the cultural context in which it developed.

This biography of Jackson Pollock, by a friend of his, reveals him to be a man tormented by the relationship with his family. It details an artist who went through years of poverty to achieve his controversial painting technique, Action Painting or Abstract Expressionism.

Beginning with early American portraits and landscapes, and moving on to two 19th century masters, Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins, this book considers the eccentric pre-modern James McNeill Whistler, and concludes with appreciations of Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol. It is a collection of 18 essays presented on American art.

For readers who have little time to spare and are averse to art-world jargon, this series aims to provide an entertaining guide to individual artists and pop culture. Jackson Pollock, the subject of this book, has been described as the most important American painter of the 20th century.