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Jackson Pollock Ep 8 of 9: A Long and Winding Road

Jackson begins to scare even the most grizzled of Bonacker, Lee starts to assert her independence, and we meet a man named Bootie.

So have a chat with a secret prostitute at the Cedar Tavern, discover that sex symbols can come from the unlikeliest of places, and don’t forget to drink your health juice. 

Also, we learn more about 1950 East Hampton than you ever wanted to know, an old woman gets treated like a ping pong ball, and Harold Rosenberg writes an article that nobody understands.

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Jackson Pollock Ep 7 of 9: Mrs. Schaefer and the Barbiturates

This episode flies off the rails.  Roger $%#$@ Wilcox comes front and center and there’s also a crazy brawl in a mud pit. Jackson becomes ridiculously famous, drops a bunch of c-bombs, and somebody makes a critical post-colostomy decision in Connecticut (of all places).

Get ready to deal with a terrible spinach analogy, General Patton (I get distracted), a guy named Ron, and Hans Namuth pushing Jackson over the edge.  So take a bunch of barbiturates, ask Bertha Schaefer inappropriately aggressive and personal questions, and get ready for a family reunion!

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Jackson Pollock Ep 6 of 9: Dribbles, Drips, and Dropping Loads of Paint

In this episode, Jackson finally gets to explore a part of himself that he hasn’t really figured out yet.  Also, we’ll learn about the old ‘murican policy of “if you do hair, you can’t do war” and a fabulously blue discharge that was for a not-so-fabulous reason.  And, Peggy puts the moves on Jackson.  It goes exactly how you think it would.

As we traverse through the PUT THE @%$#%@ HAMMER DOWN!!!! tranquility of Springs, we learn about the Bonackers, Jungle Pete’s, Jackson’s new best friend (who’s alarmingly like his old best friend), and finally get to the painting technique that would eventually make Jackson famous. 

So toss a couple back at George’s Tavern on 7th before we take a trip to P-Town...but don’t lose your head over it...

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Jackson Pollock Ep 5 of 9: European, Schmuropean

In this art-heavy episode, we'll work through cubism, surrealism, being too old for stuff, and the inner workings of Jackson’s penis.  Lee and Jackson figure out how to do the dating thing, while the French do Frenchie things in New York.  Jackson’s art takes a giant leap, but people aren’t exactly sure what to make of it.

So grab your paintbrushes, allow automatism to take over, get that money, and let Howard Putzel give your career a jump-start!  We learn something new about Jackson in this episode and do a bit of dive on Peggy Guggenheim and her...interesting?...taste in men. 

Ugh, and more wild west nonsense. But, this time, it’s for a pretty cool result...

Jackson Pollock Ep 4 of 9: Somewhere Out There

Get your paintbrushes ready! Jackson learns a new form of therapy that’s not based at all in science or medicine, we learn that Kandinsky made some stuff up, and the United States military learns that Jackson is ill-equipped for more or less anything. Learning is fun!

In this episode, we blow on our borscht because it’s a bit too hot, meet a new main character whose brother is...well...not very brotherly, and Jackson gets a new mentor.  So scream at your kids about ghosts, while a Russian newspaper teaches us that two completely unrelated events can indeed be connected if you just close your eyes tightly and want it badly enough.

And don’t forget, there are no cats in America and the streets are paved with cheese!

Jackson Pollock Ep 3 of 9: Spaghetti and Sympathy

Jackson recovers from his unfortunate boxcar train ride, then heads back to NYC to hang out with Thomas and Rita Benton...but maybe a bit more so with Rita. 

Frank’s girlfriend Marie gets an earful and almost a neckfull, Jackson takes late-night naps in other people’s urine, and we meet a new muchacho! Dios mio, there’s quite a lot in this episode.

 

Dry-hump a stranger, assault a BUNCH of women, BS your therapist, and have (more than) a little rotgut while we celebrate A Very Greek Christmas Eve! Ya heard?

 

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Jackson Pollock Ep 2 of 9: A Coming of Age Tale

LeRoy and Stella make a big move, LeRoy has some tough employment decisions to make, and Jackson finds a new form of inspiration!

Let's explore exactly what kind of man should be in the arts, rustic little gnocchi, how to make strong pruno in high school, P.E. teachers, the movie Parenthood, and of course, Gyp. 

Oh, and there’s more stuff about horses. I know, I know...

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Jackson Pollock Ep 1 of 9: Meet the Parents

The art history journey continues and our journey with Jackson Pollock begins! This series is going to be a complete rollercoaster.

It begins with annoying naming conventions, separating your children into teams so they'll hate each other, tuberculosis, and withholding pie (aka love) to let people know you're mad.

This story forces me to rant about Daniel Day Lewis, above-ground pools, and the not-so-cool ways America settled the West. I also discovered that I may have an unhealthy fear of horses.

There's precious little art or art history in this episode. It's mostly death, mostly from tuberculosis. 

Saddle up!

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Picasso: Origin Story Ep 4 - Domestic Disturbance (And Fin. For Now...)

This story goes exactly where you think it would - a guy named Mr. Frip, clowns, aggressive literature, and the movie New Jack City.  We also meet the original gangster, Gertrude Stein, who joins the tertulia and handles some business.  I try to figure out how art is sold and the status of Western art at the turn of the century, which includes a donkey named Lolo and an unnamed monkey.

There’s a number of ways Picasso could have been terrible to women. But life is short, why choose just one?  We also explore the colonization and cultural appropriation of French Polynesia! How else would an artist find inspiration? Duh.  Escape your art studio/makeshift prison and come join the story!

 

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Picasso: Origin Story Ep 3 - Don't Go Chasin' Waterfalls...or Dragons

Casagemas ruins a dinner party and everybody deals with the fallout. We travel around a bit, then settle
in Le Bateau-Lavoir, which comes fully-equipped with a Fabian. It sounds like a great building, unless
you’re German or a little girl.

Get to know Picasso’s first great love, Fernande Olivier. You sit tight Fernande, the doors lock from the
outside and Picasso forgot to make spares. Let’s explore the Blue Period and then escape with a little help
from the poppy! And don’t worry, when times get tough, Manolo’s got it covered.

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