Jackson Pollock House and Studio

  • Also Known As: Krasner-Pollock House and Study Center

  • Address: 830 Springs-Fireplace Rd
  • Vicinity: N of Old Stone Hwy
  • Place of Springs in East Hampton
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

From 1945 until his death, this was the home and workplace of Jackson Pollock (1912-1956), considered one of the most revolutionary figures in the history of 20th-century art and a key ingredient in what has been called "the triumph of American painting. " With Pollock taking his art to a transcendent level and other artists of talent seizing courage from his bold example, the locus of the art world shifted from Paris to New York. It was while living here with his wife Lee Krasner that Pollock, in 1947, invented the technique of pouring and propelling paint through the air and initiated his use of metallic paint. Jackson Pollock created the most forceful oeuvre of his time. Lee Krasner, Pollock's wife, worked in his shadow, devoting much of her time and energy to saving Pollock from destruction; nevertheless, she found time to work at her own Abstract Expressionist painting, and is now recognized as an important artist. - NRHP Statement of Significance, April 19, 1994


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Lee Krasner Home
Jackson Pollock Home
1945/00/00
1947/00/00
1956/00/00

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Particulars for Jackson Pollock House and Studio:
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Criteria Historic Event
Other Description L-shaped,Queen Anne elements
Architectural Style Late Victorian
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Professional
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 19th April 1994

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Pollock, Jackson, House and Studio
Registry Address: 830 Fireplace Rd.
Registry Number: 94001193
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Pollock, Jackson
Architectural Style: Other, Late victorian
Attribute: L-shaped,Queen Anne elements
Area in Acres: 1
Contributing Buildings: 2
Non-Contributing Buildings: 3
Contributing Sites: 1
Contributing Objects: 1
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Certification: Listed in the National Register
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Art
Applicable Criteria: Person, Event
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1925-1949, 1950-1974, 1975-2000
Significant Year: 1945, 1947, 1956
Associated People: Krasner, Lee and Pollock, Jackson
Historic Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling, Professional
Current Function: Recreation and Culture, Domestic, Education
Current Sub-Function: Secondary structure Research facility Museum

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