Jackson Pollock of Lee Krasner. The movie was the project of Ed Harris, who portrayed Pollock. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Harris himself painted the works seen in the film. The Pollock-Krasner Foundation did not authorize or collaborate with any production. In September 2009, the art historian Henry Adams claimed in "Smithsonian" magazine that Pollock had written his name in his famous painting "Mural" (1943). The painting is now insured for $140 million. In 2011, the Republican Iowa State Representative Scott Raecker introduced a bill to force the sale of the artwork, held by the University of
Tom Pollock Tom Pollock Thomas Philip Pollock (born April 10, 1943) is an American motion picture producer. He started his career as an entertainment lawyer, before transitioning to a studio executive and film producer. He is the former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute, a former Adjunct Professor of Film at the University of California Santa Barbara, a former trustee of the Los Angeles Music Center and a member of the California Bar Association. He is also co-owner of The Montecito Picture Company. Thomas Philip Pollock was born on April 10, 1943 in Los Angeles, California, the