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
Jack Pollock proved troublesome at times. In 1973, Pollock found himself accused of theft by an Indian Affairs of Canada employee named Bob Fox who was "managing" Morrisseau on the side while the artist was incarcerated. Morrisseau had instructed Pollock to take several paintings to Toronto to be sold and Fox accused Pollock of stealing said paintings. Pollock was found innocent of the charge and in an unusual occurrence, he was complimented at length in the resulting Judgement issued by the Court. Despite his success and Canadian art world celebrity, Pollock admitted he was not business-minded. Pollock began having serious health and