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
Dale Pollock the end of 2006, when he became chairman of the board of directors. Pollock has appeared on several national news programs, including "Dateline NBC", "Nightline", and National Public Radio's "Morning Edition". He has presented workshops on film producing and film ethics and has moderated several panels at major film festivals including Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Nashville Film Festival, Boston Film Festival and Palm Springs International Film Festival. Beginning bi-weekly in 2009, Pollock now appears weekly on WXII TV Channel 12 as their film critic. Dale Pollock Dale M. Pollock (born 1950) is an American film producer, writer and film